# List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965

These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1965.
That year, 14 acts hit number one for the first time: Petula Clark, The Righteous Brothers, Gary Lewis & the Playboys, The Temptations, Freddie and the Dreamers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Herman's Hermits, The Four Tops, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, Sonny & Cher, Barry McGuire, The McCoys, and The Dave Clark Five. The Beatles, The Supremes, The Byrds, Herman's Hermits and The Rolling Stones were the only acts to have more than one song reach number one that year, with The Beatles having the most with five and The Supremes next with four, and The Byrds, Herman's Hermits, and The Rolling Stones with two.

## Chart history

Key :
* The No. 1 song of 1965, "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, never reached No. 1 on the weekly charts.
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) |
| 125 | January 2 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles |
| 125 | January 9 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles |
| re | January 16 | "Come See About Me" | The Supremes |
| 126 | January 23 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark |
| 126 | January 30 | "Downtown" | Petula Clark |
| 127 | February 6 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers |
| 127 | February 13 | "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" | The Righteous Brothers |
| 128 | February 20 | "This Diamond Ring" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
| 128 | February 27 | "This Diamond Ring" | Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
| 129 | March 6 | "My Girl" | The Temptations |
| 130 | March 13 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles |
| 130 | March 20 | "Eight Days a Week" | The Beatles |
| 131 | March 27 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes |
| 131 | April 3 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" | The Supremes |
| 132 | April 10 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers |
| 132 | April 17 | "I'm Telling You Now" | Freddie and the Dreamers |
| 133 | April 24 | "The Game of Love" | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders |
| 134 | May 1 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits |
| 134 | May 8 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits |
| 134 | May 15 | "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" | Herman's Hermits |
| 135 | May 22 | "Ticket to Ride" | The Beatles |
| 136 | May 29 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys |
| 136 | June 5 | "Help Me, Rhonda" | The Beach Boys |
| 137 | June 12 | "Back in My Arms Again" | The Supremes |
| 138 | June 19 | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops |
| 139 | June 26 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" | The Byrds |
| re | July 3 | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" | Four Tops |
| 140 | July 10 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones |
| 140 | July 17 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones |
| 140 | July 24 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones |
| 140 | July 31 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | The Rolling Stones |
| 141 | August 7 | "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" | Herman's Hermits |
| 142 | August 14 | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher |
| 142 | August 21 | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher |
| 142 | August 28 | "I Got You Babe" | Sonny & Cher |
| 143 | September 4 | "Help!" | The Beatles |
| 143 | September 11 | "Help!" | The Beatles |
| 143 | September 18 | "Help!" | The Beatles |
| 144 | September 25 | "Eve of Destruction" | Barry McGuire |
| 145 | October 2 | "Hang On Sloopy" | The McCoys |
| 146 | October 9 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles |
| 146 | October 16 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles |
| 146 | October 23 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles |
| 146 | October 30 | "Yesterday" | The Beatles |
| 147 | November 6 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones |
| 147 | November 13 | "Get Off of My Cloud" | The Rolling Stones |
| 148 | November 20 | "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes |
| 148 | November 27 | "I Hear a Symphony" | The Supremes |
| 149 | December 4 | "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" | The Byrds |
| 149 | December 11 | "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" | The Byrds |
| 149 | December 18 | "Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)" | The Byrds |
| 150 | December 25 | "Over and Over" | The Dave Clark Five |

## Number-one artists

List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one :
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
| 1 | The Beatles | 12 |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones | 6 |
| 2 | The Supremes | 6 |
| 4 | Herman's Hermits | 4 |
| 4 | The Byrds | 4 |
| 6 | Sonny & Cher | 3 |
| 7 | Petula Clark | 2 |
| 7 | The Righteous Brothers | 2 |
| 7 | Gary Lewis & the Playboys | 2 |
| 7 | Freddie and the Dreamers | 2 |
| 7 | The Beach Boys | 2 |
| 7 | Four Tops | 2 |
| 13 | The Temptations | 1 |
| 13 | Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders | 1 |
| 13 | Barry McGuire | 1 |
| 13 | The McCoys | 1 |
| 13 | The Dave Clark Five | 1 |