Hits, 1965-1969



Songs Covered



There were numerous "charting" changes during the '60s, including regional charting, the "Drake" all hits format.   A lot of time has been spent by a host of individuals trying to determine the truly top songs.  Alternate songs that are "covered" and appeared on other charts, or that rose to significant heights for a short time are included at the bottom of the yearly chart with the left column depicting their peak on the chars.

1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
No. Song Artist
1 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Rolling Stones
2 In The Midnight Hour Wilson Pickett
3 Like A Rolling Stone Bob Dylan
4 Papa's Got A Brand New Bag James Brown
5 My Generation The Who
6 Mr. Tambourine Man Byrds
7 Yesterday Beatles
8 Sounds Of Silence Simon & Garf
9 Ticket To Ride Beatles
10 The Tracks Of My Tears Miracles
11 California Dreamin' Mamas & P
12 Heart Full Of Soul Yardbirds
13 People Get Ready Impressions
14 Do You Believe In Magic Lovin' Spoonful
15 In My Life Beatles
16 I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown
17 Get Off Of My Cloud Rolling Stones
18 I Fought The Law Bobby Fuller Four
19 I Can't Help Myself Four Tops
20 California Girls Beach Boys
21 For Your Love Yardbirds
22 I've Been Loving You Too Long Otis Redding
23 Shotgun Jr. Walker & the All-stars
24 Unchained Melody Righteous Brothers
25 Help! Beatles
26 Subterranean Homesick Blues Bob Dylan
27 Turn, Turn, Turn Byrds
28 We Gotta Get Out Of This Place Animals
29 Hang On Sloopy McCoys
30 Wooly Bully Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
31 Positively 4th Street Bob Dylan
32 Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder
33 I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher
34 We Can Work It Out Beatles
35 Nowhere To Run Martha & the Vandellas
36 Just Like Me
Paul Revere & the Raiders
37 A Well Respected Man Kinks
38 Day Tripper Beatles
39 Stop! In The Name Of Love Supremes
40 Help Me Rhonda Beach Boys
41 It's The Same Old Song Four Tops
42 Respect Otis Redding
43 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Beatles
44 Back In My Arms Again Supremes
45 Going To A Go-Go Miracles
46 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Animals
47 I Do Love You Billy Stewart
48 Ask The Lonely Four Tops
49 Land Of 1,000 Dances Cannibal & the Headhunters
50 I Can't Explain The Who
Hits below reached high on the charts but did not finish in top 50 for the year.



No. Song Artist
1 Good Vibrations Beach Boys
2 When A Man Loves A Woman Percy Sledge
3 Reach Out, I'll Be There Four Tops
4 Gimme Some Lovin' Spencer Davis 
5 Ain't Too Proud To Beg Temptations
6 Eight Miles High Byrds
7 For What It's Worth Buffalo Spgfield
8 Paint It Black Rolling Stones
9 You Keep Me Hangin' On Supremes
10 Wild Thing Troggs
11 Psychotic Reaction Count Five
12 I'm A Believer Monkees
13 God Only Knows Beach Boys
14 96 Tears ? & the Mysterians
15 Hold On, I'm A'Comin' Sam & Dave
16 Kicks Paul Revere & the Raiders
17 Good Lovin' Young Rascals
18 River Deep, Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner
19 Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
20 You Can't Hurry Love Supremes
21 Devil With A Blue Dress On (medley) Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels
22 Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love) Swingin' Medallions
23 Wouldn't It Be Nice Beach Boys
24 Knock On Wood Eddie Floyd
25 Summer In The City Lovin' Spoonful
26 Eleanor Rigby Beatles
27 Sunshine Superman Donovan
28 Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding
29 (You're My) Soul And Inspiration Righteous Brothers
30 Sunny Afternoon Kinks
31 Along Comes Mary Association
32 Under My Thumb Rolling Stones
33 I Am A Rock Simon & Garfunkel
34 Just Like A Woman Bob Dylan
35 Here, There And Everywhere Beatles
36 Got To Get You Into My Life Beatles
37 Friday On My Mind Easybeats
38 Dirty Water Standells
39 Shapes Of Things Yardbirds
40 Pushin' Too Hard Seeds
41 You're Gonna Miss Me 13th Floor Elevators
42 Black Is Black Los Bravos
43 Tell It Like It Is Aaron Neville
44 Homeward Bound Simon & Garfunkel
45 What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted Jimmy Ruffin
46 (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet Blues Magoos
47 Bus Stop Hollies
48 This Old Heart Of Mine Isley Brothers
49 Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Temptations
50 Solitary Man Neil Diamond
Hits below reached high on the charts but did not finish in top 50 for the year.
22
Secret Agent Man
Johnny Rivers
31
Hanky Panky
Tommy James
38
Red Riding Hood
Sam the Sham
10
Little Girl
Syndicate of Sound
No. Song Artist
1 Respect Aretha Franklin
2 Light My Fire Doors
3 Sunshine Of Your Love Cream
4 Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix
5 A Day In The Life Beatles
6 Whiter Shade Of Pale Procol Harum
7 Somebody To Love Jefferson Airplane
8 Soul Man Sam & Dave
9 Strawberry Fields Forever Beatles
10 Nights In White Satin Moody Blues
11 The Letter Box Tops
12 Waterloo Sunset Kinks
13 I Can See For Miles The Who
14 My Back Pages Byrds
15 White Rabbit Jefferson Airplane
16 Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers
17 Dance To The Music Sly & the Family Stone
18 Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
19 A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
20 Happy Together Turtles
21 Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
22 (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher Jackie Wilson
23 Penny Lane Beatles
24 The Dark End Of The Street James Carr
25 I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
26 You Keep Me Hangin' On Vanilla Fudge
27 The End Doors
28 Cold Sweat James Brown
29 Get Together Youngbloods
30 Different Drum Stone Poneys
31 Chain Of Fools Aretha Franklin
32 I Never Loved A Man Aretha Franklin
33 Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley
34 Let's Spend The Night Together Rolling Stones
35 Darlin' Beach Boys
36 Hello Goodbye Beatles
37 Groovin' Young Rascals
38 To Love Somebody Bee Gees
39 Foxey Lady Jimi Hendrix
40 Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
41 With A Little Help From My Friends Beatles
42 People Are Strange Doors
43 I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James & the Shondells
44 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Gladys Knight & the Pips
45 Your Precious Love Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
46 Bernadette Four Tops
47 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds Beatles
48 Gentle On My Mind Glen Campbell
49 San Francisco Scott McKenzie
50 Tighten Up Archie Bell & the Drells
Hits below reached high on the charts but did not finish in top 50 for the year.
11
Too much to dream
Electric Prunes
24
Incense & Pepperming
Strawberry Alarm Clock
32
Wendy
Association
58
I'm a Man
Spencer Davis
2
Little Bit O' Soul
Music Explosion
7
Come On Down to My Boat Every Mother's Son
No. Song Artist
1 I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye
2 Hey Jude Beatles
3 All Along The Watchtower Jimi Hendrix
4 Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
5 Mony Mony T. James & S
6 Jumpin' Jack Flash Rolling Stones
7 Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf
8 White Room Cream
9 Sympathy For The Devil Rolling Stones
10 Revolution Beatles
11 Touch Me Doors
12 Time Of The Season Zombies
13 Helter Skelter Beatles
14 In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly
15 Crossroads Cream
16 Piece Of My Heart Big Brother & the Holding Company
17 Crimson And Clover Tommy James & the Shondells
18 While My Guitar Gently Weeps Beatles
19 Magic Carpet Ride Steppenwolf
20 The Weight The Band
21 Cloud Nine Temptations
22 Think Aretha Franklin
23 Street Fighting Man Rolling Stones
24 Summertime Blues Blue Cheer
25 Hush Deep Purple
26 Everyday People Sly & the Family Stone
27 Voodoo Child (Slight Return) Jimi Hendrix
28 Only The Strong Survive Jerry Butler
29 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Beatles
30 I Got The Feelin' James Brown
31 (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone Aretha Franklin
32 Build Me Up Buttercup Foundations
33 Birthday Beatles
34 Hello I Love You Doors
35 Games People Play Joe South
36 Journey To The Center Of The Mind Amboy Dukes
37 Slip Away Clarence Carter
38 Mrs. Robinson Simon & Garfunkel
39 Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
40 Stay In My Corner Dells
41 La-La Means I Love You Delfonics
42 For Once In My Life Stevie Wonder
43 Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell
44 Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James & the Shondells
45 A Beautiful Morning Rascals
46 Open My Eyes Nazz
47 Who's Making Love Johnny Taylor
48 Magic Bus The Who
49

50 Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette
Hits below reached high on the charts but did not finish in top 50 for the year.
17
Green Tamborine
Lemon Pipers
58
Summertime Blues
Blue Cheer
70
Shape Of Things Max Frost
79
Midnight Confessions
Grass Roots
87
Pictures of Matchstick Men
Status Quo
No. Song Artist
1 Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin
2 Proud Mary Creedence 
3 I Want You Back Jackson 5
4 Honky Tonk Women Rolling Stones
5 Bad Moon Rising Creedence 
6 Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash
7 Dazed And Confused Led Zeppelin
8 Gimme Shelter Rolling Stones
9 Come Together Beatles
10 I Can't Get Next To You Temptations
11 Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival
12 Pinball Wizard The Who
13 Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid Led Zeppelin
14 Evil Ways Santana
15 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) Sly & the Family Stone
16 It's Your Thing Isley Brothers
17 You Can't Always Get What You Want Rolling Stones
18 Space Oddity David Bowie
19 You I
The Rugbys
20 Kick Out The Jams MC5
21 Something Beatles
22 Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly & the Family Stone
23 Suspicious Minds Elvis Presley
24 Get Back Beatles
25 Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival
26 Here Comes The Sun Beatles
27 The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King
28 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
29 The Boxer Simon & Garfunkel
30 I Want To Take You Higher Sly & the Family Stone
31 Give Me Just A Little More Time Chairmen Of The Board
32 Down On The Corner Creedence Clearwater Revival
33 Stand Sly & the Family Stone
34 Venus Shocking Blue
35 What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) Jr. Walker & the All-Stars
36 Can't Find My Way Home Blind Faith
37 Whipping Post Allman Brothers
38 Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose James Brown
39 Oh What A Night '69 Dells
40 Born On The Bayou Creedence Clearwater Revival
41 Feelin' Alright Joe Cocker
42 Midnight Rambler Rolling Stones
43 Time Is Tight Booker T. & the M.G.'s
44 We're Not Gonna Take It The Who
45 In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson
46 Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman
47 Down By The River Neil Young
48 No Time Guess Who
49 Twenty-Five Miles Edwin Starr
50 Someday We'll Be Together Diana Ross & the Supremes
Hits below reached high on the charts but did not finish in top 50 for the year.
25
I got a line on You Spirit
69
Sweet Caroline
Neil Diamond
29
Baby Its You
Smith
63
Easy to be Hard
3 Dog Night
75
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