Britain's Top 50, 15th September 1966

Thanks to Brian Long for this Record Retailer Top 50 from 15th September 1966, listing which offshore stations were playing each record. The Radios London, 270 and City charts are all from the weekend of 10/11 September. The Caroline chart is the same as the one printed last week, from 3rd September. Both Radio Scotland and Radio England's charts are the same as last week too but we don't know their dates.
BRITAIN'S TOP 50   15th September 1966
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1
 2
 All Or Nothing
 The Small Faces
 28
 4
 3
 2
 3
 3
2
 6
 Distant Drums
 Jim Reeves
 1
 18
 -
 27
 1
 35
3
 1
 Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine
 The Beatles
 -
 2
 24
 1
 7
 2
4
 5
 Too Soon To Know
 Roy Orbison
 22
 1
 -
 -
 2
 6
5
 3
 God Only Knows
 The Beach Boys
 -
 9
 17
 4
 -
 1
6
 15
 Got To Get You Into My Life
 Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
 5
 11
 1
 8
 8
 11
7
 4
 They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!
 Napoleon XIV
 -
 -
 13
 -
 -
 -
8
 10
 Working In The Coalmine
 Lee Dorsey
 2
 14
 18
 -
 4
 23
9
 7
 Lovers Of The World Unite
 David & Jonathan
 -
 -
 9
 -
 -
 -
10
 11
 Just Like A Woman
 Manfred Mann
 -
 3
 7
 18
 10
 4
11
 8
 Mama
 Dave Berry
 -
 23
 30
 -
 -
 -
12
 35
 Little Man
 Sonny & Cher
 15
 -
 14
 -
 19
 -
13
 38
 You Can't Hurry Love
 The Supremes
 10
 30
 22
 -
 15
 -
14
 20
 I'm A Boy
 The Who
 3
 48
 8
 32
 9
 -
15
 23
 When I Come Home
 The Spencer Davis Group
 8
 -
 5
 20
 5
 36
16
 22
 Ashes To Ashes
 The Mindbenders
 6
 33
 4
 31
 18
 19
17
 13
 I Saw Her Again
 The Mamas & the Papas
 -
 21
 21
 5
 16
 15
18
 16
 More Than Love
 Ken Dodd
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 7
 -
 -
 29
 -
19
 12
 Visions
 Cliff Richard
 -
 32
 -
 -
 -
 8
20
 14
 Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo
 The Alan Price Set
 -
 35
 -
 17
 22
 10
21
 9
 With A Girl Like You
 The Troggs
 -
 17
 46
 12
 20
 9
22
 27
 How Sweet It Is
 Junior Walker & the All-Stars
 37
 -
 19
 21
 12
 15
23
 31
 Walk With Me
 The Seekers
 13
 -
 -
 -
 6
 -
24
 18
 The More I See You
 Chris Montez
 -
 40
 45
 -
 -
 -
25
 34
 Land Of 1000 Dances
 Wilson Pickett
 9
 -
 15
 37
 17
 -
26
 42
 Winchester Cathedral
 The New Vaudeville Band
 19
 -
 -
 -
 34
 -
27
 32
 Black Is Black
 Los Bravos
 -
 27
 -
 -
 -
 27
28
 7
 Summer In The City
 The Lovin' Spoonful
 -
 13
 31
 7
 -
 26
29
 28
 Big Time Operator
 Zoot Money & the Big Roll Band
 18
 6
 27
 3
 14
 12
30
 32
 I Can't Turn You Loose
 Otis Redding
 7
 -
 -
 34
 -
 -
31
 21
 Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
 The Four Tops
 -
 -
 -
 14
 28
 13
32
 45
 Sunny
 Bobby Hebb
 17
 -
 12
 -
 -
 -
33
 43
 Run
 Sandie Shaw
 12
 37
 10
 22
 13
 -
34
 25
 Ain't Too Proud To Beg
 The Temptations
 -
 -
 -
 -
 27
 18
35
 24
 Barefootin'
 Robert Parker
 -
 12
 2
 -
 -
 -
36
 37
 Blowin' In The Wind
 Stevie Wonder
 -
 -
 43
 -
 39
 14
37
 -
 Bend It
 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
 23
 -
 42
 -
 -
 -
38
 29
 Strangers In The Night
 Frank Sinatra
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
39
 46
 Summertime
 Billy Stewart
 4
 -
 20
 -
 -
 -
40
 44
 I Don't Care
 Los Bravos
 11
 50
 11
 28
 31
 32
41
 -
 All I See Is You
 Dusty Springfield
 24
 -
 34
 -
 -
 -
42
 39
 Warm And Tender Love
 Percy Sledge
 -
 10
 -
 16
 -
 -
43
 -
 Guantanamera
 The Sandpipers
 32
 -
 -
 30
 -
 -
44
 26
 I Want You
 Bob Dylan
 -
 36
 48
 6
 -
 -
45
 36
 Stop That Girl
 Chris Andrews
 -
 5
 40
 13
 23
 28
46
 33
 Give Me Your Word
 Billy Fury
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
47
 -
 Born A Woman
 Sandy Posey
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
48
 30
 Out Of Time
 Chris Farlowe
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
49
 -
 Changes
 Crispian St.Peters
 16
 -
 -
 -
 11
 39
50
 -
 Somewhere My Love
 The Mike Sammes Singers
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

These new releases, which weren't in the Top 50, were being played on two or more offshore stations:

(Record Retailer included Billy Fury's “Give Me Your Word” on this list but, as can be seen above, it was in the Top 50, so we have omitted it here.)
RECORD PROMOTIONS
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 ARTIST





Step Out Of Line
 Twice As Much
 X
 X
 X
 X
X
We Love The Pirates
 The Roaring 60s
 X
 X
 X
 X

Lady Godiva
 Peter & Gordon
 X
 X
 X
X
7 & 7 Is
 Love
 X
X
 X

Daytime
 Hedgehoppers Anonymous
X
 X
X
Sweet Dreams
 Tommy McLain
X

X
 X
Headline News
 Edwin Starr
X
X
X
Cherry Cherry
 Neil Diamond
 X

X

Goodbye Bluebird
 Wayne Fontana

X

X
The Dangling Conversation
 Simon & Garfunkel
 X
X


The Kids Are Alright
 The Who
 X
X


If You Ever Leave Me
 Jackie Trent
X
 X


Here, There and Everywhere
 The Fourmost
X
X

Beg, Borrow and Steal
 Rare Breed
 X



X
This And That
 Tom Jones
X
X

Just Like A Woman
 Jonathan King
X
X

Here Today
 Robb Storme Group
X
 X


World Of No Return
 Kenny Damon
X
X


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