Peak
15
Weeks
10
Score
1,290
Chart Year
1965
Scores & Rankings
Chart Performance
Peak Position15
Peak DateApr 3, 1965
Weeks at Peak1
Weeks Charted10
Weeks in Top 406
Weeks in Top 100
Weeks at #20
Weeks at #10
Scoring
Summary Calc446
Weekly Calc844
Total Score1,290
Rankings
Year Ranking#169
Decade Ranking#1,742
Billboard Year#174
Top 5000#10,978
Details
- Album
- Single
- Label
- MGM Records
- Genre
- Blues rock
- Composer(s)
- Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caldwell
- Entered Chart
- Feb 6, 1965
- Peak Date
- Apr 3, 1965
- Released
- Unknown
- Recorded
- Unknown
- Catalog #
- MGM 13311
- B-Side
- Club A-GoGo
Notes
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott and Sol Marcus for American singer-songwriter and pianist Nina Simone, who recorded the first version in 1964. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" has been covered by many artists. Two of the covers were transatlantic hits, the first in 1965 by the Animals, which was a blues rock version; and in 1977 by the disco group Santa Esmeralda, which was a four-on-the-floor rearrangement. A 1986 cover by new wave musician Elvis Costello found success in Britain and Ireland.
Chart History (10 weeks)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 6, 1965 | 89 | 37 |
| 2 | Feb 13, 1965 | 73 | 53 |
| 3 | Feb 20, 1965 | 60 | 66 |
| 4 | Feb 27, 1965 | 49 | 77 |
| 5 | Mar 6, 1965 | 39 | 87 |
| 6 | Mar 13, 1965 | 26 | 100 |
| 7 | Mar 20, 1965 | 22 | 104 |
| 8 | Mar 27, 1965 | 17 | 109 |
| 9 | Apr 3, 1965 | 15 | 111 |
| 10 | Apr 10, 1965 | 26 | 100 |