🏆 Chart Week: December 11, 1965

🎵 #1 Song: “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)” by The Byrds

⏱ Weeks at #1: Week 2 of 3


⚡ What Happened This Week

No change at the top—but the momentum is building behind multiple genres.


🎤 A Moment in Music History

The Byrds hold strong at #1 for a second week, proving that folk-rock is no fluke—it’s now firmly part of mainstream pop.

Behind them, The Supremes remain steady at #2 with “I Hear A Symphony,” continuing Motown’s consistent presence near the top.

But there’s movement below…

James Brown is climbing with “I Got You (I Feel Good),” bringing a harder, more energetic soul sound into the Top 5.


📊 Billboard Hot 100 – Top 5 Songs (December 11, 1965)

  1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)”The Byrds
  2. I Hear A SymphonyThe Supremes
  3. “Let’s Hang On!”The Four Seasons
  4. “I Got You (I Feel Good)”James Brown & The Famous Flames
  5. Over And OverThe Dave Clark Five

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📈 What’s Moving This Week


🎶 The Storyline This Week

This is one of those weeks where everything is represented—no single sound dominates the whole chart.