The Top 10 Songs Of 1966

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[@carstenhansen1920]

Still worth listening to 58 years later!!

[@luisbohorquez7096]

Yes....👍My birth year 😁

[@Voex1966]

@@luisbohorquez7096 Mine too

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree year I was born 💙

[@judithcarioupage394]

Agree !

[@lisabelinda666]

so varied and all good. still.

[@thereseso8068]

No beatles for the year 66? Its imposible

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

He doesn’t like the Beatles. He made a list of the most iconic bands of the 60s and left the Beatles out on purpose.

[@rowanmelton7643]

Because if this list was accurate, about half of it would be Beatles

[@timwilson9900]

If we're talking sales, acccording to the Billboard Top 100 for 1966, the Beatles had four songs in the list. We Can Work it Out was their top song coming in at #49. The other songs were Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer and Yellow Submarine.

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

@@timwilson9900 weird given that both- we can work it out and nowhere man are 1965 songs, i wouldn’t count them as 1966 songs.

[@timwilson9900]

@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020 We Can Work it Out was released in December 1965, becoming a hit in 1966. Nowhere Man was recorded in 1965, but was released in the United States in February 1966.

[@BMW7series251]

Was 13 in 1960 so all 60's songs are clear in my mind. What a time to be alive. Am 77 now but still love them all! John, UK.

[@user-hb1mw8qg4y]

Me too. Perfect timing.

[@susieschilling4009]

These songs are still popular! My 23 year and his friends knows them all to this day! Nothing like the 60s and 70s, real music!!

[@KevKong1975]

Music was so good back then.

[@safffff1000]

60-70s, the best

[@videomom54]

When people could actually sing !

[@shirl3942]

You ain't never lie!!!!

[@udontevenwannaknowbruv]

Actually pop music is making a big come back since the pandemic. There are many talented singers today (also a lot of trash) but the ones that are good, they have amazing songs that will make me say things like “music of my time was real music, back when you had to have actual talent to sing” in about 30-50 years (if I’m alive then hopefully) I can already guarantee you 😂 We all want to believe that the music we grew up with will never be surpassed, that we’ve already heard the best there could be. Nostalgia has something to do with it as well. All of that aside, the songs in this compilation are obviously all bangers and those people had some gifted musical abilities. Every era has great songs, some more than others. I guess what I’m trying to say is we can’t really compare since it’s all subjective in the end.

[@safffff1000]

@@udontevenwannaknowbruv so the old foggies sitting in the old age homes 50 yrs from now are going to be remebering the great old gangsta rap , heavy metal and Taylor Swift music

[@joannkelly7994]

Give it up for Percy Sledge: When A Man Loved A Woman. Rest in Peace,

[@CB-xr1eg]

Loves*

[@LibertyWines]

Heard him perform 2X live in 1986 ~ classic.

[@CA10Z]

One of the best without question

[@brendawilliams8062]

The song owned the world lock stock and barrel

[@cherylhamel2018]

I remember all these songs! I was 10 years old and my older brothers listened to them! It was a wonderful era - love the music! 💜

[@ImLaughingAtYou]

I feel like everyone who had a childhood before modern social media has heard all of these. Back when we had a cohesive culture.

[@dorothewagner4106]

I remember all of them too! 😂🎉 and start singing Ok. Nr. 7 never heard But all the others Loooove it I was 3 years old 😂😂

[@JohnDavis-xk5fi]

Great year and great music. The 60s were magical. I wish I could go back.

[@z-z-z-z]

when music had heart and soul; regardless of the genre, or style...

[@catherinepierce1622]

My freshman year in high school, age 14, and still listening at 72. Good music triggers so many great memories. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@stj971]

👍

[@deantait8326]

Jr in High School and just got my DL. Living in the SFV of LA and Paint it Black always makes me think of my ‘65 GTO driving on Lassen St, approaching Reseda Bl in Northridge

[@wms72]

Just finished 6th grade in 1966

[@wms72]

​@@deantait8326I still live at Lassen and Reseda!

[@BirdTalk13]

Good music is timeless. ❤

[@donnahaynes2325]

ICONIC music! Every one of these songs are still great after all these years. I was only 4 yrs old but I know & love every one of them.

[@MarigoldThyme]

"Eight miles high" the Byrds!!! The legacy and influence is immeasurable!❤❤❤

[@AlexLopez-re1pm]

AS A LITTLE BOY, MY MOTHER BOUGHT ME A TRANSISTER RADIO AND I WOULD LISTEN TO THESE SONGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I EVEN LEARNED HOW TO PLAY GUITAR AND I WOULD PLAY THESE SONGS. MEMORIES.......

[@Dolcepaula1960]

Olé, you re so lucky❤

[@doctorbohr1585]

Add in Paperback Writer/Rain, Summer in the City, All Or Nothing, Substitute, Sunny Afternoon, and Eight Miles High, and you've got an amazing year of music.

[@RT-mu3bh]

What a year 1966.

[@mousiebrown1747]

Yay! Lovin Spoonful ❤

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Bus Stop

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@grahampaulkendrick7845 Sorry full up, another bus will be along soon.

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

@@CB-xr1eg More chat-up time then! 🙂

[@andrewpetik2034]

My God!! What a myriad of sound! I will always say that the 1960s and 1970s AM and FM radio airwaves were full of amazing music brought to us by an amazing variety of artists and groups that refused to be pigeonholed! 👍💪✌️

[@susanmercurio1060]

You're bringing back the memories of my youth. Good days

[@butchdugan]

It’s 1966 right? Where the hell are The Beatles?!

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes the Beatles sung Elenore Rigby and we can work it out 1966, and year I was born 💙

[@SoulDaddy33]

It was a pretty damn good year! And the Grateful Dead was just getting tuned up.

[@eddietasker9110]

They were crap 💁🏻‍♂️

[@alckinoy]

​@@eddietasker9110exactly

[@paulsarnik8506]

England?🤷🏼‍♂️🇬🇧. 🤓😎✌🏼🇺🇲

[@pettytoni1955]

My sister and I would hurry to finish dinner dishes so we could watch the Monkees. Loved them.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

Yeah we pretty much lived for Saturday morning when the Monkees show came on.

[@pettytoni1955]

@@Mick_Ts_Chick in Chicago, it was broadcast on a weekday, about 6 p.m.

[@Mick_Ts_Chick]

@@pettytoni1955 Probably you saw it when it originally aired. I was little then, and I was watching the re-runs in the late 60s/early 70s.

[@jackclingenpeel5020]

Bubblegum. 🥴🤢🤮

[@HalakSholom]

Im a believer should be at number one It was a huge hit. I think the minkees outsold the beatles on that one

[@joanwallace1373]

I was 19 in 1966 and loved all of these. Miss the good sounds.

[@Jazzermarazz]

Amazing songs ...thankyou for reminding me of a wonderful time and how lucky I was growing up with all of these fab songs and bands ahead of Thier time 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍💐👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨🙏

[@deborahdavis4150]

❤

[@jdel7525]

1966 was a great year for music. Name the top hits of 2023. It's almost laughable the music today.

[@druffner]

hey, I'm not a fan either, but you never know what people will be nostalgic for in 6 decades.

[@jofelmorata]

I expected to see exactly this cringe boomer take when I decided to open the comments. 👍

[@lisaparsons4124]

Great songs in1966

[@mjklein]

How about the top 10 hits of the 21st Century?

[@mjklein]

@@jofelmorata so gratified you got your confirmation bias on.

[@Philliben1991]

1966 was one of the most amazing years ever in music. This Top Ten is a mere scratch on the surface.

[@jacquelynndee4321]

I listened to this great music on my little transistor radio and was humored through the years with stereo upgrades to learn I had most of the words wrong. It was like learning the songs all over again. Still love them today on my Bluetooth speakers ❤❤❤❤

[@angelasevier6520]

Yep. 66 was my birth year. My parents raised me listening to every one of these songs. I love every genre. And the older the better❤

[@LD-qj2te]

All great songs !!!

[@anthonyhenderson1518]

I remember all those songs and grew up listening to them.

[@deborahdavis4150]

❤

[@GilbertHorn1]

Music was so great in those times! Really enjoyed listening to all the great songs from that era.

[@XrayxRich]

The summer of '66 I left home @ 17. Those were the days my friend. We truly thought they'd never end.

[@brendalee798]

Wow! A year of great music that has lasted and still heard today.

[@timotheelegrincheux2204]

The song excerpts are too short! Give each one at least ten seconds.

[@hon8177]

No grunge music lasted. Grunge was the worst music ever!

[@duskintheforest584]

I was 11 years old and addicted to AM radio. I lived with the transistor radio on my ears

[@pettytoni1955]

I was also 11. My folks got me a transistor radio for my birthday with one ear phone AND the deluxe leatherette carrying case with handy shoulder strap! I listened to WLS and WCFL in Chicago.

[@vennettegloud3128]

I was 11. Slept with transistor radio under my pillow listening to krla los Angeles!!! Grew up to work in the industry. Worked as a backing vocalist , contractor and arranger with Stevie Wonder, the supremes, Elton John, Herbie Hancock, Colin Bluestone, Nigel Olsson, Al Jarreau, etc ... really grateful for the gift of music.

[@MikeSmith-cl4ix]

I'm right there with you guys I always loved the music I'm just curious if you guys have heard of Angelina Jordan an 18 year old singer living in LA she won Norway got talent 10 years ago check her out and tell me what you think I'd really like to know.

[@TheBookofTruth-fn1bh]

For me it was CKLW out of Detroit Michigan.

[@peggynulsen1365]

I was 13 and ditto on the AM radio. Great memories, great music.

[@jenniferforde8203]

Loved this bought back some lovely memories ..So many good songs in the 60s

[@pamb440]

I was born in 1966 and I approve of this too 10 list. Every song is banger and I still listen to all of them to this day, 58 years later😃Amazing bunch of music!

[@marlysseward6730]

I was 16. I still love every one of these songs!

[@dalehood1846]

I wish I was 16 again. Oh the things I would change!

[@1TigerJo]

I was 15. Best decade to be a teenager!

[@alfredosenalle9284]

​@@dalehood1846Wouldn't we all !

[@mind2ill48]

We couldn't put together a list this amazing today.

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree 💯 and was 1966,year I was born

[@LulasSong]

NO WAY!

[@TheOpenSociety777]

So true and so sad🎉

[@mconnors1733]

Always the way. 1966 was only 10-11 years after Rock n' Roll and R & B blew up. Things were still very fresh and new ideas came out all the time. Eventually, everything got stale. Plus, the money dried up. People who might have been writing got songs in 1966 have to work a straight job to survive today.

[@redd605]

True , most are used in uk commercial ,or in the cult films or series of the 1980s rolling stones was in tour of duty series.

[@deborahdavis4150]

❤❤❤❤ I was 8yrs old and continue to love to this day all these beats. While I moved with the grooves of successive decades and still keep up to date it's the 60s - 80s music that leaves the greatest impression. Heck, I watched on Australian TV and enjoyed Woodstock as a 10yr old.

[@mikelabor7688]

I was 8 years old that year, and recall all of these. Thanks for posting.

[@TheRoyalBavarian]

Always felt Good Vibrations was an absolute masterpiece.

[@chrisbenson6683]

It certainly was! If you don't already know the story of its creation you should learn it. Impressive!

[@danielaversiani5592]

Best masterpiece ever: good vibrations

[@dobleclanger]

Beatles must have been a bit jealous of the Beach Boys. So made Sgt Peppers Heart Club Band for the next year.

[@connieharris932]

It was so unusual. It really started a new sound in music. Genius.

[@lar7905]

The royalbavarian...Me too . I've seen it performed live 20 times between the BEACH BOYS and Brian Wilson's band .

[@toyeprice470]

Love 60’s music!

[@lindahorton9488]

Loved this music, REAL music, in 1966 when I graduated high school in California and I love it just as much now if not more. I get chills when I hear it and still know most of the words ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@teresadowns3495]

L❤VE ALL OF THESE🎶 SONGS❣️✌️🎶💯

[@davidthompson3136]

The amazing thing is that they are all better than the radio trash played today. 👍😎🇳🇿✨🌹🎸

[@annefredricsen1162]

True !!

[@agathabelcher5451]

I still listen to this music and I am 71 years old and I Love it 🥰

[@RRonco]

Every one of em a banger! Each one different from the last. No auto tune

[@lisaparsons4124]

A lot of awesome songs in 1966, and was the year I was born 💙❤️

[@jackieprasek179]

I was born in 66 also😊

[@marine4lyfe85]

66 baby here.

[@user-ty2xv6xw8j]

62- baby

[@lisaparsons4124]

@@jackieprasek179 great to meet you here have a great night

[@lisaparsons4124]

@@marine4lyfe85 great to meet you here have a great night

[@lbshore]

What a year. I was 13 and was addicted to all that amazing music. We were the luckiest generation in history.

[@sander1016]

Happy 71

[@johnrodriguezjr3491]

I’m two years younger but I remember they do well!😊

[@sander1016]

@@johnrodriguezjr3491 happy 69

[@babysis6.059]

I was four and dancing all over the place - I thought Sam And Dave was '67

[@toddsmith1617]

I don't think I cared much. I was only 3.

[@mindysullivan9298]

Awesome music!! We will be rocking in heaven!!

[@carole3734]

Fantastic top ten....and they still sound great now!😊

[@festivelady826]

I saw Percy Sledge sing "When A Man Loves A Woman" many times at the Pelican Club in Vinton, LA. He was a fabulous singer and a very nice man. Those were the days when we had some great music.

[@marksinger3067]

The year I graduated High school at 17.. Good tunes indeed..

[@catherineniew7457]

I also graduated in 1966 and went right to my career job without a week’s vacation!! Loved the music that year at 17 also!!

[@judithcarioupage394]

Loved all of them .... such good music !!

[@janetmayer3562]

I was thirteen years old and in junior high. Man, these were the songs! So good. Sounds even better today which makes them classics.

[@dwaynejones9690]

I was 10 years of age And it's just like yesterday Bring tears to My eyes Now still fresh in my mind

[@LulasSong]

Percy Sledge....♥️♥️♥️

[@vitalucas9452]

We are so fortunate to have been alive to hear them for the 1st time at that age, when music was Exciting!

[@onwordjackson604]

5 - 6 in '66

[@KevinHallSurfing]

Was sweet 16. Also Sounds of Silence, Summer in the City, Eleanor Rigby and Yellow Submarine.

[@kerrirae]

The best decade for music there's been. And I was born in the 90's.

[@anthonylove5275]

Ya the 60s&70s were the best for music.. but there are some bands today that are awesome like disturbed system of a down Volbeat etc..the equipment today blows away the equipment back then.

[@JoeyisDREADful]

​@@anthonylove5275 Yeah but the equipment and tech is used more often to try to cover lack of talent than it is as an additional toy/possibility for talent to experiment with. It's a mix of things but profit over art and the difficulty level of struggling it out as a starving artist long enough to break out when all the revenue streams are crap for the actual artists these days are the most pressing factors, imo. If you can't be a starving artist, you can't become a rich one unless you are from money and trust fund kids make trash art.

[@TOMTOM-zj5xj]

Also 70's and 80's things just started getting worse in the 90's

[@sunkintree]

@@anthonylove5275 They have better equipment but still end up with a worse sound. Most bands today just slap a bunch of reverb, the amount doesn't matter because again, they don't care about sound design, and they call it a day.

[@jeromedavid7944]

80s was the best decade for art, music, fashion, fads and vehicles. Been around since 1958 so Ive seen a good bit and listened to even more. Was very fortunate to see both Stevie Ray Vaughn and Harry Chapin(not together) in 1979 just a couple years before they both left us way too soon!

[@lindaseel9986]

I was 9 years old and now at 67, I still love these songs. 💕💕

[@janicemackie611]

I have distinct memories of each one of those awesome songs….I was 13 and those were our musically formative times…great stuff !

[@stacy5445]

Was 16 yrs old and life was great! We had so many different styles of music, and not a swear word ever said! Songs were mainly about life and love, now at 74 yrs old it is hard to tell what they are trying to say!

[@clarencebland4861]

A lot of people thought Spencer Davis Group was a soul group. Just goes to show that good music knows no boundaries

[@infiniteinspiration1628]

Exactly 💯

[@peterv7258]

That is a great set of songs

[@amsedelm]

Late 66 when I started listening to the radio. Every song is sacred to me. Love it.

[@andycristiana1043]

I'm from '74, and love music from the 90's all the way back to Patsy Cline and even to the 30's. Music with feeling, soul, actual story telling 😊

[@williamgebhart2435]

Every time I hear "Good Vibrations" I crave an orange soda.

[@waltercolombe6105]

Was that in a Sunkist commercial?

[@shawne7228]

​@@waltercolombe6105I seem to remember it quite a bit around 1980

[@szqsk8]

Dang, that was some great music in 66! I was only 8 years old that year and missed out. Good Vibrations is a masterpiece.

[@TheJaydonone]

I turned 13 that year 😊

[@blackmore4]

@@TheJaydonone I turned -1 and still think it's one of the best ever years for music.

[@PREPPER65]

I was 8 that year also and fancied Davie Jones of the Monkees! 😅

[@LulasSong]

True...groundbreaking❤️♥️♥️

[@Mike583]

​@TheJaydonone I was 13 also, at the time of Good Vibrations,it was the most expensive song,ever produced!

[@johnlabus7359]

Excellent playlist. The 60s were fire!

[@ericbgordon1575]

Honorable mentions "Eight Miles High" - the Byrds "River Deep, Mountain High" - Tina Turner (solo debut single)

[@SoulDaddy33]

I just sent this to a buddy of mine who used to be Brian Wilson's personal assistant, he'll dig it!

[@Nancy-nc4sw]

Eight Miles High, one of favorites from the 60s, I was 11 years old and the music of those days was magic.

[@fshoaps]

Ever heard of the Beatles, Eric B. Gordon?

[@ericbgordon1575]

The Beatles were included in the original upload of this video, @@fshoaps. Don't ask me trick questions.

[@spetes1]

Young Rascals

[@Not_Sure-2020]

Every one of them was a great song!

[@magichand72]

A great year for Soul inspired Music. As a 16 year old We danced through our lives

[@chachatheone1]

There is no one of these songs that I never heard. All pertinent and perfect songs! Great year for MUSIC!

[@roganmuldoon3357]

Everyone who remembers the quality of 60/70s music has their own favorites. All of these examples can be numbered amongst the best of the period.

[@philiprice7875]

you can do a top 100 for any year 1960to1975 and some one will come and say "what about "XXXXX" and you say oh god yes i wonder how many of todays songs will still be remembered 60 years from now? prob not many as we had to OWN the music growing up

[@tomperkins5657]

EXACTLY (and let's not forget, there were some BAD ones!)

[@suherisuheri1399]

Where 's the Beatles Paperback Writer, Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows..

[@philmitchem-pw5lh]

Beatles suck!!

[@isiso.speenie5994]

Those songs were so depressing to me as a shy 13 year old boy !

[@beccagee5905]

Didn't like any of those songs. The Beatles were losing the freshness they had at the start. When they all smiled and enjoyed playing together. They had energy then.

[@bobbystereo936]

​@@philmitchem-pw5lh50 something years later we still talk about em. Any1 who says they suck has mental issues.

[@csg7537]

10 out of 10! Excellent music!

[@stephenwhite1372]

Man… this was a good year to be born in… now I’m 58 and still love all these great songs!

[@ronaldminks2031]

Percy Sledge was such a lovely man I had the privilege to meet him on a trip to Holland one summer

[@Ken-uo7iw]

I 100% agree. I played him twice in I believe 2000 at two different venues where I was the talent buyer. Was the nicest artist I ever met.

[@vitocreamerelli4909]

Im building a time machine just to experience the music in real-time, who's with me???

[@robertknowles2699]

'Think I'm going back' ( Carole King, later The Byrds ) this time I must reduce me practice electric guitar volume on the Fender Amp. Next door neighbor gave me 45 rpm of 'Good Vibrations .' Then Allman Bros. & John Mclaughlin & plenty of others' had super loud recordings and concerts. Hope my neighbor forgives my loud practice.

[@vitocreamerelli4909]

@@robertknowles2699 Hell yeah 😁

[@SoulDaddy33]

Yes, please!!

[@barbrice721]

Can I go back too?

[@LadyCypher54]

I'm so in!

[@marycrawford6719]

You could sing along to all these songs! Love them all ❤❤❤❤

[@marcok.6734]

The best top ten songs. Number 1 is super deserved. Thanks!

[@870expressmag]

Wow!!! What a year for music.

[@inspiringtone2975]

It was real not automated.

[@paoklunetic]

Still listen 58 years after!meanwhile i can't find not even one song to make a top ten 58 years later from now! Nobody will remember the 2024 songs! But i'm sure they will remember the 1966 songs!! 😢

[@Anna-co9lb]

Love this, thanks for sharing.

[@joelleclement7265]

Excellent !Merci!😊

[@michaelsalerno6621]

God bless all these great singers they have entertained me and my family for many years God bless them all

[@greghester2720]

1966 was a great year for Rock, R&B and Soul, not a stinker in the bunch!

[@tonyt8805]

Exactly......🎶 😎 🎶

[@PaulineHigham]

It was just the best music and still is !

[@michaelshultz2540]

At 10 years old every one of these are hard hitting and hardwired into my heart ❤️ forever. As strong now as then. Music will never be as good as it was from 1965 to 1975 .

[@lyndachabane1931]

Best year of my life...I was 16....music then was everything.

[@undeadredhead]

I wasn't born until 1967 but know all these songs well, was raised on them and all the good music.

[@dennisdose5697]

Strong year. All those songs still get play.

[@mikekallas6329]

I bought the 45 Good Vibrations in 66.

[@bainbridgejim]

One of my favorite songs 🎵

[@wendalla9414]

Cool what great music to be born to🎉💃💐❣️

[@tonithenightowl1836]

I was 13 in '66 and the music was FANTASTIC !!!

[@williamschall4117]

Great selections

[@victoriapierce4062]

Loved all these songs at 5 years old and still today at 63!!! Thank you for the memories.

[@marygrubbs2466]

Me too!!!❤❤❤❤

[@judyledbetter3915]

Better Than Today.👌 God Bless 💗🙏

[@Decgyrrl]

I was 6yrs old & remember all of these songs, but I didn't remember what yr they all came out! Thanks for the reminder!

[@DeanNatheos-eq3hl]

One classic after the next thank you and have a good day 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊.

[@mikejacobson14]

That was a good year for music!

[@lindahale2434]

Wow, 1966. I was into radio station WVON here in Chicago. And I just graduated elementary school in that year. Great times. Great music.😂❤

[@trig1900]

LOVED them all then and still love them all. One of the highlights of the 60's was the music.

[@armadillotoe]

How well music can take you back to specific times and places is amazing.

[@doryecock3251]

Love this, great time and great music

[@natahliak7691]

I was born in 79. But thank God I grew up in a musical household,that's all I can say🙌 🙏 ❤

[@kimberlybalogh4395]

I was 2 years old in 1966. How time flies❤❤❤❤

[@teb0072]

Not one Beatles song in the bunch. Still, what a great collection of music!