These are the songs that reached #1 in 1964. Something here for everybody, from Lorne Greene and Dean Martin to the Beatles. These #1 hits are listed in alphabetical order:
- Baby Love The Supremes
- Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
- Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups
- Come See About Me The Supremes
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
- Downtown Petula Clark
- Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
- A Hard Day's Night The Beatles
- Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
- The House Of the Rising Sun The Animals
- I Feel Fine The Beatles
- I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
- Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las
- Love Me Do The Beatles
- Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton
- My Guy Mary Wells
- Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
- Rag Doll The 4 Seasons
- Ringo Lorne Greene
- She Loves You The Beatles
- Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
- A World Without Love Peter & Gordon
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers
The Beatles totally dominated 1964. According to Wikipedia, during the week of April 4, The Beatles held twelve positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions. Neither feat has been matched by any other artist. The top five songs were:
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Twist and Shout
- She Loves You
- I Want to Hold Your Hand
- Please Please Me
In addition to those top five, seven other Beatle singles were in the top 100:
- I Saw Her Standing There
- You Can't Do That
- All My Loving
- Roll Over Beethoven
- From Me To You
- Do You Want To Know A Secret
- Thank You Girl
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