We have heard 80 great songs in The Top 100 Songs of 1965*, leaving 20 more:
Mr. Tambourine Man
Come See About Me
Back In My Arms Again
Crying In The Chapel
I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher
Unchained Melody
#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
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
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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