HEY DJ 4Uheydj4u.com“Wild Thing” by The Troggs
“Wild Thing” by The Troggs finished No. 24 on the year-end Top 100 of 1966, the chart of the songs that did best over the whole year.
Year-end peakNo. 241966
Year-end charts11966
ArtistThe Troggs2 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. The Troggs had 2 different songs on the year-end charts.
Play “Wild Thing”. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Paint It Black | The Rolling Stones | ▶♪ |
| 22 | My Love | Petula Clark | ▶♪ |
| 23 | Lightnin' Strikes | Lou Christie | ▶♪ |
| 24 | Wild Thing | The Troggs | ▶♪ |
| 25 | Kicks | Paul Revere and The Raiders | ▶♪ |
| 26 | Sunshine Superman | Donovan | ▶♪ |
| 27 | Sunny | Bobby Hebb | ▶♪ |
More hits by The Troggs
| # | Song | Artist | Year-end | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love Is All Around | The Troggs | 1968 #40 | ▶♪ |
Same title, different hit
“Wild Thing” by Fancy (1974) · “Wild Thing” by Tone Loc (1989)
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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.