Music History

The Beatles' single "Love Me Do" entered the UK singles chart for the first time and reached No. 17. When it was reissued and promoted for its 20th anniversary in 1982, it climbed to No. 4 in the UK. It was released in the United States in April 1964 and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 30 that year.

Nat King Cole's song "Ramblin' Rose" remained at number one on the Easy Listening chart for a fifth week.

The Beatles made their first appearance on the U.S. Billboard charts when their single “From Me to You” was listed at No. 125 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. In this issue of Billboard, the song title was misspelled.

The Tymes reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with “So Much in Love,” where it remained for one week. It was their first No. 1 hit.

Elvis Presley was at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with “(You're the) Devil in Disguise” during the week of August 1–7.

Peter, Paul & Mary’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” reached No. 1 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart, beginning a five-week run at the top.

The Beatles byli na prvním místě britského albového žebříčku se svým albem „Please Please Me“.

V britském albovém žebříčku byli na prvních pěti místech „Please Please Me“ od The Beatles, „Greatest Hits“ od The Shadows, „Cliff’s Hit Album“ od Cliffa Richarda, soundtrack „West Side Story“ a album „It Happened At The World Fair“ od Elvise Presleyho.

The Searchers reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart with "Sweets for My Sweet" on August 8, 1963, when the chart was published showing the song at the top for the first time.

Thirteen-year-old Little Stevie Wonder began a three-week run at No. 1 on the US singles chart with “Fingertips Part II”. It was the first live recording to reach the top of the Billboard Pop Singles chart since Johnny Standley's 1952 comedy monologue “It's in the Book”. Stevie Wonder also became the youngest singer to reach the top of the US chart.

Elvis Presley reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the R&B chart with “(You’re The) Devil in Disguise.” The song reached No. 1 in several other countries.

Peter, Paul & Mary spent their second week at No. 1 on the US chart with “Blowin’ In The Wind”.

Andy Williams became the first artist to reach No. 1 on the newly created US Billboard 200, doing so with his eleventh studio album, Days of Wine and Roses.

The song “Blowin’ in the Wind” by Peter, Paul & Mary remained at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third week.

Ben E. King's song “I Who Have Nothing” reached No. 29 and became his fifth solo Top 40 hit on Billboard since leaving The Drifters in May 1960. Successful versions were later recorded by Terry Knight and the Pack, Liquid Smoke, Sylvester and Tom Jones, among others.

Wayne Newton's version of “Danke Schoen” reached No. 13 on the Hot 100 and No. 3 on the Easy Listening chart. The song was originally intended for Bobby Darin, but after Darin saw Newton perform at the Copacabana, he gave him the song to record.

The Ronettes recorded their only Billboard Top 10 hit when their first recording for Phil Spector, “Be My Baby”, reached No. 2. None of their other recordings, including “Baby I Love You” (#24), “The Best Part of Breaking Up” (#39), “Do I Love You?” (#34) and “Walking In the Rain” (#23), reached the Top 20 in the US.

“Bad to Me” reached No. 1 on the British singles chart. The song was officially credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting team; John Lennon later claimed it as his own and said he wrote it for Billy J. Kramer while on vacation in Spain. In a 1964 interview, however, he stated that Paul McCartney had also collaborated on the song. The following year, “Bad to Me” also reached the U.S. Top 10 in the version by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas.

In the US Top 10, besides Stevie Wonder at number two, Allan Sherman was at number three with “Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!”, The Four Seasons at number four with “Candy Girl”, and The Angels at number five with “My Boyfriend's Back”. Also in the Top 10 were Lesley Gore, Peter, Paul & Mary, The Surfaris, Kai Winding, Elvis Presley with “(You're The) Devil In Disguise”, and “Denise” by Randy & The Rainbows.

Stevie Wonder became the first artist of the rock era to have both a number-one single (“Fingertips, Pt. 2”) and a number-one album (“The Twelve-Year-Old Genius”) simultaneously, while also being at number one on the R&B chart. “Fingertips” was in its fourth week at the top of the R&B chart.

Darlene Love's biggest solo hit, „Wait Til’ My Bobby Gets Home“, entered the Billboard Top 40 and later reached No. 26. She achieved greater success with The Crystals, The Blossoms and Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans.

Stevie Wonder became the first artist to simultaneously hold No. 1 on the U.S. album and singles charts in the same week. His album „Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius“ topped the album chart and „Fingertips (Part 2)“ topped the singles chart; it was also the first live recording to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. „Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius“ was the last album released under the name „Little Stevie Wonder“; on subsequent albums he used only the name Stevie Wonder.

The Ronettes reached No. 2 on the U.S. chart with „Be My Baby“, their only single to reach the Billboard Top 10.

The Angels became the first white female group to reach No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart. "My Boyfriend's Back" began a three-week run at the top. Its writers Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer later wrote hits including "Sorrow", and as The Strangeloves had the U.S. No. 11 single "I Want Candy" in 1965. In the United Kingdom, the song reached No. 50 and also reached No. 1 in New Zealand that year.

Bobby Vinton reached No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart with “Blue Velvet”.

Little Stevie Wonder spent his sixth week at No. 1 on the rhythm & blues chart with “Fingertips Pt. 2”.

The Angels remained at No. 1 on the US chart with “My Boyfriend’s Back”.

Billboard reported on the growing trend of hot-rod songs replacing surf songs. “Little Deuce Coupe” by The Beach Boys was at number 15 on the Billboard chart. Capitol Records supplied disc jockeys and retailers with a special glossary of terms used in hot-rod culture because of regional differences in automotive slang.

“Blue Velvet” by Bobby Vinton spent its fifth consecutive week at the top of the Easy Listening chart.

“Sugar Shack” by Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Pop chart.

Brian Poole and the Tremeloes reached number one on the UK singles chart with their version of “Do You Love Me.” It remained at the top for three weeks.

Earl-Jean Reavis of The Cookies entered the Billboard Top 40 at No. 38 with "I'm Into Something Good", her highest chart position. Three months later, Herman's Hermits reached No. 13 with the same song.

The soundtrack to Elvis Presley's film "Kissin' Cousins" reached No. 5 on the U.K. album chart.

The Animals entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at No. 60 with “House of the Rising Sun”. The song later rose to No. 1 and became their only U.S. No. 1 hit.

The Dave Clark Five moved from No. 60 to No. 22 on the U.S. chart with “Because”.

“Do Wah Diddy Diddy” reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart. The recording became an international hit and also reached No. 1 in the US, Sweden, and Canada.

Dean Martin's “Everybody Loves Somebody” knocked The Beatles' “A Hard Day's Night” from the No. 1 spot on the US Billboard Hot 100. It became his biggest hit and reached No. 11 in the UK. The song dated back to 1949 and had been unsuccessfully recorded by several other artists before Martin.

Elvis Presley reached No. 16 on the U.S. chart with “Such A Night”.

The Four Tops' “Baby I Need Your Loving” jumped from No. 90 to No. 54 on the U.S. chart.

The Supremes achieved their first U.S. No. 1 single when “Where Did Our Love Go” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It was the first of five consecutive No. 1 singles for the group and also the first of their twelve total U.S. No. 1 hits. The song also reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and No. 1 in Canada and New Zealand. Holland–Dozier–Holland originally wrote it for The Marvelettes, who rejected it because they thought it sounded too childish. At the top of the Billboard Hot 100, The Supremes replaced Dean Martin with “Everybody Loves Somebody”; The Beatles were at No. 3 with “A Hard Day's Night”.

Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" spent its fifth week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart.

The Honeycombs reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart with their debut single "Have I the Right?", which became their first and only career number-one hit. Produced by the legendary Joe Meek, the track became a massive international success, also topping the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Sweden, while peaking at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and selling over two million copies worldwide.

The Supremes remained at No. 1 on the R&B chart with "Where Did Our Love Go".

Elvis Presley's single “Such a Night” reached number 13 in the UK.

The Rolling Stones scored their first UK number-one single with “It's All Over Now,” which one source says was released around this date.

The Animals reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with “House of the Rising Sun,” beginning a three-week run at the top. It became their only US number-one single and later topped the charts in Canada, Finland, Spain and the UK. The record label had originally listed a shorter running time to make the song more suitable for radio airplay.

The Beatles reached number 12 on the US singles chart with “And I Love Her,” while “If I Fell” was listed at number 92 according to the source. A second record gives number 53 for “If I Fell.” The Beatles performed “And I Love Her” outside the EMI studios only once.