Top 100 songs for August 21, 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 “I Got You Babe” by Sonny & Cher. Meanwhile, “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys rises from No. 99 to No. 67. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hang On Sloopy — The McCoysup 32 places, No. 99 → No. 67
- I'm A Happy Man — The Jive Fiveup 24 places, No. 90 → No. 66
- The "In" Crowd — Ramsey Lewis Trioup 23 places, No. 57 → No. 34
New to this week’s Top 10
- Help! — The BeatlesNo. 3
New to this week’s Top 40
- Ju Ju Hand — Sam The Sham and the PharaohsNo. 29
- Heart Full Of Soul — The YardbirdsNo. 30
- Looking Through The Eyes Of Love — Gene PitneyNo. 31
- It Ain't Me Babe — The TurtlesNo. 32
- The "In" Crowd — Ramsey Lewis TrioNo. 34
- Shake And Fingerpop — Jr. Walker & The All StarsNo. 37
- Houston — Dean MartinNo. 38
- All I Really Want To Do — The ByrdsNo. 40
First-week entries
- Eve Of Destruction — Barry McGuireNo. 58
- Catch Us If You Can — The Dave Clark FiveNo. 62
- Baby Don't Go — Sonny & CherNo. 70
- Laugh At Me — SonnyNo. 83
- Two Different Worlds — Lenny WelchNo. 87
- If You Wait For Love — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 94
- You've Got Your Troubles — The FortunesNo. 95
- Do You Believe In Magic — The Lovin' SpoonfulNo. 96
- Good Times — Gene ChandlerNo. 97
- Ride Away — Roy OrbisonNo. 98
- Can't Let You Out Of My Sight — Chuck Jackson & Maxine BrownNo. 99
- Someone Is Watching — Solomon BurkeNo. 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.