“Wooly Bully” became a hit in spring 1965. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 in March, climbed fast, and by June 1965 it peaked at #2 — held out of the #1 spot by The Beach Boys’ “Help Me, Rhonda.” Even without hitting #1, it was so huge across radio and jukeboxes that Billboard later named it the #1 song of the entire year. | Rememberthe60s