| The CASH BOX TOP 100 Albums | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 7, 1966 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | COLOR ME BARBRA Barbra Steisand (Columbia CL 2478 / CS 9278) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | GOING PLACES Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 112 / SP 4112) | 2 | 30 | |
| 3 | IF YOU CAN BELIEVE YOUR EYES AND EARS Mama’s & The Papa’s (Dunhill D-50006 / DS-50006) | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 110 / SP 4110) | 3 | 53 | |
| 5 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 6 | 61 | |
| 6 | BIG HITS (High Tide And Green Grass) Rolling Stones (London NP-1 / NPS-1) | 7 | 5 | |
| 7 | BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor LPM 3547 / LSP 3547) | 4 | 12 | |
| 8 | WHAT NOW MY LOVE Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 114 / SP 4114) | — | 1 | |
| 9 | THE BEST OF THE ANIMALS Animals (MGM E-4324 / SE-4324) | 9 | 13 | |
| 10 | THE DAVE CLARK FIVE’S GREATEST HTS Dave Clark Five (Epic LN 24185 / BN 26185) | 11 | 11 | |
| 11 | JUST LIKE US! Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CL 2451 / CS 9251) | 10 | 15 | |
| 12 | I HEAR A SYMPHONY Supremes (Motown MT 643 / MS 643) | 13 | 9 | |
| 13 | BOOTS Nancy Sinatra (Reprise R-6202 / RS-6202) | 8 | 9 | |
| 14 | SPANISH EYES Al Martino (Capitol T 2435 / ST 2435) | 12 | 12 | |
| 15 | THE LONELY BULL Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 101 / SP 101) | 16 | 33 | |
| 16 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 108 / SP 4108) | 15 | 45 | |
| 17 | HOLD ON! Original Soundtrack / Herman’s Hermits (MGM E-4342ST / SE-4342ST) | 19 | 7 | |
| 18 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-544 / ABCS-544) | 18 | 11 | |
| 19 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 21 | 9 | |
| 20 | SOUL AND INSPIRATION Righteous Brothers (Verve V-5001 / V6-5001) | 50 | 3 | |
| 21 | GOT MY MOJO WORKIN’ Jimmy Smith (Verve V-8641 / V6-8641) | 22 | 11 | |
| 22 | THE BEST OF HERMAN’S HERMITS Herman’s Hermits (MGM E-4315 / SE-4315) | 23 | 26 | |
| 23 | RUBBER SOUL Beatles (Capitol T 2442 / ST 2442) | 14 | 20 | |
| 24 | MY WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LPM 3466 / LSP 3466) | 17 | 27 | |
| 25 | WHY IS THERE AIR? Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. W 1606 / WS 1606) | 20 | 36 | |
| 26 | WHEN YOU’RE IN LOVE THE WHOLE WORLD IS JEWISH Various Artists (Kapp KRL-4506 / KRS-5506) | 35 | 7 | |
| 27 | THE VENTURES Ventures (Dolton BLP-2042 / BST-8042) | 25 | 9 | |
| 28 | I WANT TO GO WITH YOU Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LPM 3507 / LSP 3507) | 27 | 9 | |
| 29 | DAYDREAM Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra KLP-8051 / KLPS-8051) | 39 | 6 | |
| 30 | MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO... Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2409 / CS 9209) | 26 | 28 | |
| 31 | SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1014 / FS-1014) | 32 | 39 | |
| 32 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 28 | 12 | |
| 33 | BYE BYE BLUES Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 4693 / DL 74693) | 24 | 10 | |
| 34 | THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE Johnny Mathis (Mercury MG 21073 / SR 61073) | 44 | 6 | |
| 35 | FRANKIE AND JOHNNY Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3553 / LSP 3553) | 40 | 5 | |
| 36 | ANDY’S NEWEST HITS Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2383 / CS 9183) | 29 | 15 | |
| 37 | SOMEWHERE THERE’S A SOMEONE Dean Martin (Reprise R-6201 / RS-6201) | 34 | 9 | |
| 38 | CHOICE John Gary (RCA Victor LPM 3501 / LSP 3501) | 38 | 9 | |
| 39 | THE WONDROUS WORLD OF SONNY & CHER Sonny & Cher (Atco 33-183 / SD 33-183) | 49 | 5 | |
| 40 | MANTOVANI MAGIC Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3448 / PS 448) | 42 | 10 | |
| 41 | THE MOVIE SONG ALBUM Tony Bennett (Columbia CL 2472 / CS 9272) | 41 | 9 | |
| 42 | HANG ON RAMSEY! Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo LP-761 / LPS-761) | 30 | 13 | |
| 43 | “BATMAN THEME” AND 11 OTHER BAT SONGS Neal Hefti (RCA Victor LPM 3573 / LSP 3573) | 33 | 10 | |
| 44 | GOLDEN HITS Roger Miller (Smash MGS 27073 / SRS 67073) | 31 | 26 | |
| 45 | VOLUME 2 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 103 / SP 103) | 52 | 15 | |
| 46 | TURN! TURN! TURN! Byrds (Columbia CL 2454 / CS 9254) | 37 | 19 | |
| 47 | MY LOVE Petula Clark (Warner Bros. W 1630 / WS 1630) | 53 | 6 | |
| 48 | THE SONNY SIDE OF CHER Cher (Imperial LP-9301 / LP-12301) | 58 | 3 | |
| 49 | ZORBA THE GREEK Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox TFM 3167 / TFS 467) | 45 | 48 | |
| 50 | MOONLIGHT SINATRA Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1018 / FS-1018) | 70 | 3 | |
| 51 | MUSIC–A PART OF ME David McCallum (Capitol T 2432 / ST 2432) | 36 | 13 | |
| 52 | WHERE THE ACTION IS Ventures (Dolton BLP-2040 / BST-8040) | 47 | 14 | |
| 53 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 59 | 15 | |
| 54 | SHE’S JUST MY STYLE Gary Lewis & Playboys (Liberty LRP-3435 / LST-7435) | 51 | 9 | |
| 55 | A MAN AND HIS MUSIC Frank Sinatra (Reprise 2F-1016 / 2FS-1016) | 55 | 21 | |
| 56 | BACK TO BACK Righteous Brothers (Philles LP-4009 / ST-4009) | 43 | 19 | |
| 57 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LOC-1093 / LSO-1093) | 60 | 81 | |
| 58 | WOMAN Peter & Gordon (Capitol T 2477 / ST 2477) | 66 | 6 | |
| 59 | THE BEST OF RONNIE DOVE Ronnie Dove (Diamond D 5005 / SD 5005) | 69 | 5 | |
| 60 | THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS Tom Lehrer (Reprise R-6179 / RS-6179) | 48 | 28 | |
| 61 | OUT OF OUR HEADS Rolling Stones (London LL 3429 / PS 429) | 54 | 41 | |
| 62 | THUNDERBALL Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4132 / UAS 5132) | 56 | 22 | |
| 63 | IT’S MAGIC Jerry Vale (Columbia CL 2444 / CS 9244) | 57 | 14 | |
| 64 | DECEMBER’S CHILDREN (And Everybody’s) Rolling Stones (London LL 3451 / PS 451) | 46 | 23 | |
| 65 | MY FAIR LADY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KOL 8000 / KOS 2600) | 73 | 83 | |
| 66 | HOUSTON Dean Martin (Reprise R-6181 / RS-6181) | 62 | 25 | |
| 67 | MY CHERIE Al Martino (Capitol T 2362 / ST 2362) | 72 | 29 | |
| 68 | SWEET CHARITY Original Broadway Cast / Gwen Verdon (Columbia Masterworks KOL 6500 / KOS 2900) | 63 | 9 | |
| 69 | CHET ATKINS PICKS ON THE BEATLES Chet Atkins (RCA Victor LPM 3531 / LSP 3531) | 75 | 4 | |
| 70 | THE 4 SEASONS’ GOLD VAULT OF HITS 4 Seasons (Philips PHM 200-196 / PHS 600-196) | 67 | 22 | |
| 71 | YOU BABY Turtles (White Whale WW 112 / WWS 7112) | 77 | 3 | |
| 72 | THE BEST OF CHAD & JEREMY Chad & Jeremy (Capitol T 2470 / ST 2470) | 79 | 3 | |
| 73 | THE YOUNG RASCALS Young Rascals (Atlantic 8123 / SD 8123) | — | 1 | |
| 74 | HERE I AM Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-531 / SPS-531) | 61 | 18 | |
| 75 | ARTHUR PRYSOCK / COUNT BASIE Arthur Prysock & Count Basie (Verve V-8646 / V6-8646) | 71 | 9 | |
| 76 | THE SINGING NUN Original Soundtrack / Debbie Reynolds (MGM 1E-7 ST / S1E-7 ST) | 87 | 3 | |
| 77 | MRS. MILLER’S GREATEST HITS Mrs. Elva Miller (Capitol T 2494 / ST 2494) | — | 1 | |
| 78 | TRINI Trini Lopez (Reprise R-6196 / RS-6196) | 84 | 3 | |
| 79 | HENRY MANCINI PRESENTS THE ACADEMY AWARD SONGS Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 6013 / LSP 6013) | 74 | 7 | |
| 80 | ...AND I KNOW YOU WANNA DANCE Johnny Rivers (Imperial LP-9307 / LP-12307) | 80 | 3 | |
| 81 | MARY POPPINS Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke (Buena Vista BV-4026 / BVS-4026) | 82 | 85 | |
| 82 | GOING TO A GO-GO Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla T 267 / S 267) | 65 | 24 | |
| 83 | A TASTE OF HONEY Pete Fountain (Coral CRL 57486 / 757486) | 86 | 3 | |
| 84 | THEM AGAIN Them (Parrot PA 61008 / PAS 71008) | 88 | 5 | |
| 85 | FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE Nancy Wilson (Capitol T 2433 / ST 2433) | 64 | 14 | |
| 86 | DEAN MARTIN SINGS SONGS FROM THE SILENCERS Dean Martin (Reprise R-6211 / RS-6211) | 90 | 3 | |
| 87 | I REMEMBER YOU Robert Goulet (Columbia CL 2482 / CS 9282) | 81 | 5 | |
| 88 | PERSUASIVE PERCUSSION - 1966 Various Artists (Command RS 33-895 / RS 895-S.D.) | 91 | 3 | |
| 89 | MORE HIT SOUNDS OF THE LETTERMEN! Lettermen (Capitol T 2428 / ST 2428) | 92 | 13 | |
| 90 | DIONNE WARWICK IN PARIS Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-534 / SPS-534) | 96 | 2 | |
| 91 | THE KINK KONTROVERSY Kinks (Reprise R-6197 / RS-6197) | — | 1 | |
| 92 | HAPPINESS IS Ray Conniff & Singers & Orchestra (Columbia CL 2461 / CS 9261) | 98 | 5 | |
| 93 | THE NEW BEATLES SONGBOOK Hollyridge Strings (Capitol T 2429 / ST 2429) | 97 | 2 | |
| 94 | THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG Al Hirt (RCA Victor LPM 3492 / LSP 3492) | 95 | 15 | |
| 95 | STILL MORE GENIUS OF JANKOWSKI Horst Jankowski (Mercury MG 21076 / SR 61076) | 99 | 2 | |
| 96 | DON’T GO TO STRANGERS Eydie Gorme (Columbia CL 2476 / CS 9276) | — | 1 | |
| 97 | THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2499 / CS 9299) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | GLORIA Shadows Of Knight (Dunwich 666 / S 666) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | BILL COSBY IS A VERY FUNNY FELLOW RIGHT! Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. W 1518 / WS 1518) | 100 | 2 | |
| 100 | LITTLE WHEEL SPIN AND SIN Buffy Sainte-Marie (Vanguard VRS-9121 / VSD-79211) | — | 1 | |
| LOOKING AHEAD ALBUMS | ||||
| Week ending MAY 7, 1966 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | LOU RAWLS LIVE! Lou Rawls (Capitol T 2459 / ST 2459) | 23 | 2 | |
| 2 | PLAY ONE MORE Ian & Sylvia (Vanguard VRS-9215 / VSD-79215) | 9 | 2 | |
| 3 | GETZ / GILBERTO #2 (Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall) Stan Getz /Joao Gilberto (Verve V-8623 / V6-8623) | 3 | 2 | |
| 4 | THE SOUL ALBUM Otis Redding (Volt 413 / S 413) | — | 1 | |
| 5 | RAM-BUNK-SHUSH Harold Betters Sound (Reprise R-6195 / RS-6195) | 6 | 5 | |
| 6 | BATMAN Original Televsion Soundtrack / Nelson Riddle (20th Century-Fox TFM 3180 / TFS 4180) | 11 | 2 | |
| 7 | THE SCREEN SCENE Peter Nero (RCA Victor LPM 3496 / LSP 3496) | 4 | 13 | |
| 8 | GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD Wes Montgomery (Verve V-8642 / V6-8642) | 19 | 7 | |
| 9 | LIVE AT THE CAFE AU GO GO Blues Project (Verve Folkways FV-9024 / FVS-9024) | 10 | 3 | |
| 10 | BYE BYE BLUES Brenda Lee (Decca DL 4755 / DL 74755) | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | THE BEST OF THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Righteous Brothers (Moonglow 1004 / S-1004) | 12 | 2 | |
| 12 | “IN” BEAT Sandy Nelson (Imperial LP 9305 / LP 12305) | 15 | 2 | |
| 13 | JAMES BROWN PLAYS NEW BREED (The Boo-Ga-Loo) James Brown (Smash MGS 70280 / SRS 67080) | 13 | 2 | |
| 14 | ONE STORMY NIGHT Mystic Moods Orchestra (Philips PHM 200-205 / PHS 600-205) | 14 | 2 | |
| 15 | THE BEST OF LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS Little Anthony & Imperials (DCP DCL 3809 / DCS 6809) | 18 | 8 | |
| 16 | LOOK OUT FOR THE CHEATER Bob Kuban & In-Men (Musicland U.S.A. LP 3500 / SLP 3500) | 2 | 5 | |
| 17 | IT’S TOO LATE Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists UAL 3486 / UAS 6486) | 5 | 6 | |
| 18 | PHIL OCHS IN CONCERT Phil Ochs (Elektra EKL-310 / EKS-7310) | 24 | 2 | |
| 19 | JANE MORGAN IN GOLD (Today’s Hits...Tomorrow’s Golden Favorites) Jane Morgan (Epic LN 24190 / BN 26190) | — | 1 | |
| 20 | LOOK TO THE RAINBOW Astrud Gilberto (Verve V-8643 / V6-8643) | — | 1 | |
| 21 | A MAN COULD GET KILLED Original Soundtrack / Bert Kaempfert (Decca DL 4750 / DL 74750) | — | 1 | |
| 22 | IT’S A BIRD IT’S A PLANE IT’S SUPERMAN Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 6570 / KOS 2970) | — | 1 | |
| 23 | LOVE Love (Elektra EKL-4001 / EKS-74001) | — | 4 | |
| 24 | UNIQUELY YOURS Uniques (Paula LP-2190 / LPS-2190) | — | 3 | |
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