November 5th, 1966

 60 YEARS AGO TODAY:

11/5/66 – The Monkees score their first "official" #1 Hit when “Last Train To Clarksville” tops The Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart

 

NOTE:  "Clarksville" had already topped both the Cash Box and the Record World charts the week before ... 

So on November 5th, it was already in its SECOND week at #1 in both of these publications. 

(You'll see that the same holds true on our Super Charts as well)

[SPOILER ALERT:  It'll drop a spot on this Saturday's Survey posting]

 

Meanwhile, here in Chicago, "Last Train To Clarksville" was now in its THIRD week at #1 on the WLS Silver Dollar Survey on November 5th.  (Incredibly, it never reached #1 on the WCFL chart)

The Cryan' Shames represent our only local talent on this week's WLS chart ...

But it's a good one!  

"I Wanna Meet You" only managed at #62 showing nationally (and peaked even lower in Billboard, where it only reached #85), but here in Chicago it was a Top Ten Hit, peaking at #6 on WLS' Silver Dollar Survey and #9 across the river on The Big 10 Survey issued by new Top 40 rival, WCFL.  (kk)