1965
The year in music, movies, TV, fads & memories
In 1965, “Wooly Bully” by Pharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs topped the Billboard year-end Hot 100 and Rubber Soul by The Beatles and Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan were on every turntable. The Sound of Music, Doctor Zhivago and Thunderball were in theaters, and Lost in Space, I Dream of Jeannie and Get Smart were on TV.
The headlines: Malcolm X assassinated. New that year: First spacewalk. Fads of the year: Miniskirt craze and Go-go dancing. Gas was 31¢ a gallon and a stamp was 5¢.
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🔙 Backtrack — 1965
The world around the music — what was on screen, and what was on the shelf.
📰 Headlines
- Malcolm X assassinated
- Selma 'Bloody Sunday' march
- Voting Rights Act signed
- First US combat troops in Vietnam
- Watts riots in LA
💡 Tech & Firsts
- First spacewalk
- Kodak Super 8 film
- Moog synthesizer introduced
- Mariner 4 sends Mars photos
- Sony home video tape
🏆 Sports
- Dodgers win the World Series
- Packers win the NFL title
- Celtics win the NBA Finals
- Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
- Koufax perfect game
🤪 Crazes & fads
- Miniskirt craze
- Go-go dancing
- The Jerk dance
- Skateboarding boom
- Rolling Stones mania
👖 Clothes
- Miniskirts everywhere
- Mod fashion peaks
- White go-go boots
- Mary Quant looks
- Paisley prints
💵 What it cost
- Gas: 31¢/gal
- Stamp: 5¢
- Gallon of milk: ~49¢
- New car avg: ~$3,500
- Median home: ~$13,600
Billboard Year-End Hot 100
📊 Full chart →- 1
Wooly BullyPharaohs & Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs - 2
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)Four Tops - 3
(I Can't Get No) SatisfactionThe Rolling Stones - 4
You Were On My MindWe Five - 5
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'The Righteous Brothers - 6
DowntownPetula Clark - 7
Help!The Beatles - 8
Can't You Hear My HeartbeatHerman's Hermits - 9
Crying in the ChapelElvis Presley - 10
My GirlThe Temptations - 11
Help Me, RhondaT. Graham Brown & The Beach Boys - 12
King of the RoadRoger Miller - 13
The Birds and the BeesJewel Akens - 14
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss MeMel Carter - 15
ShotgunJunior Walker & The All Stars - 16
I Got You BabeSonny & Cher - 17
This Diamond RingGary Lewis & The Playboys - 18
The "In" CrowdRamsey Lewis Trio - 19
Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely DaughterHerman's Hermits - 20
Stop! In the Name of LoveThe Supremes - 21
Unchained MelodyThe Righteous Brothers - 22
SilhouettesHerman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone - 23
I'll Never Find Another YouThe Seekers - 24
Cara MiaJay & The Americans - 25
Mr. Tambourine ManThe Byrds
More from 1965
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🎛️ Behind the boards & the pen — 1965
The hands behind 1965 — the producers and songwriters who actually shaped that year's records. Brian Holland was on 2 of them.
🎬 Movies of 1965
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🎚️ Related vibes
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