’64 was a fine vintage for pop music with Beatlemania hitting the US, Top of the Pops debuting on UK TV, and the Rolling Stones having a sucessful US tour.
Davie Jones & King Bees released their debut single “I Can’t Help Thinking About Me.” The group disbanded but the lead singer went on to have a long, fabulous career as David Bowie.
It was probably the hardest choice yet knowing what to exclude. I’d forgotten how many top tunes there were in 1964.
1. The Searchers – Needles And Pins 01-64
2. Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – Little Children – 03-64
3. Peter & Gordon – A World Without Love – 04-64
4. The Animals – House Of The Rising Sun – 07-64
5. The Bachelors – Ramona – 06-64
6. Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart – 02-64
7. Petula Clark – Downtown – 12-64
8. Doris Day – Move Over Darling – 04-64
9. The Dave Clark Five – Bits And Pieces – 02-64
10. The Kinks – You Really Got Me – 08-64
11. Kathy Kirby – Secret Love – 11-63
12. Sandie Shaw – Always Something There To Remind Me – 10-64
13. Dusty Springfield – I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself – 07-64
And here’s the ones which make it into the top 13.
Dionne Warwick – Walk On By – 05-64
Dave Berry – The Crying Game – 09-64
The Merseybeats – Wishin’ And Hopin’ – 08-64
Mary Wells – My Guy – 06-64
The Honeycombs – Have I The Right? – 08-64
Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy – 07-64
The Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night – 11-64
The Zombies – She’s Not There – 09-64
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night – 07-64
The Shangri-Las – Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand) – 11-64
Freddie & The Dreamers – You Were Made For Me – 11-63
The Beach Boys – I Get Around – 08-64
The Supremes – Baby Love – 11-64
The Hollies – Here I Go Again – 06-64
Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody – 09-64
The Swinging Blue Jeans – The Hippy Hippy Shake – 01-64
Roy Orbison – Oh Pretty Woman – 09-64
The Rolling Stones – It’s All Over Now – 07-64
The Ronettes – Baby I Love You 02-64
Millie – My Boy Lollipop – 04-64
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