HIGHLIGHTS OF 1966 BILLBOARD LIST OF #1'S FOLLOWS EVENTS World Statistics Population: 3.415 billion France withdraws its forces from NATO. President De Gaulle visits the USSR (June 20). Sukarno leaves office in Indonesia; Suharto assumes power. Botswana, Lesotho, and Guyana become independent states within the British Commonwealth. India suffers the worst famine in 20 years; Lyndon Johnson asks for $1 billion in aid to the country. U.S. Statistics President: Lyndon B. Johnson Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey Population: 196,560,338 Life expectancy: 70.2 years Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 26.7 Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 24.5 Homicide Rate (per 100,000): 5.9 Medicare begins (July 1). Supreme Court decides Miranda v. Arizona, protecting rights of the accused. Stokeley Carmichael elected president of Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Economics US GDP (1998 dollars): $787.8 billion Federal spending: $134.53 billion Federal debt: $328.5 billion Consumer Price Index: 32.4 Unemployment: 4.5% Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05 Sports World Series Baltimore d. LA Dodgers (4-0) NBA Championship Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3) Stanley Cup Montreal d. Detroit (4-2) Wimbledon Women: Billie Jean King d. M. Bueno (6-3 3-6 6-1) Men: Manuel Santana d. D. Ralston (6-4 11-9 6-4) Kentucky Derby Champion Kauai King NCAA Basketball Championship Texas Western d. Kentucky (72-65) NCAA Football Champions Notre Dame (AP, UPI, FW, NFF-tie) (9-0-1) & Michigan St. (NFF-tie) (9-0-1) World Cup England d. W. Germany (4-2) Entertainment Pulitzer Prizes Fiction: Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, Katherine Anne Porter Music: Variations for Orchestra, Leslie Bassett Oscars awarded in 1966 Academy Award, Best Picture: The Sound of Music, Robert Wise, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox) Nobel Prize for Literature: Shmuel Yosef Agnon (Israel) and Nelly Sachs (Sweden) Events The first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," is broadcast on September 8. The plot concerns a creature that sucks salt from human bodies. CBS backs out of plans to broadcast Psycho, deeming the movie too violent for at-home viewing. The old Metropolitan Opera House is abandoned as the company moves to Lincoln Center. The new Metropolitan Opera opens with Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra. Movies A Man for All Seasons, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Alfie, A Man and a Woman Books John Barth, Giles Goat-Boy Paul Bowles, Up Above the World Truman Capote, In Cold Blood Robert Coover, The Origin of the Brunists Bernard Malamud, The Fixer Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 Science Nobel Prizes in Science Chemistry: Robert Sanderson Mulliken (US), for research on bond holding atoms together in molecule Physics: Alfred Kastler (France), for work on energy levels inside atom Physiology or Medicine: Charles Brenton Huggins (US), for studies in hormone treatment of cancer of prostate; Francis Peyton Rous (US), for discovery of tumor-producing virusesInsulin is first synthesized in China. MIT biochemist Har Khorana finishes deciphering the DNA code. The Food and Drug Administration declares "the Pill" safe for human use. Deaths Montgomery Clift Walt Disney 1. The Ballad Of The Green Berets, Sgt. Barry Sadler 2. Cherish, Association 3. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration, Righteous Brothers 4. Monday, Monday, The Mama's and The Papa's 5. 96 Tears, ? and The Mysterians 6. Last Train To Clarksville, The Monkees 7. Reach Out I'll Be There, Four Tops 8. Summer In The City, Lovin' Spoonful 9. Poor Side Of Town, Johnny Rivers 10. California Dreamin', The Mama's and The Papa's 11. You Can't Hurry Love, Supremes 12. What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted, Jimmy Ruffin 13. These Boots Are Made For Walkin', Nancy Sinatra 14. Born Free, Roger Williams 15. Strangers In The Night, Frank Sinatra 16. We Can Work It Out, The Beatles 17. When A Man Loves A Woman, Percy Sledge 18. Winchester Cathedral, New Vaudeville Band 19. Hanky Panky, Tommy James and The Shondells 20. Good Lovin', Young Rascals 21. Paint It Black, Rolling Stones 22. My Love, Petula Clark 23. Lightin' Strikes, Lou Christie 24. Wild Thing, Troggs 25. Kicks, Paul Revere and The Raiders 26. Sunshine Superman, Donovan 27. Sunny, Bobby Hebb 28. Paperback Writer, The Beatles 29. See You In September, Happenings 30. You Keep Me Hangin' On, Supremes 31. Lil' Red Riding Hood, Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs 32. Devil With A Blue Dress On and Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley), Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels 33. Good Vibrations, Beach Boys 34. A Groovy Kind Of Love, Mindbenders 35. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me, Dusty Springfield 36. Born A Woman, Sandy Posey 37. Cool Jerk, The Capitols 38. Red Rubber Ball, The Cyrkle 39. B-A-B-Y, Carla Thomas 40. Walk Away Renee, Left Banke 41. Daydream, Lovin' Spoonful 42. Time Won't Let Me, Outsiders 43. Hooray For Hazel, Tommy Roe 44. Sweet Pea, Tommy Roe 45. Bus Stop, Hollies 46. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, B.J. Thomas and The Triumphs 47. Ain't Your Puppet, James and Bobby Purify 48. Ain't Too Proud To Beg, Temptations 49. Dirty Water, Standells 50. Elusive Butterfly, Bob Lind 51. I Am A Rock, Simon and Garfunkel 52. Crying Time, Ray Charles 53. Secret Agent Man, Johnny Rivers 54. The Sounds Of Silence, Simon and Garfunkel 55. Lady Godiva, Peter and Gordon 56. Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?, Lovin' Spoonful 57. You Baby, The Turtles 58. Barefootin', Robert Parker 59. Homeward Bound, Simon and Garfunkel 60. Uptight (Everything's Alright), Stevie Wonder 61. Bang Bang, Cher 62. Sloop John B, Beach Boys 63. 19th Nervous Breakdown, Rolling Stones 64. Wipe Out, The Surfaris 65. Beauty Is Only Skin Deep, Temptations 66. No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach Is In), T-Bones 67. Just Like Me, Paul Revere and The Raiders 68. Love Makes The World Go Round, Deon Jackson 69. The Pied Piper, Crispian St. Peters 70. Coming On Strong, Brenda Lee 71. Somewhere My Love, Ray Conniff and The Singers 72. Almost Persuaded, David Houston 73. If I Were A Carpenter, Bobby Darin 74. Don't Mess With Bill, Marvelettes 75. Cherry, Cherry, Neil Diamond 76. Working In The Coal Mine, Lee Dorsey 77. Message To Michael, Dionne Warwick 78. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing, Lou Rawls 79. Barbara Ann, Beach Boys 80. Gloria, Shadows Of Knight 81. Dandy, Herman's Hermits 82. Rainy Day Women #12 And 35, Bob Dylan 83. Guantanamera, Sandpipers 84. Psychotic Reaction, Count Five 85. Land Of 1,000 Dances, Wilson Pickett 86. Oh How Happy, Shades Of Blue 87. Woman, Peter and Gordon 88. Five O'clock World, Vogues 89. Black Is Black, Los Bravos 90. Hungry, Paul Revere and The Raiders 91. My World Is Empty Without You, Supremes 92. Baby Scratch My Back, Slim Harpo 93. She's Just My Style, Gary Lewis and The Playboys 94. The More I See You, Chris Montez 95. 634-5789, Wilson Pickett 96. Yellow Submarine, The Beatles 97. Nowhere Man, The Beatles 98. Zorba The Greek, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass 99. Shapes Of Things, Yardbirds 100. I Fought The Law, Bobby Fuller Four More of 66 songs 1966 Grammy Awards Record of the Year “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra Album of the Year Sinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise) Song of the Year “Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney, songwriters Best Vocal Performance, Male “Strangers in the Night,” Frank Sinatra Best Vocal Performance, Female “If He Walked Into My Life,” Eydie Gormé Best Performance By a Vocal Group “A Man and a Woman,” Anita Kerr Singers Best Performance By a Chorus “Somewhere, My Love” (Lara's Theme From Dr. Zhivago), Ray Conniff and Singers Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Recording “Winchester Cathedral,” New Vaudeville Band (Fontana) Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female “Eleanor Rigby,” Paul McCartney Best Contemporary (Rock and Roll) Group Performance, Vocal or Instrumental “Monday, Monday,” Mamas and the Papas Best Rhythm and Blues Recording “Crying Time,” Ray Charles (ABC/Paramount) Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Male or Female “Crying Time,” Ray Charles Best Rhythm and Blues Group, Vocal or Instrumental “Hold It Right There,” Ramsey Lewis Best Instrumental Jazz Performance, Group or Soloist With Group “Goin' Out of My Head,” Wes Montgomery Best Original Jazz Composition “In the Beginning God,” Duke Ellington, composer Best Country and Western Song “Almost Persuaded,” Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton, songwriters Best Country and Western Recording “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston (Epic) Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male “Almost Persuaded,” David Houston Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female “Don't Touch Me,” Jeannie Seely Best Sacred Recording (Musical) Grand Old Gospel, Porter Wagoner and the Blackwood Brothers (RCA) Best Folk Recording Blues in the Street, Cortelia Clark (RCA) Best Instrumental Arrangement “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert, arranger Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instrumentalist “Strangers in the Night,” Ernie Freeman, arranger Best Instrumental Theme “Batman Theme,” Neal Hefti, composer Best Instrumental Performance (Other Than Jazz) “What Now My Love,” Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Best Score From an Original Cast Show Album Mame, Jerry Herman, composer (Columbia) Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show Dr. Zhivago, Maurice Jarre, composer Album of the Year, Classical Ives, Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, Morton Gould conducting Chicago Symphony (RCA) Best Classical Performance, Orchestra Mahler, Symphony No. 6 in A Minor, Erich Leinsdorf conducting Boston Symphony Best Chamber Music Performance, Instrumental or Vocal Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Boston Symphony Chamber Players Best Classical Music Performance, Instrumental Soloist(s) (With or Without Orchestra) Baroque Guitar, Julian Bream Best Opera Recording Wagner, Die Walkure, Georg Solti conducting Vienna Philharmonic; solos: Nilsson, Crespin, Ludwig, King and Hotter (London) Best Classical Choral Performance (Other Than Opera) (tie) Handel, Messiah, Robert Shaw conducting Robert Shaw Chorale and Orchestra Ives, Music for Chorus, Gregg Smith conducting Columbia Chamber Orchestra, Gregg Smith Singers and Ithaca College Concert Choir; George Bragg conducting Texas Boys Choir Best Classical Vocal Soloist Performance (With or Without Orchestra) Prima Donna, Leontyne Price; Francesco Molinari-Pradelli conducting RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra Best Comedy Performance Wonderfulness, Bill Cosby Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording Edward R. Murrow: A Reporter Remembers—Vol. I The War Years, Edward R. Murrow (Columbia) Best Recording for Children Dr. Seuss Presents: “If I Ran the Zoo” and “Sleep Book,” Marvin Miller (RCA) Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts Revolver, Klaus Voormann, graphic artist (Capitol) Best Album Cover, Photography Confessions of a Broken Man, Les Leverette, photographer; Robert Jones, art director (RCA) Best Album Notes Sinatra at the Sands, Stan Cornyn, annotator (Reprise)