Roy Orbison had been scoring hit records since 1960 and had his first number one with "Running Scared" in 1961. With the onslaught of the "British Invasion," most American artists took a back seat, but in September of 1964, Orbison took "Oh, Pretty Woman" to the top spot. He signed a new contract with MGM records, but nothing seemed to work after that. He didn't have another top 20 record until "You Got It" made #9 in 1989.
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" was a collaborative effort from Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers), song writers Barry Mann and Cynthia Wiel, and producer Phil Specter. It was the number one song for two weeks in February of 1965.
TOP 40 SENIOR RECORDS
based on Billboard Power Rating
-- chart ranking, length at #1, weeks on chart
title
artist
Rank / Date
weeks #1
weeks on chart
Top Twenty Pts.
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
The Righteous Brothers
1 - 2/6/1965
2
13
252
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1 - 7/10/1965
4
12
251
I Can't Help Myself
The Four Tops
1 - 6/19/1965
2
13
250
Come See About Me
The Supremes
1 - 12/19/1964
2
13
241
Downtown
Petula Clark
1 - 1/23/1965
2
13
240
Oh Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison
1 - 9/26/1964
3
14
232
Mr. Lonely
Bobby Vinton
1 - 12/12/1964
1
14
231
Baby Love
The Supremes
1 - 10/31/1964
4
12
230
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Manfred Mann
1 - 10/17/1964
2
12
229
Wooly Bully
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
2 - 6/5/1965
14
227
Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter
Herman's Hermits
1 - 5/1/1965
3
11
217
This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & the Playboys
1 - 2/20/1965
2
11
215
Stop! In the Name of Love
The Supremes
1 - 3/27/1965
2
10
210
The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
1 - 9/5/1964
3
10
204
My Girl
The Temptations
1 - 3/6/1965
1
11
203
I Feel Fine
The Beatles
1 - 12/26/1964
3
11
202
Last Kiss
J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
2 - 11/7/1964
12
194
She's Not There
The Zombies
2 - 12/12/1964
12
185
Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds
1 - 6/26/1965
1
10
176
Help Me Rhonda
The Beach Boys
1 - 5/29/1965
2
11
173
Bread & Butter
The Newbeats
2 - 9/19/1964
11
172
Ringo
Lorne Greene
1 - 12/5/1964
1
10
171
Dancing in the Street
Martha & the Vandellas
2 - 10/17/1964
11
168
King of the Road
Roger Miller
4 - 3/20/1965
12
164
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles
1 - 5/22/1965
1
9
161
Crying in the Chapel
Elvis Presley
3 - 6/12/1965
11
160
Love Potion Number Nine
The Searchers
3 - 1/16/1965
11
160
The Birds and the Bees
Jewel Akens
3 - 3/20/1965
12
155
I'm Telling You Now
Freddie & The Dreamers
1 - 4/10/1965
2
8
155
I'll Never Find Another You
The Seekers
4 - 5/15/1965
10
153
Leader of the Pack
The Shangri-las
1 - 11/28/1964
1
10
152
You Were on My Mind
We Five
3 - 9/25/1965
13
152
We'll Sing in the Sunshine
Gayle Garnett
4 - 10/17/1964
13
149
Back in My Arms Again
The Supremes
1 - 6/12/1965
1
10
149
Game Of Love
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
1 - 4/24/1965
1
10
149
Can't You Hear My Heart Beat
Herman's Hermits
2 - 3/27/1965
11
148
Eight Days a Week
The Beatles
1 - 3/13/1965
2
9
147
I Know a Place
Petula Clark
3 - 5/1/1965
9
140
Remember (Walkin' In the Sand)
The Shangri-Las
5 - 9/26/1964
9
139
Shotgun
Junior Walker & the All Stars
4 - 4/3/1965
10
139
TOP TWENTY POINTS -- 20 for #1 .... 1 for #20 each week in the top twenty.
Billboard Top 20 for 1964
Billboard Ranking / Title / Artist
1. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
2. She Loves You The Beatles
3. Hello Dolly Louis Armstrong
4. Oh Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5. I Get Around The Beach Boys
6. Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
7. My Guy Mary Wells
8. We'll Sing In The Sunshine Gayle Garnett
9. Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
10. Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
11. People Barbara Streisand
12. Java Al Hirt
13. A Hard Day's Night The Beatles
14. Love Me Do The Beatles
15. Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
16. Please Please Me The Beatles
17. Dancing In The Street Martha & The Vandellas
18. Little Children Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
19. Love Me With All Your Heart The Ray Charles Singers
20. Under The Boardwalk The Drifters
Billboard Top 20 for 1965:
1. Wooly Bully Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
2. I Can't Help Myself The Four Tops
3. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction The Rolling Stones
4. You Were on My Mind We Five
5. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling The Righteous Brothers
6. Downtown Petula Clark
7. Help! The Beatles
8. Can't You Hear My Heart Beat Herman's Hermits
9. Crying in the Chapel Elvis Presley
10. My Girl The Temptations
11. Help Me Rhonda The Beach Boys
12. King of the Road Roger Miller
13. The Birds and the Bees Jewel Akens
14. Hold Me Thrill Me Mel Carter
15. Shotgun Junior Walker & the All Stars
16. I Got You Babe Sonny & Cher
17. This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis & the Playboys
18. The In Crowd The Ramsey Lewis Trio
19. Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter Herman's Hermits
20. Stop! In the Name of Love The Supremes
Petula Clark had been a successful recording artist in Britain and France since 1952, but none of her records had found an audience in the US. When everything British became popular in the US, Clark's "Downtown," which was issued in December, actually outdid the British release, making it to #1 on January 23rd, 1965 -- it stalled at #2 in Britain.