The #1 R&B song on August 1, 1965

In the Midnight Hour By Wilson Pickett

Other #1 songs on August 1, 1965

#1 Hit Song

I'm Henry VIII, I Am
Herman's Hermits

UK #1 Song

Help!
The Beatles

#1 Country Song

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

Notable August 1 birthdays in the 1960s

Kevin Jarvis

Born August 01, 1969
Stacey Augmon

Born August 01, 1968
Gregg Jefferies

Born August 01, 1967
James St. James

Born August 01, 1966
Adam Duritz

Born August 01, 1964
Demián Bichir

Born August 01, 1963
Chuck D

Born August 01, 1960