Billboard Hot 100 — January 23, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of January 23, 1965. "Downtown" by Petula Clark climbed from #4 to take over the #1 spot from "Come See About Me" by The Supremes, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Lemon Tree" by Trini Lopez at #75, which would go on to peak at #20. The biggest climber was "My Girl" by The Temptations, up 35 places from #76 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Downtown" by Petula Clark — 1 week at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting December 19, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis (up from #20 to #6).
- Biggest fall: "Leader Of The Laundromat" by The Detergents, down 19 places from #21 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "She's Not There" by The Zombies, 15 weeks and counting (peak #2).
- Gone from the chart: "Ringo" by Lorne Greene after 12 weeks (peak #1); "Dance, Dance, Dance" by The Beach Boys after 11 weeks (peak #8).
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 | 4 | 1 | 6 | Downtown Petula Clark |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Love Potion Number Nine The Searchers |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | I Feel Fine The Beatles |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Come See About Me The Supremes |
| 6 | 20 | 6 | 7 | The Name Game Shirley Ellis |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton |
| 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | The Jerk The Larks |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Marvin Gaye |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) Del Shannon |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | Hold What You've Got Joe Tex |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | 12 | Goin' Out Of My Head Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | Thou Shalt Not Steal Dick and DeeDee |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | 8 | She's A Woman The Beatles |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 | Willow Weep For Me Chad & Jeremy |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 7 | I'll Be There Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | Amen The Impressions |
| 18 | 34 | 18 | 5 | Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) Jay & The Americans |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 5 | All Day And All Of The Night The Kinks |
| 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | Any Way You Want It The Dave Clark Five |
| 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | Sha La La Manfred Mann |
| 22 | 19 | 19 | 9 | Don't Forget I Still Love You Bobbi Martin |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 5 | Give Him A Great Big Kiss The Shangri-Las |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 9 | Dear Heart Andy Williams |
| 25 | 16 | 10 | 10 | The Wedding Julie Rogers |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 7 | You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You Dean Martin |
| 27 | 36 | 27 | 3 | Shake Sam Cooke |
| 28 | 22 | 16 | 14 | My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami) Robert Goulet |
| 29 | 25 | 25 | 12 | Too Many Fish In The Sea The Marvelettes |
| 30 | 23 | 2 | 15 | She's Not There The Zombies |
| 31 | 32 | 30 | 9 | Dear Heart Jack Jones |
| 32 | 28 | 23 | 9 | Walk Away Matt Monro |
| 33 | 62 | 33 | 3 | I Go To Pieces Peter And Gordon |
| 34 | 65 | 34 | 2 | This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 35 | 33 | 33 | 8 | Hawaii Tattoo The Waikikis |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 5 | Look Of Love Lesley Gore |
| 37 | 24 | 22 | 9 | As Tears Go By Marianne Faithfull |
| 38 | 50 | 38 | 3 | The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | Have You Looked Into Your Heart Jerry Vale |
| 40 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Leader Of The Laundromat The Detergents |
| 41 | 76 | 41 | 2 | My Girl The Temptations |
| 42 | 66 | 42 | 3 | Tell Her No The Zombies |
| 43 | 68 | 43 | 4 | Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels |
| 44 | 48 | 44 | 4 | Use Your Head Mary Wells |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 5 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You The Bachelors |
| 46 | 52 | 46 | 6 | Somewhere In Your Heart Frank Sinatra |
| 47 | 58 | 47 | 3 | Heart Of Stone The Rolling Stones |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 6 | I Can't Stop The Honeycombs |
| 49 | 44 | 41 | 7 | Promised Land Chuck Berry |
| 50 | 74 | 50 | 3 | The Jolly Green Giant The Kingsmen |
| 51 | 40 | 40 | 8 | What Now Gene Chandler |
| 52 | 45 | 45 | 6 | Seven Letters Ben E. King |
| 53 | 49 | 43 | 9 | Roses Are Red My Love The "You Know Who" Group! |
| 54 | 56 | 54 | 6 | Bucket "T" Ronny And The Daytonas |
| 55 | 59 | 55 | 6 | Can You Jerk Like Me The Contours |
| 56 | 61 | 56 | 4 | Paper Tiger Sue Thompson |
| 57 | 57 | 57 | 7 | Come On Do The Jerk The Miracles |
| 58 | 77 | 58 | 4 | Twine Time Alvin Cash & The Crawlers |
| 59 | 54 | 54 | 8 | Lovin' Place Gale Garnett |
| 60 | 60 | 60 | 6 | Little Bell The Dixie Cups |
| 61 | 87 | 61 | 2 | Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 62 | 46 | 46 | 7 | Makin' Whoopee Ray Charles |
| 63 | 71 | 63 | 5 | Do What You Do Do Well Ned Miller |
| 64 | 53 | 51 | 10 | The 81 Candy & The Kisses |
| 65 | 63 | 63 | 6 | He's My Guy Irma Thomas |
| 66 | 90 | 66 | 2 | The Boy From New York City The Ad Libs |
| 67 | 85 | 67 | 4 | Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back Billy Edd Wheeler |
| 68 | 83 | 68 | 2 | Thanks A Lot Brenda Lee |
| 69 | 73 | 69 | 6 | Hey-Da-Da-Dow The Dolphins |
| 70 | 64 | 64 | 5 | You'll Always Be The One I Love Dean Martin |
| 71 | 67 | 56 | 9 | I'm Gonna Love You Too The Hullaballoos |
| 72 | 70 | 70 | 4 | Lovely, Lovely (Loverly, Loverly) Chubby Checker |
| 73 | 80 | 73 | 5 | Voice Your Choice The Radiants |
| 74 | 89 | 74 | 3 | Hello Pretty Girl Ronnie Dove |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Lemon Tree Trini Lopez |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 3 | Whenever A Teenager Cries Reparata And The Delrons |
| 77 | 72 | 64 | 8 | Sometimes I Wonder Major Lance |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | Blind Man Bobby Bland |
| 79 | 81 | 31 | 10 | Cousin Of Mine Sam Cooke |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Break Away (From That Boy) The Newbeats |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | For Lovin' Me Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 82 | 93 | 82 | 2 | Fancy Pants Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 83 | 79 | 77 | 7 | Dear Heart Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 84 | 100 | 84 | 2 | My Heart Would Know Al Martino |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | I've Got A Tiger By The Tail Buck Owens |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 87 | 97 | 87 | 2 | It's Alright Adam Faith With The Roulettes |
| 88 | 88 | 88 | 3 | The Crusher The Novas |
| 89 | 94 | 89 | 3 | The Crying Game Brenda Lee |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Try To Remember Ed Ames |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Little Things Bobby Goldsboro |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight Connie Francis |
| 93 | 86 | 86 | 4 | Blind Man Little Milton |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Dusty The Rag Dolls |
| 95 | 92 | 92 | 3 | No Faith, No Love Mitty Collier |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Race Is On George Jones |
| 97 | NEW | 91 | 6 | You're The Only World I Know Sonny James |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Goldfinger Billy Strange |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | I Wanna Be (Your Everything) The Manhattans |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | The Birds And The Bees Jewel Akens |
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