May 14, 1966

----- DROPOUTS -----
Somewhere - Len Barry ----- 26 (2) / 5
Caroline, No - Brian Wilson ----- 32 / 3
What Now My Love - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass ----- 24 / 5
I Hear Trumpets Blow - The Tokens ----- 30 / 5
The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) - The Brass Ring feat. Phil Bodner ----- 32 / 4
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) - The Isley Brothers ----- 12 / 8
Frankie And Johnny - Elvis Presley ----- 25 / 5


40 40 --- I'm Comin' Home, Cindy - Trini Lopez
 39 --- History Repeats Itself - Buddy Starcher (44)
 38 --- Love Me With All Of Your Heart - The Bachelors (43)
37 37 --- The Ballad Of Irving - Frank Gallop
23 36 --- A Sign Of The Times - Petula Clark
 35 --- The "A" Team - SSgt Barry Sadler (U.S. Army Special Forces) (41)
39 34 --- I Can't Grow Peaches On A Cherry Tree - Just Us
33 33 --- I'll Take Good Care Of You - Garnet Mimms
 32 --- Backstage - Gene Pitney (49)
 31 --- Come On Let's Go - The McCoys (48 )

22 30 --- Together Again - Ray Charles
19 29 --- Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
20 28 --- I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - B.J. Thomas & The Triumphs
21 27 --- Rhapsody In The Rain - Lou Christie
29 26 --- Love's Made A Fool Of You - Bobby Fuller Four
 25 --- Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind? - The Lovin' Spoonful (65)
 24 --- I Am A Rock - Simon & Garfunkel (62)
31 23 --- It's A Man's Man's Man's World - James Brown & The Famous Flames
27 22 --- Let's Start All Over Again - Ronnie Dove
12 21 --- Try Too Hard - The Dave Clark Five

25 20 --- Nothing's Too Good For My Baby - Stevie Wonder
08 19 --- Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher
24 18 --- The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) - The Walker Bros.
11 17 --- Time Won't Let Me - The Outsiders
17 16 --- Eight Miles High - The Byrds
26 15 --- Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart - The Supremes
06 14 --- Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
18 13 --- A Groovy Kind Of Love - The Mindbenders
09 12 --- Leaning On The Lamp Post - Herman's Hermits
14 11 --- Shapes Of Things - The Yardbirds

10 10 --- Gloria - The Shadows of Knight
16 09 --- When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
13 08 --- Message To Michael - Dionne Warwick
15 07 --- How Does That Grab You, Darlin'? - Nancy Sinatra
04 06 --- (You're My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers      
03 05 --- Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
05 04 --- Kicks - Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay
07 03 --- Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 - Bob Dylan
02 02 --- Good Lovin' - The Young Rascals      
01 01 --- Monday, Monday - The Mamas & The Papas      


New this week is country singer Bobby Starcher.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 12-18 May 1966

01 01 PRETTY FLAMINGO Manfred Mann **
02 02 DAYDREAM The Lovin' Spoonful
03 05 SLOOP JOHN B The Beach Boys
04 03 BANG! BANG! Cher
05 06 THE PIED PIPER Crispan St Peters
06 04 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME Dusty Springfield *
07 07 HOLD TIGHT Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
08 08 THE SOUND OF SILENCE The Bachelors
09 10 HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel
10 20 SHOTGUN WEDDING Roy C

11 09 ALFIE Cilla Black
12 28 SORROW The Merseys
13 -- WILD THING The Troggs
14 16 THAT'S NICE Neil Christian
15 19 (YOU'RE MY) SOUL AND INSPIRATION The Righteous Brothers
16 11 SOMEBODY HELP ME Spencer Davis Group **
17 13 I PUT A SPELL ON YOU Alan Price Set
18 12 SUBSTITUTE The Who
19 27 HOW DOES THAT GRAB YOU, DARLIN'? Nancy Sinatra
20 14 SOMEDAY, ONE DAY The Seekers

21 15 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Val Doonican
22 22 WALKING MY CAT NAMED 'DOG' Norma Tanega
23 -- HEY, GIRL The Small Faces
24 17 MAKE THE WORLD GO AWAY Eddy Arnold
25 30 COME ON HOME Wayne Fontana
26 -- PROMISES Ken Dodd
27 21 FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Elvis Presley
28 18 BLUE TURNS TO GREY Cliff Richard
29 34 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' The Mama's and the Papa's
30 25 HIGHWAY CODE The Master Singers

31 -- MONDAY MONDAY The Mama's and the Papa's
32 -- RAINY DAY WOMEN #12 & #35 Bob Dylan
33 36 CAN'T LIVE WITH YOU (CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU) The Mindbenders
34 31 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT The Searchers
35 24 SUPERGIRL Graham Bonney
36 -- I FEEL A CRY COMING ON Hank Locklin
37 23 THE SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE The Walker Brothers ****
38 32 THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS S/Sgt Barry Sadler
39 -- YOU CAN'T SIT DOWN Phil Upchurch Combo
40 -- STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT Frank Sinatra

-- 26 PLEASE STAY The Cryin' Shames
-- 29 DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION The Kinks
-- 33 ONE OF US MUST KNOW Bob Dylan
-- 35 COMMUNICATION David McCallum
-- 37 RHAPSODY IN THE RAIN Lou Christie
-- 38 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY Bob Lind
-- 39 YOU WON'T BE LEAVIN' Herman's Hermits
-- 40 TWINKLE TOES Roy Orbison


Making his debut with his band The Troggs is rock's 2nd greatest Presley, Reg