Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1966.

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1989 (original release)
1993 (re-release)
Recorded1966
GenrePop, rock
Length29:54 (original 1989 release)
30:19 (1993 re-release)
LabelRhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965
(1989)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966
(1989)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1967
(1989)

All ten songs on the original 1989 release reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However a 1993 re-issue replaced the two Motown songs ("You Can't Hurry Love" & "Reach Out I'll Be There") as well as Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" with "When a Man Loves a Woman," "Devil with a Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly," and "Good Lovin'," subsequently bringing the number of chart toppers down from ten to nine.

Absent from the track lineup were songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. A disclaimer on the back of the album stated that licensing restrictions made tracks from the two bands unavailable for inclusion on the album.

The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on April 2, 1997.[1]

Track listing

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1989 original release

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."I'm a Believer" (Billboard peak No. 1 in December)Neil DiamondThe Monkees2:46
2."Summer in the City" (Billboard peak No. 1 in August)John Sebastian/Steve Boone/Mark SebastianThe Lovin' Spoonful2:40
3."Wild Thing" (Billboard peak No. 1 in July)Chip TaylorThe Troggs2:37
4."Hanky Panky" (Billboard peak No. 1 in July)Jeff Barry/Ellie GreenwichTommy James and the Shondells2:56
5."You Can't Hurry Love" (Billboard peak No. 1 in September)Holland-Dozier-HollandThe Supremes2:49
6."(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" (Billboard peak No. 1 in April)Barry Mann/Cynthia WeilThe Righteous Brothers3:10
7."Monday, Monday" (Billboard peak No. 1 in May)John PhillipsThe Mamas & the Papas3:27
8."Good Vibrations" (Billboard peak No. 1 in December)Brian Wilson/Mike LoveThe Beach Boys3:40
9."These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (Billboard peak No. 1 in February)Lee HazlewoodNancy Sinatra2:45
10."Reach Out I'll Be There" (Billboard peak No. 1 in October)Holland-Dozier-HollandFour Tops2:59
Total length:29:54

1993 re-release, replacement tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
5."When a Man Loves a Woman" (Billboard peak No. 1 in May)Calvin Lewis/Andrew WrightPercy Sledge2:58
9."Devil with a Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly" (Billboard peak No. 4 in November)Shorty Long/William "Mickey" Stevenson & John Marascalco/Robert BlackwellMitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels3:31
10."Good Lovin'" (Billboard peak No. 1 in April)Rudy Clark/Arthur ResnickThe Young Rascals2:31
Total length:30:19

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