Number One Hits of 1966- Part 1 Quiz

Answer: Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames

"Getaway" became a number one hit for Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames in early 1966 in the UK. The record only reached the top thirty in Australia and made number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Getaway" or "Get Away" as shown on the label in Australia, has been used for some time as the theme for Australian travel show "Getaway".

Answer: The Beatles

Another doubles sided hit for the Beatles in Australia, "Yellow Submarine" backed with "Eleanor Rigby" debuted on the charts at number seventeen and was number one the following week where it stayed for six weeks. In their home country it was also a double sided number one.

In the USA the Cashbox chart had "Yellow Submarine" at number one while the Billboard only placed it at number two on the Hot 100. "Eleanor Rigby" only reached number eleven on the Hot 100.

Answer: The New Vaudeville Band

"Winchester Cathedral" a catchy pop tune styled after the big bands of the 1920s and 1930s, became a hit for a group of studio musicians called The New Vaudeville Band. The song was a big hit, going to the top of the British charts. The record charted well all over the world performing well on the European charts.

In Australia the recording became a number one hit due to its novelty and in the USA it went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The New Vaudeville Band continued to record and tour through the 1980s.

They had follow-up hits in Australia with "There's A Kind of Hush" which went to number three and "Finchley Central" which peaked in the top twenty. "There's A Kind of Hush" was a bigger hit in the USA for Herman's Hermits and again in the 1970s for The Carpenters.

Answer: The Beatles

"Day Tripper"/"We Can Work It Out" was a worldwide number one for The Beatles. Number one on the Australian and UK charts. In the USA the Billboard Hot 100 records that "Day Tripper" reached number five and "We Can Work It Out" made it to number one. This record for The Beatles hit the charts in late 1965 and carried over as a number one into 1966 hence its inclusion here.

Answer: The Beach Boys

In production for six months "Good Vibrations" was a worldwide number one for the Beach Boys. Featuring the now famous West Coast studio musicians known as the "Wrecking Crew" the record went to number on the Billboard Hot 100. The record, thought by many to be the best pop record of all time, went to number one in Australia and the UK.

Answer: The Beatles

"Paperback Writer" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the Beatles in mid 1966. The record was also a number one on their home chart in the UK.
In Australia the song peaked at number five. The Beatles so dominated the charts in the mid to late sixties that it seemed they could never fail. Their performance on the Australian chart from August 1964 to June 1970 is remarkable. In that period starting with "I Should Have Known Better" and ending with "The Long and Winding Road" The Beatles had twenty two singles make the chart; eighteen went to number one, two to number two, and one each to three and five. They had five number ones before this in 1963 and early 1964.

As a side note, "The Long and Winding Road" was released in Australia during a dispute over publishing and performing rights so many British records of that time did not receive airplay; many songs were covered locally. Despite this and competition from another version (by Day Costello, actually Elvis Costello's father), The Beatles version peaked at number three with no airplay.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"I see a red door and I want to paint it black" is the opening line to the third number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the Rolling Stones. "Paint it Black" was the Stones sixth number one in the UK. In Australia the song peaked at number three.
There are different versions of the title, with or without the comma.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

"Strangers in the Night" was the love theme from a James Garner 1966 movie
"A Man Could Get Killed". The movie was a spy spoof, which were popular in 1966.
The song however was the best thing in the movie and with words added by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder to Bert Kampfert's melody, "Strangers in the Night" became a worldwide number one for 49 year old Frank Sinatra. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went to number one in Australia and the UK.
Frank had had number one hits in the 1940s - "All or Nothing at All' - and 1950s - "Young-At-Heart" - so he was no stranger to the top of the charts.

Answer: The Four Tops

"Reach Out I'll Be There" was the second number one hit for The Four Tops. The record was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cashbox. In the UK "Reach Out I'll Be There" was also a number one hit for the group. Despite their popularity in Australia The Four Tops never charted well, probably because their songs were always covered by local artists.

The song charted twice in the 1970s for Diana Ross and Gloria Gaynor. The Four Tops are unique for the fact that the four members remained together from the mid 1950s until 1997 when personnel changes became necessary because of the death of Lawrence Payton.

Answer: Nancy Sinatra

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" was produced by Lee Hazelwood for Nancy Sinatra and became a worldwide hit. The record reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Number one in Australia and number one in the UK and many other countries.
I believe this may the only time a father and daughter had number ones on the charts in the same year.