NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * Petula Clark * WEEK OF 1/17 – 1/30/1965 FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Downtown,” by Petula Clark peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (2) weeks January 17, 1965 through January 30, 1965. (source: Billboard). MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.