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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1966.

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Contents

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 8 Giddyup Go Red Sovine 6
  • Sovine's first Number One hit in ten years since 1955's "Why Baby Why."
February 19 Waitin' in Your Welfare Line/
In the Palm of Your Hand		 Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 7
April 9 I Want to Go with You Eddy Arnold 6
May 21 Distant Drums Jim Reeves 4
June 18 Take Good Care of Her Sonny James 2
July 2 Think of Me Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 6
August 13 Almost Persuaded David Houston 9 [1], [A]
  • The longest-running Number One country song by a male artist until Lonestar's single, "Amazed" in 1999.
October 15 Blue Side of Lonesome Jim Reeves 1
October 22 Open up Your Heart Buck Owens and the Buckaroos 4
November 19 I Get the Fever Bill Anderson 1
November 26 Somebody Like Me Eddy Arnold 4
December 24 There Goes My Everything Jack Greene 8 [A]
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 3 Shadows of Your Heart Dianne Leigh 2 [A]
January 17 Iron Town Rhythm Pals 5 [A]
February 21 Don’t Knock on My Door The Canadian Sweethearts 1 [C]
February 28 This They Say Is Me Rhythm Pals 2 [B]
March 14 The Auctioneer Irwin Prescott 1 [C]
December 5 Whistling on the River Mercey Brothers 4 [A]
Notes
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

CAN Single Artist
3 Chew Tobacco Road Irwin Prescott
3 Come Home Newfoundlander Tom Jim Garth
2 Goodbye My Friend Bob King
10 I Don't Never Odie Workman
7 Ice on the Road Graham Townsend
2 Lost Love Artie MacLaren
4 Loving You Again Johnny Burke
6 Muddy Water Bert Cuff
8 Play Me One More Country Song Ron McMunn
4 Rambling Shoes Bob King
8 Take This Heart of Mine Odie Workman
3 Three Plays for a Quarter Ralph Carlson
2 The Weatherman Gary Buck
5 Why Can't He Be You Dianne Leigh
2 Working on the Country Road Bob King
7 Your Special Day Myrna Lorrie

Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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