Billboard Hot 100 — March 21, 1964
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of March 21, 1964. "She Loves You" by The Beatles climbed from #2 to take over the #1 spot from "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles, which had held it for 7 weeks, on its way to 2 weeks on top. 14 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "We Love You Beatles" by The Carefrees at #73, which would go on to peak at #39. The biggest climber was "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles, up 48 places from #55 to #7.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "She Loves You" by The Beatles — 1 week at the top so far, 9 weeks on the chart since debuting January 25, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "Twist And Shout" by The Beatles (up from #55 to #7); "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (up from #13 to #10).
- Biggest fall: "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore, down 27 places from #21 to #48.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Shelter Of Your Arms" by Sammy Davis Jr., 16 weeks and counting (peak #17).
- Gone from the chart: "Hey Little Cobra" by The Rip Chords after 14 weeks (peak #4); "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" by Major Lance after 11 weeks (peak #5); "What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am)" by The Tams after 14 weeks (peak #9).
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 | 2 | 1 | 9 | She Loves You The Beatles |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | Please Please Me The Beatles |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Dawn (Go Away) The 4 Seasons |
| 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Navy Blue Diane Renay |
| 7 | 55 | 7 | 2 | Twist And Shout The Beatles |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 12 | Java Al (He's the King) Hirt |
| 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | I Love You More And More Every Day Al Martino |
| 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong And The All Stars |
| 11 | 19 | 11 | 7 | Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | 5 | Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 13 | 22 | 13 | 4 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Bobby Vinton |
| 14 | 15 | 14 | 7 | I Saw Her Standing There The Beatles |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | 6 | Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | 9 | California Sun The Rivieras |
| 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | See The Funny Little Clown Bobby Goldsboro |
| 18 | 11 | 11 | 9 | Good News Sam Cooke |
| 19 | 49 | 19 | 5 | Suspicion Terry Stafford |
| 20 | 29 | 20 | 6 | Stay The 4 Seasons |
| 21 | 12 | 12 | 9 | I Only Want To Be With You Dusty Springfield |
| 22 | 50 | 22 | 4 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Betty Everett |
| 23 | 41 | 23 | 4 | The Way You Do The Things You Do The Temptations |
| 24 | 27 | 24 | 6 | Blue Winter Connie Francis |
| 25 | 46 | 25 | 3 | Needles And Pins The Searchers |
| 26 | 17 | 17 | 16 | The Shelter Of Your Arms Sammy Davis Jr. |
| 27 | 25 | 25 | 11 | Who Do You Love The Sapphires |
| 28 | 18 | 18 | 8 | Penetration The Pyramids |
| 29 | 24 | 16 | 8 | Abigail Beecher Freddy Cannon |
| 30 | 23 | 23 | 9 | Oh Baby Don't You Weep (Part 1) James Brown And The Famous Flames |
| 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | Stop And Think It Over Dale & Grace |
| 32 | 34 | 32 | 5 | Stardust Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 33 | 35 | 33 | 4 | It Hurts Me Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires |
| 34 | 65 | 34 | 4 | Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) The Serendipity Singers |
| 35 | 40 | 35 | 6 | Understand Your Man Johnny Cash |
| 36 | 30 | 30 | 7 | Bird Dance Beat The Trashmen |
| 37 | 39 | 37 | 5 | Worried Guy Johnny Tillotson |
| 38 | 47 | 38 | 5 | Hey Jean, Hey Dean Dean And Jean |
| 39 | 45 | 39 | 5 | Baby, Don't You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm) Ray Charles and his Orchestra |
| 40 | 28 | 28 | 11 | I Wish You Love Gloria Lynne |
| 41 | 61 | 41 | 3 | Hippy Hippy Shake The Swinging Blue Jeans |
| 42 | 26 | 26 | 6 | My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean) The Beatles With Tony Sheridan |
| 43 | 60 | 43 | 3 | Think Brenda Lee |
| 44 | 59 | 44 | 3 | Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean |
| 45 | 33 | 33 | 7 | Miller's Cave Bobby Bare |
| 46 | 48 | 46 | 4 | My Heart Cries For You Ray Charles |
| 47 | 57 | 47 | 7 | Rip Van Winkle The Devotions |
| 48 | 21 | 2 | 13 | You Don't Own Me Lesley Gore |
| 49 | 52 | 49 | 5 | My True Carrie, Love Nat King Cole |
| 50 | 63 | 50 | 3 | Tell It On The Mountain Peter, Paul & Mary |
| 51 | 51 | 48 | 8 | Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Rufus Thomas |
| 52 | 53 | 51 | 7 | He'll Have To Go Solomon Burke |
| 53 | 54 | 53 | 6 | Young And In Love Chris Crosby |
| 54 | 81 | 54 | 2 | You're A Wonderful One Marvin Gaye |
| 55 | 56 | 55 | 5 | Look Homeward Angel The Monarchs |
| 56 | 38 | 38 | 11 | Puppy Love Barbara Lewis |
| 57 | 89 | 57 | 3 | Ain't Nothing You Can Do Bobby Bland |
| 58 | 73 | 58 | 3 | From Me To You The Beatles |
| 59 | 66 | 59 | 3 | White On White Danny Williams |
| 60 | 64 | 60 | 5 | I'll Make You Mine Bobby Vee With The Eligibles |
| 61 | 79 | 61 | 3 | Nadine (Is It You?) Chuck Berry |
| 62 | 42 | 42 | 7 | Live Wire Martha & The Vandellas |
| 63 | 82 | 63 | 2 | Money The Kingsmen |
| 64 | 72 | 64 | 5 | He's A Good Guy (Yes He Is) The Marvelettes |
| 65 | 67 | 63 | 6 | Love With The Proper Stranger Jack Jones |
| 66 | 70 | 66 | 3 | (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You The Miracles |
| 67 | 68 | 67 | 8 | Long Gone Lonesome Blues Hank Williams Jr. |
| 68 | 84 | 68 | 2 | Hey, Bobba Needle Chubby Checker |
| 69 | 71 | 69 | 2 | Congratulations Rick Nelson |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 3 | Forever Pete Drake And His Talking Steel Guitar |
| 71 | 75 | 71 | 5 | Out Of Sight - Out Of Mind Sunny & The Sunliners |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 5 | (That's) What The Nitty Gritty Is Shirley Ellis |
| 73 | NEW | 73 | 1 | We Love You Beatles The Carefrees |
| 74 | 78 | 74 | 4 | Castles In The Sand Little Stevie Wonder |
| 75 | 96 | 75 | 2 | Ain't Gonna Tell Anybody Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 76 | 74 | 69 | 6 | Tell Me Baby Garnet Mimms |
| 77 | 83 | 77 | 4 | I Can't Stand It Soul Sisters |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | The New Girl In School Jan & Dean |
| 79 | NEW | 79 | 1 | Roll Over Beethoven The Beatles |
| 80 | NEW | 80 | 1 | Ebb Tide Lenny Welch |
| 81 | 95 | 81 | 2 | Book Of Love The Raindrops |
| 82 | 94 | 82 | 2 | Always In My Heart Los Indios Tabajaras |
| 83 | 87 | 83 | 4 | My Boyfriend Got A Beatle Haircut Donna Lynn |
| 84 | 90 | 84 | 2 | Searchin' Ace Cannon |
| 85 | 86 | 85 | 4 | The Boy With The Beatle Hair The Swans |
| 86 | NEW | 86 | 2 | Lazy Lady Fats Domino |
| 87 | NEW | 87 | 1 | A Letter To The Beatles The Four Preps |
| 88 | NEW | 88 | 1 | You Lied To Your Daddy The Tams |
| 89 | 98 | 89 | 2 | To Each His Own The Tymes |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | Our Everlasting Love Ruby And The Romantics |
| 91 | 91 | 91 | 2 | Stockholm Lawrence Welk And His Orchestra |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Shangri-La Robert Maxwell His Harp And Orchestra |
| 93 | 100 | 93 | 2 | Run, Run, Run The Supremes |
| 94 | NEW | 94 | 1 | Come To Me Otis Redding |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | Sha-La-La The Shirelles |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Jailer, Bring Me Water Trini Lopez |
| 97 | 93 | 93 | 3 | I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now Bobby Darin |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby Justine Washington |
| 99 | 99 | 99 | 2 | Where Does Love Go Freddie Scott |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | When Joanna Loved Me Tony Bennett |
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