Billboard Top Hits: 1965

Billboard Top Rock'N'Roll Hits (Series) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032J4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Name Game

2. A Lover's Concerto

3. This Diamond Ring

4. Help Me, Rhonda

5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

6. Wooly Bully

7. 1, 2, 3

8. Treat Her Right

9. I Got You Babe

10. Eve of Destruction

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fine hits from 1965, February 1, 2008

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Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1965 (Audio CD)

Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1965 is a solid installment in this budget priced series of great rock and roll hits--this time from the year 1965. The sound is great and I like the diversity of the artists on this album.

Shirley Ellis begins the CD with her bouncy and upbeat sounding tune called "The Name Game." While this isn't exactly my very favorite song from this era; the song has its good points. I love the beat and the rhythm; and Shirley sings this with such positive enthusiasm you truly believe she loves every minute that she sings this song. The electric guitars and drums sound very good, too.

The Toys do "A Lover's Concerto" to perfection; this beautiful ballad is one of my favorites by far! The piano, brass and percussion sound awesome and they sing and harmonize like the pros that they always were! "A Lover's Concerto" is upbeat and even triumphant in its own way; and I really like that. Listen also for Gary Lewis & The Playboys on "This Diamond Ring." Gary Lewis & The Playboys never miss a beat!

"Help Me Rhonda" by The Beach Boys has that awesome and unmistakable Beach Boys sound; I love the lyrics and The Beach Boys perform this flawlessly.

"1-2-3" by Len Barry sounds like the great early rock tune I always remember it to be; this tune uses brass, drums, percussion, piano and more for a fantastic musical arrangement! Len Barry's voice is clear and strong and this enhances the number very well. The backup vocalists harmonize to perfection.

Sonny & Cher turn in one of their greatest numbers with "I Got You Babe." The percussion, drums and more enhance the arrangement; and Sonny & Cher sing this passionately with all their heart and soul. It shows when you listen to it, too!

Overall, this is one CD you can't afford to pass by if you like rock and roll from the middle 1960s. The hits are solid and they sound as great as ever.

Rock on !!!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars U.S. musicians fighting back against the British invasion, January 30, 2002

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1965 (Audio CD)

In 1965 the British Rock Invasion was quickly becoming much more than the Beatles and this collection of hits shows that American music was starting to offer up something in the way of a meaningful response. Certainly the Beach Boys doing "Help Me Rhonda," The Righteous Brothers powering through "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction" are steps in the right direction. Opinion is more diverse regarding "Wooly Bully" and pretty much anything by Sonny & Cher. As every one in class knows, the rule of thumb when judging a greatest hits collection is whether you find five or more songs you would love to add to your music library. Depending on how extensive your personal collection happens to be right now, this one has got a good shot at passing that litmus test.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Original Versions of Pop Hits, June 30, 1998

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This review is from: Billboard Top Hits: 1965 (Audio CD)

You should know all of these songs by heart, and they're all classics of 1965 pop. The elusive "Eve of Destruction" alone is worth the price.