May 7, 1966

----- DROPOUTS -----
Spanish Flea - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass ----- 27 (2) / 4
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel ----- 5 (2) / 10
Sure Gonna Miss Her - Gary Lewis & The Playboys ----- 9 / 7
Little Latin Lupe Lu - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels ----- 17 (2) / 6
Nowhere Man - The Beatles ----- 3 / 9
19th Nervous Breakdown - The Rolling Stones ----- 2 (3) / 9
California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas ----- 4 / 13
Woman - Peter & Gordon ----- 14 / 8
The Ballad Of The Green Berets - SSgt Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) ----- 1 (5) / 11          


 40 --- I'm Comin' Home, Cindy - Trini Lopez (50)
 39 --- I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree - Just Us (47)
38 38 --- Somewhere - Len Barry
 37 --- The Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop (58 )
32 36 --- Caroline, No - Brian Wilson
35 35 --- What Now My Love - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
34 34 --- I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens
 33 --- I'll Take Good Care Of You - Garnet Mimms (46)
33 32 --- The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) - The Brass Ring feat. Phil Bodner
 31 --- It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown & The Famous Flames (70)

30 30 --- This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers
 29 --- Love's Made A Fool Of You - Bobby Fuller Four (54)
25 28 --- Frankie And Johnny - Elvis Presley
 27 --- Let's Start All Over Again - Ronnie Dove (41)
 26 --- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes (62)
 25 --- Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Stevie Wonder (42)
39 24 --- The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Bros.
13 23 --- A Sign Of The Times - Petula Clark
19 22 --- Together Again - Ray Charles
16 21 --- Rhapsody In The Rain - Lou Christie

12 20 --- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs
09 19 --- Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
23 18 --- A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders
22 17 --- Eight Miles High - The Byrds
29 16 --- When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
21 15 --- How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? - Nancy Sinatra
15 14 --- Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds
18 13 --- Message To Michael - Dionne Warwick
17 12 --- Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five
07 11 --- Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders

11 10 --- Gloria - The Shadows of Knight
10 09 --- Leaning On The Lamp Post - Herman's Hermits
08 08 --- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher
14 07 --- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
05 06 --- Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
06 05 --- Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay
02 04 --- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers      
04 03 --- Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
01 02 --- Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals    
03 01 --- Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas    


New this week are one-hit wonders Just Us and Frank Gallop.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 5-11 May 1966

01 02 PRETTY FLAMINGO Manfred Mann *
02 06 DAYDREAM The Lovin' Spoonful
03 04 BANG! BANG! Cher
04 01 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Dusty Springfield *
05 13 SLOOP JOHN B The Beach Boys
06 08 THE PIED PIPER Crispan St Peters
07 05 HOLD TIGHT Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
08 07 THE SOUND OF SILENCE The Bachelors
09 10 ALFIE Cilla Black
10 12 HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel

11 03 SOMEBODY HELP ME Spencer Davis Group **
12 11 SUBSTITUTE The Who
13 09 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU Alan Price Set
14 15 SOMEDAY, ONE DAY The Seekers
15 16 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Val Doonican
16 21 THAT'S NICE Neil Christian
17 17 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Eddy Arnold
18 18 BLUE TURNS TO GREY Cliff Richard
19 25 (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION The Righteous Brothers
20 28 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C

21 23 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Elvis Presley
22 27 WALKING MY CAT NAMED 'DOG' Norma Tanega
23 14 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE The Walker Brothers ****
24 19 SUPERGIRL Graham Bonney
25 30 HIGHWAY CODE The Master Singers
26 34 PLEASE STAY The Cryin' Shames
27 37 HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU, DARLIN'? Nancy Sinatra
28 -- SORROW The Merseys
29 20 DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION The Kinks
30 40 COME ON HOME Wayne Fontana

31 38 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT The Searchers
32 24 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS S/Sgt Barry Sadler
33 35 ONE OF US MUST KNOW Bob Dylan
34 -- CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' The Mama's and the Papa's
35 32 COMMUNICATION David McCallum
36 -- CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU (CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU) The Mindbenders
37 -- RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN Lou Christie
38 22 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Bob Lind
39 26 YOU WON'T BE LEAVIN' Herman's Hermits
40 31 TWINKLE TOES Roy Orbison

-- 29 SHAPES OF THINGS The Yardbirds
-- 33 I FOUGHT THE LAW Bobby Fuller Four
-- 36 A LEGAL MATTER The Who
-- 39 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' Nancy Sinatra ****


Debuts for The Merseys, and The Mama's and the Papa's