1965 in music

List of notable events in music that took place in the year 1965.

List of years in music (table)
Years in music: 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

New bands

  • See Category:Musical groups established in 1965

Bands disbanded

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Notes
1 The Chipmunks Sing with ChildrenThe Chipmunks-
Odetta Sings DylanOdetta-
15 The Rolling Stones No. 2The Rolling StonesUK
25 CillaCilla Black-
Dean Martin Hits AgainDean Martin-
The Folk AlbumTrini Lopez-
The Good Life With The DriftersThe Drifters-
Live in ConcertRay CharlesLive
Live! The Ike & Tina Turner Show Ike & Tina Turner Live
The ZombiesThe Zombies-

February

Day Album Artist Notes
13 The Rolling Stones, Now!The Rolling StonesUS release
15 Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen HitsBrenda Lee-
The Sensitive Sound of Dionne WarwickDionne Warwick-
22 The Supremes Sing Country, Western and PopThe Supremes-
The Animals on TourThe Animals-
A Love SupremeJohn Coltrane-
Goin' Out Of My Head Little Anthony & The Imperials
Herman's HermitsHerman's HermitsDebut
Orange Blossom SpecialJohnny Cash-
People Get ReadyThe Impressions-

March

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Girl HappyElvis PresleySoundtrack
5 Kinda KinksThe KinksUK
8 The Beach Boys Today!The Beach Boys-
10 I've Got a Tiger By the TailBuck Owens-
22 Bringing It All Back HomeBob Dylan-
The Early BeatlesThe BeatlesUS only
Greatest Hits: From the BeginningThe MiraclesGreatest Hits
Latin for LoversDoris Day-
The Temptations Sing SmokeyThe TemptationsSmokey Robinson and The Miracles covers album
Begin HereThe Zombies-
The Greatest Hits of Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner Greatest Hits
The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul BalladsOtis Redding-
The Pretty ThingsThe Pretty Things-
Ooooooweeee!!!Dusty Springfield-
Soul DressingBooker T & the M.G.s-

April

Day Album Artist Notes
6 Beatles for SaleThe BeatlesEP
12 Dance PartyMartha and the Vandellas-
We Remember Sam CookeThe SupremesSam Cooke covers LP
15 Come My WayMarianne Faithfull-
16 Bert JanschBert Jansch-
19 If I Ruled the World: Songs for the Jet SetTony Bennett-
- Chuck Berry in LondonChuck Berry-
I Go to PiecesPeter and Gordon-
Introducing The Beau BrummelsThe Beau Brummels-
Whipped Cream & Other DelightsHerb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass-

May

Day Album Artist Notes
14 What's Bin Did and What's Bin HidDonovandebut
17 Maiden VoyageHerbie Hancock-
The Versatile Brenda LeeBrenda Lee-
25 Before and AfterChad & Jeremy-
- Along Came JonesTom Jonesdebut
Animal TracksThe AnimalsUK
The Astrud Gilberto AlbumAstrud Gilberto-
BahiaJohn Coltrane-
Herman's Hermits on TourHerman's Hermits-
The Love AlbumTrini Lopez-
My Name Is BarbraBarbra Streisand-
My Funny ValentineMiles DavisLive
Wooly BullySam the Sham and the Pharaohsfeaturing hit title track

June

Day Album Artist Notes
4 Beatles for Sale (No. 2)The BeatlesEP
11 The Angry Young ThemThem-
Got Live If You Want ItThe Rolling StonesEP
13 For Your LoveThe Yardbirds-
14 Beatles VIThe BeatlesUS only
21 Mr. Tambourine ManThe ByrdsDebut
- Bobby Vinton Sings for Lonely NightsBobby Vinton-
Sinatra '65: The Singer TodayFrank Sinatra-

July

Day Album Artist Notes
1 There Is Only One Roy OrbisonRoy Orbison-
2 Angel EyesDave Brubeck-
New Thing at NewportJohn Coltrane and Archie SheppLive
5 Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)The Beach Boys-
12 Doris Day's Sentimental JourneyDoris Day-
The Sound of The ShadowsThe Shadows-
23 The Magnificent MoodiesThe Moody Blues-
More Hits by The SupremesThe Supremes-
26 Before You GoBuck Owens-
28 Live in ParisJohn ColtraneLive

August

Day Album Artist Notes
2 Look at UsSonny & Cher-
6 Help!The Beatles-
10 Elvis for Everyone!Elvis PresleyCompilation
30 Highway 61 RevisitedBob Dylan-
- Beat & SoulThe Everly Brothers-
The Beau Brummels, Volume 2Beau Brummels-
Bleecker & MacDougalFred NeilDebut
The Paul Simon SongbookPaul Simon-
Sammy's Back on BroadwaySammy Davis, Jr.-

September

Day Album Artist Notes
1 HolliesThe Hollies-
2 Too Many RiversBrenda Lee-
6 StrangersMerle Haggard-
15 Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings SoulOtis Redding-
24 Out of Our HeadsThe Rolling Stones-
- Animal TracksThe AnimalsUS
Ballads of the Hills and PlainsHank Williams, Jr.-
The Big Bad Rock Guitar of Glen CampbellGlen Campbell-
Fifth AlbumJudy Collins-
September of My YearsFrank Sinatra-
Sings the Ballads of the True WestJohnny CashDouble LP
We and Our CadillacHep Stars-
My Town, My Guy & Me Lesley Gore

October

Day Album Artist Notes
8 Ev'rything's Coming Up DustyDusty Springfield-
16 All I Really Want to DoChér-
18 Merry ChristmasAndy Williams-
21 The Shadow of Your SmileAstrud Gilberto-
22 FairytaleDonovan-
- All That's GoodFrederick Roach-
BasraPete La Roca-
Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country HitsBing Crosby-
Cute 'n' CountryConnie Smith-
Farewell, AngelinaJoan Baez-
Going PlacesHerb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass-
Have a Holly Jolly ChristmasBurl IvesChristmas
It Ain't Me BabeThe Turtles-
Mann MadeManfred Mann-
My Name Is Barbra, Two...Barbra Streisand-
The Paul Butterfield Blues BandThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band-
Try a Little LoveSam CookePosthumous

November

Day Album Artist Notes
1 Going to a Go-GoSmokey Robinson & the Miracles-
The Supremes at the CopaThe SupremesLive
The Temptin' TemptationsThe Temptations-
3 Harum ScarumElvis PresleySoundtrack
TagesTages
8 Beach Boys' Party!The Beach Boys-
13 Four Tops' Second AlbumFour Tops-
15 Having a Rave Up with The YardbirdsThe Yardbirds-
26 The Kink KontroversyThe KinksUK
- Dear John C.Elvin Jones-
Do You Believe in MagicThe Lovin' Spoonful-
E.S.P.Miles Davis-
Fresh Berry'sChuck Berry-
James Brown Plays James Brown Today & YesterdayJames Brown-
KinkdomThe KinksUS
Manteca!Clare Fischer-
Hep Stars on StageHep StarsLive

December

Day Album Artist Notes
3 My GenerationThe WhoDebut
Rubber SoulThe Beatles-
4 December's Children (And Everybody's)The Rolling StonesUS release
6 The Beatles' Million SellersThe BeatlesEP
Turn! Turn! Turn!The Byrds-
17 All Systems – Go!The Honeycombs-
21 Here I AmDionne Warwick-
- Get the Picture?The Pretty Things-
It Don't Bother MeBert Jansch-
Jackson C. FrankJackson C. Frank-

Release date unknown

Biggest hit singles

The following songs achieved the highest chart positions in the charts of 1965.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1The Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction1965UK 1 – Aug 1965, US BB 1 – Jun 1965, Canada 1 – Jun 1965, Netherlands 1 – Aug 1965, Norway 1 – Aug 1965, Éire 1 – Sep 1965, 1 in 2FM list, DDD 1 of 1965, Europe 2 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 2, Acclaimed 2, US CashBox 5 of 1965, Virgin 6, RYM 8 of 1965, RIAA 16, US BB 26 of 1965, POP 26 of 1965, Belgium 43 of all time, OzNet 48, Italy 62 of 1965, Germany 79 of the 1960s, Party 212 of 1999
2The ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man1965UK 1 - Jun 1965 (14 weeks), US Billboard 1 - May 1965 (13 weeks), Record World 1 - 1965, Keener 1 - May 1965 (7 weeks), Eire 1 for 1 week - Jul 1965, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1965), Canada 2 - May 1965 (12 weeks), Germany 2 - Aug 1965 (5 months), Holland 3 - Jun 1965 (28 weeks), Norway 4 - Aug 1965 (6 weeks), DDD 6 of 1965, KQV 10 of 1965, D.Marsh 10 of 1965, South Africa 14 of 1965, US Radio 16 of 1965 (peak 1 9 weeks), Flanders 18 - Aug 1965 (1 month), WABC NY 21 of 1965, nuTsie 21 of 1960s, US BB 25 of 1965, US CashBox 26 of 1965, Acclaimed 29 (1965), Europe 37 of the 1960s (1965), Brazil 40 of 1965
3The BeatlesHelp!1965UK 1 – Jul 1965, US BB 1 – Aug 1965, Canada 1 – Jul 1965, Netherlands 1 – Aug 1965, Norway 1 – Aug 1965, Éire 1 – Aug 1965, Australia 1 for 3 weeks May 1965, Germany 2 – Aug 1965, Australia 5 of 1965, RYM 6 of 1965, South Africa 8 of 1965, US CashBox 11 of 1965, Europe 18 of the 1960s, Italy 24 of 1965, DDD 25 of 1965, Rolling Stone 29, Scrobulate 77 of classic rock, Acclaimed 134, Germany 143 of the 1960s, Belgium 193 of all time, OzNet 232, WXPN 427
4The BeatlesYesterday1965US BB 1 – Oct 1965, Canada 1 – Sep 1965, Netherlands 1 – Oct 1965, Norway 1 – Nov 1965, Europe 5 of the 1960s, DDD 7 of 1965, UK 8 – Mar 1976, Germany 8 – Jan 1966, RYM 11 of 1965, Rolling Stone 13, Australia 14 of 1965, OzNet 14, US BB 25 of 1965, POP 25 of 1965, Virgin 33, Scrobulate 39 of classic rock, WXPN 48, TheQ 49, Poland 51 of all time, Belgium 53 of all time, RIAA 56, US CashBox 68 of 1965, Italy 88 of 1965, Acclaimed 117, Germany 373 of the 1960s
5The BeatlesTicket to Ride1965UK 1 – Apr 1965, US BB 1 – May 1965, Canada 1 – Apr 1965, Netherlands 1 – Apr 1965, Norway 1 – Apr 1965, Éire 1 – Apr 1965, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Jan 1965, Germany 2 – May 1965, South Africa 3 of 1965, RYM 5 of 1965, DDD 9 of 1965, Scrobulate 16 of 60s, US CashBox 36 of 1965, Acclaimed 249, Germany 333 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 384, WXPN 594, OzNet 613

Other notable singles

1965 promotional ad for The Lovin' Spoonful single "Do You Believe in Magic".

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Chávez, CarlosTambuco for 6 percussionists1965-10-11 Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles Percussion Ensemble – Kraft[7]
Chávez, CarlosSoli III for bassoon, trumpet, viola, timpani, and orchestra1965-11-24 SWR, Baden-BadenSouthwest German Radio Symphony OrchestraChávez[8]
Pousseur, HenriMiroir de Votre Faust (Caractères II) for piano with soprano ad libitum1965–??-?? BerlinRzewski[9]
Stockhausen, KarlheinzMikrophonie II for choir, Hammond organ and four ring modulators1965-06-11 Cologne (WDR, Musik der Zeit)WDR Choir, Alfons Kontarsky, FritschSchernus[10]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

See also

  • Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1965

References

  1. Cagle, Jess (October 26, 1990). "Heavy Medal". Entertainment Weekly. U.S. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  2. Leif Thorsson. Melodifestivalen genom tiderna ["Melodifestivalen through time"] (1999), p. 50–55, 257. Stockholm: Premium Publishing AB. ISBN 91-89136-29-2
  3. "European Music Charts – Top 40 Singles".
  4. Gino Castaldo (editor), Il Dizionario della canzone italiana, 2 vols. Armando Curcio, 1990.
  5. "France Music Charts – Top 20 Singles".
  6. "German Music Charts – Top 40 Singles". World Charts.
  7. Martin Bernheimer, "Inventive New Works Mark First Music Society Concert". Los Angeles Times (13 October 1965): D13.
  8. Carlos Chávez, untitled liner notes to Chávez Conducted by Carlos Chávez: Soli I, Soli II, Soli IV, LP recording, Odyssey Y31534 (New York: Columbia Records, 1972).
  9. Rainer Riehn, "Chronologisches Werkverzeichnis mit Diskographie", in Musik-Konzepte 69: Henri Pousseur, edited by Heinz-Klaus Metzger and Rainer Riehn, 87–92 (Munich: Edition Text+Kritik, 1990): 88.
  10. Karlheinz Stockhausen, "Mikrophonie II (1965) für Chor, Hammondorgel und 4 Ringmodulatoren", in his Texte zur Musik 3 (1963–1970), edited by Dieter Schnebel, 66–71, DuMont Dokumente (Cologne: Verlag M. DuMont Schauberg, 1971): 69.
  11. Vagg, Stephen (December 23, 2019). "Australian Film Musicals You Probably Didn't Realise Existed". Filmink.
  12. Malangi 1965 film
  13. Aurora G. Morcillo (2010). The Seduction of Modern Spain: The Female Body and the Francoist Body Politic. Bucknell University Press. p. 244.
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