Top 100 songs for January 23, 1965
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1965 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Downtown” by Petula Clark. Meanwhile, “My Girl” by The Temptations rises from No. 76 to No. 41. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- My Girl — The Temptationsup 35 places, No. 76 → No. 41
- This Diamond Ring — Gary Lewis And The Playboysup 31 places, No. 65 → No. 34
- I Go To Pieces — Peter And Gordonup 29 places, No. 62 → No. 33
New to this week’s Top 10
- The Name Game — Shirley EllisNo. 6
New to this week’s Top 40
- I Go To Pieces — Peter And GordonNo. 33
- This Diamond Ring — Gary Lewis And The PlayboysNo. 34
- Look Of Love — Lesley GoreNo. 36
- The "In" Crowd — Dobie GrayNo. 38
- Have You Looked Into Your Heart — Jerry ValeNo. 39
First-week entries
- Lemon Tree — Trini LopezNo. 75
- Break Away (From That Boy) — The NewbeatsNo. 80
- For Lovin' Me — Peter, Paul & MaryNo. 81
- I've Got A Tiger By The Tail — Buck OwensNo. 85
- Red Roses For A Blue Lady — Bert Kaempfert And His OrchestraNo. 86
- Try To Remember — Ed AmesNo. 90
- Little Things — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 91
- Whose Heart Are You Breaking Tonight — Connie FrancisNo. 92
- Dusty — The Rag DollsNo. 94
- The Race Is On — George JonesNo. 96
- Goldfinger — Billy StrangeNo. 98
- The Birds And The Bees — Jewel AkensNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.