| The CASH BOX TOP 100 Albums | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MARCH 5, 1966 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | BALLADS OF THE GREEN BERETS SSgt. Barry Sadler (RCA Victor LPM 3547 / LSP 3547) | 31 | 3 | |
| 2 | WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 110 / SP 4110) | 2 | 44 | |
| 3 | GOING PLACES Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 112 / SP 4112) | 1 | 21 | |
| 4 | RUBBER SOUL Beatles (Capitol T 2442 / ST 2442) | 3 | 11 | |
| 5 | THE SOUND OF MUSIC Original Soundtrack (RCA Victor LOCD 2005 / LSOD 2005) | 4 | 52 | |
| 6 | MY NAME IS BARBRA, TWO... Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2409 / CS 9209) | 5 | 19 | |
| 7 | JUST LIKE US! Paul Revere & Raiders (Columbia CL 2451 / CS 9251) | 12 | 6 | |
| 8 | THE BEST OF HERMAN’S HERMITS Herman’s Hermits (MGM E-4315 / SE-4315) | 7 | 17 | |
| 9 | SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1014 / FS-1014) | 6 | 30 | |
| 10 | GOLDEN HITS Roger Miller (Smash MGS 27073 / SRS 67073) | 8 | 17 | |
| 11 | DECEMBER’S CHILDREN (And Everybody’s) Rolling Stones (London LL 3451 / PS 451) | 9 | 14 | |
| 12 | THE BEST OF THE ANIMALS Animals (MGM E-4324 / SE-4324) | 18 | 4 | |
| 13 | SOUTH OF THE BORDER Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 108 / SP 4108) | 14 | 36 | |
| 14 | MY WORLD Eddy Arnold (RCA Victor LPM 3466 / LSP 3466) | 10 | 18 | |
| 15 | THE LONELY BULL Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M 101 / SP 101) | 15 | 24 | |
| 16 | THUNDERBALL Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4132 / UAS 5132) | 11 | 13 | |
| 17 | THE 4 SEASONS’ GOLD VAULT OF HITS 4 Seasons (Philips PHM 200-196 / PHS 600-196) | 17 | 13 | |
| 18 | THE BEACH BOYS’ PARTY! Beach Boys (Capitol MAS 2398 / DMAS 2398) | 16 | 16 | |
| 19 | TURN! TURN! TURN! Byrds (Columbia CL 2454 / CS 9254) | 13 | 10 | |
| 20 | HOUSTON Dean Martin (Reprise R-6181 / RS-6181) | 19 | 16 | |
| 21 | GOING TO A GO-GO Smokey Robinson & Miracles (Tamla T 267 / S 267) | 21 | 15 | |
| 22 | A MAN AND HIS MUSIC Frank Sinatra (Reprise 2F-1016 / 2FS-1016) | 20 | 12 | |
| 23 | WHY IS THERE AIR? Bill Cosby (Warner Bros. W 1606 / WS 1606) | 24 | 27 | |
| 24 | ZORBA THE GREEK Original Soundtrack (20th Century-Fox TFM 3167 / TFS 467) | 26 | 39 | |
| 25 | WEDNESDAY MORNING, 3 A.M. Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2249 / CS 9049) | 22 | 8 | |
| 26 | BACK TO BACK Righteous Brothers (Philles LP-4009 / ST-4009) | 23 | 10 | |
| 27 | HANG ON RAMSEY! Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo LP-761 / LPS-761) | 39 | 4 | |
| 28 | ANDY’S NEWEST HITS Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2383 / CS 9183) | 29 | 6 | |
| 29 | THE TEMPTIN’ TEMPTATIONS Temptations (Gordy G 914 / S 914) | 25 | 15 | |
| 30 | HELP! Original Soundtrack / Beatles (Capitol MAS 2386 / SMAS 2386) | 28 | 28 | |
| 31 | MARY POPPINS Original Soundtrack /Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke (Buena Vista BV-4026 / BVS-4026) | 30 | 76 | |
| 32 | THE SUPREMES AT THE COPA Supremes (Motown MT 636 / S 636) | 27 | 15 | |
| 33 | THE MEN IN MY LITTLE GIRL’S LIFE Mike Douglas (Epic LN 24186 / BN 26186) | 33 | 7 | |
| 34 | WHERE THE ACTION IS Ventures (Dolton BLP-2040 / BST-8040) | 42 | 5 | |
| 35 | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LOC-1093 / LSO-1093) | 34 | 72 | |
| 36 | THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS Tom Lehrer (Reprise R-6179 / RS-6179) | 32 | 19 | |
| 37 | THE IN CROWD Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo LP-157 / LPS-157) | 35 | 31 | |
| 38 | I GOT YOU (I Feel Good) James Brown (King K-946 / S-946) | 38 | 7 | |
| 39 | MY FAIR LADY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks KOL 8000 / KOS 2600) | 40 | 74 | |
| 40 | HERE I AM Dionne Warwick (Scepter SRM-531 / SPS-531) | 43 | 9 | |
| 41 | OUT OF OUR HEADS Rolling Stones (London LL 3429 / PS 429) | 37 | 32 | |
| 42 | MY KIND OF BROADWAY Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1015 / FS-1015) | 45 | 12 | |
| 43 | KINKS KINKDOM Kinks (Reprise R-6184 / RS-6184) | 47 | 12 | |
| 44 | THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG Al Hirt (RCA Victor LPM 3492 / LSP 3492) | 51 | 7 | |
| 45 | SOUNDS OF SILENCE Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia CL 2469 / CS 9269) | 55 | 3 | |
| 46 | WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU 4 Seasons (Philips PHM 200-201 / PHS 600-201) | 53 | 6 | |
| 47 | THE VENTURES A GO GO Ventures (Dolton BLP-2037 / BST-8037) | 46 | 24 | |
| 48 | MUSIC–A PART OF ME David McCallum (Capitol T 2432 / ST 2432) | 58 | 4 | |
| 49 | MY CHERIE Al Martino (Capitol T 2362 / ST 2362) | 54 | 20 | |
| 50 | FLOWERS ON THE WALL Statler Brothers (Columbia CL 2449 / CS 9249) | 52 | 5 | |
| 51 | SPANISH EYES Al Martino (Capitol T 2435 / ST 2435) | 69 | 3 | |
| 52 | ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER Original Broadway Cast (RCA Victor LOCD 2006 / LSOD 2006) | 41 | 15 | |
| 53 | ROBERT GOULET ON BROADWAY Robert Goulet (Columbia CL 2418 / CS 9218) | 36 | 15 | |
| 54 | HAVING A RAVE UP WITH THE YARDBIRDS Yardbirds (Epic LN 24177 / BN 26177) | 44 | 12 | |
| 55 | FOR ANIMALS ONLY Baja Marimba Band (A&M LP 113 / SP 4113) | 56 | 6 | |
| 56 | HARUM SCARUM Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 3468 / LSP 3468) | 49 | 17 | |
| 57 | (Original Music From) THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. TV Soundtrack / Hugo Montenegro (RCA Victor LPM 3475 / LSP 3475) | 60 | 14 | |
| 58 | THE BAROQUE BEATLES BOOK Baroque Ensemble Of Merseyside Kammermusikgesellschaft /Joshua Rifkin (Elektra EKL-306 / EKS-7306) | 61 | 9 | |
| 59 | JOHN GARY SINGS YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE SONGS John Gary (RCA Victor LPM 3411 / LSP 3411) | 59 | 20 | |
| 60 | VOLUME 2 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass (A&M LP 103 / SP 103) | 67 | 6 | |
| 61 | LOOK AT US Sonny & Cher (Atco 33-177 / SD 33-177) | 48 | 29 | |
| 62 | THE FOUR TOPS SECOND ALBUM Four Tops (Motown M 634 / S 634) | 50 | 15 | |
| 63 | NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE (Your Stomach’s In) T- Bones (Liberty LRP-3439 / LST-7439) | 70 | 4 | |
| 64 | LIES Knickerbockers (Challenge CH 622 / CHS 622) | 71 | 4 | |
| 65 | FROM BROADWAY WITH LOVE Nancy Wilson (Capitol T 2433 / ST 2433) | 65 | 5 | |
| 66 | SATIN PILLOWS AND CARELESS Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24182 / BN 26182) | 68 | 4 | |
| 67 | THE DAVE CLARK FIVE’S GREATEST HTS Dave Clark Five (Epic LN 24185 / BN 26185) | 77 | 2 | |
| 68 | MY NAME IS BARBRA Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2336 / CS 9136) | 57 | 42 | |
| 69 | CHOICE! THE BEST OF THE RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo LP-755 / LPS-755) | 72 | 19 | |
| 70 | MAN OF LA MANCHA Original Broadway Cast (Kapp KRL-4505 / KRS-5505) | 76 | 6 | |
| 71 | ONE HAS MY NAME Barry Young (Dot DLP 3672 / DLP 25,672) | 75 | 10 | |
| 72 | WELCOME TO THE LBJ RANCH Earle Doud & Alen Robin (Capitol W 2423 / SW 2423) | 62 | 16 | |
| 73 | I LIKE IT LIKE THAT Dave Clark Five (Epic LN 24178 / BN 26178) | 63 | 13 | |
| 74 | EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN Gary Lewis & Playboys (Liberty LRP 3428 / LST 7428) | 64 | 13 | |
| 75 | JAMES BROWN PLAYS JAMES BROWN – TODAY AND YESTERDAY James Brown (Smash MGS 27072 / SRS 67072) | 66 | 15 | |
| 76 | IT’S MAGIC Jerry Vale (Columbia CL 2444 / CS 9244) | 79 | 5 | |
| 77 | NAT KING COLE AT THE SANDS Nat King Cole (Capitol MAS 2434 / SMAS 2434) | 84 | 3 | |
| 78 | MICHELLE Bud Shank (World Pacific WP 1840 / WPS 21840) | 86 | 3 | |
| 79 | MICHELLE Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3679 / DLP 25,679) | 80 | 4 | |
| 80 | HOW GREAT THOU ART Kate Smith (RCA Victor LPM 3445 / LSP 3445) | 82 | 6 | |
| 81 | MORE HIT SOUNDS OF THE LETTERMEN! Lettermen (Capitol T 2428 / ST 2428) | 78 | 4 | |
| 82 | WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS Original Soundtrack (MGM E-4334 / SE-4334) | 81 | 4 | |
| 83 | CRYING TIME Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-544 / ABCS-544) | 98 | 2 | |
| 84 | GO AWAY FROM MY WORLD Marianne Faithfull (London LL 3452 / PS 452) | 85 | 12 | |
| 85 | OUR TIME’S COMING Dino, Desi & Billy (Reprise R-6194 / RS-6194) | 91 | 5 | |
| 86 | THAT DARN CAT Original Soundtrack (Buena Vista BV-3334 / STER-3334) | 94 | 4 | |
| 87 | GOT MY MOJO WORKIN’ Jimmy Smith (Verve V-8641 / V6-8641) | 100 | 2 | |
| 88 | MOM ALWAYS LIKED YOU BEST Smothers Brothers (Mercury MG 21051 / SR 61051) | 87 | 23 | |
| 89 | HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 2389 / CS 9189) | 83 | 24 | |
| 90 | BIG SIXTEEN VOLUME 3 Gene Pitney (Musicor MM 2085 / MS 3085) | 90 | 4 | |
| 91 | THE TOYS SING “A LOVER’S CONCERTO” AND “ATTACK” Toys (Dynovoice 9002 / 9002-S) | 96 | 2 | |
| 92 | MORE THEMES FROM THE JAMES BOND THRILLERS Roland Shaw Orchestra (London LL 3445 / PS 445) | 74 | 9 | |
| 93 | YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE JEWISH Various Artists (Kapp KRL-4503 / KRS-4503) | 93 | 26 | |
| 94 | GREATEST HITS Jay & Americans (United Artists UAL 3453 / UAS 6453) | 73 | 15 | |
| 95 | MANTOVANI MAGIC Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3448 / PS 448) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | SINATRA ’65 Frank Sinatra (Reprise R-6167 / RS-6167) | 88 | 33 | |
| 97 | BYE BYE BLUES Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra (Decca DL 4693 / DL 74693) | — | 1 | |
| 98 | “BATMAN THEME” AND 11 OTHER BAT SONGS Neal Hefti (RCA Victor LPM 3573 / LSP 3573) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | ANIMAL TRACKS Animals (MGM E-4305 / SE-4305) | 89 | 26 | |
| 100 | LIGHTNIN’ STRIKES Lou Christie (MGM E-4360 / SE-4360) | — | 1 | |
| LOOKING AHEAD ALBUMS | ||||
| Week ending MARCH 5, 1966 | ||||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label Mono / Stereo) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | DR. ZHIVAGO Original Soundtrack (MGM 1E-6ST / S1E-6ST) | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | RIDIN’ HIGH Impressions (ABC-Paramount ABC-545 / ABCS-545) | 2 | 2 | |
| 3 | CRYSTAL CHANDELIER Vic Dana (Dolton BLP-2041 / BST-8041) | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | THE ORBISON WAY Roy Orbison (MGM E-4322 / SE-4322) | 10 | 4 | |
| 5 | ONLY THE BIG ONES Floyd Cramer (RCA Victor LPM 3533 / LSP 3533) | — | 1 | |
| 6 | STAND BY ME Earl Grant (Decca DL 4738 / DL 74738) | 6 | 4 | |
| 7 | THE SCREEN SCENE Peter Nero (RCA Victor LPM 3496 / LSP 3496) | 11 | 4 | |
| 8 | ELLA AT DUKE’S PLACE Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington (Verve V-4070 / V6-4070) | 14 | 4 | |
| 9 | MY FAVORITE THINGS Dave Brubeck Quartet (Columbia CL 2437 / CS 9237) | 9 | 2 | |
| 10 | EVERYBODY GOTTA BE SOMEPLACE Myron Cohen (RCA Victor LPM 3534 / LSP 3534) | — | 1 | |
| 11 | P. D.Q. BACH (1807-1742)? Peter Schickele (Vanguard VRS-9195 / VSD-79195) | 4 | 7 | |
| 12 | FIVE O’CLOCK WORLD Vogues (Co & Ce LP-1230) | 12 | 4 | |
| 13 | SILK ’N’ BRASS Jackie Gleason (Capitol W 2409 / SW 2409) | 13 | 7 | |
| 14 | MIMI HINDS SINGS Mimi Hines (Decca DL 4709 / DL 74709) | 16 | 4 | |
| 15 | HENRY MANCINI PRESENTS THE ACADEMY AWARD SONGS Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 6013 / LSP 6013) | — | 1 | |
| 16 | CHOICE John Gary (RCA Victor LPM 3501 / LSP 3501) | — | 1 | |
| 17 | THE “NEW” LOOK Fontella Bass (Checker LP-2997 / LPS-2997) | 18 | 3 | |
| 18 | THE DUCK Jackie Lee (Mirwood MW 7000 / MWS 7000) | 19 | 3 | |
| 19 | SWEET CHARITY Original Broadway Cast / Gwen Verdon (Columbia Masterworks KOL 6500 / KOS 2900) | — | 1 | |
| 20 | THE VENTURES Ventures (Dolton BLP-2042 / BST-8042) | — | 1 | |
| 21 | SOUP & ONIONS / SOUL COOKIN’ Roy Meriwether Trio (Columbia CL 2433 / CS 9233) | — | 1 | |
| 22 | THEMES FOR THE “IN” CROWD Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia CL 2441 / CS 9241) | 22 | 2 | |
| 23 | HAPPINESS IS Ray Conniff & Singers & Orchestra (Columbia CL 2461 / CS 9261) | — | 1 | |
| 24 | TAKE A RIDE Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels (New Voice 2000 / 2000-S) | 23 | 2 | |
| 25 | THE VILLAGE CALLER Johnny Lytle Quintet (Riverside RM 480 / RS 9480) | — | 1 | |
| 26 | ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET Buck Owens & His Buckaroos (Capitol T 2443 / ST 2443) | — | 1 | |
| 27 | FOR THE “IN” CROWD Jack Jones (Kapp KL-1465 / KS-3465) | 7 | 6 | |
| 28 | AN EVENING WITH BELAFONTE / MOUSKOURI Harry Belafonte & Nana Mouskouri (RCA Victor LPM 3451 / LSP 3451) | 8 | 4 | |
| 29 | A TASTE OF TEQUILA Mariachi Brass Featuring Chet Baker (World Pacific WP-1839 / WPS-21839) | — | 1 | |
| 30 | RIGHT NOW! Lainie Kazan (MGM E-4340 / SE-4340) | — | 1 | |
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