List of Billboard Easy Listening number ones of 1966

In 1966, Billboard magazine published a chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the easy listening market.

Immediately after Martino's run at number one, Frank Sinatra, one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century,[3] gained his first Easy Listening chart-topper with "It Was a Very Good Year".

[6] In the early part of the year, Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler, a serving soldier in the United States military,[9][10] reached the top of both listings with "The Ballad of the Green Berets".

The patriotic song went on to be the biggest-selling single of the year in the U.S.[11] In December, the British novelty act the New Vaudeville Band reached number one on both charts with the 1920s-styled "Winchester Cathedral", the only song of the group's career to achieve major chart success in the United States.

[12][13] Neither act topped the Easy Listening chart again in their career; the Ray Conniff Singers, Margaret Whiting, and Roger Williams also achieved their only number ones on the listing during 1966.

The singer Frank Sinatra in a tuxedo in a formal dinner setting
Frank Sinatra had four number ones in 1966.
The singer Barry Sadler in military uniform
Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler had one of the biggest hits of 1966 with " The Ballad of the Green Berets ".
The musician Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff and his singers topped the chart with " Somewhere, My Love ", a vocal interpretation of "Lara's Theme" from the film Doctor Zhivago . [ 15 ]
The singer Petula Clark holding a large bunch of flowers
" I Couldn't Live Without Your Love " was a number one for British singer Petula Clark .