This is a list of singles that have peaked in the top 10 of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 during 1964.
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the developmen ...
scored eleven top ten hits during the year with "
I Want to Hold Your Hand
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded on 17 October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment.
With advance orders ...
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She Loves You
"She Loves You" is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by English rock band the Beatles for release as a single in 1963. The single set and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts, and set a record i ...
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Please Please Me
''Please Please Me'' is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963 in the United Kingdom, following the success of the band's first two s ...
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Twist and Shout
"Twist and Shout" is a 1961 song written by Phil Medley and Bert Berns (later credited as "Bert Russell"). It was originally recorded by the Top Notes, but it did not become a hit in the record charts until it was reworked by the Isley Brothers ...
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Can't Buy Me Love
"Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song was included ...
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Do You Want to Know a Secret
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their 1963 album '' Please Please Me'', sung by George Harrison. In the United States, it was the first top ten song to feature Harrison as a lead singer, reaching N ...
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Love Me Do
"Love Me Do" is the official debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by " P.S. I Love You". When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1962, it peaked at number 17. It was released in the Unite ...
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P.S. I Love You", "
A Hard Day's Night", "
I Feel Fine
"I Feel Fine" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one o ...
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She's a Woman
"She's a Woman" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released on a non-album single in November 1964 as the B-side to "I Feel Fine", except in North Ame ...
", the most among all other artists.
Top-ten singles
1963 peaks
1965 peaks
See also
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1964 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.
Specific locations
* 1964 in British music
* 1964 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1964 in country music
* 1964 in jazz
Events
*January 1 – ''Top of the Pops'' ...
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List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1964 (U.S.)
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 ...
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References
General sources
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*''Joel Whitburn Presents the Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Sixties'' ()
*Additional information obtained can be verified within ''Billboard's'
online archive servicesand print editions of the magazine.
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1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
United States Hot 100 Top 10