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
501	recordlabel: Stax 172 chartposition: RandB #30, US #92 writtenby: Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell) and Eddie Floyd album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.2 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Carla Thomas	Stop! Look What You're Doing	1965	Stax
502	recordlabel: Kent 426 chartposition: RandB #25, US #97 writtenby: Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom)	B.B. King	Blue Shadows	1965	Kent
503	recordlabel: Imperial 66102 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Allen Toussaint (as Naomi Neville)	The O'Jays	Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)	1965	Imperial
504	recordlabel: Vee Jay 696 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #27, US #122 writtenby: Van McCoy	Jerry Butler	I Can't Stand to See You Cry	1965	Vee Jay
505	recordlabel: Way Out 2699 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Springers	Springers	I Know Why	1965	Way Out
506	recordlabel: Charger 107 chartposition: US #69 writtenby: Billy Page album: Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go Go"	Dobie Gray	See You At the Go Go	1965	Charger
507	recordlabel: Jubilee 5506 chartposition: RandB #34, US #72 writtenby: Debora Losak and Sharon Vanselow	The Skyliners	The Loser	1965	Jubilee
508	recordlabel: Okeh 7232 chartposition: RandB #25, US #115 writtenby: Barrett Strong comments: [northern soul]	The Artistics	This Heart of Mine	1965	Okeh
509	recordlabel: Atlantic 2292 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #91 writtenby: Mort Shuman and Kenny Lynch	The Drifters	Follow Me	1965	Atlantic
510	recordlabel: Atlantic 1050 chartposition: US #79 writtenby: Ray Charles and Renald Richard album: Ray Charles Live in Concerts	Ray Charles	I Got a Woman (Part One)	1965	Atlantic
511	recordlabel: Congress 238 chartposition: UK #78 writtenby: Lincoln Chase	Shirley Ellis	The Puzzle Song	1965	Congress
512	recordlabel: Capitol 5424 chartposition: US #83, US AC #27 writtenby: Julian Robledo and Theodora Morse (as Dorothy Terriss)	Lou Rawls	Three O'Clock in the Morning	1965	Capitol
513	recordlabel: Jamie 1292 chartposition: RandB #26, US #95 writtenby: B. L. Ozen	Barbara Lynn	It's Better to Have It	1965	Jamie
514	recordlabel: Cameo 375 chartposition: RandB #37, US #78 writtenby: James Bishop and Kenny Gamble	Dee Dee Sharp	I Really Love You	1965	Cameo
515	recordlabel: Chess 1926 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #95 writtenby: Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Dear Dad	1965	Chess
516	recordlabel: Old Town 1185 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #125 writtenby: Norman Bergen and Shelly Coburn	Arthur Prysock	Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart	1965	Old Town
517	recordlabel: Jetstream 725 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25 writtenby: A. Valier, H. Meaux	Jackie Paine	Go Go Train	1965	Jetstream
518	recordlabel: Checker 1111 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Davis, Smith, Miner	Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure	Don't Jump	1965	Checker
519	recordlabel: Back Beat 542 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Al Braggs	Lee LaMont	The Crying Man	1965	Back Beat
520	recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1408 chartposition: RandB #35, US #133 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Keep On Pushing / The Best Impressions... Curtis, Sam and Fred comments: US B side to People Get Ready	The Impressions	I've Been Trying	1965	His Master's Voice
521	recordlabel: Arctic 106 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: Carl Fisher	The Volcanos	Storm Warning	1965	Arctic
522	recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10721 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33 writtenby: Bargoni, Stillman	Della Reese	And That Reminds Me	1965	ABCParamount
523	recordlabel: Roulette 4591 chartposition: US #98 writtenby: Richard Barrett and George Goldner	The Exciters	I Want You to Be My Boy	1965	Roulette
524	recordlabel: Modern 1007 chartposition: RandB #32, US #107 writtenby: Ike Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	Good Bye, So Long	1965	Modern
525	recordlabel: Musicor 1076 chartposition: RandB #35, US #124 writtenby: Arthur Hamilton	Marie Knight	Cry Me a River	1965	Musicor
526	recordlabel: United Artists 796 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Bert Russell	Garnet Mimms	A Little Bit of Soap	1965	United Artists
527	recordlabel: RCA Victor 478539 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #35, US #115 writtenby: Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke	(Somebody) Ease My Troublin' Mind	1965	RCA Victor
528	recordlabel: Columbia 43384 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33 writtenby: V. McCoy album: The Magic Of the Spellbinders	The Spellbinders	For You	1965	Columbia
529	recordlabel: Le Sage 701 chartposition: RandB #35, US #126 writtenby: Cecil Bowen	Dottie & Ray	I Love You Baby	1965	Le Sage
530	recordlabel: V.I.P. 25017 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34 writtenby: Whitfield, Hollland, Kendricks comments: [motown sound]	The Velvelettes	Lonely Lonely Girl Am I	1965	V.I.P.
531	recordlabel: Checker 1112 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #34 writtenby: Higgenbotham, Jones, Young	Tommy Tucker	Alimony	1965	Checker
532	recordlabel: Moonglow 243 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Ed Townsend	The Righteous Brothers	For Your Love	1965	Moonglow
533	recordlabel: Okeh 4 7227 chartposition: US #103 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	Billy Butler	(I've Got a Feeling) You're Gonna Be Sorry	1965	Okeh
534	recordlabel: MGM 13327 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #131 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo and Bob Weinstein album: It's Gonna Take A Miracle	The Royalettes	Poor Boy	1965	MGM
535	recordlabel: Sue 4009 chartposition: RandB #33 writtenby: J.D. Jones	Jerry Butler	Just for You	1965	Sue
536	recordlabel: Ric Tic 107 chartposition: RandB #33, US #95 writtenby: Charlie Hatcher and Bill Sharply	Edwin Starr	Back Street	1965	Ric Tic
537	recordlabel: Blue Cat 114 chartposition: US #100 writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich	The Ad Libs	He Ain't No Angel	1965	Blue Cat
538	recordlabel: Brunswick 55283 chartposition: RandB #34, US #96 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson	I Believe I'll Love On	1965	Brunswick
539	recordlabel: Mercury 848 chartposition: US #96 writtenby: Bill Cook	Timi Yuro	You Can Have Him	1965	Mercury
540	recordlabel: Capitol 5455 chartposition: US AC #30 writtenby: Van McCoy	Nancy Wilson	Where Does That Leave Me	1965	Capitol
541	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
542	recordlabel: Old Town 1180 chartposition: RandB #33, US #111 writtenby: J.J. Jackson (as J. J. Jackson), Sidney Barnes and Randell Stewart	The Gypsies	Jerk It	1965	Old Town
543	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10639 chartposition: RandB #33, US #77 writtenby: Tony Powers and Jack Keller	The Sapphires	Gotta Have Your Love	1965	ABC Paramount
544	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
545	recordlabel: Back Beat 545 chartposition: RandB #34, US #132 writtenby: Billy Moll and Murray Mencher	Joe Hinton	I Want a Little Girl	1965	Back Beat
546	recordlabel: Verve 10363 chartposition: US #92 writtenby: Will Hudson, Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish album: The Organ Grinder's Swing comments: [instrumental]	Jimmy Smith	The Organ Grinder's Swing	1965	Verve
547	recordlabel: Tamla 54115 chartposition: RandB #36, US #78 writtenby: Smokey Robinson comments: [Motown Sound]	Brenda Holloway	Operator	1965	Tamla
548	recordlabel: Okeh 7226 chartposition: RandB #32, US #93 writtenby: Gerald Sims	Major Lance	Too Hot to Hold	1965	Okeh
549	recordlabel: ABC-Paramount 10724 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #31 writtenby: B.B. King, S. King comments: [blues]	B.B. King	The Things You Put Me Through	1965	ABCParamount
550	recordlabel: 20th Century 606 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Sidney Barnes (as Sid Barnes) and J.J. Jackson (as J. J. Jackson)	Mary Wells	Me Without You	1965	20th Century
551	recordlabel: Dial 4006 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	Don't Let Your Left Hand Know	1965	Dial
552	recordlabel: Wand 198 chartposition: US #98 writtenby: Ivory Joe Hunter	Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown	I Need You So	1965	Wand
553	recordlabel: Constellation 146 chartposition: RandB #40, US #92 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	Gene Chandler	You Can't Hurt Me No More	1965	Constellation
554	recordlabel: Blue Rock 4002 chartposition: RandB #31, US #116 writtenby: Billy Butler	Otis Leavill	Let Her Love Me	1965	Blue Rock
555	recordlabel: Brunswick 55277 chartposition: RandB #34, US #96 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson	Danny Boy	1965	Brunswick
556	recordlabel: Arctic 102 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Yes, I'm Ready	Barbara Mason	Girls Have Feelings Too	1965	Arctic
557	recordlabel: Warner 5495 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Dave Richardson, Clifton Knight and Lester Johnson	The Invincibles	Heart Full of Love	1965	Warner
558	recordlabel: Checker 1111 chartposition: RandB #27, US #91 writtenby: Gene Barge and Billy Clark album: The New Look	Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure	You'll Miss Me (When I'm Gone)	1965	Checker
559	recordlabel: Hi 2091 chartposition: RandB #29, US #96 writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Reggie Young comments: [instrumental]	Willie Mitchell	Buster Browne	1965	Hi
560	recordlabel: Warner 2011 chartposition: RandB #33, US #108, UK #48 writtenby: Tony Bruno	Ike & Tina Turner	Tell Her I'm Not Home	1965	Warner
561	recordlabel: Philles 126 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #33, US #52 writtenby: Mann-Weil, Spector	The Ronettes	Born To Be Together	1965	Philles
562	recordlabel: Goldwax 113 chartposition: RandB #22, US #61 writtenby: Elvin Jones, Nathaniel Lewis and Louis Williams	The Ovations	It's Wonderful to Be in Love	1965	Goldwax
563	recordlabel: Philips 40286 chartposition: US #120, UK #49 writtenby: Screamin' Jay Hawkins album: I Put a Spell on You	Nina Simone	I Put a Spell on You	1965	Philips
564	recordlabel: Okeh 7216 chartposition: RandB #20, US #40 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: Major's Greatest Hits	Major Lance	Come See	1965	Okeh
565	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
566	recordlabel: Laurie 3301 chartposition: US #49 writtenby: Brute Force (Steve Friedland) album: Sweet Talkin' Guy	The Chiffons	Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (in My Mind but Me)	1965	Laurie
567	recordlabel: Scepter 12104 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #22, UK #65, US AC #12 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Here I Am	Dionne Warwick	Here I Am	1965	Scepter
568	recordlabel: Red Bird 10 021 chartposition: RandB #21 US #86 writtenby: Mike Lewis and Ricky Lisi	Roddie Joy	Come Back Baby	1965	Red Bird
569	recordlabel: Chess 1941 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #21, US #97 writtenby: Billy Stewart	Billy Stewart	How Nice It Is	1965	Chess
570	recordlabel: Carnival 509 chartposition: RandB #20, US #135 writtenby: Winfred Lovett	The Manhattans	Searchin' for My Baby	1965	Carnival
571	recordlabel: Wand 188 chartposition: RandB #18, US #46 writtenby: Mark Barkan and Pam Sawyer album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits	Chuck Jackson	If I Didn't Love You	1965	Wand
572	recordlabel: Jewel 745 chartposition: RandB #21, US #133 writtenby: Duke Coleman	The Carter Brothers	Southern Country Boy	1965	Jewel
573	recordlabel: Columbia 43241 chartposition: RandB #18, US #119 writtenby: Eddie Snyder & Charles Singleton	Aretha Franklin	One Step Ahead	1965	Columbia
574	recordlabel: Wand 173 chartposition: RandB #26, US #56 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King	Maxine Brown	It's Gonna Be Alright	1965	Wand
575	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 595 chartposition: RandB #21, US #64 writtenby: Norman Whitfield, William comments: [Motown Sound]	The Velvelettes	He Was Really Sayin' Something	1965	Tamla Motown
576	recordlabel: Atlantic 2298 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #22, US #51 writtenby: Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich	The Drifters	I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing	1965	Atlantic
577	recordlabel: Duke 386 chartposition: RandB #36, US #99 writtenby: Jessie Robinson album: Ain't Nothing You Can Do	Bobby Bland	Black Night	1965	Duke
578	recordlabel: Kent 431 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #16 writtenby: F. Washington album: Soul comments: [blues]	Lowell Fulsom	Black Nights	1965	Kent
579	recordlabel: Eastern 604 chartposition: RandB #20, US #103 writtenby: Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson and Jo Armstead	Tina Britt	The Real Thing	1965	Eastern
580	recordlabel: JoDa 100 chartposition: RandB #14 writtenby: E. Townsend	Sam & Bill	For Your Love	1965	JoDa
581	recordlabel: Parlophone 5229 chartposition: UK #42 writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil	Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers	I'll Take You Home	1965	Parlophone
582	recordlabel: Okeh 7231 chartposition: RandB #14, US #99 writtenby: Ray Pennington	Ted Taylor	Stay Away from My Baby	1965	Okeh
583	recordlabel: Money 108 chartposition: RandB #27, US #131 writtenby: Bettye Swann	Bettye Swann	Don't Wait Too Long	1965	Money
584	recordlabel: Musicor 1042 chartposition: UK #40 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David	Jimmy Radcliffe	Long After Tonight Is All Over	1965	Musicor
585	recordlabel: Atlantic 2285 chartposition: US #60, UK #40 writtenby: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil	The Drifters	Come On Over to My Place	1965	Atlantic
586	recordlabel: Okeh 7215 chartposition: RandB #13, US #96 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Welcome Home: The Many Moods of Walter Jackson / Greatest OKeh Hits	Walter Jackson	Suddenly I'm All Alone	1965	Okeh
587	recordlabel: Vee Jay 694 chartposition: RandB #13 writtenby: Joe Simon	Joe Simon	Let's Do It Over	1965	Vee Jay
588	recordlabel: Atlantic 2287 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #15 writtenby: Turbinton	Willie Tee	Thank You John	1965	Atlantic
589	recordlabel: Sue 135 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #15 writtenby: Ike Turner	Ike & Tina Turner	Two Is A Couple	1965	Sue
590	recordlabel: Okeh 7219 chartposition: RandB #15, US #95 writtenby: Chip Taylor album: Welcome Home: The Many Moods of Walter Jackson / Greatest OKeh Hits	Walter Jackson	Welcome Home	1965	Okeh
591	recordlabel: Stateside 415 chartposition: RandB #15, US #54 writtenby: Mickey Gentile and Jenny Lee Lambert album: Mary Wells	Mary Wells	Never, Never Leave Me	1965	Stateside
592	recordlabel: Dial 4003 chartposition: RandB #15, US #46 writtenby: Joe Tex album: You Better Get It	Joe Tex	You Better Get It	1965	Dial
593	recordlabel: Scepter 12109 chartposition: RandB #19, US #106 writtenby: Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford and Jo Armstead (as Joshie Armstead)	Ronnie Milsap	Never Had It so Good	1965	Scepter
594	recordlabel: Philles 129 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #36, US #47 writtenby: Gerry Goffin, Carole King and Phil Spector album: Back to Back	The Righteous Brothers	Hung on You	1965	Philles
595	recordlabel: Calla 102 chartposition: RandB #20, US #103 writtenby: Wreich Holloway album: Deep Soul Treasures Vol.3 (compiled by Dave Godin) comments: [deep soul]	Bettye LaVette	Let Me Down Easy	1965	Calla
596	recordlabel: Liberty 66094 chartposition: RandB #19, US #91 writtenby: Jimmy McCracklin	Jimmy McCracklin	Every Night, Every Day	1965	Liberty
597	recordlabel: Blue Rock 4014 chartposition: RandB #15 writtenby: Sir Mack Rice	Sir Mack Rice	Mustang Sally	1965	Blue Rock
598	recordlabel: Watch 1900 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #18 writtenby: Goines, Quezergue	Professor Longhair	Big Chief	1965	Watch
599	recordlabel: Gordy 7045 chartposition: RandB #22, US #70 writtenby: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr. comments: [Motown Sound]	Martha (Reeves) & the Vandellas	Love (Makes Me Do Foolish Things)	1965	Gordy
600	recordlabel: Atlantic 2286 chartposition: RandB #21 writtenby: Don Covay and Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ronnie Miller) album: See Saw	Don Covay	Please Do Something	1965	Atlantic

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