List of Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1965
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs is a chart published by Billboard that ranks the top-performing songs in the United States in African-American-oriented musical genres; the chart has undergone various name changes since its launch in 1942 to reflect the evolution of such genres. The chart returned in the issue of Billboard dated January 30, 1965, having not been published since the issue dated November 23, 1963. No official explanation has ever been given as to why Billboard ceased producing R&B charts. Chart historian Joel Whitburn has contended that "there was so much crossover of titles between the R&B and pop singles (Hot 100) charts that Billboard considered the charts to be too similar".[1] It was published under the title Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles through the issue dated May 29 and Top Selling Rhythm & Blues Singles thereafter. During that year, 13 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets.[2]
When the chart returned from its hiatus, the first number one was "My Girl" by the Temptations, which held the top spot for six consecutive weeks. The song was one of a number of the year's chart-toppers to be released on the Motown label and its subsidiaries;[3] Marvin Gaye, the Supremes and the Four Tops also reached the peak position in 1965 with singles released on the Detroit-based label. Motown, founded by Berry Gordy Jr in 1959, had released its first million-selling single two years later,[4][5] and would go on to become one of the most successful and influential labels of the 20th century and bring unprecedented levels of mainstream success to black music.[6][7]
The Four Tops had the year's longest-running number one, spending nine consecutive weeks atop the chart with "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)". James Brown was the act with the highest total number of weeks atop the chart during the year; he spent eight weeks at number one between August and October with "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag (Part 1)" and a further four weeks at number one with "I Got You (I Feel Good)", which reached number one in the issue of Billboard dated December 4 and stayed there for the remainder of the year. Brown, nicknamed "the Godfather of Soul" is regarded as one of the most influential black musicians of all time and one of the most successful acts in the history of Billboard's R&B singles chart, with more than 100 of his songs having entered the listing.[8][9] Marvin Gaye was the only other act to achieve more than one R&B number one in 1965, but both "I'll Be Doggone" and "Ain't That Peculiar" spent just a single week in the top spot.
Chart history
† | Indicates best-charting R&B single of 1965[10] |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research Incorporated. p. xiii.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R & B Singles, 1942-1995. Record Research Incorporated. p. xii. ISBN 9780898201154.
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top R & B Singles, 1942-1995. Record Research Incorporated. pp. 50–52. ISBN 9780898201154.
- ^ "Billboard.com - Year End Charts - Year-end Singles - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for January 30, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for February 6, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for February 13, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for February 20, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for February 27, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for March 6, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for March 13, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for March 20, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for March 27, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for April 3, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for April 10, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for April 17, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for April 24, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for May 1, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for May 8, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for May 15, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for May 22, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for May 29, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for June 5, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for June 12, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for June 19, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for June 26, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for July 3, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for July 10, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for July 17, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for July 24, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for July 31, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for August 7, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for August 14, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for August 21, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for August 28, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for September 4, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for September 11, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for September 18, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for September 25, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for October 2, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for October 9, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for October 16, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for October 23, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for October 30, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for November 6, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for November 13, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for November 20, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for November 27, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for December 4, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for December 11, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for December 18, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "R & B Chart for December 25, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2020.