
American Top 40- The 60’s – week of February 6, 1965. A number of classics on this Top 40- the greatest of all- holding the #1 spot.
1 2 YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-9 (1 week at #1) (1) A+
2 1 DOWNTOWN –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-8 (1) A+
3 3 THE NAME GAME –•– Shirley Ellis (Congress)-9 (3) B
4 7 THIS DIAMOND RING –•– Gary Lewis and the Playboys (Liberty)-4 (4) B-
5 5 HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-8 (5) B+
6 4 LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE –•– The Searchers (Kapp Winner’s Circle)-11 (3) B
7 10 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-7 (7) A+
8 12 MY GIRL –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-4 (8) A+
9 6 HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-12 (6) A
10 15 SHAKE –•– Sam Cooke (RCA Victor)-5 (10) A
11 13 LET’S LOCK THE DOOR (And Throw Away the Key) –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-7 (11)C+
12 8 COME SEE ABOUT ME –•– The Supremes (Motown)-13 (1) A-
13 9 KEEP SEARCHIN’ (We’ll Follow the Sun) –•– Del Shannon (Amy)-12 (9)B
14 22 THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT –•– The Kingsmen (Wand)-5 (14) B-
15 29 BYE, BYE, BABY (Baby Goodbye) –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-4 (15)C
16 21 I GO TO PIECES –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-5 (16) B
17 23 THE “IN” CROWD –•– Dobie Gray (Charger)-5 (17) A-
18 18 GIVE HIM A GREAT BIG KISS –•– The Shangri-Las (Red Bird)-7 (18)C+
19 24 TELL HER NO –•– The Zombies (Parrot)-5 (19) A+
20 31 TWINE TIME –•– Alvin Cash and the Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus)-6 (20) B-
21 14 I’LL BE THERE –•– Gerry and the Pacemakers (Laurie)-9 (14) B-
22 11 I FEEL FINE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (1) A+
23 26 HEART OF STONE –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-5 (23) A
24 28 HAVE YOU LOOKED INTO YOUR HEART –•– Jerry Vale (Columbia)-8 (24)C
25 32 LAUGH, LAUGH –•– The Beau Brummels (Autumn)-6 (25) A-
26 20 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL –•– Dick and DeeDee (Warner Brothers)-12 (13)C
27 27 DON’T FORGET I STILL LOVE YOU –•– Bobbi Martin (Coral)-11 (19)C
28 30 LOOK OF LOVE –•– Lesley Gore (Mercury)-7 (28) C+
29 44 THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY –•– The Ad Libs (Blue Cat)-4 (29)B+
30 33 NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU –•– The Bachelors (London)-7 (30)C
31 17 GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD –•– Little Anthony and the Imperials (DCP)-14 (6) A
32 36 SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEART –•– Frank Sinatra (Reprise)-8 (32) B+
33 16 THE JERK –•– The Larks (Money)-13 (7) B
34 25 YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-9 (25) B+
35 19 MR. LONELY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-15 (1) C
36 46 LEMON TREE –•– Trini Lopez (Reprise)-3 (36) C
37 45 PAPER TIGER –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-6 (37)C
38 34 USE YOUR HEAD –•– Mary Wells (20th Century)-6 (34) B
39 63 KING OF THE ROAD –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-2 (39) A+
40 68 THE BIRDS AND THE BEES –•– Jewel Akens (Era)-3 (40) C
Songs # 1 & 2 would rank among my top 5 for the entire year, along with ‘Satisfaction’, Stop! In the Name of Love’ and probably ‘Yesterday’.
Wow. I certainly don’t recognize the names of all tunes, but there’s certainly lots of great music here!
Love me some Righteous Brothers…Oooo and one of my top fave Beatles songs. You can’t mistake that feedback. I didn’t realize King of the Road was that old.
I wasn’t even alive when this stuff came out. I didn’t show up until Aug. 1966.
I was around- but wasn’t aware of any of it at the time….
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