Here is a selection of the best albums and songs from 1965. Hall of Famers are highlighted in orange.
| Songs (?) | Wikipedia |
| Barry McGuire | Eve of Destruction | ☆ |
| Bert Jansch | Needle of Death | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Like A Rolling Stone | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Positively 4th Street | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Subterranean Homesick Blues | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Desolation Row | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Maggie's Farm | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Mr. Tambourine Man | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | It's All Over Now, Baby Blue | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Highway 61 Revisited | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | From a Buick 6 | ☆ |
| Bob Dylan | Tombstone Blues | ☆ |
| Burl Ives | A Holly Jolly Christmas | ☆ |
| Donovan | Universal Soldier | ☆ |
| Donovan | Catch the Wind | ☆ |
| Eddy Arnold | Make The World Go Away | ☆ |
| Fontella Bass | Rescue Me | ☆ |
| Frank Sinatra | It Was a Very Good Year | ☆ |
| Frank Sinatra | That's Life | ☆ |
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys | This Diamond Ring | ☆ |
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys | Count Me In | ☆ |
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys | Everybody Loves a Clown | ☆ |
| Gary Lewis & the Playboys | She's Just My Style | ☆ |
| Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass | Spanish Flea | ☆ |
| Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass | A Taste of Honey | ☆ |
| Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass | Tijuana Taxi | ☆ |
| Herbie Hancock | Maiden Voyage | ☆ |
| Herman's Hermits | I'm Henry VIII, I Am | ☆ |
| Herman's Hermits | Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter | ☆ |
| Herman's Hermits | Silhouettes | ☆ |
| Herman's Hermits | Can't You Hear My Heartbeat | ☆ |
| Jack Sheldon | The Shadow of Your Smile | ☆ |
| Jackie DeShannon | What The World Needs Now Is Love | ☆ |
| James Brown | I Got You (I Feel Good) | ☆ |
| James Brown | Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Pt. 1&2) | ☆ |
| Joan Baez | Farewell, Angelina | ☆ |
| Joe Tex | A Sweet Woman Like You | ☆ |
| John Coltrane | A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement | ☆ |
| John Coltrane | A Love Supreme, Part 2: "Resolution | ☆ |
| Julie Andrews | My Favorite Things | ☆ |
| Junior Walker and The All-Stars | Shotgun | ☆ |
| Kim Weston | Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) | ☆ |
| Little Anthony & The Imperials | Hurt So Bad | ☆ |
| Lou Christie | Lightnin' Strikes | ☆ |
| Lovin' Spoonful | Do You Believe In Magic? | ☆ |
| Lovin' Spoonful | Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? | ☆ |
| Martha & The Vandellas | Nowhere To Run | ☆ |
| Marvin Gaye | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) | ☆ |
| Marvin Gaye | Ain't That Peculiar | ☆ |
| Marvin Gaye | I'll Be Doggone | ☆ |
| Nina Simone | Feeling Good | ☆ |
| Nina Simone | Sinnerman | ☆ |
| Otis Redding | I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) | ☆ |
| Otis Redding | I Can't Turn You Loose | ☆ |
| Otis Redding | Respect | ☆ |
| Paul Revere and the Raiders | Just Like Me | ☆ |
| Petula Clark | I Know a Place | ☆ |
| Petula Clark | My Love | ☆ |
| Phil Ochs | Draft Dodger Rag | ☆ |
| Roger Miller | King of the Road | ☆ |
| Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs | Wooly Bully | ☆ |
| Simon & Garfunkel | The Sounds of Silence | ☆ |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | The Tracks Of My Tears | ☆ |
| Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | Going to a Go-Go | ☆ |
| Solomon Burke | Got to Get You Off My Mind | ☆ |
| Sonny & Cher | I Got You Babe | ☆ |
| Stevie Wonder | Uptight (Everything's Alright) | ☆ |
| The Animals | We Gotta Get Out Of This Place | ☆ |
| The Animals | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | ☆ |
| The Animals | It's My Life | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | California Girls | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Help Me, Rhonda | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | Barbara Ann | ☆ |
| The Beach Boys | When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Help! | ☆ |
| The Beatles | In My Life | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Ticket To Ride | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Yesterday | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Day Tripper | ☆ |
| The Beatles | You've Got To Hide Your Love Away | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Nowhere Man | ☆ |
| The Beatles | We Can Work It Out | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Drive My Car | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Michelle | ☆ |
| The Beatles | Girl | ☆ |
| The Beau Brummels | Laugh, Laugh | ☆ |
| The Beau Brummels | Just a Little | ☆ |
| The Bobby Fuller Four | I Fought The Law | ☆ |
| The Byrds | Mr. Tambourine Man | ☆ |
| The Byrds | Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) | ☆ |
| The Byrds | I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better | ☆ |
| The Count Five | Psychotic Reaction | ☆ |
| The Dave Clark Five | Catch Us If You Can | ☆ |
| The Dave Clark Five | Over and Over | ☆ |
| The Dave Clark Five | I Like it Like That | ☆ |
| The Dells | Stay in My Corner | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Let's Hang On! | ☆ |
| The Four Seasons | Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye) | ☆ |
| The Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) | ☆ |
| The Four Tops | It's the Same Old Song | ☆ |
| The Four Tops | Something About You | ☆ |
| The Impressions | People Get Ready | ☆ |
| The Kinks | A Well Respected Man | ☆ |
| The Kinks | Tired of Waiting For You | ☆ |
| The Kinks | Till the End of the Day | ☆ |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | You Didn't Have to Be So Nice | ☆ |
| The Mamas & The Papas | California Dreamin' | ☆ |
| The Mamas and the Papas | Go Where You Wanna Go | ☆ |
| The Marvelettes | Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead | ☆ |
| The Miracles | Ooo Baby Baby | ☆ |
| The Osborne Brothers | Up This Hill and Down | ☆ |
| The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Born in Chicago | ☆ |
| The Paul Butterfield Blues Band | Mellow Down Easy | ☆ |
| The Pretty Things | Midnight To Six Man | ☆ |
| The Rationals | Gave My Love | ☆ |
| The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | ☆ |
| The Rolling Stones | (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | ☆ |
| The Rolling Stones | Get Off Of My Cloud | ☆ |
| The Rolling Stones | The Last Time | ☆ |
| The Rolling Stones | Play With Fire | ☆ |
| The Seekers | A World of Our Own | ☆ |
| The Shangri-Las | Out in the Streets | ☆ |
| The Sir Douglas Quintet | She's About a Mover | ☆ |
| The Sonics | Have Love, Will Travel | ☆ |
| The Sonics | Strychnine | ☆ |
| The Sonics | Psycho | ☆ |
| The Statler Brothers | Flowers on the Wall | ☆ |
| The Strangeloves | I Want Candy | ☆ |
| The Supremes | Stop! In the Name of Love | ☆ |
| The Supremes | My World is Empty Without You | ☆ |
| The Supremes | Back in My Arms Again | ☆ |
| The Temptations | Since I Lost My Baby | ☆ |
| The Toys | A Lover's Concerto | ☆ |
| The Turtles | It Ain't Me Babe | ☆ |
| The Vince Guaraldi Trio | Linus & Lucy | ☆ |
| The Vince Guaraldi Trio | Christmas Time Is Here | ☆ |
| The Vogues | Five O'Clock World | ☆ |
| The Who | My Generation | ☆ |
| The Who | The Kids Are Alright | ☆ |
| The Yardbirds | For Your Love | ☆ |
| The Yardbirds | Heart Full Of Soul | ☆ |
| The Young Rascals | I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore | ☆ |
| The Zombies | Tell Her No | ☆ |
| Them | Here Comes the Night | ☆ |
| Them | Baby, Please Don't Go | ☆ |
| Tom Jones | It's Not Unusual | ☆ |
| Tom Jones | What's New Pussycat? | ☆ |
| Wilson Pickett | In The Midnight Hour | ☆ |
