Top Country Songs of 1965 Greatest Hits and Chart Singles

1964 <-1965-> 1966
Top songs: #1: King of the Road by Roger Miller - #2: Make the World Go Away by Eddy Arnold - #3: England Swings by Roger Miller - #4: Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers - #5: Engine, Engine #9 by Roger Miller
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King of the Road
#1
01/1965

King of the Road
Roger Miller

from The Return of Roger Miller   
408 pts
4
US
1
AC
1
ctry
1
UK
[Smash 1965]
written by Roger Miller
Make the World Go Away
#2
10/1965

Make the World Go Away
Eddy Arnold

from My World   
270 pts
6
US
1
AC
1
ctry
8
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8679]
written by Hank Cochran
England Swings
#3
10/1965

England Swings
Roger Miller

from Golden Hits   
216 pts
8
US
1
AC
3
ctry
13
UK
[Smash 2010]
written by Roger Miller
Flowers on the Wall
#4
09/1965

Flowers on the Wall
The Statler Brothers

from Flowers on the Wall   Flowers on the Wall
189 pts
4
US


2
ctry
38
UK
[Columbia 4-43315]
written by Lew DeWitt
Engine, Engine #9
#5
05/1965

Engine, Engine #9
Roger Miller

from The 3rd Time Around   
182 pts
7
US
2
AC
2
ctry
33
UK
[Smash 1983]
written by Roger Miller
Queen of the House
#6
04/1965

Queen of the House
Jody Miller

from Queen of the House   
111 pts
12
US
4
AC
5
ctry


[Capitol 5402]
written by Roger Miller & Mary Taylor
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
#7
10/1965

May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Little Jimmy Dickens

from May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose   
103 pts
15
US
8
AC
1
ctry


[novelty]
[Columbia 43388]
written by Neal Merritt
#8
07/1965

Is It Really Over?
Jim Reeves

from Distant Drums   
100 pts
79
US
10
AC
1
ctry
17
UK
[RCA Victor 47-8625]
written by Jim Reeves
Kansas City Star
#9
09/1965

Kansas City Star
Roger Miller

from The 3rd Time Around   
79 pts
31
US
3
AC
7
ctry
48
UK
[Smash 1998]
written by Roger Miller
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
#10
01/1965

I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
Buck Owens

from I've Got a Tiger by the Tail   I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
65 pts
25
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 5336]
written by Harlan Howard & Buck Owens
#11
07/1965

One Dyin' and A-Buryin'
Roger Miller

from The 3rd Time Around   
49 pts
34
US
8
AC
10
ctry


[Smash 1994]
written by Roger Miller
#12
03/1965

What's He Doing in My World
Eddy Arnold

from My World   
44 pts
60
US
18
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8516]
written by Carl Belew, Billy Joe Moore & Eddie Bush
#13
02/1965

10 Little Bottles
Johnny Bond

from Ten Little Bottles   
39 pts
43
US


2
ctry


[Starday 704]
written by Johnny Bond
#14
05/1965

Before You Go
Buck Owens

from Before You Go   
38 pts
83
US
20
AC
1
ctry


[Capitol 5410]
written by Buck Owens & Don Rich
#15
03/1965

This Is It
Jim Reeves

from Distant Drums   
38 pts
88
US
18
AC
1
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8508]
written by Cindy Walker
#16
06/1965

The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)
Jimmy Dean

from The First Thing Ev'ry Morning   
37 pts
91
US
19
AC
1
ctry


[Columbia 4-43263]
written by Jimmy Dean & Ruth Roberts
#17
10/1965

Buckaroo
Buck Owens

from Carnegie Hall Concert   
36 pts
60
US


1
ctry


as Buck Owens & His Buckaroos
instrumental
[Capitol 5517]
written by Bob Morris
Giddyup Go
#18
11/1965

Giddyup Go
Red Sovine

31 pts
82
US


1
ctry


[Starday 737]
written by Red Sovine & Tommy Hill [songwriter]
#19
03/1965

Girl on the Billboard
Del Reeves

from Girl on the Billboard   
29 pts
96
US


1
ctry


[United Artists 824]
written by Walter Haynes & Hank Mills
#20
04/1965

Ribbon of Darkness
Marty Robbins

27 pts
103
US


1
ctry


[Columbia 4-43258]
written by Gordon Lightfoot
#21
08/1965

Behind the Tear
Sonny James

from Behind the Tear   
27 pts
113
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 5454]
written by Sue Miller & Ned Miller
Only You (Can Break My Heart)
#22
07/1965

Only You (Can Break My Heart)
Buck Owens

from Your Tender Loving Care   
26 pts
120
US


1
ctry


[Capitol 5465]
written by Buck Owens
Orange Blossom Special
#23
02/1965

Orange Blossom Special
Johnny Cash

from Orange Blossom Special   Orange Blossom Special
25 pts
80
US


3
ctry


[Columbia 4-43206]
written by Ervin Rouse & Jack Rouse
#24
04/1965

I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)
Sonny James

from I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)   
23 pts
116
US


2
ctry


[Capitol 5375]
written by Robert F. Tubert & Sonny James
#25
05/1965

Yes, Mr. Peters
Roy Drusky & Priscilla Mitchell

from Love's Eternal Triangle   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Mercury 72416]
written by Steve Karliski & Larry Kolber
#26
05/1965

The Bridge Washed Out
Warner Mack

from The Bridge Washed Out   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 9-31774]
written by Mel Melshee, Jimmy Louis, Sandra Smith & Slim Williamson
#27
08/1965

Hello Vietnam
Johnny Wright

from Hello Vietnam   
23 pts




1
ctry


[Decca 9-31821]
written by Tom T. Hall
Yakety Axe
#28
06/1965

Yakety Axe
Chet Atkins

from More of That Guitar Country   
21 pts
98
US


4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8590]
written by Boots Randolph & Spider Rich
#29
09/1965

Livin' in a House Full of Love
David Houston

from Almost Persuaded   
20 pts
117
US


3
ctry


[Epic 9831]
written by Billy Sherrill & Glenn Sutton
#30
07/1965

Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun
Dave Dudley

from Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun   
20 pts
125
US


3
ctry


[Mercury 72442]
written by Dixie Deen & Ray King
#31
05/1965

The Other Woman
Ray Price

from The Other Woman   
20 pts




2
ctry


[Columbia 4-43264]
written by Don Rollins
Then and Only Then
#32
01/1965

Then and Only Then
Connie Smith

from Connie Smith   
19 pts
116
US


4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8489]
written by Bill Anderson
#33
11/1965

Sittin' on a Rock (Crying in a Creek)
Warner Mack

from The Country Touch   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Decca 9-31853]
written by Jimmie Louis & Mart Melshee
#34
12/1965

True Love's a Blessing
Sonny James

from True Love's a Blessing   
17 pts




3
ctry


[Capitol 5536]
written by Sonny James & Carol Smith
#35
12/1965

Skid Row Joe
Porter Wagoner

from The Best   
17 pts




3
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8723]
written by Freddie Hart
#36
06/1965

Tiger Woman
Claude King

from Tiger Woman   
17 pts
110
US


6
ctry


[Columbia 4-43298]
written by Claude King & Merle Kilgore
Green, Green Grass of Home
#37
07/1965

Green, Green Grass of Home
Porter Wagoner

from On the Road   
16 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8622]
written by Curly Putman
#38
09/1965

If I Talk to Him
Connie Smith

from Miss Smith Goes to Nashville   
16 pts




4
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8663]
written by Dolores Edgin & Priscilla Mitchell
#39
04/1965

You Don't Hear
Kitty Wells

from Burning Memories   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Decca 9-31749]
written by Tommy Cash & Jerry Huffman
#40
11/1965

What We're Fighting For
Dave Dudley

from There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere   
16 pts




4
ctry


[Mercury 72500]
written by Tom T. Hall
#41
12/1965

What Kinda Deal Is This
Bill Carlisle

16 pts




4
ctry


[Hickory 1348]
written by Wayne Gilbert
#42
08/1965

The Belles of the Southern Belle
Del Reeves

from Girl on the Billboard   
16 pts




4
ctry


[United Artists 890]
written by Don Wayne
#43
05/1965

It's Alright
Bobby Bare

from Constant Sorrow   
15 pts
122
US


7
ctry


[RCA Victor 8571]
written by Jerry Tuttle & Mac Gayden
#44
09/1965

It's Another World
The Wilburn Brothers

14 pts




5
ctry


[Decca 9-31819]
written by Darrell Statler
#45
03/1965

A Tombstone Every Mile
Dick Curless

from A Tombstone Every Mile   
14 pts




5
ctry


[Tower 124]
written by Dan Fulkerson
#46
08/1965

I'm Letting You Go
Eddy Arnold

from My World   
14 pts
135
US
33
AC
15
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8632]
written by Billy Grammer
#47
04/1965

I Can't Remember
Connie Smith

from Cute 'n' Country   
13 pts
130
US


9
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8551]
written by Bill Anderson & Bette Anderson
#48
01/1965

(From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
Roy Drusky

from Golden Hits   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Mercury 72376]
written by Liz Anderson
Love Bug
#49
08/1965

Love Bug
George Jones

from Love Bug   
13 pts




6
ctry


[Musicor 1098]
written by Wayne Kemp & Curtis Wayne
#50
08/1965

The Sons of Katie Elder
Johnny Cash

12 pts
119
US


10
ctry


[Columbia 43342]
written by Ernie Sheldon & Elmer Bernstein
#51
03/1965

A Dear John Letter
Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis

from Tunes for Two   
12 pts
114
US


11
ctry


as Skeeter Davis & Bobby Bare
[RCA Victor 8496]
written by Billy Barton, Fuzzy Owen & Lewis Talley
#52
02/1965

The Wishing Well (Down in the Well)
Hank Snow

12 pts




7
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8488]
written by Peter Hiscock
#53
05/1965

Blue Kentucky Girl
Loretta Lynn

from Blue Kentucky Girl   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Decca 9-31769]
written by John Mullins
#54
12/1965

Baby
Wilma Burgess

from Don't Touch Me   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Decca 9-31862]
written by Ray Griff
#55
04/1965

I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
George Jones & Gene Pitney

from For the First Time Two Stars Together   
12 pts
99
US


16
ctry


as George & Gene
[Musicor 1066]
written by Ted Daffan
#56
03/1965

See the Big Man Cry
Charlie Louvin

from Less and Less / I Don't Love You Anymore   
12 pts




7
ctry


[Capitol 5369]
written by Ed Bruce
#57
08/1965

The DJ Cried
Ernest Ashworth

11 pts




8
ctry


[Hickory 1325]
written by Joyce Allsup
#58
09/1965

Artificial Rose
Jimmy Newman

from Artificial Rose   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Decca 9-31841]
written by Tom T. Hall
#59
04/1965

Matamoros
Billy Walker

from The Gun, the Gold and the Girl / Cross the Brazos at Waco   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Columbia 4-43223]
written by Kay Arnold
#60
11/1965

Take Me
George Jones

from New Country Hits   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Musicor 1117]
written by Leon Payne & George Jones
#61
10/1965

More Than Yesterday
Slim Whitman

from More Than Yesterday (More Country Songs & City Hits)   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Imperial 66130]
written by Laura Dickens
#62
02/1965

I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water
Stonewall Jackson

from Trouble & Me   
11 pts




8
ctry


[Columbia 4-43197]
written by Joe Babcock
#63
06/1965

Wild as a Wildcat
Charlie Walker

11 pts




8
ctry


[Epic 9799]
written by Carmol Taylor
I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car from Him
#64
07/1965

I Wouldn't Buy a Used Car from Him
Norma Jean

from Pretty Miss Norma Jean   
11 pts




8
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8623]
written by Harlan Howard
Things Have Gone to Pieces
#65
03/1965

Things Have Gone to Pieces
George Jones

from For the First Time Two Stars Together   
10 pts




9
ctry


[Musicor 1067]
written by Leon Payne
#66
08/1965

Meanwhile, Down at Joe's
Kitty Wells

from Country All the Way   
10 pts




9
ctry


[Decca 9-31817]
written by Harlan Howard
#67
06/1965

Hicktown
Tennessee Ernie Ford

10 pts




9
ctry


[Capitol 5425]
written by Scott Turner & Charlie Williams
#68
12/1965

Women Do Funny Things to Me
Del Reeves

from Doodle-Oo-Doo-Doo   
10 pts




9
ctry


[United Artists 940]
written by Larry Kingston
#69
11/1965

Happy to Be with You
Johnny Cash

10 pts




9
ctry


[Columbia 4-43420]
written by Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash & Merle Kilgore
#70
01/1965

(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers
Merle Haggard

from Strangers   Strangers
9 pts




10
ctry


[Tally 179]
written by Liz Anderson
#71
01/1965

Walk Tall
Faron Young

from Greatest Hits   
9 pts




10
ctry


[Mercury 72375]
written by Don Choate
#72
09/1965

The Home You're Tearing Down
Loretta Lynn

from I Like 'Em Country   
9 pts




10
ctry


[Decca 9-31836]
written by Betty Sue Perry
#73
07/1965

Gonna Have Love
Buck Owens

9 pts




10
ctry


US B side to Only You (Can Break My Heart)
[Capitol 5465]
written by Buck Owens & Red Simpson
#74
10/1965

Watch Where You're Going
Don Gibson

9 pts




10
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8678]
written by Don Gibson
Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
#75
11/1965

Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me
Ray Price

from The Other Woman   
9 pts




11
ctry


[Columbia 4-43427]
written by Hank Cochran
#76
09/1965

Bright Lights and Country Music
Bill Anderson

from Bright Lights and Country Music   
9 pts




11
ctry


[Decca 9-31825]
written by Bill Anderson & Jimmy Gately
She's Gone Gone Gone
#77
05/1965

She's Gone Gone Gone
Lefty Frizzell

from Sad Side of Love   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Columbia 4-43256]
written by Harlan Howard & Wayne Walker
Crystal Chandelier
#78
08/1965

Crystal Chandelier
Carl Belew

8 pts




12
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8633]
written by Ted Harris
#79
04/1965

Certain
Bill Anderson

from Showcase   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Decca 9-31743]
written by Bill Anderson
#80
06/1965

Six Times a Day (The Trains Came Down)
Dick Curless

from A Tombstone Every Mile   
8 pts




12
ctry


[Tower 135]
written by Danny Fulkerson
#81
04/1965

Back in Circulation
Jimmy Newman

from Artificial Rose   
8 pts




13
ctry


[Decca 9-31745]
written by Tom T. Hall
#82
08/1965

Who Do I Think I Am
Webb Pierce

8 pts




13
ctry


[Decca 9-31816]
written by Max Powell, Webb Pierce & Jerry Lane
#83
07/1965

Wine
Mel Tillis

from Stateside   
7 pts




14
ctry


[RIC 158]
written by Mel Tillis
#84
11/1965

My Dreams
Faron Young

from Unmitigated Gall   
7 pts




14
ctry


[Mercury 72490]
written by Jim Duncan
#85
06/1965

Wrong Number
George Jones

from Sings More New Favorites   
7 pts




14
ctry


[United Artists 858]
written by George Jones & Dickie Overby
#86
03/1965

Two Six Packs Away
Dave Dudley

from Truck Drivin' Son-of-a-Gun   
7 pts




15
ctry


[Mercury 72384]
written by Ronnie Self
Least of All
#87
01/1965

Least of All
George Jones

from I Get Lonely in a Hurry   
7 pts




15
ctry


[United Artists 804]
written by Sonny James & Carol Smith
#88
07/1965

Mister Garfield
Johnny Cash

from Sings the Ballads of the True West   
7 pts




15
ctry


[Columbia 4-43313]
written by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
#89
12/1965

You Finally Said Something Good (When You Said Goodbye)
Charlie Louvin

from Lonesome Is Me   
7 pts




15
ctry


[Capitol 5550]
written by Gene Strassey & George Winters
#90
01/1965

A Tiger in My Tank
Jim Nesbitt

7 pts




15
ctry


[Chart 1165]
written by Jim Nesbitt
#91
12/1965

Write Me a Picture
George Hamilton IV

from Steel Rail Blues   Steel Rail Blues
7 pts




16
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8690]
written by Vance Bulla
#92
09/1965

Stop the World (And Let Me Off)
Waylon Jennings

from Folk-Country   
7 pts




16
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8652]
written by Carl Belew & W. S. Stevenson
#93
06/1965

Country Guitar
Phil Baugh

from Country Guitar   
7 pts




16
ctry


with Vern Stovall
[Longhorn 559]
written by Phil Baugh & Vern Stovall
#94
08/1965

If It Pleases You
Billy Walker

7 pts




16
ctry


[Columbia 4-43327]
written by Wayne P. Walker
#95
08/1965

Sun Glasses
Skeeter Davis

from Singin' in the Summer Sun   
7 pts
120
US


30
ctry


[RCA Victor 8642]
written by John D. Loudermilk
#96
11/1965

Little Buddy
Claude King

from Tiger Woman   
6 pts




17
ctry


[Columbia 4-43416]
written by Claude King
#97
12/1965

Thank You Ma'am
Ray Pillow

from Presenting Ray Pillow   
6 pts




17
ctry


[Capitol 5518]
written by Joe Langston
#98
05/1965

Because I Cared
Ernest Ashworth

6 pts




18
ctry


[Hickory 1304]
written by Jack Turner
#99
07/1965

Walking the Floor Over You
George Hamilton IV

from Mister Sincerity...A Tribute to Ernest Tubb   
6 pts




18
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8608]
written by Ernest Tubb
#100
12/1965

I've Cried a Mile
Hank Snow

6 pts




18
ctry


[RCA Victor 47-8713]
written by Tompall Glaser & Harlan Howard

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