Whose Line Was It Anyway? US Number One Hits 1965 Quiz

Answer: The Righteous Brothers

The Righteous Brothers had a number one on the US pop chart for two weeks in 1965 with "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". It reached number one on the UK chart for two weeks in 1965, number ten in 1969, number 42 in 1977 and number three in 1990.

The Everly Brothers never had a US chart hit in 1965 but "The Price Of Love" was a number two hit on the UK chart in 1965. The Walker Brothers had a number 16 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Make It Easy On Yourself". It reached number one on the UK chart and was their second of ten UK chart hits, where they seemed to be more popular. The Brothers Four had a number 91 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Try To Remember". It did not chart in the UK.

Answer: The Beatles

The Beatles managed to get an extra day with "Eight Days A Week". It reached number one on the US pop chart for two weeks in 1965. It was never released as a single in the UK.

The Yardbirds had a number six hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "For Your Love". It reached number three on the UK chart. Manfred Mann had a number 50 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Come Tomorrow". It reached number four on the UK chart. The Hollies had a number 32 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 (released in 1964) with "Look Through Any Window". It reached number four on the UK chart.

Answer: The Four Tops

"I Can't Help Myself" sang The Four Tops and spent two weeks at number one on the US pop chart in 1965. It reached number 23 on the UK chart. On re-release in the UK in 1970 it reached number ten.

The 4 Seasons had a number three hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Let's Hang On!". It reached number four on the UK chart. Smokie Robinson and The Miracles had a number 16 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "The Tracks Of My Tears". It reached number nine on the UK chart in 1969. The Five Emprees had a number 74 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Little Miss Sad". It never charted in the UK.

Answer: The Beach Boys

"Help Me Rhonda" pleaded The Beach Boys and it gave them their second US number one. It was number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1965. It only reached number 27 on the UK chart. (The Beach Boys had a hard time getting in the UK charts in the early days, it may have had something to do with the different weather in California and the UK and we had an epidemic of Beatlemania at the time).

Gary Lewis and The Playboys had a number one hit for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1965 with "This Diamond Ring". It never charted in the UK and the only UK hit they had was in 1975 with "My Heart's Symphony" which reached number 36. It reached number 13 on the US pop chart in 1966. The Byrds had two number one hits on the US pop chart in 1965. The first was "Mr.Tambourine Man" (written by Bob Dylan and recorded on his "Bringing It All Back Home" album) which was number one for one week, It reached number one on the UK chart. The second was "Turn! Turn! Turn!" which was number one for three weeks, it reached number 26 on the UK chart. The words are from the book of Ecclesiastes and it was put to music by Pete Seeger. The Temptations had a number one hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "My Girl". It reached number 43 on the UK chart. On re-release in 1992 it reached number two on the UK chart.

Answer: The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones scored their second US number one with "Get Off Of My Cloud". It was number one for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1965. It reached number one on the UK chart and was their fifth consecutive UK number one hit.

The Kinks had a number six hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Tired Of Waiting For You". It reached number one for one week on the UK chart. The Searchers had a number three hit on the US chart in 1965 with "Love Potion Number Nine". It was never released as a single in the UK. The Animals had a number 13 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "We Gotta Get Of This Place". It reached number two on the UK chart.

Answer: Freddie and The Dreamers

"I'm Telling You Now" sang Freddie and The Dreamers and it was their only US number one hit. It was at the top for two weeks on the US pop chart in 1965. It reached number two on the UK chart and they never had a UK number one hit.

Gerry and The Pacemakers had a number six hit on the US pop chart with "Ferry Cross The Mersey" (I used that ferry a lot but never saw Gerry aboard). It reached number eight on the UK chart in 1964. Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas had a number 47 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Trains And Boats And Planes". It reached number 12 on the UK chart. Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders had a number one on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Game Of Love". It reached number two on the UK chart.

Answer: The Supremes

The Supremes had a number one on the US pop chart with "Stop! In The Name Of Love" for two weeks in 1965. It reached number seven on the UK chart and on re-release in 1989, number 62.

Martha and The Vandellas had a number eight hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Nowhere To Run". It reached number 26 on the UK chart, on re-release in 1969, number 42 and in 1988 number 52. The Marvelettes had a number 34 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "I'll Keep Holding On". It never charted in the UK. The Three Degrees had a number 80 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Gee Baby (I'm Sorry)". It never charted in the UK.

Answer: Herman's Hermits

"I'm Henry VIII, I Am" gave Herman's Hermits their second number one of the year on the US pop chart in 1965. It was not released as a single in the UK (for which we are all eternally grateful).

Peter and Gordon had a number nine hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "I Go To Pieces", (written by Del Shannon). It never charted in the UK. The Seekers were the first Australian group to reach the top five on the US pop chart and reached number four in 1965 with "I'll Never Find Another You". It reached number one on the UK chart and they became the first Australian group to top the UK chart. Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames had a number 21 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Yeh, Yeh". It reached number one for two weeks on the UK chart.

Answer: The McCoys

The McCoys sang "Hang On Sloopy". It reached number one on the US pop chart for one week in 1965. It reached number five on the UK chart. It is the official state rock song of Ohio and Ohio state university and baseball team the Cleveland Indians. The song was originally called "My Girl Sloopy" and was a number 26 hit on the US pop chart for The Vibrations in 1964. It was named for singer Dorothy Sloop.

Sam The Sham and The Pharaohs had a number two hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Wooly Bully". It reached number eleven on the UK chart. The Newbeats had a number 12 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)". It didn't run fast enough in the UK and took until 1971 to reach number ten. The Lovin' Spoonful had a number nine hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Do You Believe In Magic". It did not chart in the UK.

Answer: The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five had their only number one hit on the US pop chart for one week at the end of 1965 with "Over and Over". (Possibly their worst ever single), it reached number 45 on the UK chart.

The Fortunes had a number seven hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "You've Got Your Troubles" It reached number two on the UK chart. Unit Four Plus Two had a number 28 hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Concrete And Clay". It reached number one on the UK chart. The Moody Blues had a number ten hit on the US pop chart in 1965 with "Go Now". It reached number one on the UK chart in 1964.