# On This Day in 1965, The Rolling Stones Dethroned The Beatles at No. 1 With a “Knee-Jerk” Response to Industry Pressure

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- Published: 2026-11-06T23:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T00:27:08+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-in-1965-the-rolling-stones-dethroned-the-beatles-at-no-1-with-a-knee-jerk-response-to-industry-pressure/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- The Stones replaced the Beatles at No. 1 on 6 November 1965.
- “Get Off of My Cloud” followed four weeks of “Yesterday” at the top.
- The band wrote it in response to pressure for another hit.

## Summary

On 6 November 1965, the Rolling Stones’ “Get Off of My Cloud” reached No. 1 on the US Hot 100, replacing the Beatles’ “Yesterday” after four weeks at the top. The achievement marked another major success for the Stones, who had recently scored a global hit with “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”.

The band wrote the follow-up in frustration at pressure from their label to produce another hit so soon. Keith Richards said the song was a response to people demanding a successor to “Satisfaction” within weeks, and recalled being surprised it became so successful. Earlier singles had made limited progress in the US, while “The Last Time” and “Satisfaction” helped establish the group there in 1965.

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