JANUARY
Top hit
I Feel Fine · The Beatles
Top album
Beatles '65 · The Beatles
Enter the Year
Year
1965
Youth Culture Finds Its Voice
British invasion, Motown, and folk-rock rewrite what a hit can sound like.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' · The Righteous Brothers
Top album
Beatles '65 · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
My Girl · The Temptations
Top album
Beatles '65 · The Beatles
APRIL
Top hit
Stop! In The Name Of Love · The Supremes
Top album
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MAY
Top hit
Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter · Herman's Hermits
Top album
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JUNE
Top hit
Help Me, Rhonda · The Beach Boys
Top album
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JULY
Top hit
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) · Four Tops
Top album
Beatles VI · The Beatles
AUGUST
Top hit
I'm Henry Viii, I Am · Herman's Hermits
Top album
Beatles VI · The Beatles
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
Help! · The Beatles
Top album
Out Of Our Heads · The Rolling Stones
OCTOBER
Top hit
Hang On Sloopy · The Mccoys
Top album
Help! (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Get Off Of My Cloud · The Rolling Stones
Top album
Help! (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
DECEMBER
Top hit
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) · The Byrds
Top album
Whipped Cream & Other Delights · Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass