Thanks to Brian Long for this Record Retailer Top 50 from 22nd September 1966, listing which offshore stations were playing each record. We can confirm that the charts from Radios London, Caroline, City, England and 270 were all unveiled on air over the weekend 17/18 September. We assume the Radio Scotland chart was too. |
| BRITAIN'S TOP 50 22nd September 1966 |
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| T H I S |
L A S T |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
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| 1 |
2 |
Distant Drums |
Jim Reeves |
6 |
4 |
- |
24 |
1 |
5 |
| 2 |
1 |
All Or Nothing |
The Small Faces |
- |
7 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
2 |
| 3 |
4 |
Too Soon To Know |
Roy Orbison |
- |
6 |
- |
30 |
7 |
1 |
| 4 |
14 |
I'm A Boy |
The Who |
2 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
| 5 |
3 |
Eleanor Rigby / Yellow Submarine |
The Beatles |
- |
3 |
43 |
35 |
11 |
4 |
| 6 |
12 |
Little Man |
Sonny & Cher |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
20 |
| 7 |
13 |
You Can't Hurry Love |
The Supremes |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
28 |
| 8 |
5 |
God Only Knows |
The Beach Boys |
- |
22 |
27 |
22 |
- |
3 |
| 9 |
6 |
Got To Get You Into My Life |
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers |
30 |
18 |
12 |
- |
9 |
8 |
| 10 |
8 |
Working In The Coalmine |
Lee Dorsey |
14 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
25 |
| 11 |
9 |
Lovers Of The World Unite |
David & Jonathan |
- |
- |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
| 12 |
15 |
When I Come Home |
The Spencer Davis Group |
16 |
- |
4 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
| 13 |
37 |
Bend It |
Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich |
8 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
19 |
31 |
| 14 |
16 |
Ashes To Ashes |
The Mindbenders |
15 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
13 |
9 |
| 15 |
11 |
Mama |
Dave Berry |
- |
34 |
51 |
- |
- |
- |
| 16 |
7 |
They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! |
Napoleon XIV |
- |
- |
37 |
- |
- |
- |
| 17 |
23 |
Walk With Me |
The Seekers |
4 |
35 |
59 |
20 |
6 |
32 |
| 18 |
26 |
Winchester Cathedral |
The New Vaudeville Band |
9 |
29 |
18 |
- |
20 |
- |
| 19 |
41 |
All I See Is You |
Dusty Springfield |
12 |
28 |
22 |
23 |
22 |
18 |
| 20 |
10 |
Just Like A Woman |
Manfred Mann |
- |
10 |
23 |
26 |
16 |
15 |
| 21 |
32 |
Sunny |
Bobby Hebb |
5 |
31 |
6 |
28 |
- |
- |
| 22 |
25 |
Land Of 1000 Dances |
Wilson Pickett |
19 |
- |
11 |
11 |
12 |
- |
| 23 |
18 |
More Than Love |
Ken Dodd |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
31 |
- |
| 24 |
22 |
How Sweet It Is |
Junior Walker & the All-Stars |
40 |
- |
15 |
4 |
18 |
7 |
| 25 |
29 |
Big Time Operator |
Zoot Money & the Big Roll Band |
37 |
15 |
48 |
- |
23 |
10 |
| 26 |
40 |
I Don't Care |
Los Bravos |
10 |
13 |
8 |
36 |
17 |
19 |
| 27 |
19 |
Visions |
Cliff Richard |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
| 28 |
17 |
I Saw Her Again |
The Mamas & the Papas |
- |
32 |
39 |
- |
26 |
27 |
| 29 |
30 |
I Can't Turn You Loose |
Otis Redding |
22 |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
| 30 |
20 |
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo |
The Alan Price Set |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
24 |
| 31 |
43 |
Guantanamera |
The Sandpipers |
18 |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
33 |
| 32 |
33 |
Run |
Sandie Shaw |
17 |
21 |
9 |
18 |
25 |
26 |
| 33 |
- |
Another Tear Falls |
The Walker Brothers |
24 |
- |
35 |
- |
42 |
- |
| 34 |
21 |
With A Girl Like You |
The Troggs |
- |
36 |
- |
- |
27 |
23 |
| 35 |
24 |
The More I See You |
Chris Montez |
- |
- |
60 |
- |
- |
- |
| 36 |
31 |
Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever |
The Four Tops |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
- |
16 |
| 37 |
28 |
Summer In The City |
The Lovin' Spoonful |
- |
30 |
53 |
- |
- |
- |
| 38 |
- |
Sunny |
Georgie Fame |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
24 |
37 |
| 39 |
- |
In The Arms Of Love |
Andy Williams |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 40 |
47 |
Born A Woman |
Sandy Posey |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
34 |
| 41 |
50 |
Somewhere My Love |
The Mike Sammes Singers |
- |
- |
- |
- |
40 |
- |
| 42 |
38 |
Strangers In The Night |
Frank Sinatra |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 43 |
- |
Dear Mrs. Applebee |
David Garrick |
21 |
46 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 44 |
27 |
Black Is Black |
Los Bravos |
- |
48 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| 45 |
34 |
Ain't Too Proud To Beg |
The Temptations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
17 |
| 46 |
- |
Lady Godiva |
Peter & Gordon |
28 |
25 |
34 |
48 |
15 |
- |
| 47 |
- |
Sunny |
Cher |
- |
- |
50 |
28 |
24 |
- |
| 48 |
- |
The Kids Are Alright |
The Who |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
- |
| 49 |
- |
There Will Never Be Another You |
Chris Montez |
37 |
- |
46 |
27 |
- |
39 |
| 50 |
35 |
Barefootin' |
Robert Parker |
- |
- |
14 |
- |
- |
- |
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| RECORD PROMOTIONS |
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ARTIST |
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| What A Wonderful Feeling |
Lulu |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
| Have You Ever Loved Somebody |
The Searchers |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Have You Ever Loved Somebody |
Paul & Barry Ryan |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
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| Summertime |
Billy Stewart |
X |
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X |
X |
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X |
| Light |
Finders Keepers |
X |
X |
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X |
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| I've Got You Under My Skin |
The Four Seasons |
X |
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X |
X |
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| 7 & 7 Is |
Love |
X |
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X |
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X |
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| Stop That Girl |
Chris Andrews |
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X |
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X |
X |
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| Cherry Cherry |
Neil Diamond |
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X |
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X |
X |
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| I Struck It Rich |
Len Barry |
X |
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X |
X |
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| Step Out Of Line |
Twice As Much |
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X |
X |
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X |
| The Dangling Conversation |
Simon & Garfunkel |
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X |
X |
X |
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| Here Today |
Robb Storme Group |
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X |
X |
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X |
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| My Way Of Thinking |
Guy Darrell |
X |
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X |
X |
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| Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself |
The Zombies |
X |
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X |
X |
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| We Love The Pirates |
The Roaring 60s |
X |
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X |
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| Changes |
Crispian St.Peters |
X |
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X |
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| If You Ever Leave Me |
Jackie Trent |
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X |
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X |
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| See You in September | The Symbols |
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X |
X |
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| Warm And Tender Love |
Percy Sledge |
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X |
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X |
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| Sweet Dreams |
Tommy McLain |
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X |
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X |
| My Heart's Symphony |
Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
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X |
X |
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| No One Knows |
Graham Bonney |
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X |
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X |
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| Rumplestiltskin |
The Magic Lanterns |
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X |
X |
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| Is It Really Worth Your While |
The Fortunes |
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X |
X |
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| Blowin' In The Wind |
Stevie Wonder |
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X |
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X |
| Oh How Happy |
Shades Of Blue |
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X |
X |
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| Go Ahead And Cry |
The Righteous Brothers |
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X |
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X |
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| Gonna Fix You Good (Every Time You're Bad) |
Little Anthony & the Imperials |
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X |
X |
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There are a number of other offshore charts listed on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame.
Full details here.
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