A total of 45 Canadian singles made RPM magazine’s Top 40 throughout 1966. None was able to reach the top. Bobby Curtola, The Carlton Showband, and Wes Dakus authored songs that peaked at #4. Below is a list of all Canadian Top 40 hits for the year with their peak chart position. Bear in mind, that this is a picture of cross-Canada success. Songs may have charted much higher or lower in various cities as radio stations usually give local artists more support. Below the list, check out some cool trivia on the year’s hits and their artists.

WP = Weekly chart peak position.

1966 HITS

TITLE	ARTIST	WP
Hoochi Coochi Coo	Wes Dakus	4
While I’m Away	Bobby Curtola	4
The Merry Ploughboy	The Carlton Showband	4
Like a Dribblin’ Farm	The Race Marbles	6
Hey Girl Go It Alone	Big Town Boys	7
Spin Spin	Gordon Lightfoot	7
Walk On By	Bobby Kris and the Imperials	8
You Laugh Too Much	Little Caesar and the Consuls	9
Believe Me	The Guess Who	10
Love Drops	Barry Allen	10
What Am I Gonna Do	Robbie Lane and the Disciples	10
Brainwashed	David Clayton Tomas	11
Rose Marie	Ray Hutchinson	12
Blue Lipstick	Patrician Anne	13
My Kinda Guy	The Willows	15
Real Thing	Bobby Curtola	15
Soldier Boy	Debbie Lori Kaye	16
Clock on the Wall	The Guess Who	16
Rainbow	Terry Black	17
Hurting Each Other	The Guess Who	19
Baby It’s All Worthwhile	Dee and the Yeomen	19
C’mon Everybody	The Staccatos	20
I Can’t Explain	The King Beezz	20
It’s a Long Way Home	The Staccatos	22
Turn Her Down	Barry Allen	22
Until It’s Time	Catherine McKinnon	23
1-2-5	The Haunted	23
Walking the Dog	Jerry Palmer	25
I’m a Loner	The Jaybees	25
A Love Like Mine	Dee and the Yeomen	27
That’s Why I Love You	Joey Hollingsworth	27
All of My Life	Don Norman and the Other Four	27
Please Forget Her	The Jury	27
Stop Me From Fallin’ in Love	Beau Hannon	28
Dream Boy	The Allan Sisters	28
I Symbolize You	Last Words	28
Whatcha Gonna Do About It	The British Modbeats	32
And She’s Mine	The Guess Who	32
Oh Gee Girl	Liverpool Set	33
Bound to Fly	3’s a Crowd	34
Let’s Run Away	The Staccatos	35
In a Minute or Two	Dee and the Yeomen	35
Wildwood Days	Bobby Curtola	36
A Bit of Love	Jimmy Dybold	37
Mercy Mr. Percy	Little Caesar and the Consuls	38