US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 2nd October, 1965

TW LW TITLE-Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)

1 2 HANG ON SLOOPY –•– The McCoys (Bang)-8 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 EVE OF DESTRUCTION –•– Barry McGuire (Dunhill)-7 (1)
3 45 YESTERDAY –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-2 (3)
4 4 CATCH US IF YOU CAN –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-7 (4)
5 3 YOU WERE ON MY MIND –•– We Five (A&M)-11 (3)
6 6 THE “IN” CROWD –•– The Ramsey Lewis Trio (Argo)-10 (6)
7 12 TREAT HER RIGHT –•– Roy Head and the Traits (Back Beat)-5 (7)
8 11 YOU’VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES –•– The Fourtunes (Press)-7 (8)
9 14 BABY DON’T GO –•– Sonny and Cher (Reprise)-7 (9)
10 10 LAUGH AT ME –•– Sonny (Atco)-7 (10)

11 5 HELP –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-9 (1)
12 17 DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC –•– The Lovin’ Spoonful (Kama Sutra)-7 (12)
13 13 WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE –•– The Animals (MGM)-8 (13)
14 9 HEART FULL OF SOUL –•– The Yardbirds (Epic)-10 (9)
15 20 SOME ENCHANTED EVENING –•– Jay and the Americans (United Artists)-5 (15)
16 21 I’M YOURS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA)-6 (16)
17 8 IT AIN’T ME BABE –•– The Turtles (White Whale)-9 (8)
18 7 LIKE A ROLLING STONE –•– Bob Dylan (Columbia)-11 (2)
19 34 KEEP ON DANCING –•– The Gentrys (MGM)-4 (19)
20 26 LAIR, LIAR –•– The Castaways (Soma)-8 (20)

21 22 AGENT DOUBLE-O-SOUL –•– Edwin Starr (Ric-Tic)-9 (21)
22 25 I’LL MAKE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE –•– Ronnie Dove (Diamond)-6 (22)
23 15 UNCHAINED MELODY –•– The Righteous Brothers (Philles)-12 (4)
24 32 JUST YOU –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-6 (24)
25 40 JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER –•– Herman’s Hermits (MGM)-3 (25)
26 30 RIDE AWAY –•– Roy Orbison (MGM)-7 (26)
27 29 WITH THESE HANDS –•– Tom Jones (Parrot)-6 (27)
28 33 MOHAIR SAM –•– Charlie Rich (Smash)-6 (28)
29 37 HOME OF THE BRAVE –•– Jody Miller (Capitol)-6 (29)
30 16 I GOT YOU BABE –•– Sonny and Cher (Atco)-13 (1)

31 18 ACTION –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-8 (13)
32 19 CALIFORNIA GIRLS –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-11 (3)
33 44 KANSAS CITY STAR –•– Roger Miller (Smash)-4 (33)
34 24 SUMMER NIGHTS –•– Marianne Faithfull (London)-8 (24)
35 27 SAD, SAD GIRL –•– Barbara Mason (Artic)-9 (27)
36 42 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER –•– Johnny Tillotson (MGM)-6 (36)
37 28 PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG (Part 1) –•– James Brown and the Famous Flames (King)-12 (8)
38 66 A LOVER’S CONCERTO –•– The Toys (DynoVoice)-4 (38)
39 23 HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME –•– Mel Carter (Imperial)-15 (8)
40 35 HOUSTON –•– Dean Martin (Reprise)-9 (21)

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