CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending MARCH 13, 1965
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1EIGHT DAYS A WEEK
    Beatles–Capitol 5371
  1  548  4
  2MY GIRL
    Temptations–Gordy 7038
  3  2  410
  3THE BIRDS AND THE BEES
    Jewel Akens–Era 3141
  91623  8
  4KING OF THE ROAD
    Roger Miller–Smash 1965
  4  816  7
  5THIS DIAMOND RING
    Gary Lewis & Playboys–Liberty 55756
  2  1  210
  6TELL HER NO
    Zombies–Parrot 9723
  61214  9
  7FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY
    Gerry & Pacemakers–Laurie 3284
102028  6
  8STOP! IN THE NAME OF LOVE
    Supremes–Motown 1074
143865  4
  9THE JOLLY GREEN GIANT
    Kingsmen–Wand 172
  8  91210
10RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY
    Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra–Decca 31722
111720  8
11GOLDFINGER
    Shirley Bassey–United Artists 790
    Billy Strange–GNP Crescendo 334
    Jack LaForge & Orchestra–Regina 1323
    John Barry & Orchestra–United Artists 791
    Jimmy Smith–Verve 10346
13
 
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
 
36
 
 
 
 
  7
 
 
 
 
12CAN’T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT
    Herman’s Hermits–MGM 13310
233241  6
13YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’
    Righteous Brothers–Philles 124
  5  3  113
14HURT SO BAD
    Little Anthony & Imperials–DCP 1128
162637  6
15LITTLE THINGS
    Bobby Goldsboro–United Artists 810
202735  7
16SHOTGUN
    Jr. Walker & All Stars–Soul 35008
254054  4
17LAUGH, LAUGH
    Beau Brummels–Autumn 8
17192111
18YEH, YEH
    Georgie Fame & Blue Flames–Imperial 66086
274257  5
19COME HOME
    Dave Clark Five–Epic 9763
283751  5
20GOODNIGHT
    Roy Orbison–Monument 873
212939  5
21DOWNTOWN
    Petula Clark–Warner Bros. 5494
  7  4  313
22I GO TO PIECES
    Peter & Gordon–Capitol 5335
12  6  710
23THE NAME GAME
    Shirley Ellis–Congress 230
1511  513
24THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY
    Ad Libs–Blue Cat 102
191011  9
25PEOPLE GET READY
    Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10622
364969  5
26DO THE CLAM
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-8500
4269  3
27RED ROSES FOR A BLUE LADY
    Vic Dana–Dolton 304
    Wayne Newton–Capitol 5366
37
 
47
 
66
 
  5
 
28ASK THE LONELY
    Four Tops–Motown 1073
304150  6
29SEND ME THE PILLOW YOU DREAM ON
    Dean Martin–Reprise 0344
435674  4
30PAPER TIGER
    Sue Thompson–Hickory 1284
18181912
31DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD
    Animals–MGM 13311
445570  5
32ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT
    Kinks–Reprise 0334
22  7  811
33SHAKE
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-8486
2414  610
34TWINE TIME
    Alvin Cash & Crawlers–Mar-V-Lus 6002
2613  910
35DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING
    Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure–Checker 1097
405760  6
36IF I LOVED YOU
    Chad & Jeremy–World Artists 1041
516678  4
37MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
    Johnny Rivers–Imperial 66087
414555  5
38THE “IN” CROWD
    Dobie Gray–Charger 105
31211711
39THE RACE IS ON
    Jack Jones–Kapp 651
5072  3
40NEW YORK’S A LONELY TOWN
    Trade Winds–Red Bird 10-020
465163  5
41NOWHERE TO RUN
    Martha & Vandellas–Gordy 7039
5476  3
42LONG LONELY NIGHTS
    Bobby Vinton–Epic 9768
68  2
43DO YOU WANNA DANCE?
    Beach Boys–Capitol 5372
74  2
44I MUST BE SEEING THINGS
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1070
567990  4
45STRANGER IN TOWN
    Del Shannon–Amy 919
6489  3
46BYE, BYE, BABY (Baby, Goodbye)
    4 Seasons–Philips 40260
291510  8
47FOR MAMA (La Mamma)
    Connie Francis–MGM 13325
    Jerry Vale–Columbia 43232
76
 
87
 

 
  3
 
48LEMON TREE
    Trini Lopez–Reprise 0336
322422  9
49IT’S ALRIGHT
    Adam Faith & Roulettes–Amy 913
333030  9
5010 LITTLE BOTTLES
    Johnny Bond–Starday 704
7081  3
51IF I RULED THE WORLD
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 43220
607593  4
52COME TOMORROW
    Manfred Mann–Ascot 2170
526071  4
53YOU BETTER GET IT
    Joe Tex–Dial 4003
6278  3
54GOT TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND
    Solomon Burke–Atlantic 2276
80  2
55HEART OF STONE
    Rolling Stones–London 9725
34221810
56ANGEL
    Johnny Tillotson–MGM 13316
536168  5
57LAND OF A THOUSAND DANCES (pt. 1)
    Thee Midniters–Chattahoochee 666
    Cannibal & Headhunters–Rampart 642
81
 
100 
 

 
  3
 
58BREAK AWAY (From That Boy)
    Newbeats–Hickory 1290
353440  8
59(Here They Come) FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
    Jan & Dean–Liberty 55766
7892  3
60A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-8486
584646  7
61I’M OVER YOU
    Jan Bradley–Chess 1919
636867  7
62TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOU
    Kinks–Reprise 0347
  1
63FOR LOVIN’ ME
    Peter, Paul & Mary–Warner Bros. 5496
392525  8
64LET’S LOCK THE DOOR (And Throw Away The Key)
    Jay & Americans–United Artists 805
47351312
65GIRL DON’T COME
    Sandie Shaw–Reprise 0342
  1
66COME SEE
    Major Lance–Okeh 7216
73  2
67MR. PITIFUL
    Otis Redding–Volt 124
758385  5
68GO NOW!
    Moody Blues–London 9726
798489  5
69GOOD TIMES
    Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 651
717480  4
70COME AND STAY WITH ME
    Marianne Faithfull–London 9731
  1
71I’VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL
    Buck Owens–Capitol 5336
453131  8
72LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE
    Searchers–Kapp 27
49361516
73WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE RAIN
    Searchers–Kapp 644
382829  7
74YOU’RE NEXT
    Jimmy Witherspoon–Prestige 341
727781  5
75NO ARMS CAN EVER HOLD YOU
    Bachelors–London 9724
48332711
76NEVER, NEVER LEAVE ME
    Mary Wells–20th Century-Fox 570
  1
77LIKE A CHILD
    Julie Rogers–Mercury 72380
697377  6
78POOR MAN’S SON
    Reflections–Golden World 20
98  2
79WHEN I’M GONE
    Brenda Holloway–Tamla 54111
  1
80ANYTIME AT ALL
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0350
  1
81I CAN’T EXPLAIN
    The Who–Decca 31725
8998100   4
82THIS IS MY PRAYER
    Ray Charles Singers–Command 4059
8693  3
834–BY THE BEATLES [EP]
    Beatles–Capitol R-5365
92  2
84BEGIN TO LOVE (Cominciamo Ad Amarci)
    Robert Goulet–Columbia 43224
  1
85APACHE ’65
    Arrows–Tower 116
9197  3
86GEE BABY (I’m Sorry)
    Three Degrees–Swan 4197
8895  3
87I CAN’T STOP THINKING OF YOU
    Bobbi Martin–Coral 62447
  1
88TEASIN’ YOU
    Willie Tee–Atlantic 2273
94  2
89PLEASE LET ME WONDER
    Beach Boys–Capitol 5372
85  2
90THIS SPORTING LIFE
    Ian Whitcomb & Bluesville–Tower 120
879199  4
91PASS ME BY
    Peggy Lee–Capitol 5346
    Mike Douglas–Epic 9760
90
 

 
95
 
  3
  2
92YOU CAN’T HURT ME NO MORE
    Gene Chandler–Constellation 146
95  2
93SUDDENLY I’M ALL ALONE
    Walter Jackson–Okeh 7215
9392  6
94CRY
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10615
778083  5
95IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
    Maxine Brown–Wand 173
8490  3
96LOSING YOU
    Dusty Springfield–Philips 40270
  1
97BE MY BABY
    Dick & DeeDee–Warner Bros. 5608
99  2
98NOT TOO LONG AGO
    Uniques–Paula 219
100   2
99IT’S GOTTA LAST FOREVER
    Billy J. Kramer & Dakotas–Imperial 66085
9799  4
100 I DO LOVE YOU
    Billy Stewart–Chess 1922
  1
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist(s) and label(s) for the best-selling version(s) of each title, as well as for “other versions strongly reported.” Artists and labels in the latter category are shown above in smaller italic type. Figures in the “Weeks on Chart” (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version.

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