| The CASH BOX Year-End Charts: 1964 |
| TOP 100 POP SINGLES (As published
in the December 26, 1964, issue) |
| POS | TITLE
– Artist (Label) |
| 1 | I
WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 2 | SHE
LOVES YOU – The Beatles (Swan) |
| 3 | HELLO,
DOLLY! – Louis Armstrong & The All Stars (Kapp) |
| 4 | OH,
PRETTY WOMAN – Roy Orbison & The Candy Men (Monument) |
| 5 | I
GET AROUND – The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
| 6 | LOUIE
LOUIE – The Kingsmen (Wand) |
| 7 | MY
GUY – Mary Wells (Motown) |
| 8 | BLUE
VELVET – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
| 9 | GLAD
ALL OVER – The Dave Clark Five (Epic) |
| 10 | EVERYBODY
LOVES SOMEBODY – Dean Martin (Reprise) |
| 11 | DOMINIQUE
– The Singing Nun (Philips) |
| 12 | THERE!
I’VE SAID IT AGAIN – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
| 13 | LOVE
ME DO – The Beatles (Capitol of Canada / Tollie) |
| 14 | SHE’S
A FOOL – Lesley Gore (Mercury) |
| 15 | WHERE
DID OUR LOVE GO – The Supremes (Motown) |
| 16 | JAVA
– Al Hirt (RCA Victor) |
| 17 | PEOPLE
– Barbra Streisand (Columbia) |
| 18 | A
HARD DAY’S NIGHT – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 19 | SINCE
I FELL FOR YOU – Lenny Welch (Cadence) |
| 20 | FORGET
HIM – Bobby Rydell (Cameo) |
| 21 | UNDER
THE BOARDWALK – The Drifters (Atlantic) |
| 22 | IT’S
ALL RIGHT – The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) |
| 23 | LOVE
ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) – The Ray Charles Singers
(Command) |
| 24 | CHAPEL OF
LOVE – The Dixie Cups (Red Bird) |
| 25 | LITTLE
CHILDREN – Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas (Imperial) |
| 26 | BREAD
AND BUTTER – The Newbeats (Hickory) |
| 27 | I’M
LEAVING IT UP TO YOU – Dale & Grace (Montel) |
| 28 | DAWN
(Go Away) – The 4 Seasons (Philips) |
| 29 | RAG
DOLL – The 4 Seasons (Philips) |
| 30 | SUSPICION
– Terry Stafford (Crusader) |
| 31 | POPSICLES
AND ICICLES – The Murmaids (Chattahoochee) |
| 32 | WASHINGTON
SQUARE – The Village Stompers (Epic) |
| 33 | A
WORLD WITHOUT LOVE – Peter & Gordon (Capitol) |
| 34 | CAN
I GET A WITNESS – Marvin Gaye (Tamla) |
| 35 | I
CAN’T STAY MAD AT YOU – Skeeter Davis (RCA Victor) |
| 36 | WISHIN’
AND HOPIN’ – Dusty Springfield (Philips) |
| 37 | PLEASE
PLEASE ME – The Beatles (Vee-Jay) |
| 38 | YOU
DON’T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY – The Caravelles (Smash) |
| 39 | SUGAR SHACK – Jimmy Gilmer
& The Fireballs (Dot) |
| 40 | BUSTED
– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount) |
| 41 | WALKING
THE DOG – Rufus Thomas (Stax) |
| 42 | YOU
DON’T OWN ME – Lesley Gore (Mercury) |
| 43 | HEY
LITTLE COBRA – The Rip Chords (Columbia) |
| 44 | DEEP
PURPLE – Nino Tempo & April Stevens (Atco) |
| 45 | FOOLS
RUSH IN – Rick Nelson (Decca) |
| 46 | DON’T
LET THE RAIN COME DOWN (Crooked Little Man) – The Serendipity Singers
(Philips) |
| 47 | OUT OF LIMITS
– The Marketts (Warner Bros.) |
| 48 | WALK
ON BY – Dionne Warwick (Scepter) |
| 49 | THE
NITTY GRITTY – Shirley Ellis (Congress) |
| 50 | CRY
BABY – Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters (United Artists) |
| 51 | THE
SHOOP SHOOP SONG (It’s In His Kiss) – Betty Everett (Vee-Jay) |
| 52 | TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS –
Johnny Tillotson (MGM) |
| 53 | THE
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN – The Animals (MGM) |
| 54 | MEAN
WOMAN BLUES – Roy Orbison (Monument) |
| 55 | TWIST
AND SHOUT – The Beatles (Tollie) |
| 56 | MARIA
ELENA – Los Indios Tabajaras (RCA Victor) |
| 57 | MEMPHIS
– Johnny Rivers (Imperial) |
| 58 | EVERYBODY
– Tommy Roe (ABC-Paramount) |
| 59 | SHANGRI-LA
– Robert Maxwell & His Orchestra (Decca) |
| 60 | (Just
Like) ROMEO AND JULIET – The Reflections (Golden World) |
| 61 | DO
YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET – The Beatles (Vee-Jay) |
| 62 | SURFIN’
BIRD – The Trashmen (Garrett) |
| 63 | TELL
ME WHY – Bobby Vinton (Epic) |
| 64 | DANCING
IN THE STREET – Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy) |
| 65 | IT
HURTS TO BE IN LOVE – Gene Pitney (Musicor) |
| 66 | WIVES
AND LOVERS – Jack Jones (Kapp) |
| 67 | REMEMBER
(Walkin’ In The Sand) – The Shangri-Las (Red Bird) |
| 68 | CAN’T
BUY ME LOVE – The Beatles (Capitol) |
| 69 | BE
TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL – The Beach Boys (Capitol) |
| 70 | DEAD
MAN’S CURVE – Jan & Dean (Liberty) |
| 71 | MY
BOY LOLLIPOP – Millie Small (Smash) |
| 72 | UM,
UM, UM, UM, UM, UM – Major Lance (Okeh) |
| 73 | BITS
AND PIECES – The Dave Clark Five (Epic) |
| 74 | KEEP
ON PUSHING – The Impressions (ABC-Paramount) |
| 75 | MIDNIGHT
MARY – Joey Powers (Amy) |
| 76 | FOR
YOU – Rick Nelson (Decca) |
| 77 | THE
GIRL FROM IPANEMA – Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto (Verve) |
| 78 | FUNNY
– Joe Hinton (Back Beat) |
| 79 | STEAL
AWAY – Jimmy Hughes (Fame) |
| 80 | G.T.O.
– Ronny & The Daytonas (Mala) |
| 81 | THE
WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO – The Temptations (Gordy) |
| 82 | DRIP
DROP – Dion (Columbia) |
| 83 | DIANE
– The Bachelors (London) |
| 84 | DO
WAH DIDDY DIDDY – Manfred Mann (Ascot) |
| 85 | THE
SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS – Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise) |
| 86 | NAVY
BLUE – Diane Renay (20th Century-Fox) |
| 87 | LODDY
LO – Chubby Checker (Parkway) |
| 88 | CALIFORNIA
SUN – The Rivieras (Riviera) |
| 89 | DON’T
LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING – Gerry & The Pacemakers (Laurie) |
| 90 | SEE THE FUNNY LITTLE CLOWN
– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists) |
| 91 | BABY
I NEED YOUR LOVING – The Four Tops (Motown) |
| 92 | WHITE
ON WHITE – Danny Williams (United Artists) |
| 93 | DANG
ME – Roger Miller (Smash) |
| 94 | (Down
At) PAPA JOE’S – The Dixiebelles (Sound Stage 7) |
| 95 | NEEDLES
AND PINS – The Searchers (Kapp) |
| 96 | C’MON
AND SWIM – Bobby Freeman (Autumn) |
| 97 | LITTLE
RED ROOSTER – Sam Cooke (RCA Victor) |
| 98 | (You
Don’t Know) HOW GLAD I AM – Nancy Wilson (Capitol) |
| 99 | WHAT
KIND OF FOOL (Do You Think I Am) – The Tams (ABC-Paramount) |
| 100 | HAUNTED
HOUSE – Gene Simmons (Hi) |