Music History

The Supremes' song "Baby Love" entered the music charts.

Roy Orbison reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Oh, Pretty Woman.” It was his third UK single to top the chart, and the song's title was inspired by his wife Claudette.

Manfred Mann held the #1 position with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy." Martha & the Vandellas were at #2 with "Dancing In The Street," while Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman" was #3. The rest of the Top 10 included Gale Garnett, J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers, The Shangri-Las, Chad & Jeremy, Gene Pitney, The Beach Boys and Betty Everett & Jerry Butler.

Betty Everett and Jerry Butler entered the U.S. Top 10 with the song “Let It Be Me.”

Gale Garnett's single “We'll Sing in the Sunshine” reached number four on the U.S. chart.

Gene Pitney's single “It Hurts to Be in Love” reached the U.S. Top 10.

The single “A Summer Song” by Chad & Jeremy rose to number seven on the U.S. chart.

The single “Last Kiss” by J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers moved from number nine to number five on the U.S. chart.

Manfred Mann's single “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” was at number one on the U.S. chart cited by the source.

The single “Dancing in the Street” by Martha and the Vandellas was climbing the U.S. chart and challenging the song then at number one.

Roy Orbison's single “Oh, Pretty Woman” fell to number three on the U.S. chart.

The Beach Boys reached another U.S. Top 10 position with “When I Grow Up (To Be a Man).”

The London five-piece group The Honeycombs entered the U.S. Top 40 with “Have I the Right?”, which had previously topped the UK chart. In the U.S. it reached number five and sold more than two million copies worldwide.

“The Leader of the Pack” by The Shangri-Las entered the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one seven weeks later. It became the only one of their six U.S. Top 40 hits to top the chart. In the UK it reached number 11, despite being rejected for broadcast by the BBC because of its story about a motorcycle accident and death. The Shangri-Las' single “Remember (Walking in the Sand)” reached number six on the U.S. chart.

The Beatles began a three-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “Help!” It was their eighth consecutive UK No. 1 hit, and the song reached No. 1 on charts in eleven countries that year.

Gary Lewis & the Playboys reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart with "Save Your Heart for Me," spending a total of three weeks at the top.

Herman's Hermits se skladbou „I'm Henry VIII, I Am“ obsadili první místo amerického singlového žebříčku Billboard Hot 100 a sesadili „(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction“ od The Rolling Stones na druhé místo. Šlo o jejich druhý hit číslo jedna v USA. Singl byl vydán pouze ve Spojených státech a ve Velké Británii se do žebříčku nedostal.

The Beatles se skladbou „Help!“ dostali na první místo britského singlového žebříčku.

Wilson Pickett se skladbou „In The Midnight Hour“ poprvé dosáhl prvního místa v Billboard R&B chartu. Skladba později vystoupala na 21. místo popového žebříčku.

At the time performing under the name David, he made his Billboard Hot 100 debut with the single “What Are We Going To Do?”, which reached only number 100 after spending a single week on the chart. The following year, he was chosen as a member of The Monkees.

The EP “Tickle Me” reached number 70 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The recording used existing Elvis songs rather than new material.

They began a three-week run at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “I Got You Babe”. Sonny Bono was reportedly inspired to write the song by the popularity of the word “babe” in Bob Dylan's “It Ain’t Me Babe”. The recording also reached number one in the UK two weeks later and became a Top Ten hit in nine other countries. Written by Sonny Bono, the song was awarded a gold record for selling more than one million copies in the US.

Barry McGuire's “Eve Of Destruction” and The Lovin' Spoonful's “Do You Believe In Magic” entered the Billboard Hot 100. McGuire's protest song reached No. 1 on September 25, while The Lovin' Spoonful's song reached No. 9 in mid-October.

Sonny & Cher returned to No. 1 with “I Got You Babe”. Gary Lewis & the Playboys moved up to No. 2 with “Save Your Heart For Me”, The Beatles jumped from No. 14 to No. 3 with “Help!”, The Beach Boys were at No. 4 with “California Girls” and The Righteous Brothers at No. 5 with “Unchained Melody”. The rest of the Top 10: The Rolling Stones with “Satisfaction” at No. 6, The Four Tops with “It's The Same Old Song” at No. 7, Patty Duke with “Don't Just Stand There” at No. 8, Herman's Hermits with “I'm Henry VIII, I Am” at No. 9 and Billy Joe Royal with “Down In The Boondocks” at No. 10.

The Rolling Stones began a three-week run at No. 1 on the US album chart with “Out Of Our Heads”, their fourth US studio album and the group's first album to reach the top of the US chart. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top LPs chart and knocked “Beatles VI” from the top spot. Its success was helped by songs including “Satisfaction” (#1), “The Last Time” (#9) and “Play With Fire”.

Sonny & Cher reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “I Got You Babe”, their only UK No. 1. In the same year, the song also topped the charts in Canada, New Zealand and the US. Sonny Bono was inspired when writing the song by the popularity of the word “babe”, which he had heard, for example, in Bob Dylan's “It Ain’t Me Babe”.

Billy Joe Royal scored his biggest pop hit when “Down In The Boondocks” climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. He later reached the Top 40 three more times with “I Knew You When”, “I've Got To Be Somebody”, and “Cherry Hill Park”, before finding success on the country charts in the 1980s with twelve Top 40 hits.

“Papa's Got A Brand New Bag” became James Brown’s first song to break into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. It initially reached No. 10 and climbed to No. 8 the following week. Brown’s “new style” emphasized the first beat, or “one”, creating an unusual and highly effective rhythm.

Mel Carter’s signature song “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

“California Girls” reached No. 3 on the US singles chart and later reached No. 26 in the UK. The music for the song was written during Brian Wilson’s first experience with LSD. Wilson recorded the vocals using Columbia’s new eight-track recorder, which allowed Mike Love’s lead vocal to be triple-tracked. “California Girls” was also the first Beach Boys recording to feature Bruce Johnston’s vocals.

Bob Dylan's “Like a Rolling Stone” moved from number six to number two.

The Beatles began a three-week run at number one on the US singles chart with “Help!,” the title song from their second film. “Help!” was their 36th hit and their ninth US number-one song in less than two years. In 1965, it became an international hit and topped the charts in ten other countries.

The McCoys' “Hang On Sloopy” moved from number 49 to number 22.

The single “Help!” reached number one on the UK Singles Chart, where it remained for three weeks. The title song of the film and album of the same name was written by John Lennon with help from Paul McCartney and also topped the US chart. Lennon later said that the lyrics expressed his personal feelings of stress and pressure brought on by the Beatles’ rapid rise to fame.

The McCoys reached No. 1 on the US Billboard chart with “Hang On Sloopy”.

“Everybody Loves a Clown” by Gary Lewis & the Playboys rose sharply from No. 85 to No. 42 on the U.S. chart.

James Brown remained at No. 1 on the R&B chart with “Papa's Got a Brand New Bag.”

The McCoys reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard singles chart with “Hang On Sloopy,” replacing Barry McGuire's “Eve of Destruction.” In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 5. The song had originally been released by The Vibrations under the title “My Girl Sloopy”; their version reached No. 26.

Elvis Presley's single "I'm Yours" reached No. 11 in the US.

The Beatles started a four-week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with the Paul McCartney ballad "Yesterday," giving the group their tenth US No. 1. The song also topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox Best Sellers chart. It was recorded by McCartney with a string quartet and was not released as a UK single until 1976. "Yesterday" later won the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song of 1965.

The Miracles' "My Girl Has Gone" entered the US Hot 100. It went on to reach No. 14, becoming the group's 20th Pop chart entry.

The Troggs reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “With a Girl Like You.” It was their only UK No. 1 hit.

Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs reached No. 1 on the Cashbox Best Sellers chart with “Lil’ Red Riding Hood.” The song reached No. 2 on Billboard and the following week received an RIAA Gold Record for sales exceeding one million copies.

The Troggs achieved the unusual feat of having simultaneous Top 10 hits in the UK and U.S. with two different songs. “With a Girl Like You” topped the main UK charts, while “Wild Thing” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. Both songs were recorded in just two takes each because of limited studio time.

Elvis Presley reached No. 6 on the UK singles chart with “Love Letters.”

“They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-haaa” reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It then quickly fell to the bottom of the Top 40 after several radio stations banned the song out of concern that its lyrics could be perceived as insensitive toward people with mental illness.

“Summer In The City” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox Best Sellers List, beginning a three-week run at the top of the US chart. The song features car horns and jackhammer sounds that create the atmosphere of a summer city.