Britain's Top 50, 17th November 1966

Thanks to Brian Long for this Record Retailer Top 50 from 17th November 1966, listing which offshore stations were playing each record. The Radio England chart is the same one they published the previous week, from 29th October. The Radio London and Radio 270 charts are the ones broadcast on 6th November, and the Caroline and City charts are from the weekend of 12/13 November. We don't have a date for the Radio Scotland chart.
 
Although it is included here, Radio England had actually closed down on 13th November.
 
The 'Record Promotions' table of non-chart releases which were being played on the pirates was missing from this week's issue.

BRITAIN'S TOP 50   17th November 1966
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 TITLE
 ARTIST





1
 5
 Good Vibrations
 The Beach Boys
 1
 2
 5
 11
 1
 1
2
 3
 Semi-detached Suburban Mr. James
 Manfred Mann
 2
 3
 2
 15
 4
 6
3
 1
 Reach Out I'll Be There
 The Four Tops
 9
 4
 12
 4
 2
 2
4
 8
 Gimme Some Lovin'
 The Spencer Davis Group
 3
 1
 1
 6
 3
 25
5
 4
 High Time
 Paul Jones
 17
 19
 43
 8
 -
 5
6
 16
 Holy Cow
 Lee Dorsey
 6
 7
 4
 25
 12
 34
7
 2
 Stop, Stop, Stop
 The Hollies
 5
 5
 34
 2
 6
 10
8
 6
 I Can't Control Myself
 The Troggs
 38
 18
 -
 14
 10
 18
9
 13
 If I Were A Carpenter
 Bobby Darin
 14
 9
 10
 1
 11
 9
10
 35
 Green, Green Grass Of Home
 Tom Jones
 21
 10
 17
 -
 52
 60
11
 7
 Distant Drums
 Jim Reeves
 -
 28
 -
 -
 -
 -
12
 9
 No Milk Today
 Herman's Hermits
 24
 11
 21
 3
 9
 14
13
 14
 A Fool Am I
 Cilla Black
 11
 6
 26
 13
 8
 7
14
 10
 Winchester Cathedral
 The New Vaudeville Band
 -
 23
 -
 -
 23
 31
15
 12
 Guantanamera
 The Sandpipers
 -
 31
 -
 -
 15
 -
16
 31
 What Would I Be
 Val Doonican
 -
 17
 33
 -
 24
 43
17
 20
 Help Me Girl
 Eric Burdon & the Animals
 10
 8
 3
 31
 5
 17
18
 11
 Time Drags By
 Cliff Richard and the Shadows
 7
 15
 49
 -
 7
 3
19
 15
 Bend It
 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
 -
 -
 -
 -
 39
 -
20
 33
 Friday On My Mind
 The Easybeats
 12
 13
 7
 30
 20
 -
21
 26
 A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knocking Every Day)
 Ike & Tina Turner
 4
 12
 9
 5
 18
 31
22
 17
 I've Got You Under My Skin
 The Four Seasons
 -
 21
 -
 -
 14
 -
23
 23
 All I See Is You
 Dusty Springfield
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
24
 41
 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
 Jimmy Ruffin
 29
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
25
 18
 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
 The Temptations
 30
 -
 55
 -
 21
 11
26
 29
 Somewhere My Love
 The Mike Sammes Singers
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
27
 24
 All That I Am
 Elvis Presley
 -
 -
 -
 -
 13
 38
28
 46
 Just One Smile
 Gene Pitney
 16
 16
 6
 41
 41
 24
29
 -
 My Mind's Eye
 The Small Faces
 C
 36
 39
 -
 44
 -
30
 21
 Lady Godiva
 Peter & Gordon
 -
 33
 -
 32
 -
 -
31
 28
 I Love My Dog
 Cat Stevens
 30
 42
 50
 18
 16
 4
32
 34
 Ride On Baby
 Chris Farlowe
 13
 14
 14
 10
 -
 54
33
 30
 Walk With Me
 The Seekers
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
34
 27
 Too Soon To Know
 Roy Orbison
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
35
 25
 You Can't Hurry Love
 The Supremes
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
36
 19
 I'm A Boy
 The Who
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
37
 42
 I Can't Make It Alone
 P.J Proby
 S
 45
 -
 24
 -
 -
38
 32
 Born A Woman
 Sandy Posey
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
39
 22
 Have You Seen Your Mother Baby Standing In The Shadow
 The Rolling Stones
 -
 -
 -
 42
 27
 28
40
 38
 It's Love
 Ken Dodd
 25
 37
 -
 -
 18
 -
41
 49
 The White Cliffs Of Dover
 The Righteous Brothers
 S
 38
 -
 -
 38
 -
42
 37
 Wrapping Paper
 Cream
 8
 -
 35
 20
 22
 20
43
 44
 Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
 The Yardbirds
 -
 -
 41
 21
 28
 -
44
 48
 Dear Mrs. Applebee
 David Garrick
 -
 -
 -
 29
 -
 -
45
 39
 I Don't Care
 Los Bravos
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
46
 47
 The Dreams I Dream
 The Shadows
 S
 48
 54
 -
 26
 44
47
 50
 Marble Breaks, Iron Bends
 Peter Fenton
 S
 22
 -
 -
 54
 19
48
 -
 96 Tears
 ? & The Mysterians
 -
 24
 16
 12
 40
 21
49
 -
 Living For You
 Sonny & Cher
 29
 40
 25
 -
 42
 -
50
 -
 Weather Forecast
 The Master Singers
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -
 -

C indicates a Radio London Climber. S indicates a Radio London Slipper - a record which has dropped out of their Fab 40.

There are a number of other offshore charts listed on The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. Full details here.
 
The links from the songs on this page lead to the Amazon MP3 Store where you can hear short audio clips of the tracks and customers in the UK can buy downloads. Please see this note.
 
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