Billboard Hot 100 — February 29, 1964
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of February 29, 1964. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles held #1 for a 5th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 12 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "My Heart Belongs To Only You" by Bobby Vinton at #65, which would go on to peak at #9. The biggest climber was "Please Please Me" by The Beatles, up 23 places from #29 to #6.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles — 5 weeks at the top so far, 7 weeks on the chart since debuting January 18, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "Please Please Me" by The Beatles (up from #29 to #6); "Stop And Think It Over" by Dale & Grace (up from #12 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen, down 18 places from #22 to #40.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One" by Mary Wells, 15 weeks and counting (peak #29).
- Gone from the chart: "There! I've Said It Again" by Bobby Vinton after 13 weeks (peak #1); "Louie Louie" by The Kingsmen after 16 weeks (peak #2); "Popsicles And Icicles" by The Murmaids after 14 weeks (peak #3).
TW = this week, LW = last week (NEW = first week on the chart), Peak = highest position reached up to this week, Wks = weeks on the chart up to this week.
| TW | LW | Peak | Wks | Song / Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | She Loves You The Beatles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Dawn (Go Away) The 4 Seasons |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Java Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | California Sun The Rivieras |
| 6 | 29 | 6 | 5 | Please Please Me The Beatles |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | Navy Blue Diane Renay |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | Stop And Think It Over Dale & Grace |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 8 | See The Funny Little Clown Bobby Goldsboro |
| 13 | 21 | 13 | 6 | Good News Sam Cooke |
| 14 | 20 | 14 | 6 | I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield |
| 15 | 24 | 15 | 5 | I Love You More And More Every Day Al Martino |
| 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 | A Fool Never Learns Andy Williams |
| 17 | 27 | 17 | 3 | Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys |
| 18 | 23 | 18 | 5 | Abigail Beecher Freddy Cannon |
| 19 | 14 | 12 | 7 | Talking About My Baby The Impressions |
| 20 | 9 | 9 | 12 | What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) The Tams |
| 21 | 11 | 6 | 10 | For You Rick Nelson |
| 22 | 15 | 15 | 7 | Southtown, U.S.A. The Dixiebelles |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 13 | The Shelter Of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | 13 | Out Of Limits The Marketts |
| 25 | 30 | 25 | 5 | Penetration The Pyramids |
| 26 | 32 | 26 | 6 | Oh Baby Don't You Weep (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 27 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Hooka Tooka Chubby Checker |
| 28 | 35 | 28 | 4 | I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles |
| 29 | 31 | 29 | 15 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Mary Wells |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 8 | Who Do You Love The Sapphires |
| 31 | 16 | 8 | 13 | Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick |
| 32 | 25 | 25 | 10 | Letter From Sherry Dale Ward |
| 33 | 42 | 33 | 4 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 8 | I Wish You Love Gloria Lynne |
| 35 | 36 | 35 | 6 | Going Going Gone Brook Benton |
| 36 | 38 | 36 | 7 | Come On Tommy Roe |
| 37 | 43 | 37 | 4 | Bird Dance Beat The Trashmen |
| 38 | 53 | 38 | 3 | Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong And The All Stars |
| 39 | 33 | 25 | 13 | It's All In The Game Cliff Richard |
| 40 | 22 | 4 | 13 | Surfin' Bird The Trashmen |
| 41 | 45 | 41 | 6 | Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (A City Slick) Timmy Shaw |
| 42 | 54 | 42 | 3 | My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
| 43 | 46 | 43 | 5 | Vaya Con Dios The Drifters |
| 44 | 47 | 44 | 4 | Live Wire Martha & The Vandellas |
| 45 | 63 | 45 | 2 | Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 46 | 51 | 46 | 4 | Miller's Cave Bobby Bare |
| 47 | 52 | 47 | 6 | He Says The Same Things To Me Skeeter Davis |
| 48 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Wow Wow Wee (He's The Boy For Me) The Angels |
| 49 | 57 | 49 | 5 | Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 50 | 59 | 50 | 3 | Blue Winter Connie Francis |
| 51 | 64 | 51 | 4 | He'll Have To Go Solomon Burke |
| 52 | 72 | 52 | 3 | Stay The 4 Seasons |
| 53 | 65 | 53 | 3 | Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five |
| 54 | 49 | 49 | 7 | That Girl Belongs To Yesterday Gene Pitney |
| 55 | 60 | 55 | 5 | Bye Bye Barbara Johnny Mathis |
| 56 | 71 | 56 | 3 | Understand Your Man Johnny Cash |
| 57 | 69 | 57 | 2 | Worried Guy Johnny Tillotson |
| 58 | 55 | 55 | 8 | Puppy Love Barbara Lewis |
| 59 | 79 | 59 | 2 | Stardust Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 60 | 58 | 58 | 7 | I'll Remember (In The Still Of The Night) Santo & Johnny |
| 61 | 82 | 61 | 2 | My True Carrie, Love Nat King Cole |
| 62 | 56 | 56 | 7 | 442 Glenwood Avenue The Pixies Three |
| 63 | 67 | 63 | 3 | Young And In Love Chris Crosby |
| 64 | 61 | 44 | 11 | Harlem Shuffle Bob And Earl |
| 65 | NEW | 65 | 1 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Bobby Vinton |
| 66 | 66 | 66 | 5 | Shimmy Shimmy The Orlons |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 5 | Comin' On Bill Black's Combo |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 3 | Love With The Proper Stranger Jack Jones |
| 69 | 81 | 69 | 2 | Look Homeward Angel The Monarchs |
| 70 | 73 | 70 | 4 | He Walks Like A Man Jody Miller |
| 71 | 80 | 71 | 3 | Tell Me Baby Garnet Mimms |
| 72 | 88 | 72 | 2 | Hey Jean, Hey Dean Dean And Jean |
| 73 | 77 | 73 | 4 | Rip Van Winkle The Devotions |
| 74 | 75 | 74 | 5 | Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams Jr. |
| 75 | 70 | 70 | 8 | Little Boxes Pete Seeger |
| 76 | NEW | 76 | 1 | The Way You Do The Things You Do The Temptations |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 2 | Baby, Don't You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | It Hurts Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 79 | 90 | 79 | 2 | Out Of Sight - Out Of Mind Sunny & The Sunliners |
| 80 | 78 | 69 | 10 | Pink Dominos The Crescents Featuring Chiyo |
| 81 | 76 | 76 | 4 | Leaving Here Eddie Holland |
| 82 | 99 | 82 | 2 | Suspicion Terry Stafford |
| 83 | 98 | 83 | 2 | He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) The Marvelettes |
| 84 | NEW | 84 | 1 | My Heart Cries For You Ray Charles |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 2 | (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is Shirley Ellis |
| 86 | 87 | 85 | 5 | Saginaw, Michigan Lefty Frizzell |
| 87 | 93 | 87 | 2 | I'll Make You Mine Bobby Vee With The Eligibles |
| 88 | 91 | 88 | 2 | High On A Hill Scott English |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Going Back To Louisiana Bruce Channel |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) The Serendipity Singers |
| 91 | 89 | 89 | 2 | All My Trials Dick and DeeDee |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | I Can't Stand It Soul Sisters |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Castles In The Sand Little Stevie Wonder |
| 94 | 94 | 94 | 4 | Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue) The Caravelles |
| 95 | 97 | 95 | 2 | My Boyfriend Got A Beatle Haircut Donna Lynn |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Betty Everett |
| 97 | NEW | 97 | 1 | Willyam, Willyam Dee Dee Sharp |
| 98 | 100 | 98 | 2 | Mo-Onions Booker T. & The MG's |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | The Boy With The Beatle Hair The Swans |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Lazy Lady Fats Domino |
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