Billboard Hot 100 — March 6, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 6, 1965. "My Girl" by The Temptations climbed from #3 to take over the #1 spot from "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis And The Playboys, which had held it for 2 weeks. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "When I'm Gone" by Brenda Holloway at #74, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "The Race Is On" by Jack Jones, up 31 places from #89 to #58.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "My Girl" by The Temptations — 1 week at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting January 16, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles (up from #19 to #5); "The Birds And The Bees" by Jewel Akens (up from #13 to #8); "Ferry Cross The Mersey" by Gerry And The Pacemakers (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Heart Of Stone" by The Rolling Stones, down 19 places from #24 to #43.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers, 13 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "Love Potion Number Nine" by The Searchers after 14 weeks (peak #3); "Hold What You've Got" by Joe Tex after 11 weeks (peak #5).
- Stories that mention this week: Hitsville, Counted: Motown by the Numbers, 1961–1990.
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 | 3 | 1 | 8 | My Girl The Temptations |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | The Jolly Green Giant The Kingsmen |
| 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | Eight Days A Week The Beatles |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Tell Her No The Zombies |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | King Of The Road Roger Miller |
| 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | The Birds And The Bees Jewel Akens |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 12 | Downtown Petula Clark |
| 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | The Boy From New York City The Ad Libs |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | Hurt So Bad Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 13 | 41 | 13 | 3 | Stop! In The Name Of Love The Supremes |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | I Go To Pieces Peter And Gordon |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 7 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 16 | 23 | 16 | 6 | Goldfinger Shirley Bassey |
| 17 | 15 | 15 | 10 | Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels |
| 18 | 11 | 3 | 13 | The Name Game Shirley Ellis |
| 19 | 27 | 19 | 6 | Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Herman's Hermits |
| 20 | 14 | 14 | 10 | Twine Time Alvin Cash & The Crawlers |
| 21 | 7 | 7 | 9 | Shake Sam Cooke |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 4 | Goodnight Roy Orbison |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | Little Things Bobby Goldsboro |
| 24 | 39 | 24 | 5 | Midnight Special Johnny Rivers |
| 25 | 25 | 25 | 7 | I've Got A Tiger By The Tail Buck Owens |
| 26 | 37 | 26 | 5 | Come Home The Dave Clark Five |
| 27 | 32 | 27 | 5 | Ask The Lonely Four Tops |
| 28 | 16 | 7 | 11 | All Day And All Of The Night The Kinks |
| 29 | 45 | 29 | 4 | Shotgun Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 30 | 40 | 30 | 4 | Yeh, Yeh Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames |
| 31 | 33 | 31 | 6 | A Change Is Gonna Come Sam Cooke |
| 32 | 38 | 32 | 5 | New York's A Lonely Town The Trade Winds |
| 33 | 22 | 13 | 9 | The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray |
| 34 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Lemon Tree Trini Lopez |
| 35 | 47 | 35 | 4 | People Get Ready The Impressions |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana |
| 37 | 29 | 29 | 6 | What Have They Done To The Rain The Searchers |
| 38 | 21 | 12 | 8 | Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 39 | 49 | 39 | 5 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals |
| 40 | 30 | 30 | 7 | For Lovin' Me Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 41 | 34 | 23 | 10 | Paper Tiger Sue Thompson |
| 42 | 53 | 42 | 3 | If I Loved You Chad & Jeremy |
| 43 | 24 | 19 | 9 | Heart Of Stone The Rolling Stones |
| 44 | 54 | 44 | 3 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Dean Martin |
| 45 | 31 | 31 | 8 | It's Alright Adam Faith With The Roulettes |
| 46 | 73 | 46 | 2 | Nowhere To Run Martha & The Vandellas |
| 47 | 59 | 47 | 3 | I Don't Want To Spoil The Party The Beatles |
| 48 | 74 | 48 | 2 | Stranger In Town Del Shannon |
| 49 | 68 | 49 | 2 | Do The Clam Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, Jubilee Four & Carol Lombard Trio |
| 50 | 50 | 40 | 7 | Break Away (From That Boy) The Newbeats |
| 51 | 58 | 51 | 5 | Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure |
| 52 | 55 | 52 | 5 | Born To Be Together The Ronettes Featuring Veronica |
| 53 | 48 | 43 | 6 | At The Club The Drifters |
| 54 | 78 | 54 | 2 | I Must Be Seeing Things Gene Pitney |
| 55 | 43 | 43 | 7 | Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight Connie Francis |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 4 | If I Ruled The World Tony Bennett |
| 57 | 84 | 57 | 2 | Do You Wanna Dance? The Beach Boys |
| 58 | 89 | 58 | 2 | The Race Is On Jack Jones |
| 59 | 75 | 59 | 3 | You Better Get It Joe Tex |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 4 | Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 61 | 61 | 61 | 7 | Goldfinger Billy Strange |
| 62 | 62 | 60 | 9 | Whenever A Teenager Cries Reparata And The Delrons |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 5 | Cry Ray Charles |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 6 | He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' The Velvelettes |
| 65 | 71 | 65 | 3 | Come Tomorrow Manfred Mann |
| 66 | 76 | 66 | 2 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Wayne Newton |
| 67 | 70 | 67 | 5 | It's Gotta Last Forever Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas |
| 68 | 72 | 68 | 8 | I Wanna Be (Your Everything) The Manhattans |
| 69 | 77 | 69 | 4 | Like A Child Julie Rogers |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 3 | Go Now! The Moody Blues |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 2 | You Got What It Takes Joe Tex |
| 73 | 83 | 73 | 4 | Apache '65 The Arrows Featuring Davie Allan |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | When I'm Gone Brenda Holloway |
| 75 | 85 | 75 | 4 | It's Gonna Be Alright Maxine Brown |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | Good Times Jerry Butler |
| 77 | 81 | 77 | 2 | 4 - By The Beatles The Beatles |
| 78 | 93 | 78 | 2 | Come And Stay With Me Marianne Faithfull |
| 79 | 88 | 79 | 2 | Who Can I Turn To Dionne Warwick |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Long Lonely Nights Bobby Vinton |
| 81 | 92 | 81 | 4 | Did You Ever The Hullaballoos |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | This Is My Prayer The Ray Charles Singers |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Please Let Me Wonder The Beach Boys |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Real Live Girl Steve Alaimo |
| 85 | 91 | 85 | 3 | Cupid Johnny Rivers |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | For Mama (La Mamma) Connie Francis |
| 87 | 87 | 87 | 3 | Does He Really Care For Me Ruby And The Romantics |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | For Mama Jerry Vale |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 4 | Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Girl Don't Come Sandie Shaw |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Got To Get You Off My Mind Solomon Burke |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | You Can't Hurt Me No More Gene Chandler |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Come See Major Lance |
| 94 | 95 | 94 | 2 | Danny Boy Jackie Wilson |
| 95 | 99 | 95 | 2 | Pass Me By Peggy Lee |
| 96 | 97 | 96 | 5 | Goldfinger Jack Laforge His Piano and Orchestra |
| 97 | 100 | 97 | 2 | Land Of 1000 Dances Cannibal And The Headhunters |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | You're Next Jimmy Witherspoon |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | El Pussy Cat Mongo Santamaria |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Gee Baby (I'm Sorry) The Three Degrees |
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