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
201	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
202	recordlabel: Okeh 7223 chartposition: RandB #20, US #91 writtenby: Fats Washington (as Ferdinand Washington) and Fats Domino (as Antoine Domino) album: Major's Greatest Hits	Major Lance	Ain't It a Shame	1965	Okeh
203	recordlabel: Mercury 72446 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25, US #100, AC #37 writtenby: Brook Benton & Ed Townsend	Brook Benton	Love Me Now	1965	Mercury
204	recordlabel: His Master's Voice 1498 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #23, US #76 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield album: One by One	The Impressions	Just One Kiss from You	1965	His Master's Voice
205	recordlabel: Kent 416 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19 writtenby: Z.Z. Hill album: The Soul Stirring Z.Z. Hill comments: [soul blues ballad]	Z.Z. Hill	Someone To Love Me	1965	Kent
206	recordlabel: Tamla 54119 chartposition: RandB #30, US #59 writtenby: Tommy Tucker (as Robert Higginbotham) comments: [Motown Sound]	Stevie Wonder	High Heel Sneakers	1965	Tamla
207	recordlabel: Brunswick 55280 chartposition: RandB #25, US #59 writtenby: Frederic Weatherly (as Frederick Weatherly)	Jackie Wilson	No Pity (In the Naked City)	1965	Brunswick
208	recordlabel: Tamla Motown 526 chartposition: RandB #22, US #123 writtenby: Smokey Robinson and Cornelius Grant album: The Temptin' Temptations comments: [Motown Sound]	The Temptations	You've Got to Earn It	1965	Tamla Motown
209	recordlabel: Uptown 712 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #21, US #128 writtenby: E. Cobb album: Come Go with Me	Gloria Jones	Heartbeat (Part 1)	1965	Uptown
210	recordlabel: Mar V Lus 6005 chartposition: RandB #29, US #59 writtenby: B. Williams	Alvin Cash	The Barracuda	1965	Mar V Lus
211	recordlabel: Imperial 66121 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #23, US #94 writtenby: Naomi Neville	The O'Jays	I've Cried My Last Tear	1965	Imperial
212	recordlabel: Wand 1104 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #19 writtenby: Rudy Clark	Maxine Brown	If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody	1965	Wand
213	recordlabel: Chess 1919 chartposition: RandB #24, US #93 weeksinr&bchart: 10 writtenby: Jan Bradley, Don Tally	Jan Bradley	I'm Over You	1965	Chess
214	recordlabel: JEB 101 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #20 writtenby: Steve Stone, Scotty Turner	Odessa Harris	The Color Of His Love Is Blue	1965	JEB
215	recordlabel: Okeh 7230 chartposition: RandB #26, US #63 writtenby: Erroll Garner and Johnny Burke	The Vibrations	Misty	1965	Okeh
216	recordlabel: Constellation 164 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #24, US #102 writtenby: Bill Sheppard	Gene Chandler	Here Come the Tears	1965	Constellation
217	recordlabel: Atco 6390 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #24, US #91 writtenby: Motola, Marascalco	Ben E. King	Goodnight My Love	1965	Atco
218	recordlabel: Parkway 949 chartposition: US #40 writtenby: Doc Pomus and Dave Appell	Chubby Checker	Let's Do the Freddie	1965	Parkway
219	recordlabel: Atlantic 4044 chartposition: RandB #24, US #89 writtenby: Solomon Burke, Eddie Floyd and Al Bell (as Alvertis Isbell)	Solomon Burke	Someone Is Watching	1965	Atlantic
220	recordlabel: Vee Jay 674 chartposition: RandB #23, US #122 writtenby: Miller, Flemons, Strong	The Dells	Stay In My Corner	1965	Vee Jay
221	recordlabel: Dial 4011 chartposition: RandB #20, US #65 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show	1965	Dial
222	recordlabel: King 47 5952 chartposition: RandB #34, US #63 writtenby: James Brown album: Out of Sight	James Brown	Try Me	1965	King
223	recordlabel: Roulette 92 chartposition: RandB #25, US #78 writtenby: Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman and Bob Weinstein	Derek Martin	You Better Go	1965	Roulette
224	recordlabel: MGM 13405 chartposition: RandB #26, US #72 writtenby: Bob Weinstein, Teddy Randazzo and Lou Stallman album: It's Gonna Take A Miracle	The Royalettes	I Want to Meet Him	1965	MGM
225	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10710 chartposition: RandB #26, US #64 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	The Impressions	I Need You	1965	ABC Paramount
226	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
227	recordlabel: Scepter 1298 chartposition: RandB #36, US #62 writtenby: Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley album: The Sensitive Sound of Dionne Warwick	Dionne Warwick	Who Can I Turn To	1965	Scepter
228	recordlabel: Scepter 12111 chartposition: RandB #38, US #64 writtenby: Burt Bacharach and Hal David album: Here I Am	Dionne Warwick	Looking with My Eyes	1965	Scepter
229	recordlabel: Vee Jay 651 chartposition: RandB #33, US #64 writtenby: Ted Daryll	Jerry Butler	Good Times	1965	Vee Jay
230	recordlabel: Chess 1918 chartposition: RandB #26, US #91 writtenby: Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] and Leonard Caston album: Shades of a Genius	Mitty Collier	No Faith, No Love	1965	Chess
231	recordlabel: Mercury 72407 chartposition: RandB #22, US #117 writtenby: Ed Townsend	Clyde McPhatter	Crying Won't Help You Now	1965	Mercury
232	recordlabel: Wand 179 chartposition: RandB #22, US #75 writtenby: Gerry Goffin and Carole King album: Chuck Jackson's Greatest Hits	Chuck Jackson	I Need You	1965	Wand
233	recordlabel: Duo Disc 107 chartposition: RandB #22 writtenby: Effie Smith and John Criner comments: [novelty] [spoken]	Effie Smith	Dial That Telephone	1965	Duo Disc
234	recordlabel: Sue 383 chartposition: RandB #25, US #106 writtenby: Elmore James	Elmore James	It Hurts Me Too	1965	Sue
235	recordlabel: Sims 217 chartposition: RandB #25, US #109 writtenby: Allen Toussaint (as Allen Orange)	Roscoe Shelton	Strain on My Heart	1965	Sims
236	recordlabel: Atlantic 4055 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #38, US #68 writtenby: Lori Burton and Pam Sawyer album: Over the Rainbow	Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles	All or Nothing	1965	Atlantic
237	recordlabel: Kent 482 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #26, US #115 writtenby: Jimmy Holiday	Jimmy Holiday	The New Breed	1965	Kent
238	recordlabel: Vee Jay 702 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #23 writtenby: Calvin Carter, Mary Reed comments: [blues]	Jimmy Reed	I'm The Man Down There	1965	Vee Jay
239	recordlabel: Hi 2091 chartposition: RandB #29, US #96 writtenby: Willie Mitchell and Reggie Young comments: [instrumental]	Willie Mitchell	Buster Browne	1965	Hi
240	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
241	recordlabel: Way Out 2699 chartposition: RandB #23 writtenby: Springers	Springers	I Know Why	1965	Way Out
242	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
243	recordlabel: Jubilee 5506 chartposition: RandB #34, US #72 writtenby: Debora Losak and Sharon Vanselow	The Skyliners	The Loser	1965	Jubilee
244	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
245	recordlabel: Imperial 66102 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Allen Toussaint (as Naomi Neville)	The O'Jays	Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)	1965	Imperial
246	recordlabel: 20th Century 590 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #39, US #74 writtenby: Ronald Miller [Ronald Alonzo Miller] (as Ron Miller) and Lee Porter album: Mary Wells	Mary Wells	He's a Lover	1965	20th Century
247	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
248	recordlabel: Kent 426 chartposition: RandB #25, US #97 writtenby: Lowell Fulson (as Lowell Fulsom)	B.B. King	Blue Shadows	1965	Kent
249	recordlabel: Okeh 7232 chartposition: RandB #25, US #115 writtenby: Barrett Strong comments: [northern soul]	The Artistics	This Heart of Mine	1965	Okeh
250	recordlabel: Atlantic 2292 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #91 writtenby: Mort Shuman and Kenny Lynch	The Drifters	Follow Me	1965	Atlantic
251	recordlabel: Chess 1926 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #29, US #95 writtenby: Chuck Berry	Chuck Berry	Dear Dad	1965	Chess
252	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
253	recordlabel: Jetstream 725 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #25 writtenby: A. Valier, H. Meaux	Jackie Paine	Go Go Train	1965	Jetstream
254	recordlabel: Cameo 375 chartposition: RandB #37, US #78 writtenby: James Bishop and Kenny Gamble	Dee Dee Sharp	I Really Love You	1965	Cameo
255	recordlabel: Jamie 1292 chartposition: RandB #26, US #95 writtenby: B. L. Ozen	Barbara Lynn	It's Better to Have It	1965	Jamie
256	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
257	recordlabel: Congress 238 chartposition: UK #78 writtenby: Lincoln Chase	Shirley Ellis	The Puzzle Song	1965	Congress
258	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
259	recordlabel: Atlantic 2267 chartposition: RandB #31, US #84 writtenby: Bart Howard	LaVern Baker	Fly Me to the Moon	1965	Atlantic
260	recordlabel: Vee Jay 696 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #27 writtenby: R. Newman comments: [ballad]	Jerry Butler	Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do)	1965	Vee Jay
261	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
262	recordlabel: ABC 10700 chartposition: Cashbox #39, US #84, AC #22 writtenby: Ted Daffan	Ray Charles	I'm a Fool to Care	1965	ABC
263	recordlabel: Ascot 2172 chartposition: RandB #27 writtenby: Paul Martin and Gene Redd	Paul Martin	Snake in the Grass	1965	Ascot
264	recordlabel: Mercury 867 chartposition: RandB #28, US #96 writtenby: Horace Ott album: I Want To Be With You / I'm Gonna Make You Love Me	Dee Dee Warwick	We're Doing Fine	1965	Mercury
265	recordlabel: Eastern 606 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #28 writtenby: E. Campbell, E. Johnson album: Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures Vol.1 comments: [deep soul]	Eddie & Ernie	I'm Goin' For Myself	1965	Eastern
266	recordlabel: Chess 1920 chartposition: RandB #38, US #85 writtenby: Carl Smith, Billy Davis [Roquel Davis] and Ronald Ellison	Jackie Ross	Jerk and Twine	1965	Chess
267	recordlabel: Red Bird 10-032 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28 writtenby: E. Greenwich, J. Barry, P. Spector album: Chapel Of Love	The Dixie Cups	Gee The Moon Is Shining Bright	1965	Red Bird
268	recordlabel: Mpac 7225 chartposition: RandB #31, US #128 weeksinr&bchart: 8 writtenby: James L. Jones	Harold Burrage	Got to Find a Way	1965	Mpac
269	recordlabel: Moonglow 242 chartposition: US #85 writtenby: Don Harris and Dewey Terry album: This Is New!	The Righteous Brothers	Justine	1965	Moonglow
270	recordlabel: Columbia 43333 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #32, US #114, US AC #32 writtenby: Joseph McCarthy & James V. Monaco (as James Monaco) album: Soul Sister	Aretha Franklin	(No, No) I'm Losing You	1965	Columbia
271	recordlabel: Imperial 66131 chartposition: RandB #28 writtenby: Van McCoy album: Comin' Through	The O'Jays	Let It All Out	1965	Imperial
272	recordlabel: Duke 394 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #28 writtenby: Malone, Parker comments: [soul blues]	Junior Parker	These Kind Of Blues	1965	Duke
273	recordlabel: Loma 2013 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #33, US #81 writtenby: Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick	The Olympics	Good Lovin'	1965	Loma
274	recordlabel: Ric Tic 108 chartposition: US #89 writtenby: Don Davis, George McGregor and Clarence McCloud	San Remo Strings	I'm Satisfied	1965	Ric Tic
275	recordlabel: Stateside 400 chartposition: Cashbox R&B #31, US #132 writtenby: Dee Clark and Sam Cook	Dee Clark	T.C.B.	1965	Stateside
276	recordlabel: Maxx 334 chartposition: US #129 writtenby: Knight, Guest comments: US B side to Stop and Get a Hold of Myself	Gladys Knight & the Pips	Who Knows	1965	Maxx
277	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
278	recordlabel: Fame 6407 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Jimmy Hughes	Jimmy Hughes	It Was Nice	1965	Fame
279	recordlabel: Checker 1111 chartposition: Cashbox RandB #30 writtenby: Davis, Smith, Miner	Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure	Don't Jump	1965	Checker
280	recordlabel: Back Beat 542 chartposition: RandB #30 writtenby: Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) and Al Braggs	Lee LaMont	The Crying Man	1965	Back Beat
281	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
282	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
283	recordlabel: Tamla 54115 chartposition: RandB #36, US #78 writtenby: Smokey Robinson comments: [Motown Sound]	Brenda Holloway	Operator	1965	Tamla
284	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
285	recordlabel: ABC Paramount 10639 chartposition: RandB #33, US #77 writtenby: Tony Powers and Jack Keller	The Sapphires	Gotta Have Your Love	1965	ABC Paramount
286	recordlabel: Capitol 5455 chartposition: US AC #30 writtenby: Van McCoy	Nancy Wilson	Where Does That Leave Me	1965	Capitol
287	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
288	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
289	recordlabel: Okeh 7226 chartposition: RandB #32, US #93 writtenby: Gerald Sims	Major Lance	Too Hot to Hold	1965	Okeh
290	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
291	recordlabel: Brunswick 55277 chartposition: RandB #34, US #96 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson	Danny Boy	1965	Brunswick
292	recordlabel: Arctic 102 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Barbara Mason album: Yes, I'm Ready	Barbara Mason	Girls Have Feelings Too	1965	Arctic
293	recordlabel: Warner 5495 chartposition: RandB #31 writtenby: Dave Richardson, Clifton Knight and Lester Johnson	The Invincibles	Heart Full of Love	1965	Warner
294	recordlabel: Blue Rock 4002 chartposition: RandB #31, US #116 writtenby: Billy Butler	Otis Leavill	Let Her Love Me	1965	Blue Rock
295	recordlabel: Constellation 146 chartposition: RandB #40, US #92 writtenby: Curtis Mayfield	Gene Chandler	You Can't Hurt Me No More	1965	Constellation
296	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
297	recordlabel: Dial 4006 chartposition: US #95 writtenby: Joe Tex	Joe Tex	Don't Let Your Left Hand Know	1965	Dial
298	recordlabel: Wand 198 chartposition: US #98 writtenby: Ivory Joe Hunter	Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown	I Need You So	1965	Wand
299	recordlabel: Mercury 848 chartposition: US #96 writtenby: Bill Cook	Timi Yuro	You Can Have Him	1965	Mercury
300	recordlabel: Brunswick 55283 chartposition: RandB #34, US #96 writtenby: Eddie Singleton	Jackie Wilson	I Believe I'll Love On	1965	Brunswick

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