Billboard Hot 100 — August 21, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of August 21, 1965. "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Eve Of Destruction" by Barry McGuire at #58, which would go on to peak at #1. The biggest climber was "Hang On Sloopy" by The McCoys, up 32 places from #99 to #67.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher — 2 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting July 10, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "Help!" by The Beatles (up from #14 to #3).
- Biggest fall: "It's Gonna Be Fine" by Glenn Yarbrough, down 22 places from #54 to #76.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Too Many Rivers" by Brenda Lee, 13 weeks and counting (peak #13).
- Gone from the chart: "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" by Four Tops after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Yes, I'm Ready" by Barbara Mason after 14 weeks (peak #5); "What The World Needs Now Is Love" by Jackie DeShannon after 13 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 | 7 | I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | Save Your Heart For Me Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | Help! The Beatles |
| 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | California Girls The Beach Boys |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | It's The Same Old Song Four Tops |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Don't Just Stand There Patty Duke |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 8 | I'm Henry VIII, I Am Herman's Hermits |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Down In The Boondocks Billy Joe Royal |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | Baby, I'm Yours Barbara Lewis |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | What's New Pussycat? Tom Jones |
| 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Mel Carter |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 6 | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part I) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 8 | All I Really Want To Do Cher |
| 16 | 26 | 16 | 5 | Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan |
| 17 | 22 | 17 | 5 | You Were On My Mind We Five |
| 18 | 27 | 18 | 4 | Nothing But Heartaches The Supremes |
| 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | Take Me Back Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 20 | 17 | 17 | 9 | I'm A Fool Dino, Desi & Billy |
| 21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | I Want Candy The Strangeloves |
| 22 | 23 | 22 | 7 | You'd Better Come Home Petula Clark |
| 23 | 30 | 23 | 6 | The Tracks Of My Tears The Miracles |
| 24 | 29 | 24 | 5 | Since I Lost My Baby The Temptations |
| 25 | 13 | 7 | 10 | I Like It Like That The Dave Clark Five |
| 26 | 19 | 4 | 12 | Cara, Mia Jay & The Americans |
| 27 | 37 | 27 | 7 | In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett |
| 28 | 21 | 13 | 10 | Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows Lesley Gore |
| 29 | 47 | 29 | 4 | Ju Ju Hand Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 30 | 49 | 30 | 4 | Heart Full Of Soul The Yardbirds |
| 31 | 41 | 31 | 5 | Looking Through The Eyes Of Love Gene Pitney |
| 32 | 53 | 32 | 3 | It Ain't Me Babe The Turtles |
| 33 | 25 | 25 | 7 | Pretty Little Baby Marvin Gaye |
| 34 | 57 | 34 | 4 | The "In" Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | 6 | I'll Always Love You The Spinners |
| 36 | 24 | 24 | 7 | To Know You Is To Love You Peter And Gordon |
| 37 | 48 | 37 | 4 | Shake And Fingerpop Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 38 | 58 | 38 | 3 | Houston Dean Martin |
| 39 | 28 | 28 | 8 | Ride Your Pony Lee Dorsey |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 8 | All I Really Want To Do The Byrds |
| 41 | 46 | 41 | 5 | You Tell Me Why The Beau Brummels |
| 42 | 34 | 34 | 7 | One Dyin' And A Buryin' Roger Miller |
| 43 | 32 | 16 | 9 | Theme From "A Summer Place" The Lettermen |
| 44 | 44 | 44 | 8 | New Orleans Eddie Hodges |
| 45 | 51 | 45 | 5 | Sugar Dumpling Sam Cooke |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 3 | I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby Chad & Jeremy |
| 47 | 50 | 47 | 6 | Hung On You The Righteous Brothers |
| 48 | 36 | 13 | 13 | Too Many Rivers Brenda Lee |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 6 | It's Gonna Take A Miracle The Royalettes |
| 50 | 60 | 50 | 4 | A Little You Freddie And The Dreamers |
| 51 | 63 | 51 | 3 | Agent Double-O-Soul Edwin Starr |
| 52 | 71 | 52 | 2 | Action Freddy Cannon |
| 53 | 73 | 53 | 2 | Who'll Be The Next In Line The Kinks |
| 54 | 39 | 39 | 7 | (Say) You're My Girl Roy Orbison |
| 55 | 68 | 55 | 3 | Sad, Sad Girl Barbara Mason |
| 56 | 62 | 56 | 6 | It's Too Late, Baby Too Late Arthur Prysock |
| 57 | 75 | 57 | 2 | You've Been In Love Too Long Martha & The Vandellas |
| 58 | NEW | 58 | 1 | Eve Of Destruction Barry McGuire |
| 59 | 74 | 59 | 2 | Summer Nights Marianne Faithfull |
| 60 | 69 | 60 | 3 | If I Didn't Love You Chuck Jackson |
| 61 | 64 | 61 | 7 | Moon Over Naples Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra |
| 62 | NEW | 62 | 1 | Catch Us If You Can The Dave Clark Five |
| 63 | 65 | 63 | 5 | You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It) The Vacels |
| 64 | 67 | 64 | 7 | Candy The Astors |
| 65 | 66 | 65 | 8 | Here I Am Dionne Warwick |
| 66 | 90 | 66 | 2 | I'm A Happy Man The Jive Five |
| 67 | 99 | 67 | 2 | Hang On Sloopy The McCoys |
| 68 | 80 | 68 | 2 | We Gotta Get Out Of This Place The Animals |
| 69 | 87 | 69 | 2 | I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing The Drifters |
| 70 | NEW | 70 | 1 | Baby Don't Go Sonny & Cher |
| 71 | 86 | 71 | 2 | (My Girl) Sloopy Little Caesar And The Consuls |
| 72 | 82 | 72 | 3 | Moonlight And Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You) Vic Dana |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 3 | Annie Fanny The Kingsmen |
| 74 | 59 | 59 | 8 | No Pity (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson |
| 75 | 81 | 75 | 2 | First I Look At The Purse The Contours |
| 76 | 54 | 54 | 6 | It's Gonna Be Fine Glenn Yarbrough |
| 77 | 55 | 55 | 8 | One Step At A Time Maxine Brown |
| 78 | 78 | 78 | 3 | It's A Man Down There G.L. Crockett |
| 79 | 92 | 79 | 2 | Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead The Marvelettes |
| 80 | 85 | 80 | 3 | Summer Wind Wayne Newton |
| 81 | 83 | 81 | 4 | You Better Go Derek Martin |
| 82 | 70 | 70 | 7 | Tickle Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Laugh At Me Sonny |
| 84 | 95 | 84 | 2 | Colours Donovan |
| 85 | 88 | 85 | 2 | Is It Really Over? Jim Reeves |
| 86 | 98 | 86 | 2 | Give All Your Love To Me Gerry And The Pacemakers |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | Two Different Worlds Lenny Welch |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 4 | Oowee, Oowee Perry Como |
| 89 | 93 | 89 | 5 | Only Those In Love Baby Washington |
| 90 | 97 | 90 | 2 | I Need You The Impressions |
| 91 | 96 | 91 | 2 | Liar, Liar The Castaways |
| 92 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Canadian Sunset Sounds Orchestral |
| 93 | 100 | 93 | 2 | What Are We Going To Do? David Jones |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | If You Wait For Love Bobby Goldsboro |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | You've Got Your Troubles The Fortunes |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Do You Believe In Magic The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Good Times Gene Chandler |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Ride Away Roy Orbison |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Can't Let You Out Of My Sight Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Someone Is Watching Solomon Burke |
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