▸ the year you arrived
1966
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You will be 60 this year — a child of the '60s.
The song that ruled the year you arrived
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Your generation
Gen X
1966 belonged to
The Beatles
4 year-end chart hits
Top 10 of 1966
- 1
California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas
- 2
96 Tears
? and The Mysterians
- 3
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
- 4
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees
- 5
Reach Out, I'll Be There
Four Tops
- 6
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra
- 7
Cherish
The Association
- 8
Strangers In the Night
Frank Sinatra
- 9
Kicks
Paul Revere & The Raiders
- 10
The Ballad of the Green Berets
SSgt. Barry Sadler
The world you were born into
Top AlbumsThe Beach Boys — Pet Sounds
The Beatles — Revolver
The Mamas & the Papas — If You Can Believe
At the MoviesThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Batman: The Movie
On TVStar Trek premieres
The Monkees
Mission: Impossible
In the HeadlinesStar Trek begins its voyage
Miranda rights established
The first Kwanzaa
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