Billboard Hot 100 — February 27, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 27, 1965. "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis And The Playboys held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 15 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Do The Clam" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, Jubilee Four & Carol Lombard Trio at #68, which would go on to peak at #21. The biggest climber was "Stop! In The Name Of Love" by The Supremes, up 39 places from #80 to #41.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis And The Playboys — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting January 16, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "Tell Her No" by The Zombies (up from #11 to #6); "King Of The Road" by Roger Miller (up from #17 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Hold What You've Got" by Joe Tex, down 26 places from #18 to #44.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Love Potion Number Nine" by The Searchers, 14 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" by Marvin Gaye after 14 weeks (peak #6); "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun)" by Del Shannon after 14 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 7 | This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | My Girl The Temptations |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Downtown Petula Clark |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | The Jolly Green Giant The Kingsmen |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | Tell Her No The Zombies |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Shake Sam Cooke |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | The Boy From New York City The Ad Libs |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | I Go To Pieces Peter And Gordon |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | 5 | King Of The Road Roger Miller |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 12 | The Name Game Shirley Ellis |
| 12 | 21 | 12 | 4 | Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 13 | 25 | 13 | 6 | The Birds And The Bees Jewel Akens |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | Twine Time Alvin Cash & The Crawlers |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels |
| 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | All Day And All Of The Night The Kinks |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 4 | Hurt So Bad Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 18 | 26 | 18 | 6 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 19 | 53 | 19 | 2 | Eight Days A Week The Beatles |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | Lemon Tree Trini Lopez |
| 21 | 12 | 12 | 7 | Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 22 | 13 | 13 | 8 | The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray |
| 23 | 44 | 23 | 5 | Goldfinger Shirley Bassey |
| 24 | 19 | 19 | 8 | Heart Of Stone The Rolling Stones |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 6 | I've Got A Tiger By The Tail Buck Owens |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 6 | Little Things Bobby Goldsboro |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 5 | Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Herman's Hermits |
| 28 | 34 | 28 | 3 | Goodnight Roy Orbison |
| 29 | 32 | 29 | 5 | What Have They Done To The Rain The Searchers |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | For Lovin' Me Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 31 | 35 | 31 | 7 | It's Alright Adam Faith With The Roulettes |
| 32 | 39 | 32 | 4 | Ask The Lonely Four Tops |
| 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke |
| 34 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Paper Tiger Sue Thompson |
| 35 | 16 | 11 | 10 | Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key) Jay & The Americans |
| 36 | 24 | 3 | 14 | Love Potion Number Nine The Searchers |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Come Home The Dave Clark Five |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 4 | New York's A Lonely Town The Trade Winds |
| 39 | 46 | 39 | 4 | Midnight Special Johnny Rivers |
| 40 | 54 | 40 | 3 | Yeh, Yeh Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames |
| 41 | 80 | 41 | 2 | Stop! In The Name Of Love The Supremes |
| 42 | 27 | 27 | 10 | No Arms Can Ever Hold You The Bachelors |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight Connie Francis |
| 44 | 18 | 5 | 11 | Hold What You've Got Joe Tex |
| 45 | 64 | 45 | 3 | Shotgun Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 46 | 57 | 46 | 4 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana |
| 47 | 67 | 47 | 3 | People Get Ready The Impressions |
| 48 | 50 | 43 | 5 | At The Club The Drifters |
| 49 | 60 | 49 | 4 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals |
| 50 | 40 | 40 | 6 | Break Away (From That Boy) The Newbeats |
| 51 | 45 | 45 | 7 | Thanks A Lot Brenda Lee |
| 52 | 47 | 47 | 7 | Fancy Pants Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 53 | 77 | 53 | 2 | If I Loved You Chad & Jeremy |
| 54 | 68 | 54 | 2 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Dean Martin |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 4 | Born To Be Together The Ronettes Featuring Veronica |
| 56 | 52 | 52 | 7 | My Heart Would Know Al Martino |
| 57 | 55 | 55 | 6 | Dusty The Rag Dolls |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 4 | Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure |
| 59 | 81 | 59 | 2 | I Don't Want To Spoil The Party The Beatles |
| 60 | 58 | 58 | 5 | Don't Come Running Back To Me Nancy Wilson |
| 61 | 62 | 61 | 6 | Goldfinger Billy Strange |
| 62 | 66 | 60 | 8 | Whenever A Teenager Cries Reparata And The Delrons |
| 63 | 78 | 63 | 3 | If I Ruled The World Tony Bennett |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 5 | Married Man Richard Burton |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 4 | Cry Ray Charles |
| 66 | 82 | 66 | 3 | Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 67 | 65 | 65 | 5 | Comin' On Too Strong Wayne Newton |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Do The Clam Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, Jubilee Four & Carol Lombard Trio |
| 69 | 75 | 69 | 5 | He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' The Velvelettes |
| 70 | 70 | 70 | 4 | It's Gotta Last Forever Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas |
| 71 | 89 | 71 | 2 | Come Tomorrow Manfred Mann |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 7 | I Wanna Be (Your Everything) The Manhattans |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | Nowhere To Run Martha & The Vandellas |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Stranger In Town Del Shannon |
| 75 | 83 | 75 | 2 | You Better Get It Joe Tex |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Wayne Newton |
| 77 | 87 | 77 | 3 | Like A Child Julie Rogers |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | I Must Be Seeing Things Gene Pitney |
| 79 | 73 | 73 | 6 | Try To Remember Ed Ames |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | 4 - By The Beatles The Beatles |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | You Got What It Takes Joe Tex |
| 83 | 86 | 83 | 3 | Apache '65 The Arrows Featuring Davie Allan |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Do You Wanna Dance? The Beach Boys |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 3 | It's Gonna Be Alright Maxine Brown |
| 86 | 96 | 86 | 2 | Go Now! The Moody Blues |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Does He Really Care For Me Ruby And The Romantics |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Who Can I Turn To Dionne Warwick |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | The Race Is On Jack Jones |
| 90 | 92 | 90 | 3 | Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash |
| 91 | 94 | 91 | 2 | Cupid Johnny Rivers |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 3 | Did You Ever The Hullaballoos |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Come And Stay With Me Marianne Faithfull |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | This Is My Prayer The Ray Charles Singers |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Danny Boy Jackie Wilson |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | You Can Have Him Timi Yuro |
| 97 | 97 | 97 | 4 | Goldfinger Jack Laforge His Piano and Orchestra |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Whipped Cream Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Pass Me By Peggy Lee |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Land Of 1000 Dances Cannibal And The Headhunters |
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