Billboard #1 Hits of 1964
In 1964, 11 acts achieved their first number one song, such as The Beatles, Louis Armstrong, Mary Wells, The Dixie Cups, Peter and Gordon, The Beach Boys, The Supremes, The Animals, Manfred Man, The Shangri-Las, and Lorne Green. Dean Martin, despite already having a song hit number one prior to the creation of the Hot 100, earns his first number one song on the chart. Bobby Vinton, The Beatles, and The Supremes were the only acts to have more than one song hit number one that year, which The Beatles had the most with six.
No 1 - January 4th to January 25th - "There I've Said It Again"
Vinton's version topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks before being replaced by The Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand", the last US-made number 1 hit before the British Invasion.
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