List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1965
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This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 during 1965.
The Beatles and Herman's Hermits each had six top-ten hits in 1965, tying them for the most top-ten hits during the year.
Top-ten singles
[edit]| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 1964 | |||||
| December 26 | "The Jerk" | The Larks | 7 | January 16 | 5 |
| Singles from 1965 | |||||
| January 2 | "Love Potion No. 9" | The Searchers | 3 | January 16 | 6 |
| "Amen" | The Impressions | 7 | January 9 | 2 | |
| "The Wedding" | Julie Rogers | 10 | January 2 | 2 | |
| January 9 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark | 1 | January 23 | 9 |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | 1 | February 6 | 9 | |
| January 16 | "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" | Marvin Gaye | 6 | January 30 | 4 |
| "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" | Del Shannon | 9 | January 30 | 3 | |
| January 23 | "The Name Game" | Shirley Ellis | 3 | January 30 | 5 |
| January 30 | "This Diamond Ring" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 1 | February 20 | 9 |
| "Hold What You've Got" | Joe Tex | 5 | January 30 | 3 | |
| "All Day and All of the Night" | The Kinks | 7 | February 6 | 4 | |
| February 6 | "My Girl" | The Temptations | 1 | March 6 | 8 |
| "Shake" | Sam Cooke | 7 | February 27 | 4 | |
| February 13 | "The Jolly Green Giant" | The Kingsmen | 4 | March 6 | 5 |
| "I Go to Pieces" | Peter and Gordon | 9 | February 20 | 3 | |
| February 20 | "The Boy from New York City" | The Ad Libs | 8 | February 27 | 2 |
| February 27 | "King of the Road" | Roger Miller | 4 | March 20 | 7 |
| "Tell Her No" | The Zombies | 6 | February 27 | 2 | |
| March 6 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles | 1 | March 13 | 5 |
| "The Birds and the Bees" | Jewel Akens | 3 | March 20 | 6 | |
| "Ferry Cross the Mersey" | Gerry and the Pacemakers | 6 | March 20 | 4 | |
| March 13 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes | 1 | March 27 | 8 |
| "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" | Herman's Hermits | 2 | March 27 | 6 | |
| "Hurt So Bad" | Little Anthony and the Imperials | 10 | March 13 | 1 | |
| March 20 | "Shotgun" | Junior Walker & the All Stars | 4 | April 3 | 6 |
| "Goldfinger" | Shirley Bassey | 8 | March 27 | 3 | |
| April 3 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers | 1 | April 10 | 6 |
| "Nowhere to Run" | Martha and the Vandellas | 8 | April 10 | 3 | |
| "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" | Vic Dana | 10 | April 3 | 2 | |
| April 10 | "Game of Love" | Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders | 1 | April 24 | 5 |
| "I Know a Place" | Petula Clark | 3 | May 1 | 6 | |
| April 17 | "Tired of Waiting for You" | The Kinks | 6 | April 24 | 3 |
| "The Clapping Song" | Shirley Ellis | 8 | April 24 | 2 | |
| "Go Now" | The Moody Blues | 10 | April 17 | 1 | |
| April 24 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits | 1 | May 1 | 7 |
| "I'll Never Find Another You" | The Seekers | 4 | May 15 | 6 | |
| "Silhouettes" | Herman's Hermits | 5 | May 15 | 5 | |
| May 1 | "Count Me In" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 2 | May 8 | 5 |
| "The Last Time" | The Rolling Stones | 9 | May 1 | 2 | |
| May 8 | "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | 1 | May 22 | 6 |
| "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" | Sounds Orchestral | 10 | May 8 | 1 | |
| May 15 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys | 1 | May 29 | 7 |
| "Wooly Bully" | Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs | 2 | June 5 | 9 | |
| "I'll Be Doggone" | Marvin Gaye | 8 | May 15 | 1 | |
| "Just Once in My Life" | The Righteous Brothers | 9 | May 15 | 2 | |
| May 22 | "Back in My Arms Again" | The Supremes | 1 | June 12 | 5 |
| "Crying in the Chapel" | Elvis Presley | 3 | June 12 | 7 | |
| May 29 | "Just a Little" | The Beau Brummels | 8 | June 5 | 3 |
| "It's Not Unusual" | Tom Jones | 10 | May 29 | 2 | |
| June 5 | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops | 1 | June 19 | 10 |
| "Engine Engine Number 9" | Roger Miller | 7 | June 12 | 3 | |
| June 12 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" | The Byrds | 1 | June 26 | 7 |
| "Wonderful World" | Herman's Hermits | 4 | July 10 | 5 | |
| June 19 | "For Your Love" | The Yardbirds | 6 | July 3 | 3 |
| "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" | Patti Page | 8 | June 26 | 2 | |
| June 26 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | July 10 | 9 |
| "The Seventh Son" | Johnny Rivers | 7 | July 3 | 6 | |
| July 3 | "Yes, I'm Ready" | Barbara Mason | 5 | July 31 | 6 |
| "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | Jackie DeShannon | 7 | July 24 | 5 | |
| July 10 | "Cara Mia" | Jay and the Americans | 4 | July 31 | 5 |
| "You Turn Me On" | Ian Whitcomb and Bluesville | 8 | July 17 | 3 | |
| July 17 | "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" | Herman's Hermits | 1 | August 7 | 6 |
| "What's New Pussycat?" | Tom Jones | 3 | July 31 | 5 | |
| July 31 | "Save Your Heart for Me" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 2 | August 21 | 5 |
| "I Like It Like That" | The Dave Clark Five | 7 | August 7 | 2 | |
| August 7 | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher | 1 | August 14 | 7 |
| "Don't Just Stand There" | Patty Duke | 8 | August 14 | 3 | |
| August 14 | "California Girls" | The Beach Boys | 3 | August 28 | 5 |
| "Unchained Melody" | The Righteous Brothers | 4 | August 28 | 5 | |
| "It's the Same Old Song" | Four Tops | 5 | August 28 | 4 | |
| "Down in the Boondocks" | Billy Joe Royal | 9 | August 28 | 3 | |
| August 21 | "Help!" | The Beatles | 1 | September 4 | 6 |
| August 28 | "Like a Rolling Stone" | Bob Dylan | 2 | September 4 | 5 |
| "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" | Mel Carter | 8 | August 28 | 2 | |
| "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | James Brown | 8 | September 4 | 3 | |
| September 4 | "Eve of Destruction" | Barry McGuire | 1 | September 25 | 7 |
| "You Were on My Mind" | We Five | 3 | September 25 | 6 | |
| September 11 | "The 'In' Crowd" | Ramsey Lewis Trio | 5 | October 9 | 6 |
| "It Ain't Me Babe" | The Turtles | 8 | September 18 | 3 | |
| September 18 | "Hang On Sloopy" | The McCoys | 1 | October 2 | 7 |
| "Catch Us If You Can" | The Dave Clark Five | 4 | September 25 | 4 | |
| "Heart Full of Soul" | The Yardbirds | 9 | September 25 | 2 | |
| September 25 | "Laugh at Me" | Sonny | 10 | September 25 | 2 |
| October 2 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles | 1 | October 9 | 6 |
| "Treat Her Right" | Roy Head and the Traits | 2 | October 16 | 5 | |
| "You've Got Your Troubles" | The Fortunes | 7 | October 9 | 2 | |
| "Baby Don't Go" | Sonny & Cher | 8 | October 9 | 3 | |
| October 9 | "Do You Believe in Magic" | The Lovin' Spoonful | 9 | October 16 | 2 |
| October 16 | "A Lover's Concerto" | The Toys | 2 | October 30 | 6 |
| "Keep on Dancing" | The Gentrys | 4 | October 30 | 4 | |
| "Just a Little Bit Better" | Herman's Hermits | 7 | October 16 | 2 | |
| October 23 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones | 1 | November 6 | 6 |
| "Everybody Loves a Clown" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 4 | November 6 | 4 | |
| "You're the One" | The Vogues | 4 | November 13 | 5 | |
| "Positively 4th Street" | Bob Dylan | 7 | November 6 | 3 | |
| October 30 | "1-2-3" | Len Barry | 2 | November 20 | 7 |
| November 6 | "Rescue Me" | Fontella Bass | 4 | November 20 | 6 |
| "A Taste of Honey" | Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | 7 | November 27 | 6 | |
| November 13 | "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes | 1 | November 20 | 6 |
| "Let's Hang On!" | The Four Seasons | 3 | December 11 | 8 | |
| "Ain't That Peculiar" | Marvin Gaye | 8 | November 20 | 4 | |
| November 20 | "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" | The Byrds | 1 | December 4 | 8 |
| November 27 | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | James Brown | 3 | December 18 | 7 |
| "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Silkie | 10 | November 27 | 1 | |
| December 4 | "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five | 1 | December 25 | 6 |
| "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" | The Shangri-Las | 6 | December 11 | 4 | |
| December 11 | "I Will" | Dean Martin | 10 | December 11 | 2 |
| December 18 | "Make the World Go Away" | Eddy Arnold | 6 | December 25 | 3 |
| "Fever" | The McCoys | 7 | December 25 | 3 | |
| "England Swings" | Roger Miller | 8 | December 18 | 3 | |
1964 peaks
[edit]| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 14 | "She's Not There" | The Zombies | 2 | December 12 | 8 |
| November 28 | "Mr. Lonely" | Bobby Vinton | 1 | December 12 | 9 |
| December 5 | "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | 1 | December 19 | 9 |
| December 12 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | 1 | December 26 | 7 |
| December 19 | "Goin' Out of My Head" | Little Anthony and the Imperials | 6 | December 26 | 5 |
| December 26 | "She's a Woman" | The Beatles | 4 | December 26 | 2 |
1966 peaks
[edit]| Top ten entry date |
Single | Artist(s) | Peak | Peak date | Weeks in top ten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25 | "The Sound of Silence" | Simon & Garfunkel | 1 | January 1 | 5 |
| "Ebb Tide" | The Righteous Brothers | 5 | January 8 | 4 |
See also
[edit]- 1965 in music
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965
- Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1965
References
[edit]General sources
[edit]- Whitburn, Joel (2012). Pop Annual, 1955–2011 (8th ed.). Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-194-2.
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.