Number One Hits of 1965- Part 1 Quiz

Answer: Elvis Presley

Darrell Glenn recorded "Crying in the Chapel' in 1953 and had a top ten country hit with the song, which had been written for him by his father, Artie. According to Joel Whitburn's "Hot Country Songs, Billboard 1944 to 2008" the song reached number four and stayed on the chart for thirteen weeks. Later in 1953, June Valli's recording became a number four pop hit. Elvis Presley released the song in 1965 and had a massive hit, reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified a million seller.

The Presley recording made number three in the UK and Number one in Australia. Among many others who recorded the song is an album version by Bob Marley, which is a quite unique reggae version.

Answer: Petula Clark

Petula Clark first came to notice in the UK in 1944 with a small part in the movie, "Medal for the General" She performed often on radio and in 1954 she had her first top ten with her cover of an Italian song "The Little Shoemaker (A hit in the USA for the Gaylords). between 1955 and 1964 Petula released songs in German, French, Italian and English enjoying number one his with various records in Australia, France, Italy and Germany.

Some of her major hits were "Sailor", "Romeo", "Monsieur", and "Ya Ya Twist".

In 1965 she released what was called her breakthrough record "Downtown" which went to number one in Canada, Germany, Australia and Italy number two in the UK and a top ten in France. In the USA "Downtown" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cashbox.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"Get Off of My Cloud" was the follow up single for the Rolling Stones after the outstanding success of their previous number one smash, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". "Get Off of My Cloud" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Number one in Australia and number one in the UK. The record was also number one in many European countries as well as Canada and New Zealand.

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles are at it again, said one of the posters for the Beatles second movie "Help". The title song from the movie was a number one worldwide hit when released in mid 1965 to coincide with the films' release. The record went straight to number one in the UK and the Billboard Hot 100, in Australia it was a double sided number one with the flipside "I'm Down" being equally popular,

Answer: The Beatles

I Feel Fine" hit the top spot for the Beatles in The USA , UK and Australia in 1964 and carried over into 1965. "She's A Woman" on the other hand did not chart in the UK but made it to Number four on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia the record was a double sided hit where it stayed at number one for seven weeks. In 1964 and 1965 the Beatles could do no wrong.

Answer: Sonny & Cher

Sonny and Cher hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with their fourth single release "I Got You Babe". The record reportedly sold over five million copies and secured Sonny and Cher's future both as a duo and individually as solo artists. Cher has been the most fortunate as a multi award winning actress and singer. Sonny died in a skiing accident in 1998. "I Got You Babe" made the top of the UK charts and peaked at number five on the Australian charts.
The recording was used to good effect in the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day"

Answer: The Seekers

The Seekers from Australia hit the top of the British chart with their first UK release.
Written by Tom Springfield (brother of Dusty) "I'll Never Find Another You" raced to the top of the UK chart. The record was a number one in Australia and a top ten on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: The Byrds

Written by Bob Dylan and included on his album "Bringing It All Back Home", "Mr Tambourine Man" was a great way for The Byrds to start their chart career. The record went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and to similarly to number one in the UK.

In Australia the record stalled at number four and although their subsequent releases received substantial airplay, "Mr Tambourine Man" was their only charted single down under.

Answer: Herman's Hermits

Herman's Hermits scored a number one hit with "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter". The record was a number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after only three weeks. In Australia the record reached number one in its second week on the charts and stayed at the top for 5 weeks. The song was not released in their native UK as a single. The song was written by well known British actor Trevor Peacock and was often played by bands at parties where the hostesses name was substituted.

As a member of a group in the mid sixties we played a sixteenth birthday party for a girl friend of a work mate. It was our dumb luck that the surname we had to introduce into the song was ROYLSTON-O'CALLAGHAN.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

Number one everywhere in the solar system was how a Disc Jockey in Sydney described the Rolling Stones hit (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" or "Satisfaction" as it is commonly known. The DJ was playing the weekly top ten in August 1965 and I recall the number two song that week was "A Walk in the Black Forest\' by Horst Jankowski. "Satisfaction" was indeed a number one in Australia and New Zealand, the UK both The Cashbox and the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA.

The song was the first number one hit to make extensive use of the fuzz tone, successfully used later in the year by the Spencer Davis Group with their hit "Keep on Running"