Billboard Hot 100 — October 16, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 16, 1965. "Yesterday" by The Beatles held #1 for a 2nd straight week, on its way to 4 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "I Found A Girl" by Jan & Dean at #80, which would go on to peak at #30. The biggest climber was "Get Off Of My Cloud" by The Rolling Stones, up 50 places from #64 to #14.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Yesterday" by The Beatles — 2 weeks at the top so far, 4 weeks on the chart since debuting September 25, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "A Lover's Concerto" by The Toys (up from #19 to #4); "Keep On Dancing" by The Gentrys (up from #14 to #5); "Just A Little Bit Better" by Herman's Hermits (up from #12 to #7).
- Biggest fall: "Agent Double-O-Soul" by Edwin Starr, down 36 places from #30 to #66.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "You Were On My Mind" by We Five, 13 weeks and counting (peak #3).
- Gone from the chart: "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher after 14 weeks (peak #1); "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan after 12 weeks (peak #2); "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers after 13 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 4 | Yesterday The Beatles |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Treat Her Right Roy Head And The Traits |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Hang On Sloopy The McCoys |
| 4 | 19 | 4 | 6 | A Lover's Concerto The Toys |
| 5 | 14 | 5 | 6 | Keep On Dancing The Gentrys |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | The "In" Crowd Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | Just A Little Bit Better Herman's Hermits |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Baby Don't Go Sonny & Cher |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Do You Believe In Magic The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 9 | Eve Of Destruction Barry McGuire |
| 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | I'm Yours Elvis Presley |
| 12 | 24 | 12 | 4 | Everybody Loves A Clown Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | Some Enchanted Evening Jay & The Americans |
| 14 | 64 | 14 | 2 | Get Off Of My Cloud The Rolling Stones |
| 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | Liar, Liar The Castaways |
| 16 | 22 | 16 | 5 | You're The One The Vogues |
| 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | You've Got Your Troubles The Fortunes |
| 18 | 34 | 18 | 3 | Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | 13 | You Were On My Mind We Five |
| 20 | 6 | 4 | 9 | Catch Us If You Can The Dave Clark Five |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 8 | Mohair Sam Charlie Rich |
| 22 | 15 | 1 | 11 | Help! The Beatles |
| 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | We Gotta Get Out Of This Place The Animals |
| 24 | 37 | 24 | 6 | Make Me Your Baby Barbara Lewis |
| 25 | 28 | 25 | 8 | Home Of The Brave Jody Miller |
| 26 | 16 | 10 | 9 | Laugh At Me Sonny |
| 27 | 21 | 21 | 8 | I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True Ronnie Dove |
| 28 | 36 | 28 | 5 | I Knew You When Billy Joe Royal |
| 29 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Just You Sonny & Cher |
| 30 | 45 | 30 | 4 | Taste Of Honey Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 31 | 31 | 31 | 6 | Kansas City Star Roger Miller |
| 32 | 32 | 32 | 6 | My Town, My Guy And Me Lesley Gore |
| 33 | 43 | 33 | 5 | Not The Lovin' Kind Dino, Desi & Billy |
| 34 | 25 | 25 | 9 | Ride Away Roy Orbison |
| 35 | 46 | 35 | 8 | I Want To (Do Everything For You) Joe Tex |
| 36 | 39 | 36 | 5 | The Dawn Of Correction The Spokesmen |
| 37 | 40 | 37 | 6 | Hungry For Love San Remo Golden Strings |
| 38 | 44 | 38 | 5 | What Color (Is A Man) Bobby Vinton |
| 39 | 27 | 27 | 8 | With These Hands Tom Jones |
| 40 | 42 | 40 | 7 | Ain't It True Andy Williams |
| 41 | 35 | 35 | 8 | Heartaches By The Number Johnny Tillotson |
| 42 | 52 | 42 | 4 | Everyone's Gone To The Moon Jonathan King |
| 43 | 53 | 43 | 5 | Cara-Lin The Strangeloves |
| 44 | 29 | 8 | 11 | It Ain't Me Babe The Turtles |
| 45 | 26 | 9 | 12 | Heart Full Of Soul The Yardbirds |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 7 | Respect Otis Redding |
| 47 | 68 | 47 | 2 | But You're Mine Sonny & Cher |
| 48 | 61 | 48 | 4 | 1-2-3 Len Barry |
| 49 | 51 | 49 | 4 | Act Naturally The Beatles |
| 50 | 66 | 50 | 3 | Say Something Funny Patty Duke |
| 51 | 62 | 51 | 3 | Rescue Me Fontella Bass |
| 52 | 58 | 52 | 4 | The Universal Soldier Glen Campbell |
| 53 | 57 | 53 | 5 | Steppin' Out Paul Revere & The Raiders |
| 54 | 59 | 54 | 4 | Universal Soldier Donovan |
| 55 | 55 | 55 | 4 | Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl The Barbarians |
| 56 | 60 | 56 | 7 | I Live For The Sun The Sunrays |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 3 | I Miss You So Little Anthony And The Imperials |
| 58 | 71 | 58 | 2 | Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye |
| 59 | 73 | 59 | 3 | Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) The Newbeats |
| 60 | 72 | 60 | 2 | Let's Hang On! The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 61 | 65 | 61 | 3 | Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) Kim Weston |
| 62 | 77 | 62 | 3 | Where Have All The Flowers Gone Johnny Rivers |
| 63 | 50 | 50 | 6 | There But For Fortune Joan Baez |
| 64 | 75 | 64 | 4 | If You've Got A Heart Bobby Goldsboro |
| 65 | 85 | 65 | 2 | Round Every Corner Petula Clark |
| 66 | 30 | 21 | 11 | Agent Double-O-Soul Edwin Starr |
| 67 | 47 | 47 | 6 | 3rd Man Theme Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 68 | 76 | 68 | 3 | A Lifetime Of Loneliness Jackie DeShannon |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | Secretly The Lettermen |
| 70 | 88 | 70 | 2 | Chapel In The Moonlight The Bachelors |
| 71 | 87 | 71 | 2 | Ring Dang Doo Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 72 | 89 | 72 | 2 | Don't Talk To Strangers The Beau Brummels |
| 73 | 95 | 73 | 2 | My Girl Has Gone The Miracles |
| 74 | 74 | 74 | 6 | Little Miss Sad The Five Emprees |
| 75 | 63 | 63 | 8 | These Hands (Small But Mighty) Bobby Bland |
| 76 | 80 | 76 | 8 | The World Through A Tear Neil Sedaka |
| 77 | 82 | 77 | 4 | Funny Little Butterflies Patty Duke |
| 78 | 84 | 78 | 4 | Road Runner The Gants |
| 79 | 79 | 79 | 3 | Just One Kiss From You The Impressions |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | I Found A Girl Jan & Dean |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away The Silkie |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Make The World Go Away Eddy Arnold |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | Where Do You Go Cher |
| 84 | 86 | 84 | 3 | Looking With My Eyes Dionne Warwick |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Remember When Wayne Newton |
| 86 | 94 | 86 | 3 | He Touched Me Barbra Streisand |
| 87 | 100 | 87 | 2 | Rusty Bells Brenda Lee |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | Cleo's Back Jr. Walker & The All Stars |
| 89 | 90 | 89 | 2 | Just Yesterday Jack Jones |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose "Little" Jimmy Dickens |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Roses And Rainbows Danny Hutton |
| 92 | 83 | 83 | 5 | Tossing & Turning The Ivy League |
| 93 | 93 | 93 | 2 | I'm So Thankful The Ikettes |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Autumn Leaves - 1965 Roger Williams |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Forgive Me Al Martino |
| 96 | 98 | 96 | 2 | Early Morning Rain Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Sinner Man Trini Lopez |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | So Long Babe Nancy Sinatra |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Right Now And Not Later The Shangri-Las |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Make It Easy On Yourself The Walker Bros. |
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