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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.

Julian Bream (1964)

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Specific genres

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Events

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The Beatles arrive in the U.S. to great acclaim

Bands formed

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Albums released

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January

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Day Album Artist Notes
10 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones EP
20 Meet the Beatles! The Beatles US
30 Folk Singer Muddy Waters
A Lettermen Kind of Love The Lettermen
Living a Lie Al Martino
The Hits of Jo Stafford Jo Stafford
Stay with The Hollies The Hollies Debut

February

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Day Album Artist Notes
7 Born to Wander The Four Seasons
10 The Times They Are a-Changin' Bob Dylan
18 Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington Aretha Franklin
Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke [9]
Anyone Who Had a Heart Dionne Warwick
The Many Moods of Tony Tony Bennett
Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal James Brown Live
The Third Album Barbra Streisand
Tom Jones John Addison Soundtrack to 1963 film

March

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Day Album Artist Notes
2 Shut Down Volume 2 The Beach Boys
17 Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five US
20 Meet The Temptations The Temptations
The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great Songs The Four Seasons
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and João Gilberto
The Italian Voice of Al Martino Al Martino
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Jimmy Smith

April

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 When I'm Alone I Cry Marvin Gaye
2 Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley Soundtrack
10 The Beatles' Second Album The Beatles US
15 Together Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells
17 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones UK
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield
A Session with The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five UK
20 The Believer John Coltrane
When Lights Are Low Tony Bennett
America, I Hear You Singing Frank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring
Black Orchid The Three Sounds
Boys, Boys, Boys Lesley Gore
Funny Girl Barbra Streisand Original Broadway cast
The New Sound from England! Bobby Vee -

May

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Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Beatles' Long Tall Sally The Beatles Canada
18 By Request Brenda Lee
22 The Dave Clark Five Return! The Dave Clark Five US
Bewitched Jack Jones
Dance with The Shadows The Shadows
Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
The Lettermen Look at Love The Lettermen
Mary Wells Sings My Guy Mary Wells
Stay & Other Great Hits The Four Seasons
Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley Soundtrack EP

June

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Day Album Artist Notes
19 Long Tall Sally The Beatles EP, UK
22 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash
Before I'm Over You Loretta Lynn
23 Stevie at the Beach Stevie Wonder
Back in Town The Kingston Trio Live
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & the Pacemakers US
The Fabulous Ventures The Ventures
I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and Roses Al Martino
Robin and the 7 Hoods Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis Jr. Soundtrack
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Dusty Springfield
A World Without Love Peter and Gordon

July

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits Roy Orbison Compilation
3 Wonderful Life Cliff Richard and The Shadows Soundtrack
10 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles Soundtrack
13 All Summer Long The Beach Boys
I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore Nat King Cole
20 American Tour The Dave Clark Five US
- The Body & the Soul Freddie Hubbard
Hello, Dolly! Ella Fitzgerald
The Judy Collins Concert Judy Collins Live
Keep on Pushing The Impressions
Looking For Love Connie Francis
Rag Doll The Four Seasons

August

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Day Album Artist Notes
3 The Very Thought of You Ricky Nelson
4 Dream with Dean Dean Martin
8 Another Side of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
14 Five by Five The Rolling Stones EP
31 Make Way for Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick
Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
Black Pearls John Coltrane
It Might as Well Be Swing Frank Sinatra with Count Basie
On the Street Where You Live Vic Damone -
Two Great Guitars Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 The Ventures
Where Love Has Gone Jack Jones

September

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Day Album Artist Notes
11 The Five Faces of Manfred Mann Manfred Mann
14 The Doris Day Christmas Album Doris Day Christmas
15 In the Name of Love Peggy Lee
The Animals The Animals US version
The Cat Jimmy Smith
People Barbra Streisand

October

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Day Album Artist Notes
1 Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Johnny Cash
Early Orbison Roy Orbison Compilation
2 Kinks The Kinks
16 A Bit of Liverpool The Supremes British Invasion tribute LP
19 Beach Boys Concert The Beach Boys Live
Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee Brenda Lee
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Simon & Garfunkel
With a Smile and a Song Doris Day
20 Roustabout Elvis Presley Soundtrack
30 The Animals The Animals UK version
- 12 X 5 The Rolling Stones US
Girl Talk Lesley Gore
The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Dean Martin
Dusty Dusty Springfield US
Gerry & the Pacemakers Second Album Gerry & the Pacemakers US
Joan Baez/5 Joan Baez
Oscar Peterson Trio + One The Oscar Peterson trio with Clark Terry
Handy Man Del Shannon

November

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Day Album Artist Notes
6 Blue Jeans a'Swinging The Swinging Blue Jeans
Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live Ike & Tina Turner Live
9 The Beach Boys' Christmas Album The Beach Boys Christmas
12 Hello Broadway Marvin Gaye
16 Who Can I Turn To Tony Bennett
23 The Beatles' Story The Beatles US
Spotlight on Rick Rick Nelson
- 12 Songs of Christmas Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra Christmas
Broadway-Blues-Ballads Nina Simone Broadway
In The Hollies Style The Hollies
The Jack Jones Christmas Album Jack Jones Christmas
A Merry Christmas Al Martino Christmas
A New Kind of Connie... Connie Francis
St. Louis to Liverpool Chuck Berry
Softly, as I Leave You Frank Sinatra

December

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Day Album Artist Notes
4 Beatles for Sale The Beatles
Five Live Yardbirds The Yardbirds Live
7 The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) The Kingston Trio
15 Beatles '65 The Beatles US
21 Autobiography Nat Adderley
Coast to Coast The Dave Clark Five US
Verlaine et Rimbaud Léo Ferré France

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from Billboard December 26, 1964 - Record Talent Edition pg TA-30

"Top Records OF 1964 (Based on Billboard's Charts) The information compiled for the Top Records of 1964 is based on the weekly chart positioning and length of time records were on the respective charts from the Billboard issue dates of January 3 through November 28, 1964. These recaps, as well as the weekly charts, do not reflect actual sales figures. The ratings take into account the number of weeks the disk was on the chart, plus the weekly positions it held during its chart life. Each disk was given points accordingly for its respective chart, and in addition, the No. 1 disk each week was assigned bonus points equal to the total number of positions on its respective chart.

Unfortunately, Billboard's late December print deadline prevented approximately 60 records from completing their full chart runs, and their formula also included approximately 50 records from 1963, some of which had enough points to rank in the 1964 chart. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November–December 1963 and December 1964-March 1965, and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the December 26 year-end chart reprinted here.

The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 during November–December 1963 (only when the majority of chart weeks were in 1964), January to November–December 1964 (majority of chart weeks in 1964). Records with majority of chart weeks in 1963 or 1965 are included in the year-end charts for those years, respectively, and multiple appearances are not permitted. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs,[10] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Release Date CB Sales Charts, Awards
1 The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Capitol 5112 October 17, 1963 December 26, 1963 1 11.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #1, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 299 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2006
2 The Beatles "She Loves You" Swan 4152 July 1, 1963 September 16, 1963 3 5.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #2, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 226 points
3 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars "Hello, Dolly!" Kapp 573 December 1963 January 1964 2 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #3, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 224 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
4 Roy Orbison "Oh, Pretty Woman" Monument 851 August 1, 1964 August 15, 1964 4 4.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #4, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 201 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2007
5 The Supremes "Baby Love" Motown 1066 July 1, 1964 September 17, 1964 19 3.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #5, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 198 points
6 The Beach Boys "I Get Around" Capitol 5174 April 2, 1964 May 11, 1964 9 3.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #6, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 195 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
7 The Animals "The House of the Rising Sun" MGM 13264 May 18, 1964 June 19, 1964 12 5.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #7, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 191 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
8 The Beatles "I Feel Fine" Capitol 5327 October 18, 1964 November 23, 1964 10 2.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #8, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 191 points
9 The Supremes "Come See About Me" Motown 1068 July 13, 1964 October 27, 1964 16 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #9, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 190 points
10 Bobby Vinton There! I've Said It Again Warner Bros. 5494 September 5, 1963 November 1963 7 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #10, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 188 points
11 The Beatles "Can't Buy Me Love" Capitol 5150 January 29, 1964 March 16, 1964 8 5.50[11][10] US Billboard 1964 #11, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 185 points
12 The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go" Motown 1060 April 8, 1964 June 17, 1964 6 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #12, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 184 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2015
13 Mary Wells "My Guy" Motown 1056 February 1964 March 13, 1964 18 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #13, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 183 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 325 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
14 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night Capitol 5222 April 16, 1964 July 10, 1964 5 2.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #14, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
15 The 4 Seasons "Rag Doll" Philips 40211 1964 June 1964 13 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #15, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
16 Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody" Reprise 0281 1964 June 1964 15 4.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #16, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 175 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #2, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 14 total weeks, 353 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
17 The Dixie Cups "Chapel of Love" Red Bird 10-001 February 1, 1964 April 1964 11 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #17, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
18 Manfred Mann "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" Ascot 2157 June 22, 1964 July 10, 1964 14 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #18, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
19 Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely Epic 9730 February 16, 1964 October 16, 1964 17 1.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #19, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 173 points
20 The Zombies "She's Not There" Parrot 9695 June 12, 1964 July 24, 1964 20 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #20, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 143 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2016
21 J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers "Last Kiss" Josie 923 1964 June 1964 22 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #21, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 142 points
22 Martha and the Vandellas "Dancing in the Street" Gordy 7033 June 19, 1964 July 31, 1964 37 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #22, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 139 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2005
23 The Beatles "Love Me Do" Tollie 9008 September 11, 1962 April 27, 1964 23 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #23, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 138 points
24 Peter and Gordon "A World Without Love" Capitol 5175 January 21, 1964 February 28, 1964 21 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #24, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 136 points
25 The Beatles "Twist and Shout" Tollie 9001 February 11, 1963 March 2, 1964 27 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #25, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 133 points
26 Gale Garnett "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" RCA Victor 47-8388 November 8, 1963 July 18, 1964 24 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #26, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 132 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #3, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 350 points
27 Lorne Greene "Ringo" RCA Victor 47-8444 1964[12] October 1964 25 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #27, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 131 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #4, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 289 points.
28 The Four Seasons "Dawn (Go Away)" Philips 40166 November 1963 January 1964 26 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #28, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 127 points
29 The Ray Charles Singers "Love Me with All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)" Command 4046 1964 April 1964 35 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #29, Hot100 #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 123 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 281 points
30 The Shangri-las "Leader of the Pack" Red Bird 10-014 July 1964 September 20, 1964 28 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #30, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 122 points
31 Lesley Gore "You Don't Own Me" Mercury 72206 September 21, 1963 December 11, 1963 30 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #31, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 121 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
32 The Beatles "Please Please Me" Vee-Jay 581 November 26, 1962 January 30, 1964 36 2.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #32, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 118 points
33 The Marketts "Out of Limits" Warner Bros. 5391 July 1964 October 1963 43 1.50[10] US Billboard 1964 #33, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
34 The Shangri-las "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" Red Bird 10-008 July 5, 1964 August 1964 40 1.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #34, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
35 Terry Stafford "Suspicion" Crusader 101 May 2, 1962 February 1964 39 1.00[10] US Billboard 1964 #35, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 116 points
   Billboard Top Soul Singles 1964 
1 Mary Wells "My Guy" see number 13
2 The Drifters "Under the Boardwalk" Atlantic 2237 May 21, 1964 June 1964 32 2.00 US Billboard 1964 #38, Hot100 #4 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 107 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 259 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2014
3 Betty Everett and Jerry Butler "Let It Be Me" Vee-Jay 613 January 11, 1964 May 3, 1964 47 1.25 US Billboard 1964 #66, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 78 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 256 points
4 Betty Everett "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Vee-Jay 585 January 24, 1963 February 10, 1964 46 1.50 US Billboard 1964 #54, Hot100 #6 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 93 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #4, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 16 total weeks, 253 points
5 Joe Hinton "Funny (How Time Slips Away)" Gordy 7054 January 11, 1964 June 1964 112 1.00 US Billboard 1964 #133, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 57 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 249 points
   Billboard Top Country Singles 1964 
1 Buck Owens "My Heart Skips a Beat" Capitol 5136 December 1, 1964 December 12, 1964 16 1.00 US Billboard 1964 #648, Hot100 #94 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #1, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 492 points
2 Buck Owens "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)" Capitol 5240 August 28, 1968 September 20, 1968 179 1.00 US Billboard 1964 #617, Hot100 #92 for 2 weeks, 3 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #2, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 27 total weeks, 432 points
3 Jim Reeves "I Guess I'm Crazy" RCA Victor 8383 August 28, 1968 September 20, 1968 179 1.00 US Billboard 1964 #543, Hot100 #82 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #3, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 414 points
4 Roger Miller "Dang Me" Smash 1881 January 11, 1964 May 11, 1964 44 1.50 US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #4, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 25 total weeks, 371 points
5 Connie Smith "Once a Day" RCA Victor 8416 September 1964 November 1964 187 1.00 US Billboard 1964 #723, Hot100 #101 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #5, Country Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, 366 points, National Recording Registry 2020
   Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 
1 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars "Hello, Dolly!" Kapp 573 December 1963 January 1964 2 2.00[10] Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
2 Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody" see number 17
3 Gale Garnett "We'll Sing in the Sunshine" see number 26
4 Lorne Greene "Ringo" see number 27
5 Ray Charles Singers "Love Me With All Your Heart" see number 29
   Top Rock Tracks 1964 (unofficial) 
1 The Kinks "You Really Got Me" Reprise 0306 July 1964 September 2, 1964 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #1, US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 206 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, from You Really Got Me - Reprise 6143.
2 The Beach Boys "I Get Around" see number 6, from All Summer Long - Capitol 2110.
3 The Zombies "She's Not There" see number 20, from The Zombies - Parrot 71001.
4 The Beach Boys "Dance, Dance, Dance" Capitol 5306 August 9, 1964 October 26, 1964 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #4, US Billboard 1964 #69, Hot100 #8 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 77 points, from The Beach Boys Today! - Capitol 2269.
5 The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand" see number 1, from Meet The Beatles! - Capitol 2047.
6 Roy Orbison "Oh, Pretty Woman" see number 4, from Oh Pretty Woman - Monument 4026.
7 Martha and the Vandellas "Dancing in the Street" see number 22, from Gordy single 7033.
8 The Beach Boys "Don't Worry Baby" Capitol 5174 January 7, 1964 May 11, 1964 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #8, US Billboard 1964 #202, Hot100 #24 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Shut Down, Volume 2 - Capitol 2027.
9 The Premiers "Farmer John" Faro 615 1964 March 19, 1964 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #9, US Billboard 1964 #176, Hot100 #19 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, from Faro single 615.
10 The Searchers "Needles And Pins" Kapp 577 1963 January 7, 1964 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #10, US Billboard 1964 #128, Hot100 #13 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Meet The Searchers - Kapp 1363.
11 The Animals "The House Of The Rising Sun" see number 7, from The Animals - MGM 4264.
12 The Beatles "I Saw Her Standing There" Capitol 5112 February 11, 1963 December 26, 1963 Top Rock Tracks 1964 #12, from Capitol single 5112.

Other significant singles

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Other notable songs

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Classical music

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Premieres

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Sortable table
Composer Composition Date Location Performers
Badings, Henk Symphony No. 12 1964-10-20 Scheveningen, Netherlands (Kurhaus) Residentie Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
Birtwistle, Harrison Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments 1964-07-12 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Thomas / Virtuoso Ensemble, Carewe[13]
Birtwistle, Harrison Three Movements with Fanfares 1964-07-08 London (Guildhall) English Chamber Orchestra, Pritchard[14]
Davies, Peter Maxwell Veni sancte spiritus 1964-07-10 Cheltenham, UK (Festival Princeton High School Choir, [orchestra unknown], Hilbish[15]
Hoddinott, Alun Harp Sonata 1964-07-12 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Ellis[13]
Maderna, Bruno Dimensioni IV for chamber ensemble 1964-07-23 Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse) Internationales Kammerensemble DarmstadtMaderna[16]
Rawsthorne, Alan Symphony No. 3 1964-07-08 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[17]
Searle, Humphrey The Sun, cantata for a cappella choir, Op. 42 1964-07-07 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) BBC Chorus, Melville[18]
Sherlaw Johnson Robert Piano Sonata 1964-07-11 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Sherlaw Johnson[13]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Mikrophonie I 1964-12-09 Brussels, Belgium Aloys Kontarsky, Caskel, Fritsch, Bernhard Kontarsky, Davies, Spek, Stockhausen[19]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Plus-Minus 1964-06-14 Rome, Italy Cardew, Rzewski[20]
Wilks, John Beata l'alma 1964-07-06 Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Nendick / BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst[21]

Compositions

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  • Gilbert Amy
    • Alpha-beth, for flute, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, and horn
    • Cahiers d'épigrammes, for piano
  • Eyvin Andersen – Concerto for violin and orchestra
  • Jurriaan AndriessenAfter the Fall, incidental music
  • Louis Andriessen
    • A Flower Song II, for oboe
    • A Flower Song III, for cello
    • Ittrospezione III, for two pianos and three instrumental groups,
    • Sweet, for alto recorder
  • Malcolm Arnold
    • Pieces (5), for violin and piano, Op. 84
    • Sinfonietta No. 3, for orchestra, Op. 81
    • A Sunshine Overture, for orchestra, Op. 83
    • Water Music, for winds and percussion, Op. 82
  • Milton Babbitt
    • Ensembles for Synthesizer, for four-track tape
    • Philomel, for soprano and four-track tape
  • Samuel Barber
    • Chorale for Ascension Day, for chorus, brass, timpani, and organ (ad lib.)
    • Night Flight, for orchestra, Op.19a,
  • Luciano Berio
    • Chemins I on Sequenza II, for harp and orchestra
    • Folk Songs, for soprano and seven instruments
    • Rounds, for voice and harpsichord (subsequently withdrawn)
    • Traces, for soprano, mezzo-soprano, two actors, chorus, and orchestra (subsequently withdrawn)
  • Harrison Birtwistle
    • Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments, for soprano, flute, oboe, violin, viola, harp, and percussion
    • Three Movements with Fanfares, for chamber orchestra
  • Rob du Bois
    • Deuxième série de rondeaux, for piano four-hands and optional percussion
    • Just Like a Little Sonata, for piano
    • Pastorale VI, for piano
    • Pastorale VII, for alto recorder
    • Quartet, for oboe, violin, violin, and cello (revised version)
  • Benjamin Britten
  • Earle BrownCorroboree, for three or two pianos
  • Carlos Chávez
    • Concerto for four horns and orchestra (revision)
    • Fuga HAGC, for violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
    • Resonancias, for orchestra
    • Tambuco, for six percussionists
  • Aaron Copland
    • Down a Country Lane, for school orchestra
    • Emblems, for symphonic band
    • Music for a Great City
  • George CrumbFour Nocturnes (Night Music II) for violin and piano
  • Luigi Dallapiccola
    • Parole di San Paolo, for mezzo-soprano or boy's voice and 11 instruments
    • Quattro liriche di Antonio Machado, version for soprano and chamber orchestra
  • Mario Davidovsky
    • Electronic Study No. 3
    • Synchronisms No. 2 for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and tape
    • Synchronisms No. 3 for cello and electronic sound
  • Peter Maxwell Davies
    • Little Pieces (5), for piano
    • Second Fantasia on John Taverner's In Nomine, for orchestra
    • Shakespeare Music, for 11 instruments
  • Michel DecoustHorizon remarquable (lyrics by René Char)
  • David Diamond
    • The Martyr for male choir (revised version)
    • "My Papa's Waltz", for voice and piano
    • "Prayer", for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 8
    • Symphony No. 5
    • We Two, song cycle, voice and piano
  • Andrzej DobrowolskiMusic for Strings and Four Groups of Wind Instruments
  • Henri DutilleuxMétaboles
  • Morton Feldman
    • The King of Denmark, for percussion solo
    • Numbers, for flute, horn, trombone, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, violin, and contrabass
    • Piano Piece
    • Vertical Thoughts IV, for piano
  • Wolfgang Fortner
    • Epigramme, for piano
    • Minne, cantata for tenor and guitar
    • Zyklus, for cello and piano
  • Gara Garayev
  • Roberto Gerhard
    • The Anger of Achilles, incidental music
    • Macbeth, incidental music
  • Alberto Ginastera
    • Bomarzo cantata, for tenor or baritone, narrator, and chamber orchestra, Op. 32
    • Don Rodrigo Symphony, for soprano and orchestra, Op. 31a
  • Alexander Goehr
    • Five Poems and an Epigram of William Blake, for chorus and trumpet, Op. 17
    • Pieces (3), for piano, Op. 18
  • Karel GoeyvaertsStuk voor piano en tape
  • Fernando Lopes Graça
    • Canciones (4), for voice and chamber orchestra (revised version)
    • Prelúdio, capricho e galope, for violin and piano (second revision)
    • Romances, for voice and piano
    • Sonnets (4), for voice and piano
    • String Quartet No. 1
  • Ferde GroféWorld's Fair Suite
  • Alois Hába
    • String Quartet No. no.15, Op. 95, in 15-tones
    • Suite, for bass clarinet solo, Op. 96
  • Roy Harris
    • Epilogue to Profiles in Courage–JFK, for orchestra
    • Etudes for Pedals, for organ
    • Fantasy, for organ, brass, and timpani
    • Horn of Plenty, for orchestra
    • Jubilate for Worship (Alleluia), for SATB choir, brass, piano, and percussion
    • Salute to Youth, for orchestra
    • Sonata, for cello and piano
  • Hans Werner Henze
    • Chor gefangener Trojer, for chorus and orchestra (revised version)
    • Divertimenti, for two pianos
    • Der Frieden, incidental music
    • Ein Landarzt, opera in one-act (revised from the 1951 radio opera version)
    • Lieder von einer Insel, for chamber chorus, trombone, two cellos, contrabass, chamber organ, percussion, and timpani
    • Sinfonische Etüden (3), for orchestra (revised version)
    • Tancredi, ballet, for orchestra
    • Zwischenspiele (from Der junge Lord), for orchestra
  • Alan Hovhaness
    • Bagatelles (4), for string quartet, Op. 30
    • Floating World "Ukiyo", for orchestra, Op. 209
    • Haiku (3), for piano, op. 113
    • Meditation on Zeami, for orchestra, Op. 207
    • Sonata, for flute solo, Op. 118
    • Sonata, for 2 oboes and organ, Op. 130 (revised version)
    • String Quartet no.3, Op. 208, No. 1
    • String Quartet no. 4, Op. 208, No. 2
    • Variations and Fugue, for orchestra, Op. 18
  • Kan IshiiOtokonoko ga umarete (男の子が生まれて), for male chorus
  • Maki IshiiGallow Songs (絞首台の歌; Galgenlieder) for baritone, male chorus and ensemble
  • Wojciech KilarDiphthongos for mixed choir and orchestra
  • Włodzimierz Kotoński
    • Monochromia, for oboe solo
    • Pezzo, for flute and piano
    • Wind Quintet
  • György LigetiFragment, for ten instruments (revised version)
  • David LumsdaineAnnotations of Auschwitz (cantata with words by Peter Porter)
  • Witold Lutosławski – String Quartet
  • Bruno Maderna
    • Aria da Hyperion, for soprano, flute, and orchestra
    • Dimensioni IV, for flute, picccolo, alto flute, bass flute, and chamber orchestra
  • Yoritsune Matsudaira
    • Chamber Concerto, for harpsichord and harp
    • Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra
  • Toshirō Mayuzumi
    • Campanology Olympica, electronic music
    • Ongaku no tanjō, for orchestra
    • Raihai jokyoku, for orchestra
  • Olivier Messiaen
  • Darius Milhaud
    • Adam, for soprano, 2 tenors, and 2 baritones, Op. 411
    • Adieu (cantata), for voice, flute, viola, and harp, Op. 410
    • L'amour chanté, for voice and piano, Op. 409
    • Concerto for harpsichord and orchestra, Op. 407
    • Septet, for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and contrabass, Op. 408
  • İlhan Mimaroğlu
    • Agony, for magnetic tape
    • Le Tombeau d'Edgar A. Poe, for magnetic tape
    • Intermezzo, for magnetic tape
    • Bowery Bum, for magnetic tape
  • Makoto Moroi
    • Pieces (5), for shakuhachi
    • Toccata, Sarabande, and Tarantella, for piano and two string orchestras
  • Bo NilssonLa bran, for chorus and orchestra
  • Luigi Nono
    • Da un diario italiano, for two choruses
    • La fabbrica illuminata, for mezzo-soprano and tape
  • Juan Orrego-Salas
    • Concerto, for winds, Op. 53
    • Sonata, for violin and piano, op. 9 (revised version)
    • Sonata a 4 (Edgewood Sonata), for flute, oboe, harpsichord, and contrabass, Op. 55
  • Luis de PabloEscena, for SATB choir, strings, and percussion
  • Arvo Pärt
    • Collage über B-A-C-H, oboe, harpsichord, piano, and strings
    • Diagramme, for piano, Op.11
    • Musica sillabica, for 12 instruments, Op. 12
    • Quintettino, for wind quintet
  • Juan Carlos Paz
    • Concreción 1964, for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba
    • Galaxia 64, for organ
    • Música para piano y orquesta
  • Krzysztof Penderecki
    • Cantata in honorem Almae Matris Universitatis Iagellonicae sescentos abhinc annos fundatae, for 2 choruses, contrabassoon, brass, percussion, piano, and organ
    • Pieśń żałobna ku czci B. Rutkowskiego, for chorus
    • Sonata, for cello and orchestra
  • Vincent Persichetti
    • Cummings Choruses (4), for two voices and piano, Op. 98
    • Introit, for string orchestra, Op. 96
    • Winter Cantata (11 Haiku), for four-part women's choir, flute, and marimba, Op. 97
  • Goffredo Petrassi
    • Concerto for Orchestra No. 7
    • Sesto non-senso, for a cappella choir
    • Tre per sette, for piccolo (+ flute + alto flute), oboe (+ English horn), E clarinet (+ clarinet)
  • Walter Piston
    • Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano
    • Sextet for strings
  • Terry RileyIn C
  • Hilding RosenbergSönerna (Cain and Abel), ballet, for orchestra
  • Ahmed Adnan Saygun Ten Etudes on "Aksak" Rhythms, for piano
  • R. Murray SchaferStatement in Blue, for youth orchestra
  • Dieter Schnebel
    • Compositio, for orchestra (revised version)
    • Concert sans orchestre (réactions 2), for piano and audience
  • William SchumanAmaryllis Variations, for string trio
  • Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen
  • Igor Stravinsky
  • Tōru Takemitsu
    • Blue Aurora for Toshi Ichiyanagi, theatre piece
    • Ichinotani monogatari, incidental music
    • Natsukashino San Francisco, for tape
  • James TenneyMusic for Player Piano
  • Mikis TheodorakisAxion Esti
  • Virgil Thomson
    • Autumn, concertino for harp, strings, and percussion
    • Auvergnat Folk Songs (5), for SATB choir and orchestra
    • The Feast of Love, for baritone and orchestra
    • Pilgrims and Pioneers, for band
    • When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere, for unison voices and organ or piano
  • Iannis Xenakis
    • Eonta, for two trumpets, three trombones, and piano
    • Hiketides: les suppliates d'Eschyle, for 50 female voices and 10 instruments or orchestra
  • La Monte Young
    • Bowed Mortar Relays, action work, realization of Composition 1960 no. 9
    • Eat (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Haircut (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Kiss (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • Prelude to The Tortoise, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • Sleep (music for the film by Andy Warhol), for tape
    • The Tortoise Droning Selected Pitches from The Holy Numbers for The Two Black Tigers, The Green Tiger and The Hermit, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Tortoise Recalling The Drone of The Holy Numbers as They Were Revealed in the Dreams of The Whirlwind and The Obsidian Gong and Illuminated by The Sawmill, The Green Sawtooth Ocelot and The High-Tension Line Stepdown Transformer, for voices, various instruments, and electronic drones
    • The Well-Tuned Piano
  • Joji YuasaProjection Esemplastic with White Noise, electronic music
  • Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    • Monologue, for two pianos
    • Un petit rien, for small orchestra

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Musical theater

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Musical films

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Births

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Deaths

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Awards

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See also

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References

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