US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd January, 1965

#1 I FEEL FINE By The Beatles (Capitol)

US Top 40 Singles – JANUARY 2, 1965

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 I FEEL FINE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-5 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 COME SEE ABOUT ME –•– The Supremes (Motown)-8 (1)
3 3 MR. LONELY –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10 (1)
4 4 SHE’S A WOMAN –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-5 (4)
5 11 LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE –•– The Searchers (Kapp Winner’s Circle)-6 (5)
6 6 GOIN’ OUT OF MY HEAD –•– Little Anthony and the Imperials (DCP)-9 (6)
7 5 SHE’S NOT THERE –•– The Zombies (Parrot)-12 (2)
8 12 AMEN –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-7 (8)
9 9 THE JERK –•– The Larks (Money)-8 (9)
10 14 THE WEDDING –•– Julie Rogers (Mercury)-7 (10)

11 7 RINGO –•– Lorne Greene (RCA Victor)-10 (1)
12 41 DOWNTOWN –•– Petula Clark (Warner Brothers)-3 (12)
13 13 SHA LA LA –•– Manfred Mann (Ascot)-8 (13)
14 34 YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-4 (14)
15 23 KEEP SEARCHIN’ (We’ll Follow the Sun) –•– Del Shannon (Amy)-7 (15)
16 21 MY LOVE, FORGIVE ME (Amore, Scusami) –•– Robert Goulet (Columbia)-11 (16)
17 19 ANY WAY YOU WANT IT –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-8 (17)
18 24 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME –•– Chad and Jeremy (World Artists)-8 (18)
19 27 HOW SWEET IT IS TO BE LOVED BY YOU –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-7 (19)
20 10 TIME IS ON MY SIDE –•– The Rolling Stones (London)-12 (6)

21 17 I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-12 (13)
22 8 DANCE, DANCE, DANCE –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (8)
23 28 LEADER OF THE LAUNDROMAT –•– The Detergents (Roulette)-5 (23)
24 25 OH NO NOT MY BABY –•– Maxine Brown (Wand)-11 (24)
25 32 THOU SHALT NOT STEAL –•– Dick and DeeDee (Warner Brothers)-7 (25)
26 26 AS TEARS GO BY –•– Marianne Faithfull (London)-6 (26)
27 30 DEAR HEART –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-6 (27)
28 29 TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA –•– The Marvelettes (Tamla)-9 (28)
29 16 MOUNTAIN OF LOVE –•– Johnny Rivers (Imperial)-10 (9)
30 20 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-8 (18)

31 42 DON’T FORGET I STILL LOVE YOU –•– Bobbi Martin (Coral)-6 (31)
32 15 I’M GONNA BE STRONG –•– Gene Pitney (Musicor)-11 (9)
33 37 DEAR HEART –•– Jack Jones (Kapp)-6 (33)
34 35 ONE MORE TIME –•– The Ray Charles Singers (Command)-8 (34)
35 31 SHE UNDERSTANDS ME –•– Johnny Tillotson (MGM)-10 (31)
36 38 WALKING IN THE RAIN –•– The Ronettes (Philles)-11 (23)
37 40 WALK AWAY –•– Matt Monro (Liberty)-6 (37)
38 39 WILD ONE –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-5 (38)
39 43 DO-WACKA-DO –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-6 (39)
40 59 HOLD WHAT YOU’VE GOT –•– Joe Tex (Dial)-3 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – JANUARY 2, 1965

44 18 YOU REALLY GOT ME –•– The Kinks (Reprise)-15 (7)

POWER PLAYS – JANUARY 2, 1965

41 51 I’LL BE THERE –•– Gerry and the Pacemakers (Laurie)-4 (41)
42 45 SMILE –•– Betty Everett and Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-5 (42)
43 46 ROSES ARE RED MY LOVE –•– The “You Know Who” Group! (4 Corners)-6 (43)
45 55 PROMISED LAND –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-4 (45)
46 48 WHAT NOW –•– Gene Chandler (Constellation)-5 (46)
47 57 YOU’RE NOBODY TILL SOMEBODY LOVES YOU –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-4 (47)
48 49 BOOM BOOM –•– The Animals (MGM)-5 (48)
49 52 HAWAII TATTOO –•– The Waikikis (Kapp Winner’s Circle)-5 (49)
50 60 THE NAME GAME –•– Shirley Ellis (Congress)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – JANUARY 2, 1965

78 — PAPER TIGER –•– Sue Thompson (Hickory)-1 (78)
82 — LOVELY, LOVELY (Loverly, Loverly) –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-1 (82)
88 — BLIND MAN –•– Little Milton (Checker)-1 (88)
89 — SO WHAT –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-8 (78)
90 — USE YOUR HEAD –•– Mary Wells (20th Century)-1 (90)
95 — A LITTLE BIT OF SOAP –•– Garnet Mimms (United Artists)-1 (95)
96 — LAUGH, LAUGH –•– The Beau Brummels (Autumn)-1 (96)
98 — ODE TO THE LITTLE BROWN SHACK OUT BACK –•– Billy Edd Wheeler (Kapp)-1 (98)
99 — BLACK NIGHT –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-1 (99)
100 — TWINE TIME –•– Alvin Cash and the Crawlers (Mar-V-Lus)-1 (100)

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd January, 1965

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