This was Billboard’s number one single song for 1966.
- “Born Free” by Roger Williams
- “The Ballad of the Green Berets” by Barry Sadler
- “Monday, Monday” by the Mamas & the Papas
- “Paint It, Black” by the Rolling Stones
This was Billboard’s number one single song for 1966.
“The Ballad of the Green Berets” by Barry Sadler. Recorded in December 1965 by Sadler, a Green Beret Staff Sergeant, the song was huge hit and became the official song of the US Army Special Forces.
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