Billboard Hot 100 — April 17, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 17, 1965. "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie And The Dreamers held #1 for a 2nd straight week, the last week of its run. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits at #12, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Count Me In" by Gary Lewis And The Playboys, up 33 places from #62 to #29.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I'm Telling You Now" by Freddie And The Dreamers — 2 weeks at the top so far, 6 weeks on the chart since debuting March 13, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "Tired Of Waiting For You" by The Kinks (up from #13 to #7); "The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap)" by Shirley Ellis (up from #19 to #9); "Go Now!" by The Moody Blues (up from #15 to #10).
- Highest debut: "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" by Herman's Hermits at #12; it would spend 11 weeks on the chart and peak at #1, with 3 weeks at #1.
- Biggest fall: "Mr. Pitiful" by Otis Redding, down 37 places from #41 to #78.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Birds And The Bees" by Jewel Akens, 13 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "My Girl" by The Temptations 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 | 6 | I'm Telling You Now Freddie And The Dreamers |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Stop! In The Name Of Love The Supremes |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Game Of Love Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | I Know A Place Petula Clark |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Shotgun Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Can't You Hear My Heartbeat Herman's Hermits |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | Tired Of Waiting For You The Kinks |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Nowhere To Run Martha & The Vandellas |
| 9 | 19 | 9 | 5 | The Clapping Song (Clap Pat Clap Slap) Shirley Ellis |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | Go Now! The Moody Blues |
| 11 | 6 | 4 | 12 | King Of The Road Roger Miller |
| 12 | NEW | 12 | 1 | Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | 13 | The Birds And The Bees Jewel Akens |
| 14 | 37 | 14 | 4 | I'll Never Find Another You The Seekers |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | The Race Is On Jack Jones |
| 16 | 31 | 16 | 4 | The Last Time The Rolling Stones |
| 17 | 11 | 1 | 9 | Eight Days A Week The Beatles |
| 18 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Vic Dana |
| 19 | 44 | 19 | 3 | Silhouettes Herman's Hermits |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | 5 | I'll Be Doggone Marvin Gaye |
| 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | Do You Wanna Dance? The Beach Boys |
| 22 | 28 | 22 | 5 | Bumble Bee The Searchers |
| 23 | 24 | 23 | 8 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Wayne Newton |
| 24 | 14 | 8 | 12 | Goldfinger Shirley Bassey |
| 25 | 35 | 25 | 5 | Cast Your Fate To The Wind Sounds Orchestral |
| 26 | 27 | 26 | 8 | Come And Stay With Me Marianne Faithfull |
| 27 | 34 | 27 | 6 | One Kiss For Old Times' Sake Ronnie Dove |
| 28 | 17 | 17 | 7 | Long Lonely Nights Bobby Vinton |
| 29 | 62 | 29 | 3 | Count Me In Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | When I'm Gone Brenda Holloway |
| 31 | 56 | 31 | 2 | Just Once In My Life The Righteous Brothers |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 7 | Got To Get You Off My Mind Solomon Burke |
| 33 | 20 | 11 | 13 | Red Roses For A Blue Lady Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 34 | 21 | 21 | 8 | Do The Clam Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, Jubilee Four & Carol Lombard Trio |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 8 | Land Of 1000 Dances Cannibal And The Headhunters |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 6 | Peaches "N" Cream The Ikettes |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 3 | It's Growing The Temptations |
| 38 | 51 | 38 | 6 | Baby The Rain Must Fall Glenn Yarbrough |
| 39 | 50 | 39 | 3 | She's About A Mover Sir Douglas Quintet |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 4 | Ooo Baby Baby The Miracles |
| 41 | 47 | 41 | 6 | I Understand (Just How You Feel) Freddie And The Dreamers |
| 42 | 23 | 23 | 9 | If I Loved You Chad & Jeremy |
| 43 | 63 | 43 | 2 | It's Gonna Be Alright Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 44 | 18 | 6 | 11 | Ferry Cross The Mersey Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 45 | 55 | 45 | 6 | 10 Little Bottles Johnny Bond |
| 46 | 64 | 46 | 3 | Woman's Got Soul The Impressions |
| 47 | 49 | 47 | 7 | Girl Don't Come Sandie Shaw |
| 48 | 52 | 48 | 6 | I Can't Stop Thinking Of You Bobbi Martin |
| 49 | 54 | 49 | 4 | Crazy Downtown Allan Sherman |
| 50 | 61 | 50 | 3 | ......And Roses And Roses Andy Williams |
| 51 | 22 | 22 | 9 | Send Me The Pillow You Dream On Dean Martin |
| 52 | 57 | 52 | 4 | We're Gonna Make It Little Milton |
| 53 | 60 | 53 | 4 | Somebody Else Is Taking My Place Al Martino |
| 54 | 58 | 54 | 5 | Never, Never Leave Me Mary Wells |
| 55 | 36 | 33 | 11 | Don't Mess Up A Good Thing Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure |
| 56 | 46 | 46 | 6 | Anytime At All Frank Sinatra |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | (The Bees Are For The Birds) The Birds Are For The Bees The Newbeats |
| 58 | 43 | 40 | 7 | Come See Major Lance |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 2 | It's Got The Whole World Shakin' Sam Cooke |
| 60 | 71 | 60 | 4 | I Do Love You Billy Stewart |
| 61 | 82 | 61 | 3 | Wooly Bully Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 62 | 73 | 62 | 3 | Truly, Truly, True Brenda Lee |
| 63 | 81 | 63 | 3 | Iko Iko The Dixie Cups |
| 64 | 65 | 64 | 4 | The Barracuda Alvin Cash & The Crawlers |
| 65 | 74 | 65 | 3 | Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan |
| 66 | 68 | 66 | 5 | Not Too Long Ago The Uniques Featuring Joe Stampley |
| 67 | 79 | 67 | 3 | Out In The Streets The Shangri-Las |
| 68 | 85 | 68 | 2 | She's Coming Home The Zombies |
| 69 | 69 | 69 | 4 | The Entertainer Tony Clarke |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 3 | Goodbye My Lover Goodbye The Searchers |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | Dream On Little Dreamer Perry Como |
| 72 | 78 | 72 | 4 | All Of My Life Lesley Gore |
| 73 | 75 | 73 | 7 | Whipped Cream Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass |
| 74 | 77 | 74 | 3 | Let's Do The Freddie Chubby Checker |
| 75 | 90 | 75 | 2 | It's Not Unusual Tom Jones |
| 76 | 84 | 76 | 2 | Toy Soldier The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 4 | Think Of The Good Times Jay & The Americans |
| 78 | 41 | 41 | 9 | Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding |
| 79 | 100 | 79 | 2 | A Woman Can Change A Man Joe Tex |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Help Me, Rhonda The Beach Boys |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | Just A Little The Beau Brummels |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | True Love Ways Peter And Gordon |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Reelin' And Rockin' The Dave Clark Five |
| 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | The Record (Baby I Love You) Ben E. King |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 4 | You Can Have Him Dionne Warwick |
| 86 | 89 | 86 | 2 | Apples And Bananas Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 87 | 92 | 87 | 3 | (See You At The) "Go-Go" Dobie Gray |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | I Gotta Woman (Part One) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 89 | 97 | 89 | 2 | What Do You Want With Me Chad & Jeremy |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Al's Place Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 91 | 93 | 91 | 3 | Why Did I Choose You Barbra Streisand |
| 92 | 94 | 92 | 3 | Hawaii Honeymoon The Waikikis |
| 93 | 96 | 86 | 4 | Come Back Baby Roddie Joy |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Mexican Pearls Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra |
| 95 | 98 | 95 | 3 | Dear Dad Chuck Berry |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Nothing Can Stop Me Gene Chandler |
| 97 | 99 | 97 | 2 | Try To Remember Roger Williams |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Talk About Love Adam Faith |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night George & Gene |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling In Love) Vic Damone |
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