Soul R&B Music Charts of 1965 - Best-Selling Soul R&B Songs of 1965 With Free MP3 Download Links and Song Lyrics

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Below is a list of the best selling Soul R&B songs from 1965, sorted by the most popular or best selling first. Place mouse on

to see information about song. Click on song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available) and to add to playlist. Click on

to play song. . Click on label to list songs from that record label. Following on from the top 100 chart are listings of hundreds of other lesser-known Soul R&B songs from 1965, arranged in order of highest US R&B and/or UK chart position.

More Soul R&B Songs From 1965 . . .

The following songs were released in 1965 but never made it into the Top 100 Chart.
Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts
of 1965 or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Songs are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)
#		Artist (click for discography and biography of artist)	Title (click song title to play it, read lyrics etc.)	Year	Label
---	recordlabel: Tamla 54118 writtenby: Robinson, Moore, White album: Going To A Go-Go comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: dIS7xe--XhU	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Fork In The Road	1965	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Volt 411 writtenby: Brooks, Butler album: The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: QiCWJV_ffNA	Otis Redding	For Your Precious Love	1965	Volt
1	recordlabel: Moonglow 243 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Ed Townsend	The Righteous Brothers	For Your Love	1965	Moonglow
2	recordlabel: JoDa 100 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: E. Townsend	Sam & Bill	For Your Love	1965	JoDa
3	recordlabel: Columbia 43384 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33 writtenby: V. McCoy album: The Magic Of the Spellbinders	The Spellbinders	For You	1965	Columbia
---	recordlabel: Chess 1942 writtenby: Billy Davis	Mitty Collier	For My Man	1965	Chess
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2292 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #91 writtenby: Mort Shuman and Kenny Lynch	The Drifters	Follow Me	1965	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2267 chartposition: RandB #31, US #84 writtenby: Bart Howard	LaVern Baker	Fly Me to the Moon	1965	Atlantic
3	recordlabel: Gordy 7044 chartposition: RandB #12, US #57 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers comments: [Motown Sound]	The Contours	First I Look at the Purse	1965	Gordy
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2388 writtenby: Bobby Womack comments: [northern soul]	Bobby Womack	Find Me Somebody	1965	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: TMP Ting 115 writtenby: B. Goldberg	Syl Johnson	Falling In Love Again	1965	TMP Ting
---	recordlabel: United Artists 887 writtenby: B. Raleigh, N. Meade album: As Long as I Have You	Garnet Mimms	Everytime	1965	United Artists
---	recordlabel: Motown 1089 writtenby: J. Dean, E. Holland album: I Hear a Symphony comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Everything Is Good About You	1965	Motown
1	recordlabel: London 10004 chartposition: US #126 writtenby: Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	Everything Is Gonna Be Alright	1965	London
2	recordlabel: Okeh 7233 chartposition: US #109 writtenby: Van McCoy	Major Lance	Everybody Loves a Good Time	1965	Okeh
3	recordlabel: Constellation 146 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #44 writtenby: C. Mayfield	Gene Chandler	Everybody Let's Dance	1965	Constellation
---	recordlabel: Kent 4577 writtenby: Hill album: The Soul Stirring Z.Z. Hill	Z.Z. Hill	Everybody Has To Cry	1965	Kent
1	recordlabel: Liberty 66094 chartposition: RandB #19, US #91 writtenby: Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	Every Night, Every Day	1965	Liberty
2	recordlabel: Four Brothers 448 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: Jack Daniels comments: [blues]	G.L. Crockett	Every Good-Bye Ain't Gone	1965	Four Brothers
---	recordlabel: King 1011 (UK) writtenby: C. Dodd	Jackie Opel	Eternal Love	1965	King(UK)
1	recordlabel: Okeh 7220 chartposition: US #130 writtenby: Roscoe Johnson, Ricky Castel and Del Sharh	The Vibrations	End Up Crying	1965	Okeh
2	recordlabel: Philles 130 chartposition: RandB #13, US #5, UK #48 writtenby: Carl Sigman & Robert Maxwell album: Back To Back comments: [pop soul ballad]	The Righteous Brothers	Ebb Tide	1965	Philles
3	recordlabel: Duke 390 chartposition: RandB #23, US #125 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Joe Scott	Bobby Bland	Dust Got in Daddy's Eyes	1965	Duke
---	recordlabel: Chess 1492 writtenby: Henry Glover album: Shades of a Genius comments: [ballad album cut] mpcode: Az08ybcSTOw	Mitty Collier	Drown In My Own Tears	1965	Chess
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 4050 (UK) writtenby: Burke, Berns album: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul comments: [southern soul]	Otis Redding	Down In The Valley	1965	Atlantic(UK)
1	recordlabel: Money 108 chartposition: RandB #27, US #131 writtenby: Bettye Swann	Bettye Swann	Don't Wait Too Long	1965	Money
---	recordlabel: Hi 2095 writtenby: Don Bryant	Don Bryant	Don't Turn Your Back On Me	1965	Hi
1	recordlabel: Gordy 7047 chartposition: RandB #15, US #83 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Ronald White album: Greatest Hits comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to My Baby	The Temptations	Don't Look Back	1965	Gordy
2	recordlabel: Dial 4006 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	Don't Let Your Left Hand Know	1965	Dial
---	recordlabel: Thelma 115 writtenby: H. Coleman, R. Adams	Emanuel Laskey	Don't Lead Me On Baby	1965	Thelma
1	recordlabel: Checker 1111 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Davis, Smith, Miner	Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure	Don't Jump	1965	Checker
2	recordlabel: Volt 127 chartposition: RandB #11, US #93 writtenby: Roger Hatcher	The Mad Lads	Don't Have to Shop Around	1965	Volt
3	recordlabel: Atlantic 2306 chartposition: RandB #4, US #53, UK #29 writtenby: Steve Cropper & Wilson Pickett album: In the Midnight Hour comments: [southern soul]	Wilson Pickett	Don't Fight It	1965	Atlantic
4	recordlabel: Magnum 719 chartposition: RandB #16 writtenby: Jimmy Johnson	Jimmy Johnson & His Band featuring Hank Alexander	Don't Answer the Door (Part 1)	1965	Magnum
---	recordlabel: Golden World 28 writtenby: Van McCoy	Barbara Mercer	Doin' Things Together With You	1965	Golden World
1	recordlabel: Kapp 646 chartposition: US #87 writtenby: Anisfield, Weiss album: Greatest Hits Album comments: [ballad] mpcode: wKf8dqOyEgg	Ruby & The Romantics	Does He Really Care For Me	1965	Kapp
2	recordlabel: Clock 1048 chartposition: US #132 writtenby: Maurice Shapiro comments: [instrumental]	Bert Keyes	Do-Do Do Bah-Ah	1965	Clock
3	recordlabel: Soul 35012 chartposition: RandB #10, US #36 writtenby: Henry Cosby, Jr. Walker (as Autry DeWalt Jr.) & Willie Woods album: Shotgun comments: [Motown Sound]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Do the Boomerang	1965	Soul
4	recordlabel: One-derful 4835 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #45 writtenby: A. McKinny, E. Silvers comments: [northern soul]	The Sharpees	Do The 45	1965	Onederful
5	recordlabel: Blue Rock 4008 chartposition: US #124 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Dee Dee Warwick	Do It With All Your Heart	1965	Blue Rock
6	recordlabel: Argo 5519 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #8, US #96 writtenby: Shena DeMell and Peylia Parham	Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto	Do I Make Myself Clear	1965	Argo
---	recordlabel: Soul 35019 writtenby: Frank Wilson comments: [northern soul] [Motown Sound]	Frank Wilson	Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)	1965	Soul
1	recordlabel: Duo Disc 107 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Effie Smith and John Criner comments: [novelty] [spoken]	Effie Smith	Dial That Telephone	1965	Duo Disc
2	recordlabel: Smash 1975 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #114 writtenby: Nat Jones	James Brown	Devil's Hideaway	1965	Smash
3	recordlabel: Chess 1926 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #95 writtenby: Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Dear Dad	1965	Chess
---	recordlabel: Motown 1084 writtenby: Holland, Dozier, Holland album: Second Album comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Darling, I Hum Our Song	1965	Motown
---	recordlabel: United Artists 856 writtenby: Laurence Weiss	Ray Pollard	Darling Take Me Back (I'm Sorry)	1965	United Artists
1	recordlabel: Brunswick 55277 chartposition: RandB #34, US #96 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson	Danny Boy	1965	Brunswick
2	recordlabel: Tamla 54120 chartposition: RandB #11, US #61 writtenby: William album: The Marvelettes Greatest Hits / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Marvelettes	Danger! Heartbreak Dead Ahead	1965	Tamla
---	recordlabel: Jay Boy 78 writtenby: F. Smith, J. Brown, W. Hammond	Clay Hammond	Dance Little Girl	1965	Jay Boy
1	recordlabel: Duke 389 chartposition: RandB #36 writtenby: Harold Burrage	Junior Parker	Crying for My Baby	1965	Duke
2	recordlabel: Mercury 72407 chartposition: RandB #22, US #117 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Clyde McPhatter	Crying Won't Help You Now	1965	Mercury
3	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10739 chartposition: RandB #5, US #6, UK #50, US AC #1 writtenby: Buck Owens album: Crying Time comments: [southern soul ballad]	Ray Charles	Crying Time	1965	ABC Paramount
---	recordlabel: Atco 6371 writtenby: Berns, Ravagoy	Ben E. King	Cry No More	1965	Atco
1	recordlabel: Musicor 1076 chartposition: RandB #35, US #124 writtenby: Arthur Hamilton	Marie Knight	Cry Me a River	1965	Musicor
---	recordlabel: King 1011 (UK) writtenby: D. Bishop	Jackie Opel	Cry Me a River	1965	King(UK)
1	recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1392 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #17, US #58, US AC #11 writtenby: Churchill Kohlman album: Sweet and Sour Tears	Ray Charles	Cry	1965	His Master's Voice
---	recordlabel: Hondo 100 writtenby: Hollins, Buchanan comments: [beat ballad] mpcode: 9eg8F0qz-2I	Ann Heywood	Crook His Little Finger	1965	Hondo
---	recordlabel: Atco 6379 writtenby: Guy comments: [northern soul]	The Coasters	Crazy Baby	1965	Atco
---	recordlabel: ABC 10702 writtenby: Joe South	The Tams	Concrete Jungle	1965	ABC
1	recordlabel: Okeh 7216 chartposition: RandB #20, US #40 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Major's Greatest Hits	Major Lance	Come See	1965	Okeh
2	recordlabel: Atlantic 2285 chartposition: US #60, UK #40 writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil	The Drifters	Come On Over to My Place	1965	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Atlantic 2271 writtenby: Mann, Weil album: In The Midnight Hour	Wilson Pickett (with Tami Lynn)	Come Home Baby	1965	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Chess 1934 writtenby: Ray Charles album: Shades of a Genius comments: [deep soul]	Mitty Collier	Come Back Baby	1965	Chess
1	recordlabel: Red Bird 10 021 chartposition: RandB #21 US #86 writtenby: Mike Lewis and Ricky Lisi	Roddie Joy	Come Back Baby	1965	Red Bird
2	recordlabel: Wand 187 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #43 writtenby: J. Bishop, K. Gamble comments: [northern soul]	Nella Dodds	Come Back Baby	1965	Wand
3	recordlabel: Soul 35013 chartposition: RandB #7, US #43 writtenby: Willie Woods album: Shotgun comments: [Motown Sound] [jazz soul instrumental]	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	Cleo's Back	1965	Soul
4	recordlabel: Tamla 54127 chartposition: RandB #35 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore album: Going To A Go-Go comments: [Motown Sound] US B side to Going to a Go Go	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	Choosey Beggar	1965	Tamla
5	recordlabel: Dial 4021 chartposition: US #123 writtenby: Clarence Reid and Willie Clarke	Paul Kelly	Chills and Fever	1965	Dial
---	recordlabel: Motown 1085 writtenby: I. Freeman, H. Fuqua album: Merry Christmas comments: [christmas]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Children's Christmas Song	1965	Motown
---	recordlabel: Volt 412 writtenby: Sam Cooke album: Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul comments: [southern soul ballad album cut]	Otis Redding	Change Gonna Come	1965	Volt
1	recordlabel: Atlantic 2285 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #46, US #90 writtenby: James Bishop and Kenny Gamble comments: B side to Come On Over to My Place	The Drifters	Chains of Love	1965	Atlantic
2	recordlabel: Stax 170 chartposition: RandB #12, US #63 writtenby: Steve Cropper and Isaac Hayes	The Astors	Candy	1965	Stax
3	recordlabel: CBS 201732 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #34, US #96 writtenby: Belford Hendricks album: Soul Sister	Aretha Franklin	Can't You Just See Me	1965	CBS
4	recordlabel: Wand 191 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #17, US #91 writtenby: Helen Miller and Roger Atkins	Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown	Can't Let You Out of My Sight	1965	Wand
5	recordlabel: Whit 714 chartposition: RandB #12, US #76 writtenby: traditional and Ma Rainey	Bobby Powell	C.C. Rider	1965	Whit
6	recordlabel: Dimension 1048 chartposition: US #130 writtenby: Bobby Charles (as Robert Guidry) and Paul Gayten	The Jewels	But I Do	1965	Dimension
7	recordlabel: Hi 2091 chartposition: RandB #29, US #96 writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Reggie Young comments: [instrumental]	Willie Mitchell	Buster Browne	1965	Hi
8	recordlabel: Moonglow 234 chartposition: US #83 writtenby: Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield album: Some Blue Eyed Soul	The Righteous Brothers	Bring Your Love to Me	1965	Moonglow
---	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25046 writtenby: Dean, Weatherspoon, Holland, Goga	The Monitors	Bring Back The Love	1965	V.I.P.
---	recordlabel: Blue Cat 113 writtenby: Carl Hogan and Wardell Quezerque	Alvin Robinson	Bottom Of My Soul	1965	Blue Cat
1	recordlabel: Philles 126 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33, US #52 writtenby: Mann-Weil, Spector	The Ronettes	Born To Be Together	1965	Philles
2	recordlabel: Stax 169 chartposition: RandB #10, US #58 writtenby: Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones and Al Jackson Jr. album: The Best Of Booker T. and The MGs comments: [instrumental]	Booker T. & the MGs	Boot-Leg	1965	Stax
3	recordlabel: ABC 10638 chartposition: RandB #11, US #47 writtenby: Jerry O (as Jerry J. Murray)	Tom & Jerrio	Boo-Ga-Loo	1965	ABC
4	recordlabel: Kent 426 chartposition: RandB #25, US #97 writtenby: Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom)	B.B. King	Blue Shadows	1965	Kent
---	recordlabel: OKeh 4 7219 writtenby: Bob Dylan	Walter Jackson	Blowin' In The Wind	1965	OKeh
1	recordlabel: Checker 1096 chartposition: RandB #14, US #86 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Joe Scott album: We're Gonna Make It	Little Milton	Blind Man	1965	Checker
2	recordlabel: Kent 431 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #16 writtenby: F. Washington album: Soul comments: [blues]	Lowell Fulsom	Black Nights	1965	Kent
3	recordlabel: Kent 431 chartposition: RandB #11, US #91 writtenby: Fats Washington	Lowell Fulsom	Black Night	1965	Kent
4	recordlabel: Duke 386 chartposition: RandB #36, US #99 writtenby: Jessie Robinson album: Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Bobby Bland	Black Night	1965	Duke
---	recordlabel: Wingate 18 writtenby: A. Hamilton, R. Morris	The Dramatics	Bingo	1965	Wingate
1	recordlabel: Watch 1900 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18 writtenby: Goines, Quezergue	Professor Longhair	Big Chief	1965	Watch
2	recordlabel: Stax 166 chartposition: US #121 writtenby: Ed Lee	The Mar-Keys	Banana Juice	1965	Stax
3	recordlabel: Ric Tic 107 chartposition: RandB #33, US #95 writtenby: Charlie Hatcher and Bill Sharply	Edwin Starr	Back Street	1965	Ric Tic
4	recordlabel: Motown 1075 chartposition: RandB #1, US #1, UK #40 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr. album: More Hits By The Supremes / US Motown Chartbusters Vol. 1 comments: [Motown Sound]	The Supremes (with Diana Ross)	Back In My Arms Again	1965	Motown
5	recordlabel: Atlantic 2283 chartposition: RandB #5, US #11 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Baby I'm Yours / The Best of Barbara Lewis	Barbara Lewis	Baby I'm Yours	1965	Atlantic
6	recordlabel: DynoVoice 214 chartposition: US #18, UK #36 writtenby: Denny Randell and Sandy Linzer album: The Toys Sing A Lover's Concerto and Attack	The Toys	Attack	1965	DynoVoice
7	recordlabel: Atlantic 2268 chartposition: RandB #10, US #43, UK #35 writtenby: Gerry Goffin & Carole King album: I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing comments: [pop soul]	The Drifters	At the Club	1965	Atlantic
---	recordlabel: Parkway 949 writtenby: Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer comments: [northern soul]	Chubby Checker	At The Discotheque	1965	Parkway
1	recordlabel: Motown 1073 chartposition: RandB #9, US #24 writtenby: Jo Hunter & William album: The Four Tops comments: [Motown Sound]	Four Tops	Ask the Lonely	1965	Motown

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