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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965

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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1989 (original release)
1993 (re-release)
Recorded1965
GenrePop, rock
Length29:02 (original 1989 release)
28:26 (1993 re-release)
LabelRhino Records
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964
(1988)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965
(1989)
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1966
(1989)

Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1965.

The album includes seven songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining three tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5; one of those tracks was the No. 1 song of the year: "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs. A 1993 re-issue omitted both tracks by The Byrds as well as "Hang on Sloopy." These songs were replaced by "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher (a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and two Top 5 hits: "The Name Game" and "A Lover's Concerto." This resulted in what was a Mr. Holland's Opus-esque album, as two songs from the 1993 re-release, "A Lover's Concerto" and "1-2-3", have been featured in the 1996 film Mr. Holland's Opus.

Absent from the track lineup were songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. A disclaimer on the back of the album stated that licensing restrictions made tracks from the two bands unavailable for inclusion on the album.

Track listing

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1989 original release

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Hang on Sloopy" (Billboard peak No. 1 in October)Wes Farrell, Bert RussellThe McCoys3:05
2."Mr. Tambourine Man" (Billboard peak No. 1 in June)Bob DylanThe Byrds2:32
3."This Diamond Ring" (Billboard peak No. 1 in February)Al Kooper, Irwin Levine, Bob BrassGary Lewis & the Playboys2:15
4."Help Me, Rhonda" (Billboard peak No. 1 in May)Brian Wilson, Mike LoveThe Beach Boys2:48
5."You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (Billboard peak No. 1 in February)Phil Spector, Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe Righteous Brothers3:47
6."Wooly Bully" (Billboard peak No. 2 in June)Domingo SamudioSam the Sham & the Pharaohs2:22
7."1-2-3" (Billboard peak No. 2 in November)John Medora, David White, Leonard Borisoff, Holland-Dozier-HollandLen Barry2:32
8."Treat Her Right" (Billboard peak No. 2 in October)Roy Head, KurtzRoy Head and The Traits2:07
9."Turn! Turn! Turn!" (Billboard peak No. 1 in December)Ecclesiastes/Pete SeegerThe Byrds3:58
10."Eve of Destruction" (Billboard peak No. 1 in September)P. F. SloanBarry McGuire3:36
Total length:29:02

1993 re-release, replacement tracks

No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."The Name Game" (Billboard peak No. 3 in January)Shirley Ellis, Lincoln ChaseShirley Ellis3:03
2."A Lover's Concerto" (Billboard peak No. 2 in October)Sandy Linzer, Denny RandellThe Toys2:42
9."I Got You Babe" (Billboard peak No. 1 in August)Sonny BonoSonny & Cher3:14
Total length:28:26