Top 15 Hits from 1965 Trivia Quiz

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FYI - All incorrect songs were from 1955.

1) "Wooly Bully" (Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs) was written by the band's frontman, Domingo "Sam" Samudio. It was the band's biggest hit and became a worldwide success, selling three million copies and reaching number two on the US Hot 100 chart.

2) "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" (Four Tops) was written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland-Dozier-Holland. Rolling Stone magazine ranked the song number 415 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

3) "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (The Rolling Stones) was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. It is second on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.

4) "You Were on My Mind" (We Five) was written by Sylvia Fricker in 1961. The We Five covered the tune in an up-tempo version, with slightly altered lyrics and melody. Their recording reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and topped the Billboard easy-listening chart for five weeks.

5) "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (The Righteous Brothers) was written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. The song ranked as the most-played song on American radio in the 20th century, having more than eight million air plays. In 2015 it was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

6) "Downtown" (Petula Clark) was written and produced by Tony Hatch. Petula Clark became the first UK female artist to have a US number-one hit during the rock and roll era. It also made Clark the first UK female artist to have a single certified Gold for US sales of a million units.

7) "Help!" (The Beatles) was written by John Lennon with some help from Paul McCartney. It went to number one on both the UK and US singles charts in the summer of 1965. It was the 4th of six number-one singles in a row on the US charts for The Beatles. It was listed at number 29 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

8) "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" (Herman's Hermits) was written by John Carter and Ken Lewis. It reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and was kept from the number one spot by "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes.

9) "Crying in the Chapel" (Elvis Presley) was written by Artie Glenn. It became Elvis' first million-seller since "Return to Sender" in 1962 and his greatest chart performer over a six-year span. This version was also a hit in the U.K. where it spent two non-consecutive weeks at number one.

10) "My Girl" (The Temptations) was written and produced by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White. It became the Temptations' first U.S. number-one single and is today known as their signature song. The song was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.

11) "Help Me, Rhonda" (The Beach Boys) was written by Brian Wilson, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. The lead vocal was by Al Jardine. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making it their second chart-topping single after "I Get Around" (1964).

12) "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) was written by country singer Roger Miller. The popular crossover hit number one on the US Country chart, number four on the Billboard Hot 100, and number one on the Easy Listening charts. It was also popular overseas, ranking number one on the UK and Norway singles charts.

13) "The Birds and the Bees" (Jewel Akens) was written by Barry Stuart. The song gave Jewel Akens a Top Ten hit reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The disc also showed strong popularity internationally charting at number three in Australia, number six in Belgium, number three in the Netherlands and number four in Norway.

14) "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Mel Carter) was written by Harry Noble. The version most often associated with the song was recorded by Mel Carter. Carter's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight while reaching number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.

15) "Shotgun" (Junior Walker & the All Stars) is a song written by Junior Walker. This was Walker's debut as a vocalist - when the singer who was hired to perform at the recording session did not show up, Walker took over. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.