Britain's Top 50, 11th August 1966

In August 1966 the music industry trade paper Record Retailer stopped publishing the charts for individual offshore radio stations but, instead, produced a grid showing a summary of which stations were playing which records from the official sales Top 50. Thank you to Brian Long for supplying a cutting from 11th August 1966 which gives this summary. Although it is fascinating to compare what the different stations were playing, it is worth noting that the magazine didn't always use charts from the same week. In this case the Radio London and Radio Scotland charts are those broadcast on 31st July, those for Caroline, City and 270 are from the following week.
BRITAIN'S TOP 50   11th August 1966
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 1
 With A Girl Like You
 The Troggs
 1
 5
 4
 3
 2
 1
2
 2
 Out Of Time
 Chris Farlowe
 21
 7
 12
 8
 12
 3
3
 4
 The More I See You
 Chris Montez
 27
 10
 2
 -
 20
 16
4
 3
 Black Is Black
 Los Bravos
 10
 2
 7
 -
 14
 2
5
 16
 God Only Knows
 The Beach Boys
 8
 1
 1
 14
 6
 18
6
 7
 Mama
 Dave Berry
 18
 11
 3
 -
 17
 15
7
 6
 Love Letters
 Elvis Presley
 6
 8
 10
 4
 11
 7
8
 -
 Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine
 The Beatles
 -
 14
 5
 7
 1
 -
9
 12
 Summer In The City
 The Lovin' Spoonful
 2
 3
 6
 1
 4
 9
10
 8
 I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
 Petula Clark
 -
 24
 18
 -
 18
 26
11
 5
 Get Away
 Georgie Fame
 -
 9
 17
 -
 21
 6
12
 15
 Visions
 Cliff Richard
 3
 21
 14
 18
 3
 8
13
 9
 Sunny Afternoon
 The Kinks
 -
 23
 -
 -
 23
 -
14
 10
 Goin' Back
 Dusty Springfield
 23
 15
 15
 16
 13
 10
15
 17
 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
 The Alan Price Set
 4
 6
 8
 2
 9
 4
16
 18
 I Want You
 Bob Dylan
 12
 4
 16
 11
 8
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17
 24
 I Saw Her Again
 The Mamas & the Papas
 9
 13
 11
 12
 5
 11
18
 11
 River Deep Mountain High
 Ike & Tina Turner
 -
 34
 -
 -
 -
 13
19
 14
 Nobody Needs Your Love
 Gene Pitney
 -
 25
 -
 -
 25
 5
20
 20
 Strangers In The Night
 Frank Sinatra
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
21
 26
 I Love How You Love Me
 Paul & Barry Ryan
 14
 22
 -
 5
 -
 -
22
 34
 More Than Love
 Ken Dodd
 16
 37
 -
 -
 22
 -
23
 13
 (Baby) You Don't Have To Tell Me
 The Walker Brothers
 19
 18
 9
 9
 16
 14
24
 28
 Lovers Of The World Unite
 David & Jonathan
 7
 35
 36
 -
 -
 -
25
 30
 When A Man Loves A Woman
 Percy Sledge
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
26
 19
 Bus Stop
 The Hollies
 -
 -
 -
 -
 24
 12
27
 37
 Just Like A Woman
 Manfred Mann
 30
 41
 26
 31
 27
 34
28
 23
 Hideaway
 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
29
 31
 Ain't Too Proud To Beg
 The Temptations
 -
 -
 44
 -
 -
 -
30
 21
 Paperback Writer
 The Beatles
 -
 36
 -
 -
 -
 -
31
 42
 They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!
 Napoleon XIV
 -
 -
 31
 -
 -
 -
32
 25
 I Am A Rock
 Simon & Garfunkel
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
33
 29
 A Place In The Sun
 The Shadows
 -
 -
 43
 -
 26
 19
34
 22
 Don't Answer Me
 Cilla Black
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
35
 33
 Can I Trust You
 The Bachelors
 -
 20
 -
 -
 -
 -
36
 45
 Barefootin'
 Robert Parker
 5
 12
 20
 13
 15
 21
37
 44
 Give Me Your Word
 Billy Fury
 25
 19
 32
 -
 38
 -
38
 46
 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
 The Four Tops
 17
 -
 37
 37
 34
 -
39
 -
 All Or Nothing
 The Small Faces
 -
 47
 25
 29
 31
 -
40
 38
 Hanky Panky
 Tommy James & The Shondells
 11
 17
 13
 6
 35
 24
41
 49
 Warm And Tender Love
 Percy Sledge
 -
 -
 39
 15
 29
 -
42
 27
 Lana
 Roy Orbison
 -
 27
 -
 -
 -
 -
43
 36
 Promises
 Ken Dodd
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
44
 40
 My Lover's Prayer
 Otis Redding
 -
 -
 28
 -
 32
 32
45
 43
 I Feel Something In The Air
 Cher
 -
 -
 35
 30
 -
 -
46
 RE
 Excuse Me Baby
 Magic Lanterns
 -
 48
 -
 -
 33
 -
47
 32
 Sittin' On A Fence
 Twice As Much
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 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
48
 -
 Working In The Coalmine
 Lee Dorsey
 -
 28
 -
 -
 -
 -
49
 -
 Got To Get You Into My Life
 Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
 -
 -
 30
 23
 -
 -
50
 39
 It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World
 James Brown
 -
 43
 -
 -
 -
 -

There are a number of other offshore charts listed on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. Full details here.
 
The links from the songs on this page lead to the Amazon MP3 Store where you can hear short audio clips of the tracks and customers in the UK can buy downloads. Please see this note.
 
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