Billboard Hot 100 — December 4, 1965
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of December 4, 1965. "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "I Hear A Symphony" by The Supremes, which had held it for 2 weeks, on its way to 3 weeks on top. 19 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "Ebb Tide" by The Righteous Brothers at #41, which would go on to peak at #5. The biggest climber was "The Sound Of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, up 31 places from #65 to #34.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)" by The Byrds — 1 week at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting October 23, 1965.
- New in the top 10: "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" by The Shangri-Las (up from #12 to #9); "Over And Over" by The Dave Clark Five (up from #16 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Rusty Bells" by Brenda Lee, down 22 places from #33 to #55.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "Harlem Nocturne" by The Viscounts, 22 weeks and counting (peak #52).
- Gone from the chart: "Positively 4th Street" by Bob Dylan after 9 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 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) The Byrds |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | I Hear A Symphony The Supremes |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1-2-3 Len Barry |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | Let's Hang On! The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | Rescue Me Fontella Bass |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Taste Of Honey Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | I Can Never Go Home Anymore The Shangri-Las |
| 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | Over And Over The Dave Clark Five |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Get Off Of My Cloud The Rolling Stones |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) The Newbeats |
| 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | I Will Dean Martin |
| 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away The Silkie |
| 15 | 17 | 15 | 8 | May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose "Little" Jimmy Dickens |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 8 | Make It Easy On Yourself The Walker Bros. |
| 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | Make The World Go Away Eddy Arnold |
| 18 | 24 | 18 | 5 | England Swings Roger Miller |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | 4 | Something About You Four Tops |
| 20 | 37 | 20 | 4 | Fever The McCoys |
| 21 | 28 | 21 | 3 | Hang On Sloopy Ramsey Lewis Trio |
| 22 | 27 | 22 | 6 | I'm A Man The Yardbirds |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | 13 | A Lover's Concerto The Toys |
| 24 | 32 | 24 | 5 | Don't Think Twice The Wonder Who? |
| 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | My Baby The Temptations |
| 26 | 31 | 26 | 5 | Kiss Away Ronnie Dove |
| 27 | 46 | 27 | 4 | Puppet On A String Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | My Girl Has Gone The Miracles |
| 29 | 29 | 29 | 6 | Let Me Be The Turtles |
| 30 | 39 | 30 | 5 | Here It Comes Again The Fortunes |
| 31 | 52 | 31 | 3 | Sunday And Me Jay & The Americans |
| 32 | 25 | 4 | 13 | Keep On Dancing The Gentrys |
| 33 | 22 | 4 | 12 | You're The One The Vogues |
| 34 | 65 | 34 | 3 | The Sound Of Silence Simon & Garfunkel |
| 35 | 45 | 35 | 6 | Mystic Eyes Them |
| 36 | 47 | 36 | 5 | It's My Life The Animals |
| 37 | 51 | 37 | 5 | One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart) Barry Young |
| 38 | 40 | 38 | 6 | (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings Mel Carter |
| 39 | 43 | 39 | 6 | Just A Little Bit Roy Head |
| 40 | 23 | 17 | 11 | Everyone's Gone To The Moon Jonathan King |
| 41 | NEW | 41 | 1 | Ebb Tide The Righteous Brothers |
| 42 | 69 | 42 | 2 | The Little Girl I Once Knew The Beach Boys |
| 43 | 30 | 4 | 11 | Everybody Loves A Clown Gary Lewis And The Playboys |
| 44 | 60 | 44 | 4 | Flowers On The Wall The Statler Brothers |
| 45 | 26 | 1 | 11 | Yesterday The Beatles |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 11 | Road Runner The Gants |
| 47 | 61 | 47 | 3 | Apple Of My Eye Roy Head And The Traits |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 5 | Crawling Back Roy Orbison |
| 49 | 36 | 33 | 9 | Ring Dang Doo Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs |
| 50 | 57 | 50 | 4 | Hole In The Wall The Packers |
| 51 | 59 | 51 | 4 | Let's Get Together We Five |
| 52 | 64 | 52 | 3 | Princess In Rags Gene Pitney |
| 53 | 55 | 52 | 22 | Harlem Nocturne The Viscounts |
| 54 | 77 | 54 | 3 | The Duck Jackie Lee |
| 55 | 33 | 33 | 9 | Rusty Bells Brenda Lee |
| 56 | 75 | 56 | 2 | You Didn't Have To Be So Nice The Lovin' Spoonful |
| 57 | 67 | 57 | 4 | Mother Nature, Father Time Brook Benton |
| 58 | 53 | 53 | 10 | He Touched Me Barbra Streisand |
| 59 | 56 | 54 | 8 | Sinner Man Trini Lopez |
| 60 | 66 | 60 | 4 | A Time To Love-A Time To Cry (Petite Fleur) Lou Johnson |
| 61 | 68 | 61 | 6 | Dance With Me The Mojo Men |
| 62 | 70 | 62 | 4 | Seesaw Don Covay & The Goodtimers |
| 63 | 72 | 63 | 5 | Don't Fight It Wilson Pickett |
| 64 | 71 | 64 | 4 | Buckaroo Buck Owens and The Buckaroos |
| 65 | 63 | 63 | 7 | Misty The Vibrations |
| 66 | 84 | 66 | 3 | Try Me James Brown At The Organ |
| 67 | 94 | 67 | 2 | Five O'Clock World The Vogues |
| 68 | NEW | 68 | 1 | Spanish Eyes Al Martino |
| 69 | 78 | 69 | 3 | You've Been Cheatin' The Impressions |
| 70 | 76 | 70 | 2 | The Revolution Kind Sonny |
| 71 | 90 | 71 | 2 | Everybody Do The Sloopy Johnny Thunder |
| 72 | 81 | 72 | 2 | Jealous Heart Connie Francis |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Our World Johnny Tillotson |
| 74 | NEW | 74 | 1 | Crystal Chandelier Vic Dana |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | A Sweet Woman Like You Joe Tex |
| 76 | 73 | 73 | 5 | I Want To Meet Him The Royalettes |
| 77 | NEW | 77 | 1 | Satin Pillows Bobby Vinton |
| 78 | 86 | 78 | 3 | Look Through Any Window The Hollies |
| 79 | 82 | 79 | 6 | Stand By Me Earl Grant |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Sandy Ronny And The Daytonas |
| 81 | 85 | 81 | 5 | I Really Love You Dee Dee Sharp |
| 82 | 89 | 82 | 2 | Rainbow '65 (Part I) Gene Chandler |
| 83 | NEW | 83 | 1 | I've Got To Be Somebody Billy Joe Royal |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | A Well Respected Man The Kinks |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Just Like Me Paul Revere & The Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | All Or Nothing Patti LaBelle And The Blue Belles |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | I Won't Love You Anymore (Sorry) Lesley Gore |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 7 | Let's Move & Groove (Together) Johnny Nash |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | C.C. Rider Bobby Powell |
| 90 | 100 | 90 | 2 | Michael The C.O.D.'s |
| 91 | 99 | 91 | 2 | I'm Satisfied The San Remo Golden Strings |
| 92 | 98 | 92 | 3 | She's With Her Other Love Leon Hayward |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | A Young Girl Noel Harrison |
| 94 | 97 | 94 | 2 | Only Love (Can Save Me Now) Solomon Burke |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars Andy Williams |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Lies The Knickerbockers |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Run To My Lovin' Arms Lenny Welch |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Just One More Day Otis Redding |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Stay Away From My Baby Ted Taylor |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | It's Good News Week Hedgehoppers Anonymous |
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