Sunday, April 17, 2016

The Top 100 Songs of 1965: #20-11

We have heard 80 great songs in The Top 100 Songs of 1965*, leaving 20 more:





#20:

  Mr. Tambourine Man
Byrds


At #20, this incredible song written by Bob Dylan that got the Byrds off the ground and got David Crosby his start in the biz.








#19:

  Come See About Me
Supremes


This one was smack dab in the middle of the Supremes' record-breaking run of five consecutive #1 songs.  The record held for 14 years until the Bee Gees topped it with six consecutive #1's in 1979.







#18:

  Back In My Arms Again
Supremes


The group that started out as the Primettes, with another winner.








#17:

   Crying In The Chapel
Elvis Presley


Elvis landed a Platinum-selling song with this one, his first Top 10 song in two years.  But after this smash, he would go another four years before he managed another.








#16:
Help Me Rhonda
Beach Boys

The song at #16 represents this California supergroup at their peak--they registered 10 Top 10 songs in the three-year period from 1964-1966.  






#15:
My Girl
Temptations

Here's the greatest song in the powerful collection of Temptations songs.






#14:

I Got You Babe
  Sonny & Cher


At #14, this #1 smash by an unlikely combination, both as singing partners and marriage partners.





#13:
Stop!  In The Name Of Love
Supremes


Powerful lyrics here from the magical team of Holland-Dozier-Holland.






#12:

Unchained Melody
Righteous Brothers

As time goes on, this song has become more and more popular, leading to its inclusion in The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*.







#11:
Downtown
Petula Clark


Just outside The Top 10 for 1965*, this great song from one of Britain's favorite ladies ever.

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