US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th September, 1965
TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)
1 1 HELP –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-7 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 3 EVE OF DESTRUCTION –•– Barry McGuire (Dunhill)-5 (2)
3 2 LIKE A ROLLING STONE –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-9 (2)
4 4 YOU WERE ON MY MIND –•– We Five (A&M)-9 (4)
5 13 CATCH US IF YOU CAN –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-5 (5)
6 10 THE “IN” CROWD –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)-8 (6)
7 11 HANG ON SLOOPY –•– The McCoys (Bang)-6 (7)
8 9 IT AIN’T ME BABE –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-7 (8)
9 7 I GOT YOU BABE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-11 (1)
10 14 HEART FULL OF SOUL –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-8 (10)
11 6 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-10 (4)
12 8 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-10 (8)
13 18 ACTION –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-6 (13)
14 19 LAUGH AT ME –•– Sonny (Atco)-5 (14)
15 5 CALIFORNIA GIRLS –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (3)
16 31 YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES –•– The Fourtunes (Press)-5 (16)
17 15 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME –•– Mel Carter (Imperial)-13 (8)
18 26 WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE –•– The Animals (MGM)-6 (18)
19 12 IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG –•– The Four Tops (Motown)-8 (5)
20 20 THE TRACKS OF MY TEARS –•– The Miracles (Tamla)-10 (16)
21 21 HOUSTON –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-7 (21)
22 32 BABY DON’T GO –•– Sonny and Cher (Reprise)-5 (22)
23 16 NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8 (11)
24 27 AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL –•– Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic)-7 (24)
25 22 SINCE I LOST MY BABY –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-9 (17)
26 56 TREAT HER RIGHT –•– Roy Head and the Traits (Back Beat)-3 (26)
27 28 SUMMER NIGHTS –•– Marianne Faithfull (London)-6 (27)
28 42 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-5 (28)
29 30 SAD, SAD GIRL –•– Barbara Mason (Artic)-7 (29)
30 17 DOWN IN THE BOONDOCKS –•– Billy Joe Royal (Columbia)-12 (9)
31 55 LAIR, LIAR –•– The Castaways (Soma)-6 (31)
32 51 I’M YOURS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-4 (32)
33 44 I’LL MAKE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-4 (33)
34 35 WHO’LL BE THE NEXT IN LINE –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-6 (34)
35 46 RIDE AWAY –•– Roy Orbison (MGM)-5 (35)
36 39 YOU’VE BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONG –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-6 (36)
37 49 WITH THESE HANDS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-4 (37)
38 38 I’M A HAPPY MAN –•– The Jive Five (United Artists)-6 (38)
39 25 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR –•– Wilson Pickett (Atlantic)-11 (21)
40 29 SHAKE AND FINGERPOP –•– Jr. Walker and the All Stars (Soul)-8 (29)
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