Billboard Hot 100 — March 20, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 20, 1965. "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Game Of Love" by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders at #63, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie And The Dreamers, up 29 places from #71 to #42.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting February 20, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey (up from #11 to #9); "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & The All Stars (up from #14 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail" by Buck Owens, down 16 places from #36 to #52.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by The Righteous Brothers, 15 weeks and counting (peak #1).
- Gone from the chart: "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis after 14 weeks (peak #3); "All Day And All Of The Night" by The Kinks after 12 weeks (peak #7).
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 | Eight Days A Week The Beatles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Stop! In The Name Of Love The Supremes |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | The Birds And The Bees Jewel Akens |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | King Of The Road Roger Miller |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Herman's Hermits |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | My Girl The Temptations |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 10 | This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | Goldfinger Shirley Bassey |
| 10 | 14 | 10 | 6 | Shotgun Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Hurt So Bad Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | 11 | The Jolly Green Giant The Kingsmen |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | 7 | Come Home The Dave Clark Five |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 15 | You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 6 | People Get Ready The Impressions |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 7 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 9 | Little Things Bobby Goldsboro |
| 19 | 29 | 19 | 4 | Do You Wanna Dance? The Beach Boys |
| 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | Midnight Special Johnny Rivers |
| 21 | 22 | 21 | 6 | Goodnight Roy Orbison |
| 22 | 26 | 22 | 7 | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood The Animals |
| 23 | 27 | 23 | 6 | Yeh, Yeh Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames |
| 24 | 35 | 24 | 4 | Nowhere To Run Martha & The Vandellas |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Dean Martin |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 5 | If I Loved You Chad & Jeremy |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | 14 | Downtown Petula Clark |
| 28 | 39 | 28 | 4 | Do The Clam Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, Jubilee Four & Carol Lombard Trio |
| 29 | 16 | 8 | 10 | The Boy From New York City The Ad Libs |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 4 | Stranger In Town Del Shannon |
| 31 | 17 | 6 | 11 | Tell Her No The Zombies |
| 32 | 24 | 24 | 7 | Ask The Lonely Four Tops |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 4 | I Must Be Seeing Things Gene Pitney |
| 34 | 48 | 34 | 3 | Long Lonely Nights Bobby Vinton |
| 35 | 28 | 15 | 12 | Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels |
| 36 | 25 | 9 | 11 | I Go To Pieces Peter And Gordon |
| 37 | 32 | 32 | 7 | New York's A Lonely Town The Trade Winds |
| 38 | 49 | 38 | 6 | If I Ruled The World Tony Bennett |
| 39 | 44 | 39 | 5 | I Don't Want To Spoil The Party The Beatles |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 4 | The Race Is On Jack Jones |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 7 | Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure |
| 42 | 71 | 42 | 2 | I'm Telling You Now Freddie And The Dreamers |
| 43 | 62 | 43 | 2 | Tired Of Waiting For You The Kinks |
| 44 | 59 | 44 | 3 | When I'm Gone Brenda Holloway |
| 45 | 50 | 45 | 4 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Wayne Newton |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 5 | Go Now! The Moody Blues |
| 47 | 38 | 7 | 11 | Shake Sam Cooke |
| 48 | 51 | 48 | 5 | You Better Get It Joe Tex |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 4 | Come And Stay With Me Marianne Faithfull |
| 50 | 52 | 50 | 5 | Come Tomorrow Manfred Mann |
| 51 | 53 | 51 | 6 | Angel Johnny Tillotson |
| 52 | 36 | 25 | 9 | I've Got A Tiger By The Tail Buck Owens |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 3 | Come See Major Lance |
| 54 | 61 | 54 | 5 | Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding |
| 55 | 78 | 55 | 3 | Got To Get You Off My Mind Solomon Burke |
| 56 | 63 | 56 | 6 | It's Gonna Be Alright Maxine Brown |
| 57 | 68 | 57 | 3 | For Mama (La Mamma) Connie Francis |
| 58 | 55 | 55 | 9 | Goldfinger Billy Strange |
| 59 | 60 | 59 | 4 | You Got What It Takes Joe Tex |
| 60 | 70 | 60 | 3 | For Mama Jerry Vale |
| 61 | 72 | 61 | 3 | Please Let Me Wonder The Beach Boys |
| 62 | 79 | 62 | 2 | Peaches "N" Cream The Ikettes |
| 63 | NEW | 63 | 1 | Game Of Love Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 6 | Apache '65 The Arrows Featuring Davie Allan |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 4 | Who Can I Turn To Dionne Warwick |
| 66 | 87 | 66 | 2 | Anytime At All Frank Sinatra |
| 67 | 83 | 67 | 2 | Poor Man's Son The Reflections |
| 68 | 58 | 58 | 7 | Cry Ray Charles |
| 69 | 64 | 64 | 3 | Good Times Jerry Butler |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 4 | 4 - By The Beatles The Beatles |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 4 | Land Of 1000 Dances Cannibal And The Headhunters |
| 72 | 75 | 72 | 4 | This Is My Prayer The Ray Charles Singers |
| 73 | 81 | 73 | 2 | (Here They Come) From All Over The World Jan & Dean |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Did You Ever The Hullaballoos |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) Shirley Ellis |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 2 | Goldfinger John Barry and His Orchestra |
| 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | Girl Don't Come Sandie Shaw |
| 78 | 85 | 78 | 2 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) Freddie And The Dreamers |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Sounds Orchestral |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I'll Be Doggone Marvin Gaye |
| 81 | 89 | 81 | 2 | Land Of A Thousand Dances (Part I) Thee Midniters |
| 82 | 92 | 82 | 2 | One Kiss For Old Times' Sake Ronnie Dove |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Bumble Bee The Searchers |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | Never, Never Leave Me Mary Wells |
| 85 | 96 | 85 | 2 | 10 Little Bottles Johnny Bond |
| 86 | 80 | 80 | 6 | Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash |
| 87 | 90 | 87 | 2 | Be My Baby Dick and DeeDee |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | I Can't Stop Thinking Of You Bobbi Martin |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | Baby The Rain Must Fall Glenn Yarbrough |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Come Back Baby Roddie Joy |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Not Too Long Ago The Uniques Featuring Joe Stampley |
| 92 | 95 | 92 | 2 | You Can Have Him Dionne Warwick |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Double-O-Seven The Detergents |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | I Know A Place Petula Clark |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | Losing You Dusty Springfield |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Mean Old World Rick Nelson |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 3 | Whipped Cream Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass |
| 98 | 99 | 98 | 2 | Find My Way Back Home The Nashville Teens |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 2 | Gee Baby (I'm Sorry) The Three Degrees |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Teasin' You Willie Tee |
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