1965 in music
Who ruled 1965? The Beatles was Artist of the Year on the Billboard Hot 100 and The Seekers on the UK Singles Chart. Every #1 song of 1965, the biggest songs and the top artists.
Billboard Hot 100
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 147 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Herman's Hermits | 138 | 16 | 21 |
| 3 | The Supremes | 116 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Gary Lewis And The Playboys | 103 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | The Righteous Brothers | 98 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | The Rolling Stones | 98 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | The Dave Clark Five | 84 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Petula Clark | 79 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | The Beach Boys | 77 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Four Tops | 74 | 2 | 11 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | #4 | 44 | 69.6 |
| 2 | Wooly Bully | Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs | #2 | 18 | 39.0 |
| 3 | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) | Four Tops | #1 | 14 | 36.8 |
| 4 | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones | #1 | 14 | 36.4 |
| 5 | Let's Hang On! | The 4 Seasons feat. the "Sound of Frankie Valli | #3 | 16 | 36.1 |
| 6 | Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) | The Byrds | #1 | 14 | 33.2 |
| 7 | Help! | The Beatles | #1 | 13 | 32.3 |
| 8 | Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter | Herman's Hermits | #1 | 11 | 32.2 |
| 9 | My Girl | The Temptations | #1 | 13 | 32.0 |
| 10 | We Can Work It Out | The Beatles | #1 | 12 | 31.7 |
UK Singles Chart
| # | Artist | Era Power | Crowns | Top-five weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Seekers | 114 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Sandie Shaw | 101 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | The Beatles | 100 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Cliff Richard | 97 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | The Rolling Stones | 97 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Bob Dylan | 92 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | The Animals | 92 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | The Hollies | 90 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | The Kinks | 84 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | The Yardbirds | 78 | 0 | 9 |
| # | Song | Artist | Peak | Weeks | Record Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tears | Ken Dodd | #1 | 24 | 66.4 |
| 2 | I'll Never Find Another You | The Seekers | #1 | 23 | 47.6 |
| 3 | The Carnival Is Over | The Seekers | #1 | 17 | 45.3 |
| 4 | Spanish Flea | Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass | #3 | 20 | 42.7 |
| 5 | Crying in the Chapel | Elvis Presley | #1 | 20 | 42.6 |
| 6 | Wind Me Up (Let Me Go) | Cliff Richard | #2 | 16 | 39.3 |
| 7 | A World Of Our Own | The Seekers | #3 | 18 | 38.9 |
| 8 | Walk in the Black Forest | Horst Jankowski | #3 | 18 | 38.9 |
| 9 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin | The Righteous Brothers | #1 | 17 | 37.5 |
| 10 | Help! | The Beatles | #1 | 14 | 36.0 |
Artist of the Year and the rankings are the ChartReign Power model: the artist with the most chart power over the year, not the most #1s. Crowns are weeks crowned Artist of the Week. How it works