Number One Hits of 1965- Part 3 Quiz

Answer: The Temptations

"My Girl" a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the Temptations in 1965. Written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White the song was intended for the Miracles, but the Temptations persuaded Smokey to let them record it. The song reached number 43 on the UK charts in 1965 and number two in 1992 when it was re-released to coincide with the movie "My Girl".

In Australia the record reached the top thirty.

Answer: Normie Rowe

"Que Sera Sera / Shakin' All Over" an old Doris Day hit and a version of a hit from 1960. These made a double-sided number one single for Australian pop idol Normie Rowe with his band the Playboys. "Que Sera Sera" was a million selling number two song for Doris Day in 1956 and an Oscar winning song for writers Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. "Shakin' All Over" was a UK number one for Johnny Kidd and The Pirates in 1960. Normie Rowe was one of the major Australian pop idols of the mid to late 1960s competing with Billy Thorpe for the title. Normie's career suffered a little (unlike Elvis and the Everly Brothers) when he was conscripted to serve in Vietnam during that conflict.

Answer: The Beatles

"Honey Don't" / "Rock and Roll Music" Carl Perkins and Chuck Berry provided the Beatles with the only number one hit in Australia that they did not write. "Honey Don't" was written and originally recorded by Carl Perkins and was a minor hit for him in 1956. "Rock and Roll Music" had been a top ten hit for Chuck Berry in 1957.

The Beatles remained true to the originals as well as putting their own stamp on any cover version. This single by the Beatles was lifted by Parlophone records in Australia from the "Beatles for Sale" album. According to the book "The Beatles Forever", "Rock and Roll Music" was released elsewhere with different flipsides, in Europe "I'm a Loser" and a later release in Germany and Holland had "No Reply" as the B-side.

Answer: The Supremes

"Stop! In the Name Love" was The Supremes fourth consecutive number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The record only made it 43 on the Australian chart. In the UK where they were extremely popular; the record was a top ten hit. The Supremes eventually had twelve number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1964 and 1969.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

"The Last Time" became the Rolling Stones fourth number one single and their first of 1965 on the UK chart. The song reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. In Australia the record was a number two hit, kept out of the top spot by the Beatles. "The Last Time" was, according to Keith Richard, loosely adapted from an old time spiritual and marked the first number one success for the band with their own composition.

Answer: Cliff Richard

"The Minute You're Gone" a number one hit for Cliff Richard in the UK during April of 1965.
The record did not chart in the USA. In Australia it reached the top ten peaking at number six.
The record marked Cliff's eighth number one of his career and the twenty eighth time in eight years he made the UK top ten.
The song "The Minute You're Gone" was originally a country hit for Sonny James and Cliff Richard's version is quite similar to the original.

Answer: Julie Rogers

"The Wedding", a song by Julie Rogers, hit the top of the Australian chart for in early 1965
The record made number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK charts. It became a multi-million seller for Rogers and is played at weddings in Australia along with "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups to the point of nausea. But that's just my opinion. The song was written in the 1950s by a Chilean guitarist, Joaquín Prieto, with English lyrics later added by Fred Jay.

Answer: Gary Lewis & the Playboys

"This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1965 until it was swept away by the Temptations with "My Girl". The record made it to number eight on the Australian chart. Gary Lewis did not chart in the UK during the sixties. Gary was the son of comedian Jerry Lewis.

Answer: Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs

"I Told The Brook", a slow ballad backed with the up-tempo, "Funny Face" topped the Australian chart for Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs. Born in Manchester England Thorpe migrated to Australia with his mother in 1955.
He lived in Brisbane and came down to Sydney around 1963 and teamed up with local band the Aztecs. Together Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs had 12 records (many double sided hits) make the charts, eight of which were top ten. Billy Thorpe then went solo and had much success. In 1969 he released a song which has become iconic, "Most People I Know (Think that I'm Crazy)".

Answer: The Hollies

"I'm Alive" the Hollies' first and only number one on the British pop charts in the 1960s. The record made the Billboard Hot 100 for one week only and peaked at number eleven in Australia. The record featured the vocal talent of Graham Nash and Alan Clarke.

The Hollies were formed in Manchester in 1962 and eventually had over thirty songs make the British charts. In a unique twist The Hollies had to wait until 1988 for their next number one when, after its use in a beer commercial, 1969's "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" topped the UK chart.