These are the Billboard magazine Hot 100 number one hits of 1964.
That year, 11 acts achieved their first number one song, such as The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Mary Wells, The Dixie Cups, Peter and Gordon, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, The Animals, Manfred Mann, The Shangri-Las, and Lorne Greene. Dean Martin, despite already having a song hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first number one song on the chart. Bobby Vinton, The Beatles, and The Supremes were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one that year, which The Beatles had the most with six.
Chart history
| The yellow background indicates the #1 song on Billboard's 1964 Year-End Chart of Pop Singles. |
| No. | Issue date | Song | Artist(s) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | January 4 | "There! I've Said It Again" | Bobby Vinton | [1] |
| January 11 | [2] | |||
| January 18 | [3] | |||
| January 25 | [4] | |||
| 104 | February 1 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | The Beatles | [5] |
| February 8 | [6] | |||
| February 15 | [7] | |||
| February 22 | [8] | |||
| February 29 | [9] | |||
| March 7 | [10] | |||
| March 14 | [11] | |||
| 105 | March 21 | "She Loves You" | [12] | |
| March 28 | [13] | |||
| 106 | April 4 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | [14] | |
| April 11 | [15] | |||
| April 18 | [16] | |||
| April 25 | [17] | |||
| May 2 | [18] | |||
| 107 | May 9 | "Hello, Dolly!" | Louis Armstrong | [19] |
| 108 | May 16 | "My Guy" | Mary Wells | [20] |
| May 23 | [21] | |||
| 109 | May 30 | "Love Me Do" | The Beatles | [22] |
| 110 | June 6 | "Chapel of Love" | The Dixie Cups | [23] |
| June 13 | [24] | |||
| June 20 | [25] | |||
| 111 | June 27 | "A World Without Love" | Peter and Gordon | [26] |
| 112 | July 4 | "I Get Around" | The Beach Boys | [27] |
| July 11 | [28] | |||
| 113 | July 18 | "Rag Doll" | The Four Seasons | [29] |
| July 25 | [30] | |||
| 114 | August 1 | "A Hard Day's Night" | The Beatles | [31] |
| August 8 | [32] | |||
| 115 | August 15 | "Everybody Loves Somebody" | Dean Martin | [33] |
| 116 | August 22 | "Where Did Our Love Go" | The Supremes | [34] |
| August 29 | [35] | |||
| 117 | September 5 | "The House of the Rising Sun" | The Animals | [36] |
| September 12 | [37] | |||
| September 19 | [38] | |||
| 118 | September 26 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Roy Orbison | [39] |
| October 3 | [40] | |||
| October 10 | [41] | |||
| 119 | October 17 | "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" | Manfred Mann | [42] |
| October 24 | [43] | |||
| 120 | October 31 | "Baby Love" | The Supremes | [44] |
| November 7 | [45] | |||
| November 14 | [46] | |||
| November 21 | [47] | |||
| 121 | November 28 | "Leader of the Pack" | The Shangri-Las | [48] |
| 122 | December 5 | "Ringo" | Lorne Greene | [49] |
| 123 | December 12 | "Mr. Lonely" | Bobby Vinton | [50] |
| 124 | December 19 | "Come See About Me" | The Supremes | [51] |
| 125 | December 26 | "I Feel Fine" | The Beatles | [52] |
Number-one artists
| Position | Artist | Weeks at No. 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatles | 18 |
| 2 | The Supremes | 7 |
| 3 | Bobby Vinton | 5 |
| 4 | The Dixie Cups | 3 |
| The Animals | ||
| Roy Orbison | ||
| 7 | Mary Wells | 2 |
| The Beach Boys | ||
| The Four Seasons | ||
| Manfred Mann | ||
| 9 | Louis Armstrong | 1 |
| Peter and Gordon | ||
| Dean Martin | ||
| The Shangri-Las | ||
| Lorne Greene |
See also
- 1964 in music
- List of Billboard number-one singles
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles from 1958 to 1969
References
- ^ "January 4, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 11, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 18, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "January 25, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 1, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 8, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 15, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 22, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "February 29, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 7, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 14, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 21, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "March 28, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 4, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 11, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 18, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "April 25, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 2, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 9, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 16, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 23, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "May 30, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 6, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 13, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 20, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "June 27, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 4, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 11, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 18, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "July 25, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 1, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 8, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 15, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 22, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "August 29, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 5, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 12, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 19, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "September 26, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 3, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 10, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 17, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 24, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "October 31, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 7, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 14, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 21, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "November 28, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 5, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 12, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 19, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
- ^ "December 26, 1964". Billboard Hot 100.
Sources
- Fred Bronson's Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, 5th Edition (ISBN 0-8230-7677-6)
- Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2008, 12 Edition (ISBN 0-89820-180-2)
- Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties (ISBN 0-89820-074-1)
- Additional information obtained can be verified within Billboard's online archive services and print editions of the magazine.
This page was last edited on 15 May 2024, at 07:00