Top 100 Music Albums of 1965
by Moondance 
1965 - I turn 9 and the sounds from the radio and from my older brothers bedroom (he's 16) are starting to feel like soundtracks to my life. With Dylan's lyrics & The Byrds rhythms - folk rock is born.
The songs that I play in my head as I walk to primary school are Yesterday; Nowhere Man; Downtown; As Tears Go By; Mr Tambourine Man (The Byrds version) and for a bit of edge I lean towards Get Off My Cloud; (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.
There is a momentum shift in the music and this is reflected in the ranking of 1965 - which sits at 19th out of the 65 years that make up 1960 to 2024.
- Chart updated: 09/12/2025 06:15
- (Created: 09/24/2020 04:30).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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1965
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11,198
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Year of Release:
1965
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24,973
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1965
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24,805
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1965
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2,637
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1965
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1,889
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1965
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6,606
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Donovan | 2 | 2% | |
| Gerry And The Pacemakers | 2 | 2% | |
| Them | 2 | 2% | |
| The Zombies | 2 | 2% | |
| The Byrds | 2 | 2% | |
| Normie Rowe & The Playboys | 2 | 2% | |
| Richard & Mimi Fariña | 2 | 2% | |
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| Country | Albums | % | |
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37 | 37% | |
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35 | 35% | |
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13 | 13% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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3 | 3% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 1965 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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Up 9 from 54th to 45th |
Up 9 from 53rd to 44th |
Up 9 from 52nd to 43rd |
| Biggest fallers |
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Down 7 from 41st to 48th |
Down 7 from 42nd to 49th |
Down 7 from 43rd to 50th |
| Leavers |
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