Billboard Hot 100 — March 7, 1964
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 7, 1964. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles held #1 for a 6th straight week, on its way to 7 weeks on top. 16 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "(You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You" by The Miracles at #72, which would go on to peak at #59. The biggest climber was "It Hurts Me" by Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires, up 34 places from #78 to #44.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles — 6 weeks at the top so far, 8 weeks on the chart since debuting January 18, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys (up from #17 to #9); "See The Funny Little Clown" by Bobby Goldsboro (up from #12 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "Hooka Tooka" by Chubby Checker, down 23 places from #27 to #50.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One" by Mary Wells, 16 weeks and counting (peak #29).
- Gone from the chart: "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen after 13 weeks (peak #4).
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 | 8 | I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | She Loves You The Beatles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Dawn (Go Away) The 4 Seasons |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | Please Please Me The Beatles |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Java Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | California Sun The Rivieras |
| 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Navy Blue Diane Renay |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Stop And Think It Over Dale & Grace |
| 9 | 17 | 9 | 4 | Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys |
| 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | See The Funny Little Clown Bobby Goldsboro |
| 11 | 15 | 11 | 6 | I Love You More And More Every Day Al Martino |
| 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | Good News Sam Cooke |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | 11 | You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore |
| 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield |
| 15 | 10 | 5 | 10 | Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance |
| 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | Abigail Beecher Freddy Cannon |
| 17 | 23 | 17 | 14 | The Shelter Of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 18 | 28 | 18 | 5 | I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles |
| 19 | 25 | 19 | 6 | Penetration The Pyramids |
| 20 | 16 | 13 | 9 | A Fool Never Learns Andy Williams |
| 21 | 45 | 21 | 3 | Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 22 | 33 | 22 | 5 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker |
| 23 | 53 | 23 | 4 | Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five |
| 24 | 26 | 24 | 7 | Oh Baby Don't You Weep (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 25 | 19 | 12 | 8 | Talking About My Baby The Impressions |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | 13 | Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords |
| 27 | 38 | 27 | 4 | Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong And The All Stars |
| 28 | 30 | 28 | 9 | Who Do You Love The Sapphires |
| 29 | 34 | 29 | 9 | I Wish You Love Gloria Lynne |
| 30 | 37 | 30 | 5 | Bird Dance Beat The Trashmen |
| 31 | 42 | 31 | 4 | My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
| 32 | 20 | 9 | 13 | What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) The Tams |
| 33 | 21 | 6 | 11 | For You Rick Nelson |
| 34 | 65 | 34 | 2 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Bobby Vinton |
| 35 | 50 | 35 | 4 | Blue Winter Connie Francis |
| 36 | 46 | 36 | 5 | Miller's Cave Bobby Bare |
| 37 | 29 | 29 | 16 | What's Easy For Two Is So Hard For One Mary Wells |
| 38 | 22 | 15 | 8 | Southtown, U.S.A. The Dixiebelles |
| 39 | 24 | 3 | 14 | Out Of Limits The Marketts |
| 40 | 52 | 40 | 4 | Stay The 4 Seasons |
| 41 | 32 | 25 | 11 | Letter From Sherry Dale Ward |
| 42 | 56 | 42 | 4 | Understand Your Man Johnny Cash |
| 43 | 44 | 43 | 5 | Live Wire Martha & The Vandellas |
| 44 | 78 | 44 | 2 | It Hurts Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 45 | 58 | 45 | 9 | Puppy Love Barbara Lewis |
| 46 | 59 | 46 | 3 | Stardust Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 3 | Worried Guy Johnny Tillotson |
| 48 | 49 | 48 | 6 | Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 49 | 31 | 8 | 14 | Anyone Who Had A Heart Dionne Warwick |
| 50 | 27 | 17 | 14 | Hooka Tooka Chubby Checker |
| 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | He'll Have To Go Solomon Burke |
| 52 | 76 | 52 | 2 | The Way You Do The Things You Do The Temptations |
| 53 | 55 | 53 | 6 | Bye Bye Barbara Johnny Mathis |
| 54 | 41 | 41 | 7 | Gonna Send You Back To Georgia (A City Slick) Timmy Shaw |
| 55 | 61 | 55 | 3 | My True Carrie, Love Nat King Cole |
| 56 | 35 | 35 | 7 | Going Going Gone Brook Benton |
| 57 | 36 | 36 | 8 | Come On Tommy Roe |
| 58 | 84 | 58 | 2 | My Heart Cries For You Ray Charles |
| 59 | 47 | 47 | 7 | He Says The Same Things To Me Skeeter Davis |
| 60 | 43 | 43 | 6 | Vaya Con Dios The Drifters |
| 61 | 73 | 61 | 5 | Rip Van Winkle The Devotions |
| 62 | 63 | 62 | 4 | Young And In Love Chris Crosby |
| 63 | 68 | 63 | 4 | Love With The Proper Stranger Jack Jones |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 3 | Look Homeward Angel The Monarchs |
| 65 | 72 | 65 | 3 | Hey Jean, Hey Dean Dean And Jean |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 5 | He Walks Like A Man Jody Miller |
| 67 | 77 | 67 | 3 | Baby, Don't You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 68 | 74 | 68 | 6 | Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams Jr. |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 4 | Tell Me Baby Garnet Mimms |
| 70 | 96 | 70 | 2 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Betty Everett |
| 71 | 82 | 71 | 3 | Suspicion Terry Stafford |
| 72 | NEW | 72 | 1 | (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You The Miracles |
| 73 | 79 | 73 | 3 | Out Of Sight - Out Of Mind Sunny & The Sunliners |
| 74 | 83 | 74 | 3 | He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) The Marvelettes |
| 75 | NEW | 75 | 1 | Needles And Pins The Searchers |
| 76 | 87 | 76 | 3 | I'll Make You Mine Bobby Vee With The Eligibles |
| 77 | 88 | 77 | 3 | High On A Hill Scott English |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean |
| 79 | 85 | 79 | 3 | (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is Shirley Ellis |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Hippy Hippy Shake The Swinging Blue Jeans |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | White On White Danny Williams |
| 82 | NEW | 82 | 1 | Tell It On The Mountain Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 83 | 90 | 83 | 2 | Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) The Serendipity Singers |
| 84 | 92 | 84 | 2 | I Can't Stand It Soul Sisters |
| 85 | 93 | 85 | 2 | Castles In The Sand Little Stevie Wonder |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 1 | From Me To You The Beatles |
| 87 | 81 | 76 | 5 | Leaving Here Eddie Holland |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | Think Brenda Lee |
| 89 | NEW | 89 | 1 | Ain't Nothing You Can Do Bobby Bland |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Nadine (Is It You?) Chuck Berry |
| 91 | 91 | 89 | 3 | All My Trials Dick and DeeDee |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 2 | Custom Machine Bruce & Terry |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Soul Serenade King Curtis |
| 94 | 89 | 89 | 2 | Going Back To Louisiana Bruce Channel |
| 95 | NEW | 91 | 3 | So Far Away Hank Jacobs |
| 96 | 99 | 96 | 2 | The Boy With The Beatle Hair The Swans |
| 97 | 98 | 97 | 3 | Mo-Onions Booker T. & The MG's |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Bobby Darin |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | Forever Pete Drake And His Talking Steel Guitar |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | You Were Wrong Z.Z. Hill |
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