MCRFB Flashback Record ’45 – Page 70 – Motor City Radio Flashbacks

50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’65!

**THE KINKS * 1965**

50TH! TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP HITS OF ’65!

“LET ME BE” * The Turtles * White Whale Records (1965)

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Beatles * WEEK OF 10/03 – 10/30/65

ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Yesterday” by The Beatles peaked this week at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of October 03 through October 30, 1965. (source: Billboard).

MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.

DETROIT MOTOWN MONDAY RECORD FLASHBACK ’64!

SATAN’S BLUES * Junior Walker & The All Stars * SOUL (Motown 1964)

DID SOUPY SALES SING MOTOWN? YOU BET’CHA! 1969

“MUCK-ARTY-PARK” * Soupy Sales * MOTOWN 1969

MONKEES’ DEBUT DISK HITS NO. 18: THIS WEEK! 10/1/66

“LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE” * The Monkees * COLGEMS (1966)

A MCRFB NOTE: “Last Train To Clarksville,” the Monkees’ debut single, first hit the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 67 on September 10, 1966. Three weeks later, the single jumped to the No. 18 spot on October 1, 1966. “Last Train To Clarksville” went on to become the No. 1 single in America (one week), according to Billboard, for the week ending November 5, 1966.

THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The McCoys * WEEK OF 9/26 – 10/02/65

FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Hang On Sloopy” by The McCoys peaked this week at No. 01 (one week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of September 26 through October 02, 1965. (source: Billboard).

MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.