1966 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1966. from Billboard December 24, 1966 pg 34 Billboard's year-end list for 1966 included Hot 100 data from January to December 10, 1966, and used an early formula of awarding 100 points to the number one record, then ninety-nine points for number two, ninety-eight points for number three, and so on.

The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank.

The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1965 and December 1966.

The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank.

The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header.

Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs,[3] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates.

Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.