Top 14 Music Albums of 1965
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Produced by George Martin. The growth of The Beatles as songwriters and recording artists between Help! and Rubber Soul was staggering. Rubber Soul is packed with great songs, many of them acoustic. This is the album that inspired Pet Sounds, and one of the albums that moved me far enough to first pick up a guitar and start writing my own songs. That Rubber Soul MIGHT be the greatest Beatles album speaks volumes about how great they really were. This album is beautiful, and it's scary good.
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1965
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26,768
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1965-COLUMBIA
Produced By TOM WILSON
1. Subterranean Homesick Blues
2. She Belongs To Me
3. Maggie’s Farm
4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
5. Outlaw Blues
6. On The Road Again
7. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Gates Of Eden
10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
You know from the first twenty seconds of Bringing It All Back Home that you’re in for a special listen. “Subterranean Homesick Blues” not only ushered in the New Dylan (the electric Dylan), but the Chuck Bery style romp is also one of his finest songs. The entire first side is electric, with gems like “Maggie’s Farm” and “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” changing the way he would be perceived forever…and proving that even just a few songs in, he could already rock with the best of them. Going electric was an inspiration from The Beatles, and this work would inspire countless others to plug in their acoustic guitars and rock.
Side two is more traditional Dylan acoustic fare, and it’s just as excellent. “Mr. Tambourine Man” won the hearts of The Byrds, and became the title of their first album. “Gates Of Eden” and “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” are as powerful as anything the previously acoustic only Dylan had done, and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” is a beautiful ending to a perfect album. 1965 was clearly the year of Bob Dylan…he would follow this up with the somehow even better Highway 61 Revisited. But don’t forget this album. It’s perfect, it’s hugely influential, and it’s just as good. One of Dylan’s many masterpieces, one of his very best albums. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
Produced By TOM WILSON
1. Subterranean Homesick Blues
2. She Belongs To Me
3. Maggie’s Farm
4. Love Minus Zero/No Limit
5. Outlaw Blues
6. On The Road Again
7. Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
8. Mr. Tambourine Man
9. Gates Of Eden
10. It’s Alright, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)
11. It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
You know from the first twenty seconds of Bringing It All Back Home that you’re in for a special listen. “Subterranean Homesick Blues” not only ushered in the New Dylan (the electric Dylan), but the Chuck Bery style romp is also one of his finest songs. The entire first side is electric, with gems like “Maggie’s Farm” and “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” changing the way he would be perceived forever…and proving that even just a few songs in, he could already rock with the best of them. Going electric was an inspiration from The Beatles, and this work would inspire countless others to plug in their acoustic guitars and rock.
Side two is more traditional Dylan acoustic fare, and it’s just as excellent. “Mr. Tambourine Man” won the hearts of The Byrds, and became the title of their first album. “Gates Of Eden” and “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” are as powerful as anything the previously acoustic only Dylan had done, and “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” is a beautiful ending to a perfect album. 1965 was clearly the year of Bob Dylan…he would follow this up with the somehow even better Highway 61 Revisited. But don’t forget this album. It’s perfect, it’s hugely influential, and it’s just as good. One of Dylan’s many masterpieces, one of his very best albums. [First added to this chart: 04/12/2012]
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1965
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Produced by George Martin. Seven songs from the film with the same name, and seven more for good measure. It's not the best work by The Beatles, but even their lesser albums rate high because that's the standard they set. Two covers and two songs by George Harrison leaves room for 10 Lennon-McCartney originals, which includes "Yesterday", "Ticket To Ride", and "The Night Before". Much better than the film, and much better than what anyone else in rock was doing at the time, Help! remains a classic album, an essential part of any Beatles collection.
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1965
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6,904
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1965-COLUMBIA
Produced By TERRY MELCHER
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. Spanish Harlem Incident
4. You Won't Have To Cry
5. Here Without you
6. The Bells Of Rhymney
7. All I Really Want To Do
8. I Knew I'd Want You
9. It's No Use
10. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe
11. Chimes of Freedom
12. We'll Meet Again
Bonus Tracks
13. She Has A Way
14. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Alternate Version)
15. It's No Use (Alternate Version)
16. You Won't Have To Cry (Alternate Version)
17. All I Really Want To Do (Single Version)
18. You And Me
The Byrds were a great band only for four years...but they were quite prolific years. The band is still written off to this day as a Bob Dylan cover band, and to be fair, they did cover him a lot (4 times on this album). But, especially on the first two albums, The Byrds had a secret weapon...Gene Clark mostly stood onstage and wobbled a tambourine for most of his two year tenure with the band, but his songwriting dominated the Byrds output early on. He wrote "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" and "You Won't Have To Cry" and "I knew I'd Want You", and several others on the second album. The Byrds, early on, had plenty of their own material.
Mr. Tambourine Man is one of the better debut albums in rock. It gave Dylan his biggest hit with the title track, and started the whole folk-rock movement. They had great vocals, with Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Clark, they had McGuinn's jangly 12-string guitar, they had songs. By 1969, The Byrds were only a shadow of what they once were, but in 1965, there was not a whole lot better. [First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
Produced By TERRY MELCHER
1. Mr. Tambourine Man
2. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
3. Spanish Harlem Incident
4. You Won't Have To Cry
5. Here Without you
6. The Bells Of Rhymney
7. All I Really Want To Do
8. I Knew I'd Want You
9. It's No Use
10. Don't Doubt Yourself, Babe
11. Chimes of Freedom
12. We'll Meet Again
Bonus Tracks
13. She Has A Way
14. I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (Alternate Version)
15. It's No Use (Alternate Version)
16. You Won't Have To Cry (Alternate Version)
17. All I Really Want To Do (Single Version)
18. You And Me
The Byrds were a great band only for four years...but they were quite prolific years. The band is still written off to this day as a Bob Dylan cover band, and to be fair, they did cover him a lot (4 times on this album). But, especially on the first two albums, The Byrds had a secret weapon...Gene Clark mostly stood onstage and wobbled a tambourine for most of his two year tenure with the band, but his songwriting dominated the Byrds output early on. He wrote "I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better" and "You Won't Have To Cry" and "I knew I'd Want You", and several others on the second album. The Byrds, early on, had plenty of their own material.
Mr. Tambourine Man is one of the better debut albums in rock. It gave Dylan his biggest hit with the title track, and started the whole folk-rock movement. They had great vocals, with Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Clark, they had McGuinn's jangly 12-string guitar, they had songs. By 1969, The Byrds were only a shadow of what they once were, but in 1965, there was not a whole lot better. [First added to this chart: 04/14/2012]
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1965
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1,909
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1965-COLUMBIA
Produced by BOB JOHNSTON & TOM WILSON
1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Tombstone Blues
3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
4. From A Buick 6
5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
6. Queen Jane Approximately
7. Highway 61 Revisited
8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
9. Desolation Row
Just wow. When this came out in 1965, it was, by far, the greatest album ever made. And there are only a small handful of albums since that are even in the same league. The newly electric Dylan, with his band led by the great Michael Bloomfield, tears through Dylan's best overall set of songs with a fury. "Like A Rolling Stone" has been amazing for over 40 years now, and continues to be his best hit. "Desolation Row" closes the album with a flurry of great lyrics and a musical immediacy that makes it still a classic today. And in between those two songs, there is not a single weak moment (except for the calliope on the title track...but that's so small it can be forgiven).
Dylan's folk following turned on him around this time, but there's no denying that by moving into rock and roll, he made the right decision. Highway 61 is one of the greatest albums of all time. And it's one of the very few that cannot be denied that distinction. A truly classic, moving and great album. If you don't have it, go buy it right now. Because EVERYONE should have this one. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Produced by BOB JOHNSTON & TOM WILSON
1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Tombstone Blues
3. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
4. From A Buick 6
5. Ballad Of A Thin Man
6. Queen Jane Approximately
7. Highway 61 Revisited
8. Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
9. Desolation Row
Just wow. When this came out in 1965, it was, by far, the greatest album ever made. And there are only a small handful of albums since that are even in the same league. The newly electric Dylan, with his band led by the great Michael Bloomfield, tears through Dylan's best overall set of songs with a fury. "Like A Rolling Stone" has been amazing for over 40 years now, and continues to be his best hit. "Desolation Row" closes the album with a flurry of great lyrics and a musical immediacy that makes it still a classic today. And in between those two songs, there is not a single weak moment (except for the calliope on the title track...but that's so small it can be forgiven).
Dylan's folk following turned on him around this time, but there's no denying that by moving into rock and roll, he made the right decision. Highway 61 is one of the greatest albums of all time. And it's one of the very few that cannot be denied that distinction. A truly classic, moving and great album. If you don't have it, go buy it right now. Because EVERYONE should have this one. [First added to this chart: 04/11/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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27,350
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[First added to this chart: 12/20/2015]
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[First added to this chart: 05/10/2012]
Year of Release:
1965
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4,638
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1965-COLUMBIA
Produced By TERRY MELCHER
1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
2. It Won’t Be Wrong
3. Set You Free This Time
4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
5. He Was A Friend Of Mine
6. The World Turns All Around Her
7. Satisfied Mind
8. If You’re Gone
9. The Times They Are A-Changin’
10. Wait And See
11. Oh! Susannah
The second album by The Byrds showed that they were not completely reliant on Bob Dylan for material (only two tracks by Dylan appear), or on Gene Clark, who contributed only three songs. Roger McGuinn and David Crosby were stretching their writing wings here, and the band also still relied on cover material a lot. The title track may have been the birth of Christian rock: it’s part Pete Seeger and part taken straight from the bible.
Not as strong an effort as their debut, and not as good as future releases, Turn! Turn! Turn! Still has some great moments. The harmonies are great throughout, and although there were a lot of tensions (Gene Clark was about to leave the band, and Crosby felt his input to the band was being ignored), there is also much of what made their debut a success. The band would begin to slowly move in different directions after this, due in large part to major personnel changes, but their early material, this included, is still a big part of where music was going in the mid to late 60’s. Not their best, but still a vital part of their early output. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2012]
Produced By TERRY MELCHER
1. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
2. It Won’t Be Wrong
3. Set You Free This Time
4. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
5. He Was A Friend Of Mine
6. The World Turns All Around Her
7. Satisfied Mind
8. If You’re Gone
9. The Times They Are A-Changin’
10. Wait And See
11. Oh! Susannah
The second album by The Byrds showed that they were not completely reliant on Bob Dylan for material (only two tracks by Dylan appear), or on Gene Clark, who contributed only three songs. Roger McGuinn and David Crosby were stretching their writing wings here, and the band also still relied on cover material a lot. The title track may have been the birth of Christian rock: it’s part Pete Seeger and part taken straight from the bible.
Not as strong an effort as their debut, and not as good as future releases, Turn! Turn! Turn! Still has some great moments. The harmonies are great throughout, and although there were a lot of tensions (Gene Clark was about to leave the band, and Crosby felt his input to the band was being ignored), there is also much of what made their debut a success. The band would begin to slowly move in different directions after this, due in large part to major personnel changes, but their early material, this included, is still a big part of where music was going in the mid to late 60’s. Not their best, but still a vital part of their early output. [First added to this chart: 08/10/2012]
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1965
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844
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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2013]
Year of Release:
1965
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1,464
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[First added to this chart: 02/23/2020]
Year of Release:
1965
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376
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Top 14 Music Albums of 1965 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 2 | 14% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 14% | |
| The Byrds | 2 | 14% | |
| The Kinks | 1 | 7% | |
| B.B. King | 1 | 7% | |
| John Coltrane | 1 | 7% | |
| Vince Guaraldi | 1 | 7% | |
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