List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965
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These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1965.
That year, 14 acts hit number one for the first time: Petula Clark, The Righteous Brothers, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Temptations, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, The Four Tops, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, Barry McGuire, The McCoys, and The Dave Clark Five. The Beatles, The Supremes, The Byrds, Herman's Hermits and The Rolling Stones were the only acts to have more than one song reach number one that year, with The Beatles having the most with five and The Supremes next with four, and The Byrds, Herman's Hermits, and The Rolling Stones with two.
Chart history
| The No. 1 song of 1965, "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, never reached No. 1 on the weekly charts. |
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| 125 | January 2 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| re | January 16 | "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 126 | January 23 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 127 | February 6 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 128 | February 20 | "This Diamond Ring" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 129 | March 6 | "My Girl" | The Temptations | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 130 | March 13 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 131 | March 27 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 132 | April 10 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 133 | April 24 | "The Game of Love" | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 134 | May 1 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 135 | May 22 | "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 136 | May 29 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 137 | June 12 | "Back in My Arms Again" | The Supremes | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 138 | June 19 | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 139 | June 26 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" | The Byrds | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| re | July 3 | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 140 | July 10 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| July 24 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 141 | August 7 | "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" | Herman's Hermits | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 142 | August 14 | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 143 | September 4 | "Help!" | The Beatles | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 144 | September 25 | "Eve of Destruction" | Barry McGuire | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 145 | October 2 | "Hang On Sloopy" | The McCoys | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 146 | October 9 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| October 23 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| October 30 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 147 | November 6 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| November 13 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 148 | November 20 | "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| November 27 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 149 | December 4 | "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" | The Byrds | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| December 11 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| December 18 | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 150 | December 25 | "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five | <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 12 |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | 6 |
| The Supremes | ||
| 4 | Herman's Hermits | 4 |
| The Byrds | ||
| 6 | Sonny & Cher | 3 |
| 7 | Petula Clark | 2 |
| The Righteous Brothers | ||
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys | ||
| Freddie and the Dreamers | ||
| The Beach Boys | ||
| Four Tops | ||
| 13 | The Temptations | 1 |
| Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | ||
| Barry McGuire | ||
| The McCoys | ||
| The Dave Clark Five |
See also
- 1965 in music
- Cashbox Top 100 number-one singles of 1965
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1965
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969
References
Additional sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (Template:ISBN)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (Template:ISBN)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (Template:ISBN)
- Additional information obtained from Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.