Go-Set national charts began publication on 5th October 1966. Although Go-Set began publication on 2nd February 1966,
individual state charts were published weekly before October. In effect, Go-Set's chart was the first Australian national chart
published in Australia.










Number One Singles 1966 - starting with first national Go-Set chart in October 1966

5.10.1966 - 12.10.1966 2 weeks YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY The Beatles
19.10.1966 - 26.10.1966 2 weeks NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK The Twilights
2.11.1966 1 week STEP BACK/CARA-LYN Johnny Young And Kompany
9.11.1966 1 week LADY GODIVA Peter And Gordon
16.11.1966 (2 weeks) SORRY The Easybeats
23.11.1966 1 week IF I WERE A CARPENTER Bobby Darin
30.11.1966 (2 weeks) SORRY The Easybeats
7.12.1966 - 14.12.1966 2 weeks NO MILK TODAY Herman's Hermits
21.12.1966 - 28.12.1966 (4 weeks) OOH LA LA Normie Rowe


THE NUMBER ONE HITS OF 1966 - THE VIDEOS



YELLOW SUBMARINE - The Beatles, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(5 Oct 1966 - 12 Oct 1966)
double A-side with ELEANOR RIGBY




ELEANOR RIGBY - The Beatles
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(5 Oct 1966 - 12 Oct 1966)

double A-side with YELLOW SUBMARINE



NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK - The Twilights
, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(19 Oct 1966 - 26 Oct 1966)



STEP BACK - Johnny Young And Kompany, No. 1 for 1 week
(2 Nov 1966)
double A-side with CARA-LYNN




CARA-LYN - Johnny Young And Kompany, No. 1 for 1 week
(2 Nov 1966)
double A-side with STEP BACK




LADY GODIVA - Peter and Gordon, No. 1 for 1 week
(9 Nov 1966)




SORRY - The Easybeats, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(16 Nov 1966 & 30 Nov 1966)




IF I WERE A CARPENTER - Bobby Darin, No. 1 for 1 week
(23 Nov 1966)




NO MILK TODAY - Herman's Hermits, No. 1 for 2 weeks
(7 Dec 1966 - 14 Dec 1966)




OOH LA LA - Normie Rowe, No. 1 for 4 weeks
(21 Dec 1966 - 28 Dec 1966 & 11 Jan 1967 - 18 Jan 1967)



charts index 1967