page_title: List of Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1965
section_title: Chart history
hierarchical_section_title: List of Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles number ones of 1965 / Chart history
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Marvin Gaye.
context_page_description: 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. In 1965, it was published under the title Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles. During that year, 13 different singles topped the chart, based on playlists submitted by radio stations and surveys of retail sales outlets. 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 charts that Billboard considered the charts to be too similar".
  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.
caption: Marvin Gaye had two number ones ("I'll Be Doggone" and "Ain't That Peculiar") in 1965.
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