Top 1965 Singles Ranked

 

Rank

Artist

Title

1

 The Byrds

 Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)

2

 Diana Ross & the Supremes

 Stop! In the Name of Love

3

 Sonny & Cher

 I Got You Babe

4

 The Beatles

 Day Tripper

5

 The Rolling Stones

 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

6

 James Brown

 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Pt. 1

7

 Tom Jones

 It's Not Unusual

8

 Simon & Garfunkel

 The Sound of Silence

9

 James Brown

 I Got You (I Feel Good)

10

 The Four Tops

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

11

 The Beatles

 Drive My Car

12

 McCoys

 Hang on Sloopy

13

 The Beatles

 Help!

14

 The Beatles

 We Can Work It Out

15

 Diana Ross & the Supremes

 Back In My Arms Again

16

 Marvin Gaye

 Ain't That Peculiar

17

 The Beatles

 Ticket to Ride

18

 Petula Clark

 I Know a Place

19

 Lou Christie

 Lightnin' Strikes

20

 The Beatles

 Yesterday

21

 The Marvelettes

 Don't Mess With Bill

22

 The Lovin' Spoonful

 Do You Believe in Magic

23

 Martha & the Vandellas

 Nowhere to Run

24

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 A Taste of Honey

25

 The Four Tops

 It's the Same Old Song

26

 The Beach Boys

 California Girls

27

 The Byrds

 Mr. Tambourine Man

28

 Bob Dylan

 Like a Rolling Stone

29

 Marvin Gaye

 How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

30

 The Beatles

 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

31

 The Temptations

 My Girl

32

 The Beatles

 Eight Days a Week

33

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 Green Peppers

34

 Cher

 All I Really Want to Do

35

 The Byrds

 All I Really Want to Do

36

 Gary Lewis & the Playboys

 This Diamond Ring

37

 Tom Jones

 What's New Pussycat?

38

 The Hollies

 Look Through Any Window

39

 The Beatles

 In My Life

40

 The Beach Boys

 Help Me, Rhonda

41

 Sounds Orchestral

 Cast Your Fate to the Wind

42

 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

 The Tracks of My Tears

43

 Roger Miller

 King of the Road

44

 Diana Ross & the Supremes

 Nothing But Heartaches

45

 Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

 Let's Hang On (To What We've Got)

46

 Junior Walker & The All Stars

 Shotgun

47

 The Vogues

 5 O'Clock World

48

 Cher

 Come and Stay With Me

49

 Horace Silver

 Song for My Father

50

 Marvin Gaye

 I'll Be Doggone

51

 The Beatles

 Nowhere Man

52

 Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

 Ooo Baby Baby

53

 Sonny & Cher

 Baby Don't Go

54

 Billy Joe Royal

 Down in the Boondocks

55

 The Fortunes

 You've Got Your Troubles

56

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 Spanish Flea

57

 Dionne Warwick

 Are You There (With Another Girl)

58

 Jonathan King

 Everyone's Gone to the Moon

59

 The Temptations

 The Way You Do the Things You Do

60

 Eric Burdon and The Animals

 It's My Life

61

 Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders

 Game of Love

62

 Wilson Pickett

 In the Midnight Hour

63

 The Dave Clark Five

 Catch Us If You Can

64

 The Who

 I Can't Explain

65

 Paul Revere & The Raiders

 Just Like Me

66

 The Lovin' Spoonful

 Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind

67

 The Beatles

 Michelle

68

 Eric Burdon and The Animals

 We've Gotta Get out of This Place

69

 Flatt & Scruggs

 I Still Miss Someone

70

 Gerry & The Pacemakers

 Ferry Cross the Mersey

71

 Them

 Gloria

72

 Loretta Lynn

 Blue Kentucky Girl

73

 Peter & Gordon

 True Love Ways

74

 Eric Burdon and The Animals

 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

75

 The Walker Brothers

 Make It Easy on Yourself

76

 Vince Guaraldi

 Christmas Time Is Here

77

 Horace Silver

 Que Pasa (Trio Version)

78

 Cher

 Needles and Pins

79

 The Beatles

 You Won't See Me

80

 Gary Lewis & the Playboys

 Everybody Loves a Clown

81

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 More and More Amor

82

 The Kinks

 Tired of Waiting for You

83

 The Byrds

 I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better

84

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 Lollipops and Roses

85

 Brenda Holloway

 When I'm Gone

86

 The Kinks

 A Well Respected Man

87

 The Rolling Stones

 The Last Time

88

 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs

 Wooly Bully

89

 The Moody Blues

 Go Now

90

 Marvin Gaye

 Baby Don't You Do It

91

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 Whipped Cream

92

 Shirley Ellis

 Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)

93

 Simon & Garfunkel

 We've Got a Groovy Thing Goin'

94

 Marvin Gaye

 Pretty Little Baby

95

 Cher

 Dream Baby

96

 Otis Redding

 I Can't Turn You Loose

97

 Skeeter Davis

 Optimistic

98

 The Turtles

 It Ain't Me Babe

99

 Peter, Paul & Mary

 Early Mornin' Rain

100

 Sonny & Cher

 Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love

101

 Skeeter Davis

 Where I Ought to Be

102

 Cher

 I Go to Sleep

103

 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

 Tangerine

104

 The Kinks

 I Need You

105

 Righteous Brothers

 Ebb Tide

106

 Shirley Ellis

 Puzzle Song (A Puzzle in Song)

107

 Billy Stewart

 I Do Love You

108

 The Kinks

 Set Me Free Little Girl

109

 Solomon Burke

 Got to Get You Off My Mind

110

 The Who

 My Generation

111

 Herman's Hermits

 I'm Henery the 8th I Am