Top 100 songs for September 4, 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 “Help!” by The Beatles. Meanwhile, “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys rises from No. 49 to No. 22. 9 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Hang On Sloopy — The McCoysup 27 places, No. 49 → No. 22
- You've Got Your Troubles — The Fortunesup 26 places, No. 77 → No. 51
- Laugh At Me — Sonnyup 25 places, No. 52 → No. 27
New to this week’s Top 10
- You Were On My Mind — We FiveNo. 7
- Eve Of Destruction — Barry McGuireNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hang On Sloopy — The McCoysNo. 22
- Catch Us If You Can — The Dave Clark FiveNo. 25
- Laugh At Me — SonnyNo. 27
- Agent Double-O-Soul — Edwin StarrNo. 30
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place — The AnimalsNo. 33
- Sad, Sad Girl — Barbara MasonNo. 34
- Who'll Be The Next In Line — The KinksNo. 37
- Summer Nights — Marianne FaithfullNo. 39
First-week entries
- Some Enchanted Evening — Jay & The AmericansNo. 80
- Treat Her Right — Roy Head And The TraitsNo. 83
- Ain't It True — Andy WilliamsNo. 85
- N-E-R-V-O-U-S! — Ian WhitcombNo. 87
- Respect — Otis ReddingNo. 90
- Simpel Gimpel — Horst JankowskiNo. 91
- I Live For The Sun — The SunraysNo. 95
- The Girl From Peyton Place — Dickey LeeNo. 99
- Soul Heaven — The Dixie DrifterNo. 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.