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The Best Music of 1965

Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1965. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.

For a list of the top artists who made their debut recording in 1965, check out this list.

Albums (?)Wikipedia
Aretha FranklinSongs of Faith
Astrud GilbertoThe Astrud Gilberto Album
B.B. KingLive at the Regal
Bob DylanBringing It All Back Home
Bob DylanHighway 61 Revisited
Buck Owens and His BuckaroosI've Got a Tiger by the Tail
Dusty SpringfieldEv'rything's Coming Up Dusty
Ennio MorriconeFor a Few Dollars More
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana BrassWhipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana BrassGoing Places
Herbie HancockMaiden Voyage
Herman's HermitsHerman's Hermits on Tour
John ColtraneA Love Supreme
John ColtraneAscension
Johnny RiversJohnny Rivers Rocks the Folk
Junior WellsHoodoo Man Blues
Martha and the VandellasDance Party
Nina SimonePastel Blues
Otis ReddingOtis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Phil OchsI Ain't Marching Any More
Simon & GarfunkelSounds of Silence
Smokey Robinson & the MiraclesGoing to a Go-Go
Sonny and CherLook at Us
The Beach BoysSummer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys Today!
The BeatlesHelp! [UK]
The BeatlesRubber Soul [UK]
The ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man
The ByrdsTurn! Turn! Turn!
The Four TopsSecond Album
The HolliesHollies
The KinksThe Kink Kontroversy
The Lovin' SpoonfulDo You Believe in Magic
The MaytalsThe Sensational Maytals
The Paul Butterfield Blues BandThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band
The Pretty ThingsGet The Picture?
The Rolling StonesOut of Our Heads [US]
The Rolling StonesThe Rolling Stones, Now!
The Shangri-LasLeader of the Pack
The SonicsHere Are The Sonics
The TemptationsThe Temptations Sing Smokey
The Vince Guaraldi TrioA Charlie Brown Christmas
The WailersThe Wailing Wailers
The WhoMy Generation [UK]
The YardbirdsHaving A Rave Up
The ZombiesBegin Here
Thelonious MonkSolo Monk
ThemThe Angry Young Them
Various ArtistsThe Sound of Music Soundtrack

Songs (?)Wikipedia
Barry McGuireEve of Destruction
Bob DylanLike A Rolling Stone
Bob DylanPositively 4th Street
Bob DylanSubterranean Homesick Blues
Bob DylanDesolation Row
Bob DylanMaggie's Farm
Bob DylanMr. Tambourine Man
Bob DylanIt's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Bob DylanIt's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
Burl IvesA Holly Jolly Christmas
DonovanUniversal Soldier
DonovanCatch the Wind
Eddy ArnoldMake The World Go Away
Fontella BassRescue Me
Frank SinatraIt Was a Very Good Year
Frank SinatraThat's Life
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysThis Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysCount Me In
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysEverybody Loves a Clown
Gary Lewis & the PlayboysShe's Just My Style
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana BrassA Taste of Honey
Herb Alpert and The Tijuana BrassTijuana Taxi
Herbie HancockMaiden Voyage
Herman's HermitsI'm Henry VIII, I Am
Herman's HermitsMrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman's HermitsSilhouettes
Herman's HermitsCan't You Hear My Heartbeat
Jackie DeShannonWhat The World Needs Now Is Love
James BrownI Got You (I Feel Good)
James BrownPapa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1&2)
John ColtraneA Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement
John ColtraneA Love Supreme, Part 2: "Resolution
Julie AndrewsMy Favorite Things
Junior Walker and The All-StarsShotgun
Kim WestonTake Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)
Little Anthony & The ImperialsHurt So Bad
Lou ChristieLightnin' Strikes
Lovin' SpoonfulDo You Believe In Magic?
Martha & The VandellasNowhere To Run
Marvin GayeHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Marvin GayeAin't That Peculiar
Nina SimoneFeeling Good
Nina SimoneSinnerman
Otis ReddingI've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
Otis ReddingI Can't Turn You Loose
Otis ReddingRespect
Paul Revere and the RaidersJust Like Me
Petula ClarkI Know a Place
Phil OchsDraft Dodger Rag
Roger MillerKing of the Road
Sam the Sham and the PharoahsWooly Bully
Simon & GarfunkelThe Sounds of Silence
Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesThe Tracks Of My Tears
Smokey Robinson & The MiraclesGoing to a Go-Go
Solomon BurkeGot to Get You Off My Mind
Sonny & CherI Got You Babe
Stevie WonderUptight (Everything's Alright)
The AnimalsWe Gotta Get Out Of This Place
The AnimalsDon't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The AnimalsIt's My Life
The Beach BoysCalifornia Girls
The Beach BoysHelp Me, Rhonda
The Beach BoysBarbara Ann
The Beach BoysWhen I Grow Up (To Be a Man)
The BeatlesHelp!
The BeatlesIn My Life
The BeatlesNorwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The BeatlesTicket To Ride
The BeatlesYesterday
The BeatlesDay Tripper
The BeatlesYou've Got To Hide Your Love Away
The BeatlesNowhere Man
The BeatlesWe Can Work It Out
The BeatlesDrive My Car
The Beau BrummelsLaugh, Laugh
The Bobby Fuller FourI Fought The Law
The ByrdsMr. Tambourine Man
The ByrdsTurn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
The ByrdsI'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
The Count FivePsychotic Reaction
The Dave Clark FiveCatch Us If You Can
The Dave Clark FiveOver and Over
The Dave Clark FiveI Like it Like That
The DellsStay in My Corner
The Four SeasonsLet's Hang On!
The Four TopsI Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
The Four TopsIt's the Same Old Song
The ImpressionsPeople Get Ready
The KinksA Well Respected Man
The KinksTired of Waiting For You
The KinksTill the End of the Day
The Lovin' SpoonfulYou Didn't Have to Be So Nice
The Mamas & The PapasCalifornia Dreamin'
The MarvelettesDanger Heartbreak Dead Ahead
The Osborne BrothersUp This Hill and Down
The Paul Butterfield Blues BandBorn in Chicago
The Paul Butterfield Blues BandMellow Down Easy
The Pretty ThingsMidnight To Six Man
The Righteous BrothersUnchained Melody
The Rolling Stones(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling StonesGet Off Of My Cloud
The Rolling StonesThe Last Time
The Rolling StonesPlay With Fire
The Shangri-LasOut in the Streets
The Sir Douglas QuintetShe's About a Mover
The SonicsHave Love, Will Travel
The SonicsStrychnine
The SonicsPsycho
The Statler BrothersFlowers on the Wall
The StrangelovesI Want Candy
The SupremesStop! In the Name of Love
The SupremesMy World is Empty Without You
The SupremesBack in My Arms Again
The TemptationsSince I Lost My Baby
The TurtlesIt Ain't Me Babe
The Vince Guaraldi TrioLinus & Lucy
The VoguesFive O'Clock World
The WhoMy Generation
The WhoThe Kids Are Alright
The YardbirdsFor Your Love
The YardbirdsHeart Full Of Soul
The ZombiesTell Her No
ThemHere Comes the Night
ThemBaby, Please Don't Go
Tom JonesIt's Not Unusual
Tom JonesWhat's New Pussycat?
Wilson PickettIn The Midnight Hour

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