** = funk/soul/jazz/reggae/world/exotica/ska/or combinations
no stars = something else

My top 14 of favorite songs of the year 1966 (out of 26 listed here):

1. The Kinks – Sunny afternoon
2. The Beach Boys – God only knows
3. The Kinks – Mr Pleasant
4. Rolling Stones – Mother’s little helper
5. Chico Hamilton – The dealer **
6. Ike & Tina Turner – River deep mountain high **
7. Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66 – Mas que nada **
8. The Shoes – Standing and staring
9. Gang Of Saints – Yes, it’s too bad
10. Rolling Stones – Lady Jane
11. Rolling Stones – Paint it black
12. Mamas & The Papas – Monday monday
13. The Lovin’ Spoonful – Summer in the city
14. Syndicate Of Sound – Little girl

My other favorites, the ‘subtop’ part (above is the potential ‘all time top 500′ stuff):

• The Beatles – Yellow submarine
• Bob Dylan – Rainy day woman #12 & 35 (also known as ‘Everybody must get stoned’)
• Donovan – Sunshine superman
• The Hunters – Russian spy and I
• Jacques Dutronc – On nous cache tout, on nous dit rien
• Mamas & The Papas – I saw her again
• Neil Christian – That’s nice
• Perrey & Kingsley – Jungle blues from Jupiter **
• Simon & Garfunkel – Sound of silence
• Sonny & Cher – Little man
• Suzanne Gabriello – Z’avez pas lu kafka
• Yardbirds – Shapes of things