This is a list of Billboard magazine's ranking of the year's top country singles of 1965. [1]
Eddy Arnold had the year's number one single with " What's He Doing in My World". Buck Owens had the number two single with " I've Got a Tiger By the Tail".
| Rank | Peak [note 1] [2] | Title | Artist(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | " What's He Doing in My World" | Eddy Arnold | RCA Victor |
| 2 | 1 | " I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| 3 | 1 | " Yes, Mr. Peters" | Roy Drusky with Priscilla Mitchell | Mercury |
| 4 | 1 | " The Bridge Washed Out" | Warner Mack | Decca |
| 5 | 2 | "The Other Woman (In My Life)" | Ray Price | Columbia |
| 6 | 4 | " Then and Only Then" | Connie Smith | RCA Victor |
| 7 | 1 | " Before You Go" | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| 8 | 1 | " King of the Road" | Roger Miller | Smash |
| 9 | 1 | " You're the Only World I Know" | Sonny James | Capitol |
| 10 | 2 | "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" | Sonny James | Capitol |
| 11 | 2 | "10 Little Bottles" | Johnny Bond | Starday |
| 12 | 1 | " Ribbon of Darkness" | Marty Robbins | Columbia |
| 13 | 1 | " Girl on the Billboard" | Del Reeves | United Artists |
| 14 | 4 | "Sittin' in an All Nite Cafe" | Warner Mack | Decca |
| 15 | 3 | " Happy Birthday" | Loretta Lynn | Decca |
| 16 | 1 | "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" | Jimmy Dean | Columbia |
| 17 | 6 | "All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers" | Roy Drusky | Mercury |
| 18 | 5 | " A Tombstone Every Mile" | Dick Curless | Tower |
| 19 | 3 | "Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back" | Billy Edd Wheeler | Kapp |
| 20 | 4 | " Yakety Axe" | Chet Atkins | RCA Victor |
| 21 | 9 | " Things Have Gone to Pieces" | George Jones | Musicor |
| 22 | 7 | "The Wishing Well (Down in the Well)" | Hank Snow | RCA Victor |
| 23 | 10 | "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" | Merle Haggard | Tally |
| 24 | 6 | "Tiger Woman" | Claude King | Columbia |
| 25 | 2 | "Engine Engine Number 9" | Roger Miller | Smash |
| 26 | 7 | " Blue Kentucky Girl" | Loretta Lynn | Decca |
| 27 | 7 | "Do What You Do Do Well" | Ned Miller | Fabor |
| 28 | 4 | "You Don't Hear" | Kitty Wells | Decca |
| 29 | 1 | " Is It Really Over?" | Jim Reeves | RCA Victor |
| 30 | 3 | " I Won't Forget You" | Jim Reeves | RCA Victor |
| 31 | 8 | " I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" | Stonewall Jackson | Columbia |
| 32 | 3 | Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun | Dave Dudley | Mercury |
| 33 | 9 | "I Can't Remember" | Connie Smith | RCA Victor |
| 34 | 3 | " Orange Blossom Special" | Johnny Cash | Columbia |
| 35 | 1 | " Only You (Can Break My Heart)" | Buck Owens | Capitol |
| 36 | 8 | "Matamoros" | Billy Walker | Columbia |
| 37 | 1 | " Once a Day" | Connie Smith | RCA Victor |
| 38 | 3 | "Four Strong Winds" | Bobby Bare | RCA Victor |
| 39 | 4 | " Green, Green Grass of Home" | Porter Wagoner | RCA Victor |
| 40 | 7 | "See the Big Man Cry" | Charlie Louvin | Capitol |
| 41 | 4 | " It Ain't Me Babe" | Johnny Cash and June Carter | Columbia |
| 42 | 8 | "Wild as a Wildcat" | Charlie Walker | Epic |
| 43 | 3 | " The Race Is On" | George Jones | United Artists |
| 44 | 10 | Walk Tall | Faron Young | Mercury |
| 45 | 1 | " Behind the Tear" | Sonny James | Capitol |
| 46 | 7 | "It's Alright" | Bobby Bare | RCA Victor |
| 47 | 8 | "I'll Repossess My Heart" | Kitty Wells | Decca |
| 48 | 12 | "She's Gone Gone Gone" | Lefty Frizzell | Columbia |
| 49 | 12 | "Certain" | Bill Anderson | Decca |
| 50 | 11 | " Truck Drivin' Man" | George Hamilton IV | RCA Victor |
See also
- List of Hot Country Singles number ones of 1965
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965
- 1965 in country music
Notes
- ^ This column recites the record's peak position on Billboard's weekly charts.
References
- ^ "Top Country Singles of 1965" (PDF). The Billboard. December 25, 1965. p. 32.
- ^ Joel Whitburn (1995). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0823076326.