"96 Tears" Is A Song Recorded By The American Garage Rock Band ? And The Mysterians In 1966 See 1966 In Music . In October Of That Year It Was #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 In The U.S. And On The RPM 100 In Canada. Billboard Ranked The Record As The #5 Song For 1966. It Was Ranked #213 On The Rolling Stone List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time In 2010. On November 11 1966 The Single Was Certified As Gold By The RIAA. From Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/96_Tears