Billboard Hot 100 — January 2, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 2, 1965. "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 10 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Paper Tiger" by Sue Thompson at #78, which would go on to peak at #23. The biggest climber was "Downtown" by Petula Clark, up 29 places from #41 to #12.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Feel Fine" by The Beatles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting December 5, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "Love Potion Number Nine" by The Searchers (up from #11 to #5); "Amen" by The Impressions (up from #12 to #8); "The Wedding" by Julie Rogers (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks, down 26 places from #18 to #44.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks, 15 weeks and counting (peak #7).
- Gone from the chart: "Leader Of The Pack" by The Shangri-Las after 12 weeks (peak #1); "Baby Love" by The Supremes after 13 weeks (peak #1).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | I Feel Fine The Beatles |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Come See About Me The Supremes |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | She's A Woman The Beatles |
| 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | Love Potion Number Nine The Searchers |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Goin' Out Of My Head Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 12 | She's Not There The Zombies |
| 8 | 12 | 8 | 7 | Amen The Impressions |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | The Jerk The Larks |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 7 | The Wedding Julie Rogers |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 10 | Ringo Lorne Greene |
| 12 | 41 | 12 | 3 | Downtown Petula Clark |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Sha La La Manfred Mann |
| 14 | 34 | 14 | 4 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers |
| 15 | 23 | 15 | 7 | Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) Del Shannon |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 11 | My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami) Robert Goulet |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Any Way You Want It The Dave Clark Five |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 8 | Willow Weep For Me Chad & Jeremy |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 7 | How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Marvin Gaye |
| 20 | 10 | 6 | 12 | Time Is On My Side The Rolling Stones |
| 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits |
| 22 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Dance, Dance, Dance The Beach Boys |
| 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | Leader Of The Laundromat The Detergents |
| 24 | 25 | 24 | 11 | Oh No Not My Baby Maxine Brown |
| 25 | 32 | 25 | 7 | Thou Shalt Not Steal Dick and DeeDee |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | As Tears Go By Marianne Faithfull |
| 27 | 30 | 27 | 6 | Dear Heart Andy Williams |
| 28 | 29 | 28 | 9 | Too Many Fish In The Sea The Marvelettes |
| 29 | 16 | 9 | 10 | Mountain Of Love Johnny Rivers |
| 30 | 20 | 18 | 8 | Saturday Night At The Movies The Drifters |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 6 | Don't Forget I Still Love You Bobbi Martin |
| 32 | 15 | 9 | 11 | I'm Gonna Be Strong Gene Pitney |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 6 | Dear Heart Jack Jones |
| 34 | 35 | 34 | 8 | One More Time The Ray Charles Singers |
| 35 | 31 | 31 | 10 | She Understands Me Johnny Tillotson |
| 36 | 38 | 23 | 11 | Walking In The Rain The Ronettes |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Walk Away Matt Monro |
| 38 | 39 | 38 | 5 | Wild One Martha & The Vandellas |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | Do-Wacka-Do Roger Miller |
| 40 | 59 | 40 | 3 | Hold What You've Got Joe Tex |
| 41 | 51 | 41 | 4 | I'll Be There Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 42 | 45 | 42 | 5 | Smile Betty Everett & Jerry Butler |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 6 | Roses Are Red My Love The "You Know Who" Group! |
| 44 | 18 | 7 | 15 | You Really Got Me The Kinks |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 4 | Promised Land Chuck Berry |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 5 | What Now Gene Chandler |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 4 | You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Dean Martin |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 5 | Boom Boom The Animals |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 5 | Hawaii Tattoo The Waikikis |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | The Name Game Shirley Ellis |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 7 | The 81 Candy & The Kisses |
| 52 | 54 | 52 | 6 | (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me Sandie Shaw |
| 53 | 47 | 47 | 8 | Since I Don't Have You Chuck Jackson |
| 54 | 69 | 54 | 2 | All Day And All Of The Night The Kinks |
| 55 | 63 | 55 | 3 | Seven Letters Ben E. King |
| 56 | 58 | 56 | 6 | I'm Gonna Love You Too The Hullaballoos |
| 57 | 83 | 57 | 2 | Give Him A Great Big Kiss The Shangri-Las |
| 58 | 62 | 58 | 4 | Makin' Whoopee Ray Charles |
| 59 | 61 | 59 | 5 | Lovin' Place Gale Garnett |
| 60 | 44 | 44 | 8 | Run, Run, Run The Gestures |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 3 | I Can't Stop The Honeycombs |
| 62 | 81 | 62 | 2 | Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) Jay & The Americans |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 4 | Come On Do The Jerk The Miracles |
| 64 | 64 | 64 | 5 | Sometimes I Wonder Major Lance |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 6 | Getting Mighty Crowded Betty Everett |
| 66 | 75 | 66 | 3 | Have You Looked Into Your Heart Jerry Vale |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 3 | Do It Right Brook Benton |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 3 | Somewhere In Your Heart Frank Sinatra |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 3 | He's My Guy Irma Thomas |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 4 | I Found A Love Oh What A Love Jo Ann & Troy |
| 71 | 90 | 71 | 2 | Look Of Love Lesley Gore |
| 72 | 79 | 72 | 2 | You'll Always Be The One I Love Dean Martin |
| 73 | 88 | 73 | 3 | Little Bell The Dixie Cups |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Can You Jerk Like Me The Contours |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 3 | Bucket "T" Ronny And The Daytonas |
| 76 | 82 | 76 | 3 | Danny Boy Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 77 | 78 | 77 | 4 | Dear Heart Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Paper Tiger Sue Thompson |
| 79 | 74 | 74 | 8 | Do Anything You Wanna (Part I) Harold Betters |
| 80 | 98 | 80 | 2 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You The Bachelors |
| 81 | 86 | 81 | 3 | The Sidewinder, Part 1 Lee Morgan |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly) Chubby Checker |
| 83 | 100 | 83 | 2 | Do What You Do Do Well Ned Miller |
| 84 | 84 | 84 | 3 | Hey-Da-Da-Dow The Dolphins |
| 85 | 87 | 85 | 3 | Percolatin' Willie Mitchell |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 4 | (There'll Come A Day When) Ev'ry Little Bit Hurts Bobby Vee |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 4 | My Buddy Seat The Hondells |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Blind Man Little Milton |
| 89 | NEW | 78 | 8 | So What Bill Black's Combo |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Use Your Head Mary Wells |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 2 | Maybe The Shangri-Las |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | Have Mercy Baby James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 93 | 99 | 93 | 2 | Are You Still My Baby The Shirelles |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 2 | Voice Your Choice The Radiants |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | A Little Bit Of Soap Garnet Mimms |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | Take This Hurt Off Me Don Covay |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back Billy Edd Wheeler |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Black Night Bobby Bland |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Twine Time Alvin Cash & The Crawlers |
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