HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“When A Man Loves A Woman” by Percy Sledge
“When A Man Loves A Woman” by Percy Sledge finished No. 20 on the year-end Top 100 of 1966, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 201966
Year-end charts11966
ArtistPercy Sledge2 year-end hits
Decade1960ssee the decade’s Top 100
The No. 1 song of 1966 was “The Ballad Of The Green Berets” by Sgt. Barry Sadler. Percy Sledge had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “When A Man Loves A Woman”. Hear it on the Hey DJ 4U decks, then mix it with the rest of the 1966 chart.
▶ Play it♪ Apple MusicAround it on the 1966 chart
| # | Song | Artist | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Good Lovin' | The Young Rascals | ▶♪ |
| 18 | Winchester Cathedral | New Vaudeville Band | ▶♪ |
| 19 | Hanky Panky | Tommy James and The Shondells | ▶♪ |
| 20 | When A Man Loves A Woman | Percy Sledge | ▶♪ |
| 21 | Paint It Black | The Rolling Stones | ▶♪ |
| 22 | My Love | Petula Clark | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Lightnin' Strikes | Lou Christie | ▶♪ |
More hits by Percy Sledge
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Time To Know Her | Percy Sledge | 1968 #54 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“When A Man Loves A Woman” by Michael Bolton (1992)
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Source: Billboard’s year-end singles chart, as compiled on Wikipedia. Hey DJ 4U is an independent site, not affiliated with Billboard. Spotted an error? Tell us.