1965 in music

• I'll Make All Your Dreams Come True – Ronnie Dove
• Jovem Guarda – Roberto Carlos
• Live at Carnegie Hall – Al Hirt
• Live at the Coconut Grove – Sergio Franchi
• Live at The Plugged Nickel – Miles Davis
• Live at the Regal – B. B. King
• L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
• A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra
• Maria Bethânia – Maria Bethânia
• My Kind of Broadway – Frank Sinatra
• One Kiss for Old Times' Sake – Ronnie Dove
• Our Fair Lady – Julie London
• Our Shining Hour – Sammy Davis Jr. and Count Basie
• Papa's Got a Brand New Bag – James Brown
• Patrick Sky – Patrick Sky
• Reencontro com Sambalanço Trio – Sambalanço Trio
• The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller
• Rolando Alarcón y sus canciones – Rolando Alarcón
• See What Tomorrow Brings – Peter, Paul & Mary
• She's Just My Style – Gary Lewis & the Playboys
• Slightly Latin – Rahsaan Roland Kirk
• A Song Will Rise – Peter, Paul & Mary
• Sounds Like the Searchers – The Searchers
• Stan Getz and Bill Evans – Stan Getz and Bill Evans
• Storm Warning! – Dick Morrissey Quartet
• Take It Easy – The Walker Brothers
• That Honey Horn Sound – Al Hirt
• That Was the Year That Was – Tom Lehrer
• They're Playing Our Song – Al Hirt
• The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death – John Fahey
• That Travelin' Two-Beat – Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney
• Visor i närheten – Fred Åkerström
• ¡Viva! Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan
• The Wailing Wailers – The Wailers
• The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim – Antônio Carlos Jobim
• The World's Greatest International Hits – Petula Clark

Billboard Top popular records of 1965

from Billboard's 1966 International Record & Talent Showcase

Billboard<nowiki/>'s October cutoff eliminated 17% of the 1965 year-end chart data, and prevented another 60 records from completing their full chart runs. The formula also included approximately 50 records from 1964, some of which had enough points to rank in the 1965 chart. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November–December 1964 and November 1965-March 1966, and other Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the 1965 year-end chart.

The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 between November 1964 and December 1965. Records with chart runs that started in 1964 and ended in 1965, or started in 1965 and ended in 1966, made this chart if the majority of their chart weeks were in 1965. If not, they were ranked in the year-end charts for 1964 or 1966. If their weeks were equal, they were listed in the year they first entered. Appearing in multiple years is not permitted. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs, but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

Billboard Top Soul Singles 1965

Billboard Top Country Singles 1965

Top Easy Listening Singles 1965

Top Rock Tracks 1965 (unofficial)

Top 5 biggest hits

Other hits

• "Absent Friend" (Annorstädes vals) – Ingvar Wixell (w. Alf Henrikson m. Dag Wirén)
• "...and Roses and Roses" – Andy Williams
• "1–2–3" – Len Barry
• "A Change Is Gonna Come" – Sam Cooke
• "A Little Bit of Heaven" – Ronnie Dove
• "A Must to Avoid" – Herman's Hermits
• "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
• "A World of Our Own" – The Seekers
• "Act Naturally" – The Beatles
• "Ain't That Peculiar" – Marvin Gaye
• "Aline" – Christophe
• "All Day and All of the Night" – The Kinks
• "All I Really Want to Do" – Cher
• "All I Really Want to Do" – The Byrds
• "Al's Place" – Al Hirt
• "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" – The Who
• "Arrastão" – Elis Regina
• "Arriba en la Cordillera" – Patricio Manns
• "As Tears Go By" – Marianne Faithfull
• "As Tears Go By" – The Rolling Stones

• "Ask the Lonely" – Four Tops
• "At The Club" – The Drifters
• "Baby Don't Go" – Sonny & Cher
• "Baby Please Don't Go" – Them
• "Baby the Rain Must Fall" – Glenn Yarbrough
• "Back in My Arms Again" – The Supremes
• "Barbara Ann" – The Beach Boys
• "The Birds and the Bees" – Jewel Akens
• "The Boy from New York City" – The Ad Libs
• "Bring It On Home to Me" – The Animals
• "Buon Natale/Stella d'oriente" – Mario Trevi
• "Bye Bye Baby" – The Four Seasons
• "California Dreamin'" – The Mamas & the Papas
• "California Girls" – The Beach Boys
• "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat" – Herman's Hermits
• "Capri c'est fini" – Hervé Vilard
• "Cara Mia" – Jay and the Americans
• "The Carnival Is Over" – The Seekers
• "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" – Sounds Orchestral
• "Catch the Wind" – Donovan
• "Catch Us If You Can" – The Dave Clark Five
• "Cheremshyna" – Dmytro Hnatyuk (w. Mykola Yuriychuk m. Vasyl Mykhailyuk)
• "The Clapping Song" – Shirley Ellis
• "Come See About Me" – The Supremes
• "Concrete and Clay" – Unit 4 + 2
• "Count Me In" – Gary Lewis & the Playboys
• "Crazy Downtown" – Allan Sherman
• "Crying in the Chapel" – Elvis Presley
• "Dance, Dance, Dance" – The Beach Boys
• "Day Tripper" – The Beatles
• "Do the Clam" – Elvis Presley
• "Do-Wacka-Do" – Roger Miller
• "Do You Believe in Magic" – The Lovin' Spoonful
• "Do You Wanna Dance?" – The Beach Boys
• "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" – The Animals
• "Don't Mess With Bill" – The Marvelettes
• "Down in the Boondocks" – Billy Joe Royal
• "Downtown" – Petula Clark
• "È frennesia!/'Na catena 'e lacreme" – Mario Trevi
• "Ebb Tide" – The Righteous Brothers
• "Een meisje van 16" – Boudewijn de Groot
• "Eight Days a Week" – The Beatles
• "England Swings" – Roger Miller
• "Era de maggio/Qui fu Napoli" – Mario Trevi
• "Eve of Destruction" – Barry McGuire
• "Everybody Loves a Clown" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
• "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" – Jonathan King
• "Evil Hearted You" – The Yardbirds
• "Fancy Pants" – Al Hirt
• "Ferry Cross The Mersey" – Gerry & the Pacemakers
• "Fever" – The McCoys
• "Flamenco" – Los Brincos
• "Five O'Clock World" -The Vogues
• "For Your Love" – The Yardbirds
• "Game of Love" – Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
• "Get Off of My Cloud" – The Rolling Stones
• "Girl Come Running" – The Four Seasons
• "Go Now" – The Moody Blues
• "Goin' Out of My Head" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
• "Going to a Go-Go" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• "Goldfinger" – Shirley Bassey
• "Got to Get You Off My Mind" – Solomon Burke
• "Hang on Sloopy" – The McCoys
• "Hasta Siempre, Comandante" – Carlos Puebla
• "Heart Full of Soul" – The Yardbirds
• "Heart of Stone" – The Rolling Stones
• "Help Me Rhonda" – The Beach Boys
• "Here Comes the Night" – Them
• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" – Mel Carter
• "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" – Marvin Gaye
• "Hurt So Bad" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
• "I Can Never Go Home Anymore" – The Shangri-Las
• "I Can't Explain" – The Who
• "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" – Four Tops
• "I Do Love You" – Billy Stewart
• "I Feel Fine" – The Beatles
• "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown
• "I Got You Babe" – Sonny & Cher
• "I Hear a Symphony" – The Supremes
• "I Knew You When" – Billy Joe Royal
• "I Know a Place" – Petula Clark
• "I Like It Like That" – The Dave Clark Five
• "I Want Candy" – The Strangeloves
• "I'll Be Doggone" – Marvin Gaye
• "I'll Never Find Another You" – The Seekers
• "I'm a Man" – The Yardbirds
• "I'm Afraid They're All Talking About Me"- Dawn
• "I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy"- The What Four
• "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" – Herman's Hermits
• "I'm Telling You Now" – Freddie and the Dreamers
• "Iko Iko" – The Dixie Cups
• "Il Silenzio" – Nini Rosso (instrumental with spoken lyrics) – Nini Rosso and Guglielmo Brezza
• "The 'In' Crowd" – Dobie Gray
• "In the Midnight Hour" – Wilson Pickett
• "It Ain't Me Babe" – The Turtles
• "It's Gonna Be Fine" – Glenn Yarbrough
• "It's Growing" – The Temptations
• "It's My Life" – The Animals
• "It's Not Unusual" – Tom Jones
• "It's the Same Old Song" – Four Tops
• "I've Got to Be Somebody" – Billy Joe Royal
• "Jacky" w.m. Jacques Brel
• "Jaan Pehechan Ho" – Mohammed Rafi (w. Anand Bakshi m. Shankar Jaikishan)
• "The Jerk" – The Larks
• "The Jolly Green Giant" – The Kingsmen
• "Just a Little" – The Beau Brummels
• "Just a Little Bit Better" – Herman's Hermits
• "Just Once In My Life" – The Righteous Brothers
• "King of the Road" – Roger Miller
• "Kiss Away" – Ronnie Dove
• "La Bohème" – Charles Aznavour
• "Land of a Thousand Dances" – Cannibal and the Headhunters
• "The Last Time" – The Rolling Stones
• "Laugh, Laugh" – The Beau Brummels
• "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)" – Dickie Lee
• "Lemon Tree" – Trini Lopez
• "Les Choses de la Maison" – Claude François
• "Letkiss" (Several versions)
• "Let's Hang On" – The Four Seasons
• "Let's Lock the Door (And Throw Away the Key)" – Jay and the Americans
• "Liar, Liar" – The Castaways
• "Lies – The Knickerbockers
• "Like a Rolling Stone" – Bob Dylan
• "The Little Girl I Once Knew" – The Beach Boys
• "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" – Gene Pitney
• "Love Potion#9" – The Searchers
• "A Lover's Concerto" – The Toys
• "Make the World Go Away" – Eddy Arnold
• "Mbraccia a me!/Core furastiero" – Mario Trevi
• "Mr. Lonely" – Bobby Vinton
• "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" – Herman's Hermits
• "My Baby" – The Temptations
• "My Generation" – The Who
• "My Girl" – The Temptations
• "My Love" – Petula Clark
• "My World Is Empty Without You" – The Supremes
• "The Name Game" – Shirley Ellis
• "Niente cchiù/'A voce 'e ll'ammore" – Mario Trevi
• "Non, à jamais sans toi" – Yovanna (w. Jean Charles m. Bob Calfati)
• "Nothing but Heartaches" – The Supremes
• "Nowhere to Run" – Martha and the Vandellas
• "One Kiss for Old Times' Sake" – Ronnie Dove
• "Ooo Baby Baby" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• "Over and Over" – The Dave Clark Five
• "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" – James Brown
• "Positively 4th Street" – Bob Dylan
• "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" – Andy Williams
• "The Race Is On" – Jack Jones
• "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" – Bert Kaempfert
• "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" – Vic Dana
• "Remember When (We Made These Memories)" – Wayne Newton
• "Rescue Me" – Fontella Bass
• "Respect" – Otis Redding
• "Run, Baby Run (Back Into My Arms)" – The Newbeats
• "Rusty Bells" – Brenda Lee
• "Save Your Heart for Me" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
• "Schenk Mir ein Bild von Dir" – Peter Alexander
• "Second Hand Rose" – Barbra Streisand
• "See My Friends" – The Kinks
• "See Saw" – Don Covay
• "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" – Dean Martin
• "Set Me Free" – The Kinks
• "Sulo e senza 'e te/Catenella" – Mario Trevi
• "Seventh Son" – Johnny Rivers
• "Sha La La" – Manfred Mann
• "Shakin' All Over" – The Guess Who
• "She's a Woman" – The Beatles
• "She's Just My Style" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
• "Shotgun" – Jr. Walker & The All Stars
• "The Silence (Il Silenzio)" – Al Hirt
• "Silhouettes" – Herman's Hermits
• "Since I Lost My Baby" – The Temptations
• "Sitting in the Park" – Billy Stewart
• "Some Enchanted Evening" – Jay and the Americans
• "Te voglio bene assaje/Dicitencello vuje" – Mario Trevi
• "The Sound of Silence" – Simon & Garfunkel
• "Spanish Flea" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass
• "Stop! In the Name of Love" – The Supremes
• "Subterranean Homesick Blues" – Bob Dylan
• "Sunday and Me" – Jay and the Americans
• "Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows" – Lesley Gore
• "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" – Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and The Pearls
• "Sweet Talkin' Guy"- The Chiffons
• "Take Me Back" – Little Anthony & The Imperials
• "Tears" – Ken Dodd
• "Tell Her No" – The Zombies
• "This Diamond Ring" – Gary Lewis and the Playboys
• "Thunderball" – Tom Jones
• "Ticket to Ride" – The Beatles
• "Till the End of the Day" – The Kinks
• "Tired of Waiting for You" – The Kinks
• "The Tracks of My Tears" – Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• "Treat Her Right" – Roy Head and the Traits
• "Truly, Truly True" – Brenda Lee
• "Turn! Turn! Turn! (to Everything There Is a Season)" – The Byrds
• "Unchained Melody" – The Righteous Brothers
• "Universal Soldier" – Donovan
• "Va t'en, va t'en" – Dick Rivers
• "We Can Work It Out" – The Beatles
• "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" – The Animals
• "A Well Respected Man" – The Kinks
• "What Have They Done to the Rain" – The Searchers
• "What the World Needs Now Is Love" – Jackie DeShannon
• "What's New, Pussycat?" – Tom Jones
• "With These Hands" – Tom Jones
• "Wooly Bully" – Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs
• "Wonderful World" – Herman's Hermits
• "Yes, I'm Ready" – Barbara Mason
• "Yes It Is" – The Beatles
• "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" – The Lovin' Spoonful
• "You Turn Me On" – Ian Whitcomb
• "You Were Made for Me" – Freddie and the Dreamers
• "You Were On My Mind" – We Five
• "You're the One" – The Vogues
• "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" – The Silkie
• "You've Got Your Troubles" – The Fortunes
• "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – The Righteous Brothers
• "Zorba the Greek" – Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass

Published popular music

• "Call Me" w.m. Tony Hatch
• "The Carnival Is Over" w. Tom Springfield
• "Do I Hear a Waltz?" w. Stephen Sondheim m. Richard Rodgers. Introduced by Elizabeth Allen in the musical Do I Hear a Waltz?.
• "Girl Talk" w. Bobby Troup m. Neal Hefti from the film Harlow
• "Goldfinger" w. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley m. John Barry. Introduced by Shirley Bassey on the soundtrack of the film Goldfinger
• "Honey Come Back" w.m. Jimmy Webb
• "I Have Confidence" w.m. Richard Rodgers, from the film The Sound of Music
• "I Know a Place" w.m. Tony Hatch
• "The Impossible Dream" w. Joe Darion m. Mitch Leigh Introduced by Richard Kiley in the musical Man of La Mancha
• "Jeannie" w.m. Hugo Montenegro and Buddy Kaye, theme from the TV series I Dream of Jeannie
• "Michelle" w.m. John Lennon & Paul McCartney
• "Moment To Moment" w. Johnny Mercer m. Henry Mancini from the film Moment to Moment
• "On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever)" w. Alan Jay Lerner m. Burton Lane introduced by John Cullum in the musical On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Performed in the 1970 film version by Yves Montand.
• "The Shadow of Your Smile" w. Paul Francis Webster m. Johnny Mandel
• "She Touched Me" w. Ira Levin m. Milton Schafer. Introduced by Elliott Gould in the musical Drat! The Cat!
• "Somewhere My Love" Paul Francis Webster m. Maurice Jarre from Doctor Zhivago
• "Spanish Flea" m. Julius Wechter
• "What The World Needs Now Is Love". Hal David m. Burt Bacharach
• "What's New Pussycat?" w. Hal David m. Burt Bacharach from the film What's New Pussycat?
• "Who Can I Turn To?" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd
• "A World of Our Own" w.m. Tom Springfield
• "(On A) Wonderful Day Like Today" w.m. Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley from the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

Classical music

Premieres

Compositions

• Gilbert Biberian – Greek Suite for guitar
• Pierre Boulez - Éclat for ensemble
• Carlos Chávez – Soli III for bassoon, trumpet, timpani, viola, and orchestra
• George Crumb
• Madrigals, Books I for soprano, vibraphone, and double bass
• Madrigals, Books II for soprano, flute/alto flute/piccolo, and percussion
• Mario Davidovsky – Inflexions for chamber ensemble
• Henri Dutilleux – Résonances for piano
• Roberto Gerhard – Concerto for Orchestra
• Vittorio Giannini – Symphony no. 5
• Wojciech Kilar – Springfield Sonnet for orchestra
• Jan Klusák
• Rejdovák for bass clarinet, viola and double bass
• Sonata for String and Wind Instruments
• Fantaisie lyrique
• György Ligeti – Requiem for Soprano and Mezzo Soprano solo, mixed Chorus and Orchestra (1963–65)
• Henri Pousseur
• Miroir de Votre Faust (Caractères II) for piano with soprano ad libitum
• Jeu de Miroirs de Votre Faust for piano, soprano ad libitum, and two-channel tape
• Karlheinz Stockhausen – Mikrophonie II
• Eduard Tubin – Sonata for viola and piano

Opera

• Jack Beeson – Lizzie Borden, March 25, New York City Opera
• Ned Rorem – Miss Julie, November 4, New York City Opera

Film

• Burt Bacharach - What's New Pussycat?
• John Barry - The Ipcress File
• John Barry - Thunderball
• Benjamin Frankel - Battle of the Bulge
• Ernest Gold - Ship of Fools
• Jerry Goldsmith - A Patch of Blue
• Ron Goodwin - Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
• Maurice Jarre - Doctor Zhivago
• Henry Mancini - The Great Race
• Johnny Mandel - The Sandpiper
• Alex North - The Agony and the Ecstasy
• Lalo Schifrin - The Cincinnati Kid

Jazz

Musical theater

• Baker Street Broadway production opened at The Broadway Theatre and ran for 311 performances
• Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein) – Broadway revival
• Charlie Girl&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;London production opened at the Adelphi Theatre on December 15.
• Do I Hear A Waltz? (Richard Rodgers and Stephen Sondheim) – Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 220 performances
• Drat! The Cat! – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 8 performances
• Flora the Red Menace (Music: John Kander Lyrics: Fred Ebb) Broadway production opened on May 11 and ran for 87 performances. Starring Liza Minnelli.
• Half a Sixpence – Broadway production opened at the Broadhurst Theatre and ran for 511 performances
• Hello, Dolly! (Jerry Herman) – London production
• Man of La Mancha (Joe Darion and Mitch Leigh) – Broadway production opened at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 2,328 performances. The show won five Tony Awards
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever – Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre and ran for 280 performances
• Pickwick – Broadway production opened at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 56 performances
• The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd – Broadway production opened at the Schubert Theatre and ran for 231 performances
• Twang! (Music, Lyrics and Book: Lionel Bart) London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on December 20.

Musical films

• Bangaru Panjaram, Telugu musical drama
• Funny Things Happen Down Under, Australia/New Zealand co-production starring Olivia Newton-John
• Help!, directed by Richard Lester, starring The Beatles
• Inside the Forbidden City, Hong Kong musical opera film
• Janwar, Hindi film
• Malangi, Pakistani film in Punjabi, with music by Master Abdullah
• Samba, Brazilian-Spanish co-production starring Sara Montiel, Marc Michel and Fosco Giachetti
• The Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
• Waqt, Hindi film
• When the Boys Meet the Girls, starring Connie Francis

Births

• January 4
• Beth Gibbons, English singer-songwriter, British vocalist (Portishead and Rustin Man)
• David Glasper, British vocalist Breathe
• January 7
• John Ondrasik (or Five for Fighting), American singer-songwriter and pianist
• Chris Kempers, German singer
• January 9 – Haddaway, Trinidadian-German singer, songwriter and musician
• January 12 – Rob Zombie, American musician, filmmaker and screenwriter and heavy metal musician (White Zombie)
• January 14 – Slick Rick, English rapper
• January 15 – Adam Jones, American guitarist and songwriter (Tool and Electric Sheep)
• January 20
• Greg K. (The Offspring)
• Heather Small, British soul singer (M People)
• January 22
• Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses)
• DJ Jazzy Jeff, American rapper and actor
• January 25 – Toni Halliday, lead singer and bass guitarist of Curve and Photofitz
• January 26 – Siavash Shams, Iranian singer
• February 7 – Chris Rock, American comedian, actor and filmmaker
• February 9 – Stephin Merritt from The Magnetic Fields
• February 12 – Mia Frye, American actress, singer, professional dancer, and dance choreographer
• February 15 – Olaf Jeglitza, German singer (Real McCoy)
• February 18 – Dr. Dre, American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur
• February 20 – Inna Zhelannaya, Russian singer-songwriter
• February 25
• Brian Baker of Minor Threat, the Meatmen and Bad Religion
• Maricel Soriano, Filipino actress and television personality
• February 27 – Frank Peter Zimmermann, German violinist
• March 4
• Andrew Collins, British radio DJ and journalist
• WestBam (Maximillian Lenz), German DJ
• March 7 – Jean-Pierre Barda, Swedish-Israeli singer (Army of Lovers)
• March 12 – Liza Umarova, Chechen singer and actress
• March 18 – Yvonne Chaka Chaka, South African singer
• March 23 – Marti Pellow, Scottish vocalist (Wet Wet Wet)
• March 24 – Patrick Scales, British-German electric bass guitar player
• April 1 – Robert Steadman, English composer
• April 3 – Nazia Hassan, Pakistani pop singer (d. 2000)
• April 6 – Black Francis, vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist (Pixies)
• April 12 – Pinchers, reggae/dancehall artist
• April 15 – Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter and record producer.
• April 16 – Martin Lawrence, American actor and comedian
• April 18 – Vinnie Moore, guitarist
• April 19
• Suge Knight, American record producer
• Natalie Dessay, French soprano
• April 23 – Tommy DeCarlo, vocalist (Boston)
• April 25 – Eric Avery (Jane's Addiction)
• May 3 – Tony Wegas, Austrian singer and actor
• May 6 – Maria Doyle-Cuche, Irish singer
• May 7 – Chris O'Connor, vocalist and guitarist (Primitive Radio Gods)
• May 13 – Tasmin Little, English violinist
• May 16 – Krist Novoselic, Croatian-American bassist (Nirvana)
• May 17 – Trent Reznor, American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and film score composer (Nine Inch Nails)
• May 22 – Catie Curtis, American singer-songwriter
• May 23 – Simon Gilbert, English drummer (Suede)
• May 28 – Chris Ballew, American rock musician (The Presidents of the United States of America)
• May 31
• Lisa I'Anson, British DJ
• DJ Casper, American musician (d. 2023)
• June 5 – Tyler Bates, American musician, music producer, and composer for films, television, and video games (Zack Snyder, Sucker Punch, Marilyn Manson, Marius de Vries, Guardians of the Galaxy)
• June 7
• Jean-Pierre François, French footballer and singer
• Christine Roque, French singer
• June 10
• Joey Santiago (Pixies)
• June 12 – Little Louie Vega, American disc jockey, record producer and remixer (Masters at Work)
• June 16 – Darja Å vajger, Slovak singer
• June 19 – Sean Marshall, American child actor and singer
• June 21 – Sonique, English singer, musician and DJ
• June 23 – Paul Arthurs, English musician (Oasis)
• June 28 – Sonny Strait, American voice actor and singer
• June 29 - Tripp Eisen, American Musician
• July 4 – Jo Whiley, British radio DJ
• July 5 – Eyran Katsenelenbogen, Israeli jazz pianist
• July 9
• Frank Bello (Anthrax)
• Tom Hingley, English singer, songwriter and guitarist (Inspiral Carpets)
• July 13
• Akina Nakamori, Japanese pop singer
• Eileen Ivers, American fiddler (Cherish the Ladies)
• July 19 – Evelyn Glennie, Scottish percussionist
• July 23
• Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Catherine Wheel)
• Slash, guitarist (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver)
• July 28
• Daniela Mercury, Brazilian singer
• Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer
• Nick Banks, English drummer (Pulp)
• August 6
• Ravi Coltrane, American saxophonist
• Yuki Kajiura, Japanese composer
• August 10 – Toumani Diabaté, Malian kora player (d. 2024)
• August 12 – Bon Harris, English singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist (Nitzer Ebb)
• August 14 – Mark Collins, English guitarist (the Charlatans)
• August 16 – Jari Sillanpää, Finnish singer
• August 18 – Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
• August 19 – Johan Botha, South African operatic tenor (d. 2016)
• August 20
• Wise, American rapper (Stetsasonic)
• KRS-One, American rapper (Boogie Down Productions)
• August 26 – Annie Holland, English musician (Elastica)
• August 27 – E-Type, Swedish musician songwriter and record producer
• August 28 – Shania Twain, Canadian country-pop singer-songwriter and performer
• August 29 – Frances Ruffelle, English actress and singer
• September 1 – Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer
• September 3 – Todd Lewis, (Toadies)
• September 7 – Angela Gheorghiu, Romanian soprano
• September 7 – , Italian Composer and musicologist
• September 9 – Jesús Vázquez, Spanish television presenter
• September 11 – Moby, American musician
• September 12 – Norwood Fisher, Fishbone
• September 13 – Zak Starkey, drummer, son of Ringo Starr
• September 16 – Stephen Shareaux, American singer-songwriter (Kik Tracee and Zen From Mars)
• September 23 – Marco Blaauw, trumpeter (musikFabrik)
• September 26 – Cindy Herron, American singer (En Vogue)
• October 2 – David D'Or, Israeli singer, composer and songwriter
• October 8 – C.J. Ramone, bassist (Ramones)
• October 14
• Constantine Koukias, Australian composer
• Karyn White, American R&B singer and songwriter
• October 18 – Curtis Stigers, American jazz musician and singer
• October 20
• Jil Caplan, French singer and songwriter
• Norman Blake, Scottish singer/songwriter (Teenage Fanclub)
• October 22 – John Wesley Harding, singer
• October 25 – Luis Jara, Chilean singer, television host and actor
• October 26
• Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor
• Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor
• October 29 - Peter Timmins, Canadian drummer (Cowboy Junkies)
• October 30 – Gavin Rossdale, English musician (Gwen Stefani)
• November 2 – Shahrukh Khan, Indian actor
• November 4
• Pata, Japanese rock guitarist (X Japan)
• Jeff Scott Soto, American musician
• Wayne Static, American rock singer (Static-X)
• November 8 – Craig Chester, American actor
• November 9 – Bryn Terfel, Welsh bass-baritone
• November 10 – Jonas Åkerlund, Swedish music video director and drummer
• November 14
• Jeanette Jurado, American singer (Exposé)
• Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, American record producer
• November 16 – Magnus Bäcklund, Swedish singer (Fame)
• November 20 – Yoshiki, Japanese composer, pianist, and drummer (X Japan)
• November 21
• Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, musician, businesswomen, record producer, and DJ
• Gabrielle Glaser (Luscious Jackson)
• November 18 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter (Tripping Daisy and The Polyphonic Spree)
• November 22 – Sen Dog (Cypress Hill)
• November 24 – Angelika Kirchschlager, Austrian opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
• November 25 – Tim Armstrong, American singer and musician (Rancid)
• November 29 - Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer and musician (d. 1992)
• December 5
• Gary Didier Perez, Haitian compas singer (d. 2025)
• John Rzeznik, American rock singer (Goo Goo Dolls)
• December 8 – Easy Mo Bee, American DJ and record producer
• December 12 – Russell Batiste Jr., American funk and R&B drummer (d. 2023)
• December 13 – Kristiane Backer, German-English television presenter, journalist and author
• December 23 – Bobby Schayer, American drummer (Bad Religion)
• December 27 – Salman Khan, Indian actor
• December 29 – Dexter Holland, American rock singer (The Offspring)
• Date unknown
• Kepa Junkera, Basque accordionist and composer
• Joakim Sundström, Swedish sound editor, sound designer and musician
• Sonja Yelich, New Zealand poet and mother of singer-songwriters, Lorde and Indy Yelich.

Deaths

• 11 January – Arne Bjørndal, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler, composer and folklorist, 82
• January 13 – Leo Funtek, violinist, conductor and arranger, 79
• January 14 – Jeanette MacDonald, singer and actress, 61
• January 20 – Alan Freed, DJ who first used the phrase Rock and Roll, 43
• January 21 – Reino Helismaa, singer-songwriter
• February 2 – Charles W. Harrison, ballad singer, 86
• February 7 – Viggo Brodersen, pianist and composer, 85
• February 14 – Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, conductor and composer, 84
• February 15 – Nat King Cole, singer and pianist, 45
• February 25 – Leo Sirota, pianist
• March 2 – Ján ValaÅ¡Å¥an Dolinský, composer
• March 4 – Asadata Dafora, drummer
• March 8 – Tadd Dameron, jazz pianist and composer, 48
• March 22 – Harry Tierney, musical theatre composer
• March 29 – Zlatko Baloković, violinist, 70
• April 7 – David Hellström, songwriter, 81
• April 12 – La Belle Otero, dancer and courtesan
• April 26 – Michael Bohnen, operatic bass-baritone and actor, 77
• May 1 – Spike Jones, comedy musician, 53
• May 14 – Joe Sanders, jazz pianist, singer and bandleader, 68
• June 18 – George Melachrino, English conductor, singer and composer
• July 8 – Willie Dennis, jazz trombonist, 39
• July 14 – Spencer Williams, pianist, singer and composer
• July 17 – Frank Ryan, tenor, 65
• September 4 – Albert Schweitzer, missionary, musician, and author on Bach
• September 8 – Dorothy Dandridge, actress and singer, 42
• September 9 – Julián Carrillo, Mexican composer, conductor, violinist and music theorist, 90
• September 10 – Bobby Jordan, actor and musician, 42
• September 15 – Steve Brown, jazz musician
• September 25 – Nikolai Sokoloff, violinist and conductor, 79
• October 21 – Bill Black, US musician, 39
• October 25 – Hans Knappertsbusch, German conductor, 77
• October 27 – Peter La Farge, folk singer-songwriter, 34
• November 6
• Edgard Varèse, French composer, 81
• Clarence Williams, jazz musician and composer, 67
• November 18 – Lou Black, banjo player, 64
• November 19 – Joe Falcon, Cajun accordionist, 65
• November 21
• Cecil Brower, jazz violinist, 50 (perforated ulcer)
• Naoum Blinder, violinist and teacher born in Ukraine, 76 (if born July 19, 1889, per some sources)
• November 25 – Dame Myra Hess, pianist, 75
• December 3 – Hank D'Amico, jazz and swing musician
• December 10 – Henry Cowell, composer
• December 11 – Rafael Hernández Marín, composer, 73
• December 16 – Tito Schipa, tenor, 76
• December 20 – Charlie Burse, blues musician, 64
• date unknown – Craig Campbell, operatic tenor, 77

Awards

Grammy Awards

• Grammy Awards of 1965

Eurovision Song Contest

• Eurovision Song Contest 1965

See also

• List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1965

References