Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1966

There were 27 different songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966. Given the artist and their respective issue dates, can you name every song?

The weeks are listed as "issue date," meaning the song was at #1 when the list was published on that Saturday

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Issue Date	#1 Hit	Artist
January 1	The Sound of Silence	Simon & Garfunkel
January 8	We Can Work It Out	The Beatles
January 15	We Can Work It Out	The Beatles
January 22	The Sound of Silence	Simon & Garfunkel
January 29	We Can Work It Out	The Beatles
February 5	My Love	Petula Clark
February 12	My Love	Petula Clark
February 19	Lightnin' Strikes	Lou Christie
February 26	These Boots Are Made for Walkin'	Nancy Sinatra
March 5	The Ballad of the Green Berets	SSgt. Barry Sadler
March 12
March 19
March 26
April 2
April 9	(You're My) Soul and Inspiration	The Righteous Brothers
April 16
April 23
April 30	Good Lovin'	The Young Rascals
May 7	Monday, Monday	The Mamas & the Papas
May 14
May 21
May 28	When a Man Loves a Woman	Percy Sledge
June 4	When a Man Loves a Woman	Percy Sledge
June 11	Paint It Black	The Rolling Stones
June 18	Paint It Black	The Rolling Stones
June 25	Paperback Writer	The Beatles
July 2	Strangers in the Night	Frank Sinatra
July 9	Paperback Writer	The Beatles
July 16	Hanky Panky	Tommy James and the Shondells
July 23	Hanky Panky	Tommy James and the Shondells
July 30	Wild Thing	The Troggs
August 6	Wild Thing	The Troggs
August 13	Summer in the City	The Lovin' Spoonful
August 20
August 27
September 3	Sunshine Superman	Donovan
September 10	You Can't Hurry Love	The Supremes
September 17	You Can't Hurry Love	The Supremes
September 24	Cherish	The Association
October 1
October 8
October 15	Reach Out I'll Be There	Four Tops
October 22	Reach Out I'll Be There	Four Tops
October 29	96 Tears	? and the Mysterians
November 5	Last Train To Clarksville	The Monkees
November 12	Poor Side of Town	Johnny Rivers
November 19	You Keep Me Hangin' On	The Supremes
November 26	You Keep Me Hangin' On	The Supremes
December 3	Winchester Cathedral	The New Vaudeville Band
December 10	Good Vibrations	The Beach Boys
December 17	Winchester Cathedral	The New Vaudeville Band
December 24	Winchester Cathedral	The New Vaudeville Band
December 31	I'm a Believer	The Monkees