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The UK Albums Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling albums of the week in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3] Before 2004, the chart was only based on the sales of physical albums. This list shows albums that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart during 1965, as well as albums which peaked in 1964 but were in the top 10 in 1965. The entry date is when the album appeared in the top ten for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).
The first new number-one album of the year was by The Rolling Stones No. 2 by The Rolling Stones. Overall, six different albums peaked at number one in 1965, with The Beatles (2) having the most albums hit that position.
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Album peaked in 1962 or 1964 but still in chart in 1965. |
| Entered | The date that the album first appeared in the chart. |
| Peak | Highest position that the album reached in the UK Albums Chart. |
| Entered (week ending) | Weeks in top 10 | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached (week ending) | Weeks at peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums in 1962 | ||||||
| 24 March 1962 | 153 | West Side Story: Original Soundtrack ‡ | Various artists | 1 | 23 June 1962 | 13 |
| Albums in 1964 | ||||||
| 25 April 1964 | 42 | The Rolling Stones ‡ | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 2 May 1964 | 12 |
| 4 July 1964 | 40 | The Bachelors and 16 Great Songs ‡ | The Bachelors | 2 | 26 December 1964 | 4 |
| 18 July 1964 | 32 | A Hard Day's Night ‡ | The Beatles | 1 | 25 July 1964 | 21 |
| 17 October 1964 | 22 | Kinks ‡ | The Kinks | 3 | 5 December 1964 | 2 |
| 21 November 1964 | 13 | The Animals ‡ | The Animals | 6 | 5 December 1964 | 2 |
| 5 December 1964 | 5 | Twelve Songs of Christmas ‡ | Jim Reeves | 4 | 26 December 1964 | 2 |
| 12 December 1964 | 37 | Beatles for Sale ‡ | The Beatles | 1 | 19 December 1964 | 11 |
| 10 | Oh, Pretty Woman | Roy Orbison | 5 | 9 January 1965 | 1 | |
| 19 December 1964 | 20 | The Lucky 13 Shades of Val Doonican | Val Doonican | 2 | 23 January 1965 | 1 |
| Albums in 1965 | ||||||
| 23 January 1965 | 24 | The Rolling Stones No. 2 | The Rolling Stones | 1 | 6 February 1965 | 10 |
| 6 February 1965 | 16 | The Best of Jim Reeves | Jim Reeves | 3 | 20 February 1965 | 4 |
| 20 February 1965 | 6 | Cilla | Cilla Black | 5 | 6 March 1965 | 2 |
| 6 | The Voice of Winston Churchill | Sir Winston Churchill | 6 | 27 February 1965 | 1 | |
| 6 March 1965 | 8 | Sandie | Sandie Shaw | 3 | 27 March 1965 | 1 |
| 20 March 1965 | 9 | Kinda Kinks | The Kinks | 3 | 20 March 1965 | 2 |
| 22 | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 1 | 17 April 1965 | 2 | |
| 3 April 1965 | 5 | The Pretty Things | The Pretty Things | 6 | 17 April 1965 | 1 |
| 10 April 1965 | 1 | Sounds Like Searchers | The Searchers | 8 | 1 May 1965 | 1 |
| 9 | The Times They Are a-Changin' | Bob Dylan | 4 | 1 May 1965 | 2 | |
| 17 April 1965 | 233 | The Sound of Music: Original Soundtrack | Various artists | 1 | 5 June 1965 | 70 |
| 55 | Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack | 2 | 4 December 1965 | 2 | ||
| 1 May 1965 | 8 | Girl Happy | Elvis Presley | 7 | 1 May 1965 | 3 |
| 1 | Another Side of Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | 8 | 1 May 1965 | 1 | |
| 1 | Cliff Richard | Cliff Richard | 9 | 1 May 1965 | 1 | |
| 7 | My Fair Lady: Original Soundtrack Recording | Various artists | 9 | 1 May 1965 | 3 | |
| 22 May 1965 | 14 | Animal Tracks | The Animals | 6 | 29 May 1965 | 2 |
| 23 | Bringing It All Back Home | Bob Dylan | 1 | 29 May 1965 | 1 | |
| 5 June 1965 | 9 | Hit Maker!: Burt Bacharach plays the Burt Bacharach Hits | Burt Bacharach | 3 | 12 June 1965 | 1 |
| 12 June 1965 | 9 | What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid | Donovan | 3 | 10 July 1965 | 1 |
| 3 July 1965 | 1 | Joan Baez | Joan Baez | 9 | 3 July 1965 | 1 |
| 10 July 1965 | 15 | Joan Baez/5 | 3 | 17 July 1965 | 5 | |
| 8 | A World of Our Own | The Seekers | 5 | 31 July 1965 | 2 | |
| 24 July 1965 | 11 | The Sound of The Shadows | The Shadows | 4 | 28 August 1965 | 1 |
| 31 July 1965 | 4 | Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 | Joan Baez | 8 | 7 August 1965 | 3 |
| 7 August 1965 | 24 | Almost There | Andy Williams | 4 | 18 September 1965 | 4 |
| 14 August 1965 | 30 | Help! | The Beatles | 1 | 14 August 1965 | 9 |
| 21 August 1965 | 3 | Catch Us If You Can | The Dave Clark Five | 8 | 21 August 1965 | 2 |
| 11 September 1965 | 5 | Mr. Tambourine Man | The Byrds | 7 | 18 September 1965 | 2 |
| 2 October 1965 | 16 | Out of Our Heads | The Rolling Stones | 2 | 13 November 1965 | 1 |
| 9 October 1965 | 8 | Hollies | The Hollies | 8 | 23 October 1965 | 1 |
| 1 | There Is Only One Roy Orbison | Roy Orbison | 10 | 9 October 1965 | 1 | |
| 16 October 1965 | 12 | Highway 61 Revisited | Bob Dylan | 4 | 27 November 1965 | 2 |
| 3 | All I Really Want to Do | Cher | 7 | 23 October 1965 | 1 | |
| 23 October 1965 | 6 | Look at Us | Sonny & Cher | 7 | 30 October 1965 | 1 |
| 30 October 1965 | 7 | Mann Made | Manfred Mann | 7 | 13 November 1965 | 4 |
| 8 | Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty | Dusty Springfield | 6 | 27 November 1965 | 1 | |
| 4 December 1965 | 7 | Farewell, Angelina | Joan Baez | 5 | 11 December 1965 | 4 |
| 3 | Elvis for Everyone! | Elvis Presley | 8 | 11 December 1965 | 1 | |
| 18 December 1965 | 31 | Rubber Soul | The Beatles | 1 | 25 December 1965 | 8 |
| 25 December 1965 | 2 | Magic of the Minstrels | The George Mitchell Minstrels | 9 | 25 December 1965 | 2 |
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