| title |
artist |
Date Highest Rank |
Weeks #1 |
Genre |
| My Guy |
Mary Wells |
05/16/1964 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Chapel of Love |
The Dixie Cups |
06/06/1964 |
3 |
American Rock and Roll |
| I Get Around |
The Beach Boys |
07/04/1964 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Rag Doll |
The Four Seasons |
07/18/1964 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Where Did Our Love Go |
The Supremes |
08/22/1964 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Oh Pretty Woman |
Roy Orbison |
09/26/1964 |
3 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Baby Love |
The Supremes |
10/31/1964 |
4 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Leader of the Pack |
The Shangri-las |
11/28/1964 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Come See About Me |
The Supremes |
12/19/1964 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling |
The Righteous Brothers |
02/06/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| This Diamond Ring |
Gary Lewis & the Playboys |
02/20/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| My Girl |
The Temptations |
03/06/1965 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Stop! In the Name of Love |
The Supremes |
03/27/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Help Me Rhonda |
The Beach Boys |
05/29/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Back in My Arms Again |
The Supremes |
06/12/1965 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| I Can't Help Myself |
The Four Tops |
06/19/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Mr. Tambourine Man |
The Byrds |
06/26/1965 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| I Got You Babe |
Sonny & Cher |
08/15/1965 |
3 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Eve of Destruction |
Barry McGuire |
09/25/1965 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Hang On Sloopy |
The McCoys |
10/02/1965 |
1 |
American Rock and Roll |
| I Hear a Symphony |
The Supremes |
11/20/1965 |
2 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Turn! Turn! Turn! |
The Byrds |
12/04/1965 |
3 |
American Rock and Roll |
| There I've Said It Again |
Bobby Vinton |
1/4/64 |
4 |
American Rock and Roll |
| Hello Dolly |
Louis Armstrong |
05/09/1964 |
1 |
American Traditional Vocal |
| Everybody Loves Somebody |
Dean Martin |
08/15/1964 |
1 |
American Traditional Vocal |
| Mr. Lonely |
Bobby Vinton |
12/12/1964 |
1 |
American Traditional Vocal |
| Ringo |
Lorne Greene |
12/05/1964 |
1 |
American Traditional Vocal |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand |
The Beatles |
02/01/1964 |
7 |
British Invasion |
| She Loves You |
The Beatles |
03/21/1964 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| Can't Buy Me Love |
The Beatles |
04/04/1964 |
5 |
British Invasion |
| A World Without Love |
Peter & Gordon |
06/27/1964 |
1 |
British Invasion |
| A Hard Day's Night |
The Beatles |
08/01/1964 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| The House of the Rising Sun |
The Animals |
09/05/1964 |
3 |
British Invasion |
| Do Wah Diddy Diddy |
Manfred Mann |
10/17/1964 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| I Feel Fine |
The Beatles |
12/26/1964 |
3 |
British Invasion |
| Downtown |
Petula Clark |
01/23/1965 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| Eight Days a Week |
The Beatles |
03/13/1965 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| I'm Telling You Now |
Freddie & The Dreamers |
04/10/1965 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| Game Of Love |
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders |
04/24/1965 |
1 |
British Invasion |
| Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter |
Herman's Hermits |
05/01/1965 |
3 |
British Invasion |
| Ticket to Ride |
The Beatles |
05/22/1965 |
1 |
British Invasion |
| (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
The Rolling Stones |
07/10/1965 |
4 |
British Invasion |
| I'm Henry VIII I Am |
Herman's Hermits |
08/07/1965 |
1 |
British Invasion |
| Help! |
The Beatles |
09/04/1965 |
3 |
British Invasion |
| Yesterday |
The Beatles |
10/09/1965 |
4 |
British Invasion |
| Get Off of My Cloud |
The Rolling Stones |
11/06/1965 |
2 |
British Invasion |
| Over and Over |
The Dave Clark Five |
12/25/1965 |
1 |
British Invasion |
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| Of the 47 songs that reached #1 on the Billboard chart in 1964 and 1965, 20 were British imports. Of the American #1's, 22 were rock and roll type songs, while 5 are classified as "traditional vocals." The chart to the left is sortable by clicking on the header of each column. Below is a playlist of the number one songs presented in chronological order: |
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| Almost Made It -- the #2's: |
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen 1/4/1964
You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore 2/1/1964 #2
Twist and Shout by The Beatles 4/4/1964 #2
Do You Want to Know a Secret by The Beatles 5/9/1964 #2
My Boy Lollipop by Little Millie Small 7/4/1964 #2
Memphis by Johnny Rivers 7/11/1964 #2
Bread & Butter by The Newbeats 9/19/1964 #2
Dancing in the Street by Martha & the Vandellas 10/17/1964 #2
Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers 11/7/1964 #2
She's Not There by The Zombies 12/12/1964 #2
Can't You Hear My Heart Beat by Herman's Hermits 3/27/1965 #2
Count Me In by Gary Lewis & the Playboys 5/8/1965 #2
Wooly Bully by Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 6/5/1965 #2
Save Your Heart For Me by Gary Lewis & The Playboys 8/22/1965 #2
Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan 9/4/1965 #2
Treat Her Right by Roy Head 10/16/1965 #2
A Lover's Concerto by The Toys 10/30/1965 #2
1-2-3 by Len Barry 11/20/1965 #2 |
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| On the British side, The Beatles were the most prolific with 9 #1's while The Supremes led the American side with 6. |
| To search and play any top twenty record from 1964 or 1965, click on the appropriate button to the right: |
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