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