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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 1965

1964 <-1965-> 1966
    

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1.
06/1965

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   Out of Our Heads [US edition]
350

✫1
US




19
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #2]

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
2.
10/1965

Get Off of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   December's Children (And Everybody's)
334

✫1
US






✫1
UK

written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
3.
12/1965

We Can Work It Out by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   Yesterday ...and Today
326

✫1
US






✫1
UK
charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
4.
07/1965

I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher

from Look at Us   Look at Us
317

✫1
US




19
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #444]
[Atco 6359]
written by Sonny Bono
5.
07/1965

Help! by The Beatles

from Help!   Help!
315

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #29]
[Capitol 5476]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
6.
04/1965

Crying in the Chapel by Elvis Presley

298

3
US
✫1
AC




✫1
UK
[recorded in 1960]
[RCA 447-0643]
written by Artie Glenn
7.
02/1965

The Game of Love by Wayne Fontana

298

✫1
US






2
UK
as Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

written by Clint Ballard Jr.
8.
05/1965

Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds

from Mr. Tambourine Man   Mr. Tambourine Man
296

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #79]
[Columbia 43271]
written by Bob Dylan
9.
04/1965

Ticket to Ride by The Beatles

from Help!   Help!
295

✫1
US






✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #384]
[Capitol 5407]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
10.
01/1965

I'll Never Find Another You by The Seekers

288

4
US
2
AC




✫1
UK
[Capitol 5383]
written by Tom Springfield (as Dion O'Brien)
11.
02/1965

Stop! in the Name of Love by The Supremes

from More Hits by the Supremes   More Hits by the Supremes
287

✫1
US




2
R&B
7
UK
[Motown 1074]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
12.
01/1965

King of the Road by Roger Miller

from The Return of Roger Miller   
287

4
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country


✫1
UK
[Smash 1965]
written by Roger Miller
13.
08/1965

Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire

from Barry McGuire featuring Eve of Destruction   
285

✫1
US






3
UK

[Dunhill 4009]
written by P.F. Sloan
14.
08/1965

Hang On Sloopy by The McCoys

from Hang On Sloopy   
273

✫1
US






5
UK
[Bang 506]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) & Wes Farrell
15.
12/1965

My Love by Petula Clark

from My Love   My Love
268

✫1
US
4
AC




4
UK
[Warner 5684]
written by Tony Hatch
16.
09/1965

A Lover's Concerto by The Toys

from The Toys Sing A Lover's Concerto and Attack   
263

2
US




4
R&B
5
UK
adapted from Cach's Minuet in G
[Dyno Voice 209]
written by Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell & Johann Sebastian Bach
17.
09/1965

1-2-3 by Len Barry

from 1-2-3   
259

2
US




11
R&B
3
UK
[Decca 31827]
written by John Medora, David White, Len Barry, Brian Holland (uncredited), Lamont Dozier (uncredited) & Eddie Holland Jr. (uncredited)
18.
05/1965

I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by Four Tops

from Second Album   Second Album
258

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
23
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #415]
[Motown 1076]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
19.
10/1965

I Hear a Symphony by The Supremes

from I Hear a Symphony   I Hear a Symphony
242

✫1
US




2
R&B
39
UK
[Motown 1083]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
20.
07/1965

Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan

from Highway 61 Revisited   Highway 61 Revisited
241

2
US






4
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #1]
[Columbia 43346]
written by Bob Dylan
21.
05/1965

Back in My Arms Again by The Supremes

from More Hits by the Supremes   More Hits by the Supremes
238

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
40
UK
[Motown 1075]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
22.
01/1965

My Girl by The Temptations

from The Temptations Sing Smokey   The Temptations Sing Smokey
238

✫1
US




✫1
R&B
43
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #88]
[Gordy 7038]
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
23.
03/1965

The Last Time by The Rolling Stones

from Out of Our Heads [US edition]   Out of Our Heads [US edition]
238

9
US






✫1
UK

[London 9741]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
24.
10/1965

Let's Hang On by The Four Seasons

from The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault of Hits   
237

3
US






4
UK
[Philips 40317]
written by Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell
25.
12/1965

Day Tripper by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today   Yesterday ...and Today
236

5
US






✫1
UK
charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts ; in the US, B-Side to We Can Work It Out
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
26.
04/1965

Help Me, Rhonda by The Beach Boys

from Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)   Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
223

✫1
US






27
UK
[Capitol 5395]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
27.
10/1965

Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

from Turn! Turn! Turn!   Turn! Turn! Turn!
223

✫1
US






26
UK
lyrics adapted from the Book of Ecclesiastes
[Columbia 43424]
written by Pete Seeger
28.
10/1965

Make the World Go Away by Eddy Arnold

from My World   
223

6
US
✫1
AC
✫1
country


8
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8679]
written by Hank Cochran
29.
07/1965

You've Got Your Troubles by The Fortunes

223

7
US






2
UK
[London 9773 (Press)]
written by Roger Greenaway & Roger Cook
30.
12/1965

Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie

from Lightnin' Strikes   
221

✫1
US






11
UK
[MGM 13412]
written by Twyla Herbert & Lou Christie (as Lugee Sacco)
31.
04/1965

Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

218

2
US




31
R&B
11
UK

[MGM 13322]
written by Sam the Sham (as Domingo Samudio)
32.
12/1965

Uptight (Everything's Alright) by Stevie Wonder

from Up-tight Everything's Alright   Up-tight Everything's Alright
218

3
US




✫1
R&B
14
UK
[Tamla 54124]
written by Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy & Henry Cosby
33.
03/1965

For Your Love by The Yardbirds

from For Your Love   
218

6
US






3
UK
[Epic 9790]
written by Graham Gouldman
34.
11/1965

The Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel

from Sounds of Silence   Sounds of Silence
216

✫1
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #156]
[Columbia 43396]
written by Paul Simon
35.
09/1965

Treat Her Right by Roy Head

from Roy Head and the Traits   
215

2
US




2
R&B
30
UK
as Roy Head and The Traits
[Back Beat 546]
written by Roy Head & Gene Kurtz
36.
01/1965

This Diamond Ring by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

from This Diamond Ring   
215

✫1
US








written by Al Kooper, Bob Brass & Irwin Levine
37.
03/1965

I'm Telling You Now by Freddie and the Dreamers

from I'm Telling You Now   
214

✫1
US








[R]
(US release)
[Tower 125]
written by Freddie Garrity & Mitch Murray
38.
09/1965

Rescue Me by Fontella Bass

from The New Look   
212

4
US




✫1
R&B
11
UK
[Checker 1120]
written by Raynard Miner & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)
39.
06/1965

Heart Full of Soul by The Yardbirds

from Having a Rave Up   Having a Rave Up
211

9
US






2
UK
[Epic 9823]
written by Graham Gouldman
40.
07/1965

Catch Us If You Can by The Dave Clark Five

from Having a Wild Weekend   
211

4
US






5
UK
written by Dave Clark & Lenny Davidson
41.
01/1965

Tired of Waiting for You by The Kinks

from Kinda Kinks   Kinda Kinks
210

6
US






✫1
UK
[Reprise 0347]
written by Ray Davies
42.
11/1965

Over and Over by The Dave Clark Five

from The Dave Clark Five's Greatest Hits   
205

✫1
US






45
UK
written by Bobby Day
43.
02/1965

It's Not Unusual by Tom Jones

from Along Came Jones   Along Came Jones
205

10
US
3
AC


26
R&B
✫1
UK

[Parrot 9737]
written by Les Reed & Gordon Mills
44.
07/1965

Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

202

4
US




6
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #365]
[Philles 129]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North
45.
07/1965

Save Your Heart for Me by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

from A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys   
201

2
US
✫1
AC






[Liberty 55809]
written by Peter Udell & Gary Geld
46.
02/1965

Eight Days a Week by The Beatles

from Beatles for Sale   Beatles for Sale
200

✫1
US








[Capitol 5371]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
47.
02/1965

Silhouettes by Herman's Hermits

from Herman's Hermits on Tour   Herman's Hermits on Tour
197

5
US






3
UK
[MGM 13332]
written by Bob Crewe & Frank Slay
48.
09/1965

Yesterday by The Beatles

from Help!   Help!
197

✫1
US








[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #13]
[Capitol 5498]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
49.
04/1965

Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits

from Herman's Hermits   Herman's Hermits
196

✫1
US








[MGM 13341]
written by Trevor Peacock
50.
09/1965

Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers

from Flowers on the Wall   Flowers on the Wall
188

4
US


2
country


38
UK
[Columbia 4-43315]
written by Lew DeWitt
51.
07/1965

You Were on My Mind by We Five

from You Were on My Mind   
184

3
US
✫1
AC






[A&M 770]
written by Sylvia Tyson
52.
04/1965

Count Me In by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

from A Session with Gary Lewis and the Playboys   
182

2
US








written by Glen Hardin (as Glen D. Hardin)
53.
11/1965

I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown

from Out of Sight   
179

3
US




✫1
R&B
29
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #78]
[King 6015]
written by James Brown
54.
07/1965

It's the Same Old Song by Four Tops

from Second Album   Second Album
177

5
US




2
R&B
34
UK
[Motown 1081]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
55.
05/1965

Wonderful World by Herman's Hermits

from Herman's Hermits   Herman's Hermits
176

4
US






7
UK
[MGM 13354]
written by Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert & Lou Adler
56.
06/1965

What's New Pussycat? by Tom Jones

from What's New Pussycat?   
174

3
US






11
UK

[Parrot 9765]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
57.
11/1965

Crying Time by Ray Charles

from Crying Time   
174

6
US
✫1
AC


5
R&B
50
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10739]
written by Buck Owens
58.
07/1965

I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am by Herman's Hermits

from Herman's Hermits on Tour   Herman's Hermits on Tour
173

✫1
US








[MGM 13367]
written by Fred Murray & Paul Weston
59.
07/1965

California Girls by The Beach Boys

from Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)   Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)
173

3
US






26
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #71]
[Capitol 5464]
written by Brian Wilson & Mike Love
60.
03/1965

I Know a Place by Petula Clark

from I Know a Place   
171

3
US
16
AC




17
UK
[Warner 5612]
written by Tony Hatch
61.
05/1965

Yes, I'm Ready by Barbara Mason

from Yes, I'm Ready   
168

5
US




2
R&B


[Arctic 105]
written by Barbara Mason
62.
10/1965

Positively 4th Street by Bob Dylan

167

7
US






8
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #203]
[Columbia 43389]
written by Bob Dylan
63.
05/1965

A Walk in the Black Forest by Horst Jankowski

from The Genius of Horst Jankowski!   The Genius of Horst Jankowski!
167

12
US
✫1
AC




3
UK
[instrumental]
[Mercury 72425]
written by Horst Jankowski
64.
08/1965

Make It Easy on Yourself by The Walker Brothers

from Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers   
166

16
US






✫1
UK
[Smash 2009]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
65.
12/1965

No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) by The T-Bones

from No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)   
164

3
US








tune is from an Alka Seltzer jingle
written by Sascha Burland (as Granville Burland)
66.
12/1965

She's Just My Style by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

from She's Just My Style   
163

3
US








written by Al Capps, Tom Leslie (as Thomas Leslie), Gary Lewis & Leon Russell
67.
01/1965

The Birds and the Bees by Jewel Akens

163

3
US




21
R&B
29
UK
[Era 3141]
written by Barry Stuart
68.
08/1965

Laugh at Me by Sonny Bono

from The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher   
160

10
US






9
UK
written by Sonny Bono
69.
10/1965

England Swings by Roger Miller

from Golden Hits   
158

8
US
✫1
AC
3
country


13
UK
[Smash 2010]
written by Roger Miller
70.
09/1965

Keep On Dancing by The Gentrys

from Keep On Dancing   Keep On Dancing
158

4
US








[MGM 13379]
written by Allen Jones, Andrew Love & Richard Shann
71.
01/1965

Can't You Hear My Heartbeat by Herman's Hermits

from Both Sides of Herman's Hermits   
157

2
US








[MGM 13310]
written by John Carter (as John Shakespeare) & Ken Lewis (as Ken Hawker)
72.
09/1965

Everybody Loves a Clown by Gary Lewis & the Playboys

from Everybody Loves a Clown   
156

4
US








written by Tom Leslie (as Thomas Leslie), Gary Lewis & Leon Russell
73.
02/1965

Shotgun by Jr. Walker & the All-Stars

from Shotgun   Shotgun
153

4
US




✫1
R&B


[Soul 35008]
written by Jr. Walker (as Autry DeWalt)
74.
09/1965

A Taste of Honey by Herb Alpert

from Whipped Cream & Other Delights   Whipped Cream & Other Delights
153

7
US
✫1
AC






as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
US B side to The Third Man Theme [instrumental]
[Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1966]
[A&M 775]
written by Bobby Scott & Ric Marlow
75.
07/1965

We Gotta Get Out of This Place by The Animals

from Animal Tracks   Animal Tracks
153

13
US






2
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #233]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
76.
02/1965

Concrete and Clay by Unit 4 + 2

152

28
US
9
AC




✫1
UK
[London 9751]
written by Tommy Moeller & Brian Parker
77.
04/1965

True Love Ways by Peter & Gordon

from True Love Ways   
150

14
US






2
UK
[Capitol 5406]
written by Buddy Holly & Norman Petty
78.
03/1965

The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) by Shirley Ellis

148

8
US




16
R&B
6
UK
[novelty]
[Congress 234]
written by Lincoln Chase, Mrs. Larry Kent & Mrs. James McCarthy
79.
07/1965

The In Crowd by The Ramsey Lewis Trio

from The In Crowd   
147

5
US




2
R&B


[instrumental]
[live]
[Argo 5506]
written by Billy Page
80.
12/1965

A Must to Avoid by Herman's Hermits

from Hold On!   
147

8
US






6
UK
[MGM 13437]
written by P.F. Sloan (as James Marcus Smith) & Steve Barri
81.
03/1965

I'll Be Doggone by Marvin Gaye

from Moods of Marvin Gaye   Moods of Marvin Gaye
146

8
US




✫1
R&B


[Tamla 54112]
written by Pete Moore (as Warren Moore), Smokey Robinson & Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin)
82.
10/1965

Ain't That Peculiar by Marvin Gaye

from Moods of Marvin Gaye   Moods of Marvin Gaye
146

8
US




✫1
R&B


[Tamla 54122]
written by Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin (as Marvin Tarplin), Bobby Rogers & Pete Moore
83.
04/1965

A World of Our Own by The Seekers

from A World of Our Own   
146

19
US
2
AC




3
UK
[Capitol 5430]
written by Tom Springfield
84.
12/1965

As Tears Go By by The Rolling Stones

from December's Children (And Everybody's)   December's Children (And Everybody's)
146

6
US
10
AC






[London 9808]
written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards & Andrew Loog Oldham
85.
04/1965

Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte by Patti Page

from Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte   
143

8
US
2
AC






[Columbia 43251]
written by Frank De Vol & Mack David
86.
12/1965

The Men in My Little Girl's Life by Mike Douglas

from The Men in My Little Girl's Life   
141

6
US
3
AC






[spoken]
[Epic 9876]
written by Mary Candy, Eddie Deane & Gloria Shayne Baker (as Gloria Shayne)
87.
11/1965

Fever by The McCoys

from Hang On Sloopy   
140

7
US






44
UK
[Bang 511]
written by Eddie Cooley & Otis Blackwell (as John Davenport)
88.
05/1965

Engine, Engine #9 by Roger Miller

from The 3rd Time Around   
139

7
US
2
AC
2
country


33
UK
[Smash 1983]
written by Roger Miller
89.
07/1965

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1) by James Brown

from Out of Sight   
136

8
US




✫1
R&B
25
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #72]
[King 5999]
written by James Brown
90.
11/1965

Five O'Clock World by The Vogues

from Five O'Clock World   
135

4
US








[Co & Ce 232]
written by Allen Reynolds
91.
03/1965

Here Comes the Night by Them

from The Angry Young Them [US edition]   
134

24
US






2
UK
[London 9749 (Parrot)]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
92.
02/1965

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by The Animals

from Animal Tracks   Animal Tracks
132

15
US






3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #315]
written by Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell & Sol Marcus
93.
08/1965

Baby Don't Go by Sonny and Cher

from Baby Don't Go   
132

8
US






11
UK
[Reprise 0309]
written by Sonny Bono
94.
09/1965

Tears by Ken Dodd

132

107
US






✫1
UK
[Liberty 55835]
written by William Uhr & Frank Capano
95.
06/1965

Seventh Son by Johnny Rivers

from Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk   
132

7
US








[Imperial 66112]
written by Willie Dixon
96.
07/1965

Down in the Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal

from Down in the Boondocks   
132

9
US






38
UK
[Columbia 43305]
written by Joe South
97.
09/1965

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away by The Silkie

131

10
US






28
UK
[Fontana 1525]
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
98.
01/1965

The Jolly Green Giant by The Kingsmen

from The Kingsmen, Volume 3   
129

4
US




25
R&B


[Wand 172]
written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris (as Don F. Harris) & Dewey Terry (as Dewey Terry Jr.)
99.
06/1965

(Such an) Easy Question by Elvis Presley

129

11
US
✫1
AC




10
UK
[recorded in 1962]
[RCA 47-8585]
written by Otis Blackwell & Winfield Scott
100.
06/1965

Cara Mia by Jay & the Americans

from Blockbusters   
129

4
US








hit for David Whitfield in 1954
[United Artists 881]
written by Mantovani (as Tulio Trapani) & Bunny Lewis (as Lee Lange)
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