| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965 | ||||
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| Compilation album by various artists | ||||
| Released | 1989 (original release) 1993 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 29:02 (original 1989 release) 28:26 (1993 re-release) | |||
| Label | Rhino Records | |||
| Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits chronology | ||||
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Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1965 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1989, featuring 10 hit recordings from 1965.
The album includes seven songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining three tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5; one of those tracks was the No. 1 song of the year: "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs. A 1993 re-issue omitted both tracks by The Byrds as well as "Hang on Sloopy." These songs were replaced by "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher (a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100) and two Top 5 hits: "The Name Game" and "A Lover's Concerto." This resulted in what was a Mr. Holland's Opus-esque album, as two songs from the 1993 re-release, "A Lover's Concerto" and "1-2-3", have been featured in the 1996 film Mr. Holland's Opus.
Absent from the track lineup were songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. A disclaimer on the back of the album stated that licensing restrictions made tracks from the two bands unavailable for inclusion on the album.
Track listing
1989 original release
1993 re-release, replacement tracks
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "The Name Game" (Billboard peak No. 3 in January) | Shirley Ellis, Lincoln Chase | Shirley Ellis | 3:03 |
| 2. | "A Lover's Concerto" (Billboard peak No. 2 in October) | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell | The Toys | 2:42 |
| 9. | "I Got You Babe" (Billboard peak No. 1 in August) | Sonny Bono | Sonny & Cher | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 28:26 | |||