1964 in music

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Contents

[edit] Events

[edit] New Bands

[edit] Albums released

[edit] Biggest hit singles

The following singles achieved the highest chart positions in 1964.

# Artist Title Year Country Chart Entries
1 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand 1964 United States UK 1 - Dec 1963, US BB 1 - Jan 1964, US CashBox 1 of 1964, Canada 1 - Jan 1964, Norway 1 - Jan 1964, Germany 1 - Feb 1964, Australia 1 for 5 weeks Jul 1963, Australia 2 of 1963, RYM 2 of 1964, DDD 4 of 1963, South Africa 6 of 1963, US BB 7 of 1964, Global 7 (10 M sold) - 1963, POP 7 of 1964, Rolling Stone 16, RIAA 28, Scrobulate 29 of oldies, Acclaimed 30, Germany 40 of the 1960s, WXPN 350
2 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman 1964 United States UK 1 - Sep 1964, US BB 1 - Sep 1964, Canada 1 - Aug 1964, Norway 1 - Oct 1964, Germany 1 - Jan 1965, Éire 1 - Oct 1964, Holland 3 - Jan 1965, US CashBox 4 of 1964, DDD 8 of 1964, RYM 13 of 1964, South Africa 15 of 1964, 16 in 2FM list, US BB 17 of 1964, POP 17 of 1964, Australia 20 of 1964, RIAA 43, OzNet 62, Germany 64 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 77, Europe 83 of the 1960s, Party 147 of 2007, Rolling Stone 222, Belgium 234 of all time, WXPN 655
3 The Animals House of the Rising Sun 1964 United States UK 1 - Jun 1964, US BB 1 - Aug 1964, Canada 1 - Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 2 weeks Apr 1964, France 4 - Oct 1972, DDD 4 of 1964, RYM 5 of 1964, Netherlands 3 1964, Poland 6 - Oct 1982, Europe 7 of the 1960s, Germany 9 - Jan 1965, US BB 38 of 1964, POP 38 of 1964, US CashBox 53 of 1964, Acclaimed 55, Italy 66 of 1965, Scrobulate 80 of oldies, 89 in 2FM list, Rolling Stone 122, Belgium 124 of all time, TheQ 227, RIAA 240, OzNet 275, Germany 296 of the 1960s
4 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night 1964 United States UK 1 - Jul 1964, US BB 1 - Jul 1964, Canada 1 - Jul 1964, Norway 1 - Aug 1964, Éire 1 - Aug 1964, Australia 1 for 4 weeks Mar 1964, Germany 2 - Sep 1964, Australia 3 of 1964, RYM 6 of 1964, DDD 11 of 1964, South Africa 14 of 1964, US CashBox 18 of 1964, Scrobulate 39 of oldies, Europe 96 of the 1960s, Rolling Stone 153, Germany 254 of the 1960s, Acclaimed 411, OzNet 815
5 The Beatles I Feel Fine 1964 United States UK 1 - Dec 1964, US BB 1 - Dec 1964, Canada 1 - Nov 1964, Holland 1 - Jan 1965, Norway 1 - Dec 1964, Éire 1 - Dec 1964, Australia 1 for 6 weeks Jul 1964, Germany 3 - Jan 1965, Australia 8 of 1964, RYM 8 of 1964, DDD 9 of 1964, US CashBox 19 of 1965, Scrobulate 40 of oldies, Germany 207 of the 1960s

[edit] Singles released

See also: Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1964 (USA)

[edit] Published popular music

[edit] Classical music

[edit] Opera

[edit] Musical theater

[edit] Musical films

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Awards

[edit] Grammy Awards

[edit] Eurovision Song Contest

[edit] See also

Hot 100 No. 1 Hits of 1964, 1963 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in music and the list of 'years in music'

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