Billboard Hot 100 — April 25, 1964
The Billboard Hot 100 for the week of April 25, 1964. "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles held #1 for a 4th straight week, on its way to 5 weeks on top. 13 songs entered the chart this week; the highest new entry was "The Wonder Of You" by Ray Peterson at #77, which would go on to peak at #25. The biggest climber was "It's Over" by Roy Orbison, up 32 places from #60 to #28.
Chart highlights
- At #1: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles — 4 weeks at the top so far, 5 weeks on the chart since debuting March 28, 1964.
- New in the top 10: "Bits And Pieces" by The Dave Clark Five (up from #11 to #7); "My Guy" by Mary Wells (up from #14 to #9).
- Biggest fall: "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys, down 14 places from #33 to #47.
- Longest run on this week's chart: "The Wonder Of You" by Ray Peterson, 17 weeks and counting (peak #25).
- Gone from the chart: "Java" by Al (He's the King) Hirt after 16 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 | 5 | Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Twist And Shout The Beatles |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Do You Want To Know A Secret The Beatles |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong And The All Stars |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Suspicion Terry Stafford |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five |
| 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | Bits And Pieces The Dave Clark Five |
| 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) The Serendipity Singers |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | My Guy Mary Wells |
| 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) Betty Everett |
| 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | That's The Way Boys Are Lesley Gore |
| 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | Needles And Pins The Searchers |
| 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | The Way You Do The Things You Do The Temptations |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | You're A Wonderful One Marvin Gaye |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | 8 | White On White Danny Williams |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | 3 | Ronnie The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli" |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | Money The Kingsmen |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | 14 | She Loves You The Beatles |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 6 | Shangri-La Robert Maxwell His Harp And Orchestra |
| 21 | 23 | 21 | 5 | The Matador Major Lance |
| 22 | 20 | 20 | 8 | Ain't Nothing You Can Do Bobby Bland |
| 23 | 26 | 23 | 7 | Hey, Bobba Needle Chubby Checker |
| 24 | 19 | 1 | 15 | I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles |
| 25 | 27 | 25 | 8 | Forever Pete Drake And His Talking Steel Guitar |
| 26 | 28 | 26 | 8 | Nadine (Is It You?) Chuck Berry |
| 27 | 31 | 27 | 6 | Ebb Tide Lenny Welch |
| 28 | 60 | 28 | 3 | It's Over Roy Orbison |
| 29 | 16 | 3 | 13 | Please Please Me The Beatles |
| 30 | 22 | 9 | 9 | My Heart Belongs To Only You Bobby Vinton |
| 31 | 25 | 25 | 8 | Think Brenda Lee |
| 32 | 42 | 32 | 5 | Wish Someone Would Care Irma Thomas |
| 33 | 37 | 33 | 4 | I'm So Proud The Impressions |
| 34 | 44 | 34 | 4 | Kiss Me Sailor Diane Renay |
| 35 | 41 | 35 | 5 | My Girl Sloopy The Vibrations |
| 36 | 24 | 16 | 11 | Stay The 4 Seasons |
| 37 | 49 | 37 | 4 | Thank You Girl The Beatles |
| 38 | 40 | 37 | 6 | The New Girl In School Jan & Dean |
| 39 | 32 | 24 | 8 | Hippy Hippy Shake The Swinging Blue Jeans |
| 40 | 47 | 40 | 5 | Shangri-La Vic Dana |
| 41 | 67 | 41 | 3 | Cotton Candy Al Hirt |
| 42 | 61 | 42 | 4 | Can You Do It The Contours |
| 43 | 50 | 43 | 5 | Make Me Forget Bobby Rydell |
| 44 | 51 | 44 | 5 | Stay Awhile Dusty Springfield |
| 45 | 48 | 45 | 5 | All My Loving The Beatles |
| 46 | 56 | 46 | 4 | Charade Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra |
| 47 | 33 | 5 | 11 | Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys |
| 48 | 54 | 48 | 4 | The Pink Panther Theme Henry Mancini And His Orchestra |
| 49 | 35 | 3 | 13 | Dawn (Go Away) The 4 Seasons |
| 50 | 75 | 50 | 3 | (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet The Reflections |
| 51 | 46 | 46 | 9 | I Can't Stand It Soul Sisters |
| 52 | 63 | 52 | 3 | In My Lonely Room Martha & The Vandellas |
| 53 | 58 | 53 | 10 | Look Homeward Angel The Monarchs |
| 54 | 57 | 54 | 4 | Baby Baby Baby Anna King-Bobby Byrd |
| 55 | 66 | 55 | 2 | Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) Sugar Pie DeSanto |
| 56 | 59 | 56 | 4 | Giving Up On Love Jerry Butler |
| 57 | 71 | 57 | 4 | (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up The Ronettes |
| 58 | 53 | 53 | 7 | Ain't Gonna Tell Anybody Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs |
| 59 | 72 | 59 | 2 | Wrong For Each Other Andy Williams |
| 60 | 55 | 48 | 4 | You Can't Do That The Beatles |
| 61 | 87 | 61 | 2 | Little Children Billy J. Kramer With The Dakotas |
| 62 | 93 | 62 | 3 | Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) The Ray Charles Singers |
| 63 | 74 | 63 | 2 | Diane The Bachelors |
| 64 | 69 | 64 | 4 | I Should Care Gloria Lynne |
| 65 | 65 | 65 | 5 | T'ain't Nothin' To Me The Coasters |
| 66 | 52 | 52 | 9 | Castles In The Sand Little Stevie Wonder |
| 67 | 73 | 67 | 3 | Love Me Do The Beatles |
| 68 | 62 | 62 | 7 | Book Of Love The Raindrops |
| 69 | 84 | 69 | 2 | Today The New Christy Minstrels |
| 70 | 80 | 70 | 2 | Whenever He Holds You Bobby Goldsboro |
| 71 | 64 | 64 | 6 | Our Everlasting Love Ruby And The Romantics |
| 72 | 76 | 72 | 4 | That's When It Hurts Ben E. King |
| 73 | 68 | 68 | 7 | Soul Serenade King Curtis |
| 74 | 85 | 36 | 16 | Tall Cool One The Wailers |
| 75 | 78 | 75 | 2 | Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) Solomon Burke |
| 76 | 81 | 76 | 2 | Loving You More Every Day Etta James |
| 77 | NEW | 25 | 17 | The Wonder Of You Ray Peterson |
| 78 | NEW | 78 | 1 | The Very Thought Of You Rick Nelson |
| 79 | 83 | 79 | 6 | Come To Me Otis Redding |
| 80 | 95 | 80 | 2 | Ain't That Just Like Me The Searchers |
| 81 | NEW | 81 | 1 | I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore Nat King Cole |
| 82 | 77 | 77 | 5 | Mexican Drummer Man Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass |
| 83 | 100 | 83 | 2 | Little Boxes The Womenfolk |
| 84 | 99 | 84 | 4 | People Barbra Streisand |
| 85 | NEW | 85 | 1 | Walk On By Dionne Warwick |
| 86 | 98 | 86 | 3 | Hey, Mr. Sax Man Boots Randolph |
| 87 | 94 | 87 | 2 | Gee The Pixies Three |
| 88 | 89 | 88 | 4 | Be Anything (But Be Mine) Gloria Lynne |
| 89 | 97 | 89 | 2 | Donnie The Bermudas |
| 90 | NEW | 90 | 1 | I Knew It All The Time The Dave Clark Five |
| 91 | NEW | 91 | 1 | Gonna' Get Along Without You Now Tracey Dey |
| 92 | NEW | 92 | 1 | Three Window Coupe The Rip Chords |
| 93 | NEW | 93 | 1 | Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (Part I) Jimmy Smith |
| 94 | 96 | 94 | 5 | When Joanna Loved Me Tony Bennett |
| 95 | NEW | 95 | 1 | From Russia With Love The Village Stompers |
| 96 | NEW | 96 | 1 | Carol Tommy Roe |
| 97 | 92 | 92 | 2 | I'm The Lonely One Cliff Richard |
| 98 | NEW | 98 | 1 | Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod The Simon Sisters |
| 99 | NEW | 99 | 1 | I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) Nino Tempo & April Stevens |
| 100 | NEW | 100 | 1 | Hurt By Love Inez Foxx |
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