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*[[May 5]] - [[Alan Price]] leaves [[The Animals]], to be replaced temporarily by [[Mick Gallagher]] and permanently by [[Dave Rowberry]]. |
*[[May 5]] - [[Alan Price]] leaves [[The Animals]], to be replaced temporarily by [[Mick Gallagher]] and permanently by [[Dave Rowberry]]. |
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*[[May 6]] - [[Keith Richards]] and [[Mick Jagger]] begin work on "Satisfaction" in their [[Clearwater, Florida]] hotel room. Richards came up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] "Fuzz box". |
*[[May 6]] - [[Keith Richards]] and [[Mick Jagger]] begin work on "Satisfaction" in their [[Clearwater, Florida]] hotel room. Richards came up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new [[Gibson Guitar Corporation|Gibson]] "Fuzz box". |
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*[[May 8]] - The [[British Commonwealth]] comes closer than it ever had, or would, to a clean sweep of the Hot 100's top 10, lacking only a hit at #2 instead of " |
*[[May 8]] - The [[British Commonwealth]] comes closer than it ever had, or would, to a clean sweep of the Hot 100's top 10, lacking only a hit at #2 instead of "Count Me In" by the American group [[Gary Lewis & The Playboys]]. |
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*[[May 9]] - [[Bob Dylan]] performs the first of two concerts at [[London]]'s [[Royal Albert Hall]], concluding his tour of Europe. Audience members include [[The Beatles]], and [[Donovan]]. |
*[[May 9]] - [[Bob Dylan]] performs the first of two concerts at [[London]]'s [[Royal Albert Hall]], concluding his tour of Europe. Audience members include [[The Beatles]], and [[Donovan]]. |
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*[[May 30]] - [[The Animals]] appear a third time on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''. |
*[[May 30]] - [[The Animals]] appear a third time on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''. |
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Revision as of 23:15, 31 July 2011
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| Years in music: | 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 |
Events
- January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.
- January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by The New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces The Zombies and Gerry & the Pacemakers.
- January 17 - The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' book, Ode to a High Flying Bird, a tribute to jazz great Charlie Parker, is published.
- January 21
- The Animals' show at New York's Apollo Theater is canceled after the U.S. Immigration Department forces the group to leave the theater.
- The Rolling Stones and Roy Orbison travel to Sydney, Australia to begin their Australian tour.
- January 23 - "Downtown" hits #1, making Petula Clark the first British female vocalist to reach the coveted position since the arrival of The Beatles.
- January 24 - The Animals appear a second time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- January 27 - Paul Simon broadcasts on BBC radio for the first time, on their Five to Ten show, discussing and playing thirteen songs, twelve of which would appear on his May-recorded and August-released UK-only solo album, The Paul Simon Song Book.
- February 6 - Donovan performs the first of three performances on the British television program "Ready, Steady, Go!". This presents him to a widespread audience for the first time.
- February 12 - NME reports the Beatles will star in a film adaptation of Richard Condon's novel A Talent for Loving. The story is about a 2,253-kilometer (1400-mile) horse race that takes place in the old west. The film is never made.
- February 24 - The Beatles begin filming their second film, Help!
- March 6 - The Temptations' "My Girl", written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, from Motown records, reaches #1.
- March 18 - The Rolling Stones members Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, and Bill Wyman are fined five pounds for urinating on the wall of a London gas station. The band had asked to use the restroom, but it was out of order.
- March 20 - The 10th Eurovision Song Contest in Naples, Italy, is won by 17-year-old France Gall, representing Luxembourg, with the Serge Gainsbourg-composed "Poupée de cire, poupée de son".
- March 21 - The Supremes have their fourth number one single, "Stop! In The Name Of Love", written by H-D-H.
- April 11 - The New Musical Express poll winners' concert takes place featuring performances by The Beatles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Kinks, the Searchers, Herman's Hermits, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones.
- April 21 - The Beach Boys appear on Shindig! performing their most recent hit, "Do You Wanna Dance?"
- April 26 - Leopold Stokowski conducts the first complete performance of Charles Ives' Symphony No. 4, more than ten years after the composer's death.
- May 5 - Alan Price leaves The Animals, to be replaced temporarily by Mick Gallagher and permanently by Dave Rowberry.
- May 6 - Keith Richards and Mick Jagger begin work on "Satisfaction" in their Clearwater, Florida hotel room. Richards came up with the classic guitar riff while playing around with his brand new Gibson "Fuzz box".
- May 8 - The British Commonwealth comes closer than it ever had, or would, to a clean sweep of the Hot 100's top 10, lacking only a hit at #2 instead of "Count Me In" by the American group Gary Lewis & The Playboys.
- May 9 - Bob Dylan performs the first of two concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall, concluding his tour of Europe. Audience members include The Beatles, and Donovan.
- May 30 - The Animals appear a third time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- June - Producer Tom Wilson, (Simon & Garfunkel) records a heavy backing band onto the song "The Sounds of Silence", without the knowledge of Paul Simon, for release on a 45 rpm single, and the B-side, "We've Got A Groovey Thing Goin'" . The single will go on to hit #1 on the Hot 100 on New Year's Day 1966.
- June 6 - The Supremes have their fifth consecutive number one single,"Back In My Arms Again, written by H-D-H, from Motown Records.
- June 12 - The Beatles are appointed Members of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. Since it was unusual for rock stars to be appointed as MBEs, a number of previous recipients complained and protested.
- July 25 - Bob Dylan plays Newport Folk Festival, is booed for playing electric set with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Joan Baez and Donovan also play sets.
- August 6 - The Small Faces release "Whatcha Gonna Do About It", their first single.
- August 6 - The Beatles release the soundtrack to their second movie Help!
- August 15 - The Beatles play at Shea Stadium, the first rock concert to be held in a venue of that size. The concert also set new world records for attendance (55,600+) and for revenue.
- August 27 - The Beatles visit Elvis Presley at his home in Bel-Air. It is the only time the band and the singer meet.
- September 30 - Donovan appears on Shindig! in the U.S. and plays Buffy Sainte-Marie's "Universal Soldier".
- October 15 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix signs a three year recording contract with Ed Chaplin, receiving $1 and 1% royalty on records with Curtis Knight. The agreement will later cause continuous litigation problems with Hendrix and other record labels.
- October 17 - The Animals appear a fourth time on The Ed Sullivan Show.
- November 5 - The Small Faces release their 2nd single "I've Got Mine" featured in film Dateline Diamonds.
- November 14 - The Supremes have their sixth number one record, "I Hear A Symphony", for Motown Records.
- November 26 - Arlo Guthrie is arrested in Great Barrington, Massachusetts for the crime of littering, perpetrated the day before (Thanksgiving) in the nearby town of Stockbridge. The resultant events and adventure would be immortalized in the song "Alice's Restaurant".
- December 3 - The Beatles release their groundbreaking album Rubber Soul along with the double A sided single Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out.
New Bands
- The Doors
- Grateful Dead
- Jefferson Airplane
- Los Jairas
- The Velvet Underground
- Pink Floyd (originally called "The Pink Floyd Sounds")
Bands disbanded
Albums released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | The Rolling Stones No. 2 | The Rolling Stones | UK |
| 25 | Cilla | Cilla Black | - |
| - | Dean Martin Hits Again | Dean Martin | - |
| Downtown | Petula Clark | - | |
| The Folk Album | Trini Lopez | - | |
| The Good Life With The Drifters | The Drifters | - | |
| L-O-V-E | Nat King Cole | - | |
| The Nancy Wilson Show! | Nancy Wilson | - | |
| The Zombies | The Zombies | - |
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The Rolling Stones, Now! | The Rolling Stones | - |
| 15 | Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits | Brenda Lee | - |
| Songs from My Heart | Loretta Lynn | - | |
| 22 | The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop | The Supremes | - |
| - | A Love Supreme | John Coltrane | - |
| Here Are the Sonics | The Sonics | - | |
| Orange Blossom Special | Johnny Cash | - | |
| Our Shining Hour | Sammy Davis, Jr. and Count Basie | - | |
| People Get Ready | The Impressions | - | |
| The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick | Dionne Warwick | - |
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Kinda Kinks | The Kinks | UK |
| 8 | Today! | The Beach Boys | - |
| 10 | I've Got a Tiger by the Tail | Buck Owens | - |
| 22 | The Early Beatles | The Beatles | Compilation |
| Latin for Lovers | Doris Day | - | |
| The Temptations Sing Smokey | The Temptations | Smokey Robinson and The Miracles covers album | |
| 27 | Bringing It All Back Home | Bob Dylan | - |
| - | The Animals on Tour | The Animals | - |
| Girl Happy | Elvis Presley | Soundtrack | |
| The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads | Otis Redding | - | |
| Ooooooweeee!!! | Dusty Springfield | - | |
| A Song Will Rise | Peter, Paul & Mary | - | |
| Soul Dressing | Booker T & the M.G.s | - |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Dance Party | Martha and the Vandellas | - |
| We Remember Sam Cooke | The Supremes | Sam Cooke covers LP | |
| 16 | Bert Jansch | Bert Jansch | - |
| 19 | If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet Set | Tony Bennett | - |
| 30 | Begin Here | The Zombies | - |
| - | I Go to Pieces | Peter and Gordon | - |
| Introducing the Beau Brummels | The Beau Brummels | - | |
| My Funny Valentine | Miles Davis | Live | |
| Whipped Cream & Other Delights | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | - |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid | Donovan | - |
| 17 | Maiden Voyage | Herbie Hancock | - |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee | Brenda Lee | - | |
| - | Herman's Hermits On Tour | Herman's Hermits | - |
| I Know a Place | Petula Clark | - | |
| The Love Album | Trini Lopez | - | |
| My Name Is Barbra | Barbra Streisand | - | |
| Wooly Bully | Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs | featuring hit title track |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The Angry Young Them | Them | - |
| 14 | Beatles VI | The Beatles | Compilation |
| Blue Kentucky Girl | Loretta Lynn | - | |
| 21 | Mr. Tambourine Man | The Byrds | - |
| - | Chuck Berry in London | Chuck Berry | - |
| Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go | Johnny Rivers | Live |
July
August
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Help! | The Beatles | Soundtrack |
| 10 | Elvis for Everyone | Elvis Presley | Compilation |
| 30 | Highway 61 Revisited | Bob Dylan | - |
| - | The Beau Brummels, Volume 2 | Beau Brummels | - |
| The Paul Simon Song Book | Paul Simon | - | |
| Sammy's Back on Broadway | Sammy Davis, Jr. | - |
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Too Many Rivers | Brenda Lee | - |
| 6 | Strangers | Merle Haggard | - |
| 15 | Otis Blue | Otis Redding | - |
| - | Animal Tracks | The Animals | US |
| Going Places | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | - | |
| Hollies | The Hollies | - | |
| Sings the Ballads of the True West | Johnny Cash | Double LP | |
| The Sweetheart Tree | Johnny Mathis | - |
October
November
December
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | My Generation | The Who | - |
| Rubber Soul | The Beatles | - | |
| 4 | December's Children (And Everybody's) | The Rolling Stones | US |
| 6 | Turn! Turn! Turn! | The Byrds | - |
| - | A Man and His Music | Frank Sinatra | - |
| Have a Holly Jolly Christmas | Burl Ives | Christmas | |
| My Kind of Broadway | Frank Sinatra | - |
Biggest hit singles
The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1965.
| # | Artist | Title | Year | Country | Chart Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | 1965 |  |
UK 1 - Oct 1990, US BB 1 of 1965, Canada 1 - Jul 1965, Holland 1 - Sep 1965, Austria 1 - Dec 1990, Éire 1 - Nov 1990, New Zealand 1 for 6 weeks Feb 1991, Australia 1 for 7 weeks Feb 1991, POP 1 of 1965, US BB 4 - Jul 1965, Switzerland 4 - Dec 1990, OzNet 5, Germany 7 - Jan 1991, Party 07 of 1999, Scrobulate 11 of oldies, RYM 16 of 1965, South Africa 19 of 1965, Europe 21 of the 1960s, DDD 24 of 1965, AFI 27, US CashBox 32 of 1965, WXPN 298, Rolling Stone 365, Acclaimed 1056 |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | 1965 |  |
UK 1 - Aug 1965, US BB 1 - Jun 1965, Canada 1 - Jun 1965, Holland 1 - Aug 1965, Norway 1 - Aug 1965, Éire 1 - Sep 1965, 1 in 2FM list, DDD 1 of 1965, Europe 2 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 2, Acclaimed 2, US CashBox 5 of 1965, Virgin 6, RYM 8 of 1965, RIAA 16, US BB 26 of 1965, POP 26 of 1965, Belgium 43 of all time, OzNet 48, Italy 62 of 1965, Germany 79 of the 1960s, Party 212 of 1999 |
| 3 | The Beatles | Help! | 1965 | |
UK 1 - Jul 1965, US BB 1 - Aug 1965, Canada 1 - Jul 1965, Holland 1 - Aug 1965, Norway 1 - Aug 1965, Éire 1 - Aug 1965, Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1965, Germany 2 - Aug 1965, Australia 5 of 1965, RYM 6 of 1965, South Africa 8 of 1965, US CashBox 11 of 1965, Europe 18 of the 1960s, Italy 24 of 1965, DDD 25 of 1965, Rolling Stone 29, Scrobulate 77 of classic rock, Acclaimed 134, Germany 143 of the 1960s, Belgium 193 of all time, OzNet 232, WXPN 427 |
| 4 | The Beatles | Yesterday | 1965 | |
US BB 1 - Oct 1965, Canada 1 - Sep 1965, Holland 1 - Oct 1965, Norway 1 - Nov 1965, Europe 5 of the 1960s, DDD 7 of 1965, UK 8 - Mar 1976, Germany 8 - Jan 1966, RYM 11 of 1965, Rolling Stone 13, Australia 14 of 1965, OzNet 14, US BB 25 of 1965, POP 25 of 1965, Virgin 33, Scrobulate 39 of classic rock, WXPN 48, TheQ 49, Poland 51 of all time, Belgium 53 of all time, RIAA 56, US CashBox 68 of 1965, Italy 88 of 1965, Acclaimed 117, Germany 373 of the 1960s |
| 5 | The Beatles | Ticket to Ride | 1965 | |
UK 1 - Apr 1965, US BB 1 - May 1965, Canada 1 - Apr 1965, Holland 1 - Apr 1965, Norway 1 - Apr 1965, Éire 1 - Apr 1965, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jan 1965, Germany 2 - May 1965, South Africa 3 of 1965, RYM 5 of 1965, DDD 9 of 1965, Scrobulate 16 of 60s, US CashBox 36 of 1965, Acclaimed 249, Germany 333 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 384, WXPN 594, OzNet 613 |
Some American and/or British Hit Singles
- "1-2-3" - Len Barry
- "A Change Is Gonna Come" - Sam Cooke
- "A Lover's Concerto" - The Toys
- "A Must to Avoid" - Herman's Hermits
- "A Taste of Honey" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- "A World of Our Own" - The Seekers
- "Act Naturally" - The Beatles
- "Action" - Freddy Cannon
- "Ain't That Peculiar" - Marvin Gaye
- "All Day and All of the Night" - The Kinks
- "All I Really Want to Do" - The Byrds
- "All I Really Want to Do" - Cher
- "Angel" - Cliff Richard
- "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" - The Who
- "As Tears Go By" - Marianne Faithfull
- "As Tears Go By" - The Rolling Stones
- "Ask the Lonely" - Four Tops
- "At The Club" - The Drifters
- "Attack" - The Toys
- "Baby Don't Go" - Sonny & Cher
- "Baby Please Don't Go" - Them
- "Baby the Rain Must Fall" - Glenn Yarbrough
- "Back in My Arms Again" - The Supremes
- "Barbara Ann" - The Beach Boys
- "Before and After" - Chad and Jeremy
- "The Birds and the Bees" - Jewel Akens
- "The Boy from New York City" - The Ad Libs
- "Bring It On Home to Me" - The Animals
- "Bye Bye Baby" - The Four Seasons
- "California Dreamin'" - The Mamas & the Papas
- "California Girls" - The Beach Boys
- "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" - Herman's Hermits
- "Cara-Lin" - The Strangeloves
- "Cara Mia" - Jay and the Americans
- "The Carnival Is Over" - The Seekers
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" - Sounds Orchestral
- "Catch the Wind" - Donovan
- "Catch Us If You Can" - The Dave Clark Five
- "The Clapping Song" - Shirley Ellis
- "Colours" - Donovan
- "Come See About Me" - The Supremes
- "Concrete and Clay" - Unit 4 + 2
- "Count Me In" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- "Crying in the Chapel" - Elvis Presley
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" - The Beach Boys
- "Day Tripper" - The Beatles
- "Do the Clam" - Elvis Presley
- "Do the Freddie" - Freddie and the Dreamers
- "Do-Wacka-Do - Roger Miller
- "Do You Believe in Magic" - The Lovin' Spoonful
- "Do You Wanna Dance" - The Beach Boys
- "Don't Just Stand There" - Patty Duke
- "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" - The Animals
- "Don't Make My Baby Blue" - The Shadows
- "Don't Mess With Bill" - The Marvelettes
- "Down in the Boondocks" - Billy Joe Royal
- "Downtown" - Petula Clark
- "Dreamsville" - The Anita Kerr Quartette
- "The Duck" - Jackie Lee
- "Ebb Tide" - The Righteous Brothers
- "Eight Days a Week" - The Beatles
- "Engine Engine No. 9" - Roger Miller
- "England Swings" - Roger Miller
- "Eve of Destruction" - Barry McGuire
- "Everybody Loves a Clown" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" - Jonathan King
- "Evil Hearted You" - The Yardbirds
- "Ferry Cross The Mersey" - Gerry & the Pacemakers
- "Fever" - The McCoys
- "Five O'Clock World" -The Vogues
- "For Your Love" - The Yardbirds
- "Game of Love" - Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
- "Get Off of My Cloud" - The Rolling Stones
- "Girl Come Running" - The Four Seasons
- "Give Him a Great Big Kiss" - The Shangri-Las
- "Go Now" - The Moody Blues
- "Goin' Out of My Head" - Little Anthony & The Imperials (released in 1964, but charted in 1965)
- "Going to a Go-Go" - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- "Goldfinger" - Shirley Bassey
- "Goodbye My Love" - The Searchers
- "Got to Get You Off My Mind" - Solomon Burke
- "Hang on Sloopy" - The McCoys
- "Heart Full of Soul" - The Yardbirds
- "Heart of Stone" - The Rolling Stones
- "Help!" - The Beatles
- "Help Me Rhonda" - The Beach Boys
- "Here Comes the Night" - Them
- "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" - Mel Carter
- "How Soon" - The Anita Kerr Quartette
- "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" - Marvin Gaye
- "Hurts So Bad" - Little Anthony & The Imperials
- "I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out Anymore" - The Young Rascals
- "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" - The Shangri-Las
- "I Can't Explain" - The Who
- "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" - Four Tops
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - The Rolling Stones
- "I Do Love You" - Billy Stewart
- "I Feel Fine" - The Beatles
- "I Got You (I Feel Good)" - James Brown
- "I Got You Babe" - Sonny & Cher
- "I Hear a Symphony" - The Supremes
- "I Know a Place" - Petula Clark
- "I Like It Like That" - The Dave Clark Five
- "I Really Want to Know You" - The Anita Kerr Quartette
- "I Want Candy" - The Strangeloves
- "I'll Be Doggone" - Marvin Gaye
- "I'll Be There" - Gerry & the Pacemakers
- "I'll Never Find Another You" - The Seekers
- "I'm a Man" - The Yardbirds
- "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" - Herman's Hermits
- "I'm Telling You Now" - Freddie and the Dreamers
- "I'm Yours" - Elvis Presley
- "Iko Iko" - The Dixie Cups
- "Il Silenzio" - Nini Rosso
- "The 'In' Crowd" - Dobie Gray
- "In the Midnight Hour" - Wilson Pickett
- "It Ain't Me Babe" - The Turtles
- "It's Alright" - Adam Faith
- "It's Gonna Be Alright" - Gerry & the Pacemakers
- "It's Growing" - The Temptations
- "It's My Life" - The Animals
- "It's Not Unusual" - Tom Jones
- "It's the Same Old Song" - Four Tops
- "The Jerk" - The Larks
- "The Jolly Green Giant" - The Kingsmen
- "Just a Little" - The Beau Brummels
- "Just a Little Bit Better" - Herman's Hermits
- "Just Once In My Life" - The Righteous Brothers
- "Kansas City Star" - Roger Miller
- "Keep on Dancing" - The Gentrys
- "Keep Searchin'(We'll Follow the Sun)" - Del Shannon
- "King of the Road" - Roger Miller
- "Land of a Thousand Dances" - Cannibal and the Headhunters
- "Last Chance To Turn Around" - Gene Pitney
- "The Last Time" - The Rolling Stones
- "Laugh, Laugh" - The Beau Brummels
- "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" - Dickie Lee
- "Lemon Tree" - Trini Lopez
- "Letkiss" (Several versions)
- "Let's Hang On" - The Four Seasons
- "Let's Lock the Door ( and Throw Away the Key)" - Jay and the Americans
- "Liar, Liar" - The Castaways
- "Like a Rolling Stone" - Bob Dylan
- "The Little Girl I Once Knew" - The Beach Boys
- "Little Things" - Bobby Goldsboro
- "Look of Love" - Lesley Gore
- "Love Potion #9" - The Searchers
- "A Lover's Concerto" - The Toys
- "Make the World Go Away" - Eddy Arnold
- "Marie" - The Bachelors
- "Mary Anne" - The Shadows
- "The Men In My Little Girl's Life" - Mike Douglas
- "The Minute You're Gone" - Cliff Richard
- "Mr. Lonely" - Bobby Vinton
- "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds
- "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" - Herman's Hermits
- "My Baby" - The Temptations
- "My Generation" - The Who
- "My Girl" - The Temptations
- "My Girl Has Gone" - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- "My Love" - Petula Clark
- "My Town, My Guy and Me" - Lesley Gore
- "My World Is Empty Without You" - The Supremes
- "The Name Game" - Shirley Ellis
- "New York's a Lonely Town" - The Trade Winds
- "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" - The Bachelors
- "Nothing but Heartaches" - The Supremes
- "Nowhere to Run" - Martha and the Vandellas
- "On My Word" - Cliff Richard
- "Ooo Baby Baby" - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- "Over and Over" - The Dave Clark Five
- "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" - James Brown
- "Positively 4th Street" - Bob Dylan
- "Puppet on a String" - Elvis Presley
- "Queen of the House" - Judy Miller
- "The Race Is On" - Jack Jones
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" - Bert Kaempfert
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" - Vic Dana
- "Rescue Me" - Fontella Bass
- "Respect" - Otis Redding
- "Round Every Corner" - Petula Clark
- "Save Your Heart for Me" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- "See My Friends" - The Kinks
- "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" - Dean Martin
- " Set Me Free" - The Kinks
- "Seventh Son" - Johnny Rivers
- "Shake" - Sam Cooke
- "She's About a Mover" - Sir Douglas Quintet
- "She's a Woman" - The Beatles
- "She's Just My Style" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- "Shotgun" - Jr. Walker & The All Stars
- "Silhouettes" - Herman's Hermits
- "Since I Lost My Baby" - The Temptations
- "Sitting in the Park" - Billy Stewart
- "Some Enchanted Evening" - Jay and the Americans
- "Something About You" - Four Tops
- "The Sound of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel
- "Spanish Flea" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- "Still I'm Sad" - The Yardbirds
- "Stingray" - The Shadows
- "Stop! In the Name of Love" - The Supremes
- "Stranger in Town" - Del Shannon
- "Subterranean Homesick Blues" - Bob Dylan
- "Such an Easy Question" - Elvis Presley
- "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" - Lesley Gore
- "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" - Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and The Pearls
- "Take Me Back" - Little Anthony & The Imperials
- "Tears" - Ken Dodd (This became the biggest selling UK single of 1965, a #1 for 5 weeks selling over two million copies—all in 10-inch 78-rpm shellac format)
- "Tell Her No" - The Zombies
- "This Diamond Ring" - Gary Lewis and the Playboys
- "Thunderball" - Tom Jones
- "The Time in Between" - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
- "Ticket to Ride" - The Beatles
- "Tijuana Taxi" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
- "Till the End of the Day" - The Kinks
- "Tired of Waiting for You" - The Kinks
- "Too Little Time" - The Anita Kerr Quartette
- "Tossing and Turning" - The Ivy League
- "The Tracks of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
- "Treat Her Right" - Roy Head and the Traits
- "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)" - The Byrds
- "Twine Time" - Alvin Cash and The Crawlers
- "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers
- "Universal Soldier" - Donovan
- "The Warlord" - The Shadows
- "We Can Work It Out" - The Beatles
- "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" - The Animals
- "A Well Respected Man" - The Kinks
- "What Have They Done to the Rain" - The Searchers
- "What the World Needs Now Is Love" - Jackie DeShannon
- "What's New, Pussycat?" - Tom Jones
- "Whenever a Teenager Cries" - Reparata and the Delrons
- "Who Will Be the Next In Line" - The Kinks
- "Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight?" - Connie Francis
- "Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)" - Cliff Richard
- "Wooly Bully" - Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs
- "Wonderful World" - Herman's Hermits
- "Yes, I'm Ready" - Barbara Mason
- "Yes It Is" - The Beatles
- "Yesterday" - The Beatles
- "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" - The Lovin' Spoonful
- "You Turn Me On" - Ian Whitcomb
- "You Were Made For Me" - Freddie and the Dreamers
- "You Were On My Mind" - We Five
- "You'd Better Come Home" - Petula Clark
- "You're the One" - The Vogues
- "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" - The Silkie
- "You've Got Your Troubles" - The Fortunes
- "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - The Righteous Brothers
- "Zorba the Greek" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1965
Published popular music
- "Call Me" w.m. Tony Hatch
- "The Carnival Is Over" w.m. Tom Springfield
- "Do I Hear a Waltz?" w. Stephen Sondheim m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Elizabeth Allen in the musical Do I Hear a Waltz?.
- " Goldfinger" w. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley m. John Barry. Introduced by Shirley Bassey on the soundtrack of the film Goldfinger
- "Honey Come Back" w.m. Jimmy Webb
- "I Have Confidence" w.m. Richard Rodgers, from the film The Sound of Music
- "I Know a Place" w.m. Tony Hatch
- "The Impossible Dream" w. Joe Darion m. Mitch Leigh Introduced by Richard Kiley in the musical Man of La Mancha
- "Jeannie" w.m. Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye, theme from the TV series I Dream of Jeannie
- " Michelle" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
- "Moment To Moment" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini from the film Moment to Moment
- "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Burton Lane introduced by John Cullum in the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Performed in the 1970 film version by Yves Montand.
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Johnny Mandel
- "She Touched Me" w. Ira Levin m. Milton Schafer. Introduced by Elliott Gould in the musical Drat! The Cat!
- "Somewhere My Love (Lara's Theme)" Paul Francis Webster m. Maurice Jarre from the film Doctor Zhivago'
- "Spanish Flea" m. Julius Wechter
- "What The World Needs Now Is Love". Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
- " What's New Pussycat?" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film What's New Pussycat?
- "Who Can I Turn To?" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd
- "A World of Our Own" w.m. Tom Springfield
- "(On A) Wonderful Day Like Today" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd
Other notable songs
- "Absent Friend" (Annorstädes vals) w. Alf Henrikson m. Dag Wirén
- "Arriba en la Cordillera" w.m. Patricio Manns
- "Hasta Siempre, Comandante" w.m. Carlos Puebla
- "Jaan Pehechan Ho" w. Anand Bakshi m. Shankar Jaikishan
- "La Bohème w.m. Charles Aznavour
- Gilbert Biberian - Greek Suite for guitar
- George Crumb
- Madrigals, Books I for soprano, vibraphone, and double bass
- Madrigals, Books II for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, and percussion
- Mario Davidovsky - Inflexions for chamber ensemble
- Roberto Gerhard - Concerto for Orchestra
- Vittorio Giannini - Symphony no. 5
- György Ligeti - Requiem for Soprano and Mezzo Soprano solo, mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1963–65)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen – Mikrophonie II
- Eduard Tubin - Sonata for viola and piano
- Jack Beeson - Lizzie Borden
- Baker Street Broadway production
- Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein) - Broadway revival
- Charlie Girl London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15.
- Do I Hear A Waltz? (Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim) - Broadway production
- Drat! The Cat! - Broadway production
- Flora the Red Menace (Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb) Broadway production opened on May 11 and ran for 87 performances. Starring Liza Minnelli.
- Half a Sixpence - Broadway production
- Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) - London production
- Man of La Mancha (Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh) - Broadway production (2,328 performances; won five Tony Awards)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever - Broadway production
- Pickwick - Broadway production
- The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd - Broadway production
- Twang! (Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart) London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on December 20.
Births
- January 4 - Beth Gibbons, British vocalist (Portishead)
- January 12 - Rob Zombie
- January 14 – Slick Rick, English rapper
- January 15 - Adam Jones (Tool)
- January 20
- Greg Kriesel (The Offspring)
- Heather Small, British soul singer (M People)
- January 22
- Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)
- DJ Jazzy Jeff, American rapper and actor
- January 25 - Toni Halliday, lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve
- January 26 – Siavash Shams, Iranian singer
- February 18 - Dr. Dre
- February 25 - Brian Baker of Minor Threat and Bad Religion
- February 27
- Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
- Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist
- March 4
- Andrew Collins, British radio DJ and journalist
- WestBam (Maximillian Lenz), German rave techno DJ
- March 12 - Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress
- March 23 - Marti Pellow, Scottish vocalist (Wet Wet Wet)
- March 24 – Patrick Scales, British-German electric bass guitar player
- April 1 – Robert Steadman, English composer
- April 3 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (d. 2000)
- April 12 - Pinchers, reggae/dancehall artist
- April 18 - Vinnie Moore
- April 19
- Suge Knight, American record producer
- Natalie Dessay, French soprano
- April 23 - Tommy DeCarlo, vocalist (Boston)
- April 25 - Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
- May 13 - Tasmin Little, English violinist
- May 16 - Krist Novoselic, Croatian-American bassist Nirvana
- May 17 - Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- May 28 – Chris Ballew, American rock musician (The Presidents of the United States of America)
- May 31 - Lisa I'Anson, British DJ
- June 7
- Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
- Christine Roque, French singer
- June 10 - Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins)
- June 19 – Sean Marshall, American child actor and singer
- July 4 – Jo Whiley, British radio DJ
- July 5 – Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist
- July 9 - Courtney Love (Hole)
- July 19 - Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
- July 23 - Slash, guitarist (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
- August 6
- Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist
- Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
- August 18 – Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
- August 28 - Shania Twain, Canadian country singer
- September 1 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer
- September 3 - Todd Lewis (Toadies)
- September 7 - Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
- September 11 – Moby, American musician
- September 12 - Norwood Fisher, Fishbone
- September 13 - Zak Starkey, drummer, son of Ringo Starr.
- September 23 – Marco Blaauw, trumpeter, musikFabrik
- September 26 - Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
- October 8 – C.J. Ramone, bassist (Ramones)
- October 14 – Constantine Koukias, Australian composer
- October 18 - Curtis Stigers, American jazz musician and singer
- October 20 – Jil Caplan, French singer and songwriter
- October 22 - John Wesley Harding, singer
- October 26 – Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor
- October 30 – Gavin Rossdale, English musician
- November 4
- Pata, Japanese rock guitarist (X Japan)
- Jeff Scott Soto, American musician
- Wayne Static, American rock singer (Static-X)
- November 9 - Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone
- November 20
- Sen Dog (Cypress Hill)
- Yoshiki Hayashi, Japanese rock composer, piano and drummer (X Japan)
- November 21
- Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter
- Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson)
- November 25 – Tim Armstrong, American singer and musician (Rancid)
- December 5 – John Rzeznik, American rock singer (The Goo Goo Dolls)
- December 13 – Jeff Blosser, American singer and musician
- December 23 - Bobby Schayer (Bad Religion)
- December 29 – Dexter Holland, American rock singer (The Offspring)
Deaths
- January 14 - Jeanette MacDonald, singer and actress, 61
- January 20 - Alan Freed, DJ who first used the phrase Rock and Roll, 43 (alcohol-related)
- January 21 - Reino Helismaa, singer-songwriter
- February 15 - Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, 45 (lung cancer)
- February 25 - Leo Sirota, pianist
- March 2 - Ján Valašťan Dolinský, composer
- March 4 - Asadata Dafora, drummer
- March 8 - Tadd Dameron, jazz pianist and composer, 48 (cancer)
- March 22 - Harry Tierney, musical theatre composer
- March 29 - Zlatko Baloković, violinist
- April 12 - La Belle Otero, dancer and courtesan
- May 1 - Spike Jones, comedy musician, 53 (emphysema)
- June 18 - George Melachrino, English conductor, singer and composer
- July 8 - Willie Dennis, jazz trombonist, 39 (car crash)
- July 14 - Spencer Williams, pianist, singer and composer
- September 4 - Albert Schweitzer, missionary and musician
- September 8 - Dorothy Dandridge, actress and singer, 42 (drug overdose)
- September 10 - Bobby Jordan, actor and musician, 42 (cirrhosis of liver)
- September 15 - Steve Brown, jazz musician
- October 17 - Cléo de Mérode, dancer
- October 21 - Bill Black, US musician, 39 (brain tumour)
- October 25 - Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor, 77
- October 27 - Peter La Farge, folk singer-songwriter, 34 (cause uncertain)
- November 6
- Edgard Varèse, French composer, 81
- Clarence Williams, jazz musician and composer, 67
- November 18 - Lou Black, banjo player
- November 25 - Dame Myra Hess, pianist, 75
- December 3 - Hank D'Amico, jazz and swing musician
- December 10 - Henry Cowell, composer
- December 11 - Rafael Hernández Marín, composer
- December 16 - Tito Schipa, tenor
- December 20 - Charlie Burse, blues musician