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Old 02-28-2014, 11:49 PM   #815 (permalink)
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That was the New Musical Express annual reader's poll for 1966. The Beach Boys were on top following the commercial and critical success of Pet Sounds (#2 on the album chart), God Only Knows (#2 on the singles chart), and Good Vibrations (#1 on the singles chart). They were also the top-selling group in the UK for the fourth quarter of '66.
In the US Herb Alpert sold 13 million recordings, outselling the Beatles in 1966.
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