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The Year in Music

1966

The songs, the screens, the headlines

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas — cover art

1966 in music: “California Dreamin'” by The Mamas & the Papas topped the year-end chart; The Beatles owned the airwaves.

The sound of 1966

California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas — cover art
California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas
1965
96 Tears by ? and The Mysterians — cover art
96 Tears
? and The Mysterians
1966
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted by Jimmy Ruffin — cover art
What Becomes of the Brokenhearted
Jimmy Ruffin
1966
Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees — cover art
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees
1966
Reach Out, I'll Be There by Four Tops — cover art
Reach Out, I'll Be There
Four Tops
1966
These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra — cover art
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra
1966
Cherish by The Association — cover art
Cherish
The Association
1966
Strangers In the Night by Frank Sinatra — cover art
Strangers In the Night
Frank Sinatra
1966
Kicks by Paul Revere & The Raiders — cover art
Kicks
Paul Revere & The Raiders
1966
The Ballad of the Green Berets by SSgt. Barry Sadler — cover art
The Ballad of the Green Berets
SSgt. Barry Sadler
1966
Good Lovin' by The Young Rascals — cover art
Good Lovin'
The Young Rascals
1966
You're My Soul and Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers — cover art
You're My Soul and Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers
1966

At the movies

  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  • Batman: The Movie

On TV

  • Star Trek premieres
  • The Monkees
  • Mission: Impossible

Headlines

  • Star Trek begins its voyage
  • Miranda rights established
  • The first Kwanzaa
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