Year:1964

Bands Formed
Peter and Gordon

The Who

Singles Released

 * Shake Sam Cooke
 * I Get Around The Beach Boys
 * You Really Got Me The Kinks
 * The House of the Rising Sun The Animals
 * She's Not There The Zombies
 * All Day and All of the Night The Kinks
 * Baby Please Don't Go Them
 * I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles
 * Walk On By Dionne Warwick
 * The Girl From Ipanema Getz/Gilberto
 * A Hard Day's Night The Beatles
 * My Girl The Temptations
 * Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
 * Dancing in the Street Martha and the Vandellas
 * Baby I Need Your Loving Four Tops
 * I Feel Fine The Beatles
 * Baby Love The Supremes
 * Downtown Petula Clark
 * Sea Lion Woman Nina Simone
 * Remember (Walking in the Sand) The Shangri-Las
 * You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers
 * You Never Can Tell Chuck Berry
 * And I Love Her The Beatles
 * Walking in the Rain The Ronettes
 * I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself Dusty Springfield
 * Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
 * Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
 * Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las
 * Do I Love You? The Ronettes
 * Mr. Pitiful Otis Redding
 * It's Over Roy Orbison
 * It's All Over Now The Rolling Stones
 * California Sun The Rivieras
 * Goin' Out of My Head Little Anthony & The Imperials
 * Keep a Knockin' The Sonics
 * Come See About Me The Supremes
 * Laisse tomber les filles France Gall
 * All My Loving The Beatles
 * No Particular Place to Go Chuck Berry
 * Time Is on My Side The Rolling Stones
 * When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) The Beach Boys
 * Promised Land Chuck Berry
 * I Should Have Known Better The Beatles
 * As Tears Go By Marianne Faithfull
 * Rosalyn The Pretty Things
 * Wish Someone Would Care Irma Thomas
 * Give Him a Great Big Kiss The Shangri-Las
 * Rag Doll The Four Seasons (band)
 * Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood Nina Simone
 * Under the Boardwalk The Drifters
 * Every Little Bit Hurts Brenda Holloway
 * Not Fade Away The Rolling Stones
 * Time Is on My Side Irma Thomas
 * Ferry Cross the Mersey Gerry and The Pacemakers
 * Goldfinger Shirley Bassey
 * (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Sandie Shaw
 * Doctor Who BBC Radiophonic Workshop
 * The Way You Do the Things You Do The Temptations
 * Everybody Needs Somebody to Love Solomon Burke
 * My Guy Mary Wells
 * After Laughter (Comes Tears) Wendy Rene
 * Nadine (Is It You?) Chuck Berry
 * Mathilde Jacques Brel
 * Needles and Pins The Searchers
 * I'm the Face The High Numbers
 * If I Fell The Beatles
 * How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) Marvin Gaye
 * Go Now Bessie Banks
 * Because The Dave Clark Five
 * Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
 * Don't Bring Me Down The Pretty Things
 * Fun, Fun, Fun The Beach Boys
 * Go Now! The Moody Blues
 * Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong and The All Stars
 * Come On Los Saicos
 * Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun) Del Shannon
 * Dead Man's Curve Jan & Dean
 * The Sidewinder Lee Morgan
 * Yeh, Yeh Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames
 * Bits and Pieces The Dave Clark Five
 * Girl Don't Come Sandie Shaw
 * Laugh, Laugh The Beau Brummels
 * Dawn (Go Away) The Four Seasons (band)
 * A World Without Love Peter and Gordon
 * Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
 * Dance, Dance, Dance The Beach Boys
 * Out of Sight James Brown
 * Tell Me The Rolling Stones
 * I'm Happy Just to Dance With You The Beatles
 * Heart of Stone The Rolling Stones
 * The Boy From New York City The Ad Libs
 * (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet The Reflections
 * It Hurts to Be in Love Gene Pitney
 * A Summer Song Chad & Jeremy
 * Have I the Right? The Honeycombs
 * Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley
 * (The Best Part Of) Breakin' Up The Ronettes
 * I Wish You Would The Yardbirds
 * My Boy Lollipop Millie Small
 * Needle in a Haystack The Velvelettes
 * I'm Into Something Good Herman's Hermits
 * Carry, Go, Bring, Come Justin Hinds & The Dominoes
 * Rock and Roll Music The Beatles
 * Security Otis Redding
 * Not Fade Away Buddy Holly
 * Just One Look The Hollies
 * Anyone Who Had a Heart Cilla Black
 * The Crying Game Dave Berry
 * Little Red Rooster The Rolling Stones
 * Per un pugno di dollari Ennio Morricone
 * Carol The Rolling Stones
 * When You Walk in the Room The Searchers
 * Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups
 * Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton
 * Maybe I Know Lesley Gore
 * Don't Throw Your Love Away The Searchers
 * The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) Betty Everett
 * I'm Crying The Animals
 * In My Lonely Room Martha and the Vandellas
 * Wishin' and Hopin' Dusty Springfield
 * Such a Night Elvis Presley
 * Losing You Dusty Springfield
 * Do You Want to Know a Secret? The Beatles
 * Tobacco Road The Nashville Teens
 * Good Times Sam Cooke
 * He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' The Velvelettes
 * My Smile Is Just a Frown (Turned Upside Down) Carolyn Crawford
 * I'll Never Find Another You The Seekers
 * Hi-Heel Sneakers Tommy Tucker
 * Non ho l'età (per amarti) Gigliola Cinquetti
 * I've Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens
 * Little Children Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
 * Can't You See That She's Mine The Dave Clark Five
 * Chained and Bound Otis Redding
 * That's How Strong My Love Is O. V. Wright
 * The Ostrich The Primitives
 * Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry and The Pacemakers
 * Run, Run, Run The Gestures
 * Here I Go Again The Hollies
 * You're No Good The Swinging Blue Jeans
 * I'll Cry Instead The Beatles
 * Steal Away Jimmy Hughes
 * Baby Let Me Take You Home The Animals
 * Bar-B-Q Wendy Rene
 * This Diamond Ring Gary Lewis and The Playboys
 * All Cried Out Dusty Springfield
 * Dang Me Roger Miller
 * We're Through The Hollies
 * Love Potion No.9 The Searchers
 * Move Over Darling Doris Day
 * I Go to Pieces Peter and Gordon
 * 5-4-3-2-1 Manfred Mann
 * Memphis Johnny Rivers
 * Devil With the Blue Dress Shorty Long
 * Any Way You Want It The Dave Clark Five
 * Poison Ivy Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs
 * I Never Dreamed The Cookies
 * Please Mr. Postman The Beatles
 * The Race Is On George Jones
 * You're My World Cilla Black
 * Blue Christmas Elvis Presley
 * Born to Be Together The Ronettes
 * The Crusher The Novas
 * Leave Me Be The Zombies
 * She Said Hasil Adkins
 * Little Honda The Beach Boys
 * Jimmy Boy The Girlfriends
 * Terry Twinkle
 * He's in Town The Rockin' Berries
 * Little Honda The Hondells
 * Big Chief Professor Longhair
 * Understand Your Man Johnny Cash
 * La mamma Charles Aznavour
 * Ain't Nothin' You Can Do Bobby Bland
 * Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke
 * Suspicion Terry Stafford
 * Too Many Fish in the Sea The Marvelettes
 * Kiss Me Quick Elvis Presley
 * Hold What You've Got Joe Tex
 * The "In" Crowd Dobie Gray
 * The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt The Shadows
 * Gone, Gone, Gone The Everly Brothers
 * Stay Awhile Dusty Springfield
 * Shout Lulu
 * Run, Run, Run The Supremes
 * Saturday Night at the Movies The Drifters
 * Baby, Baby (I Still Love You) The Cinderellas
 * Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers
 * Come to Me Otis Redding
 * Boom Boom The Animals
 * P.S. I Love You The Beatles
 * Baby Don't You Do It Marvin Gaye
 * Rock Me Baby B. B. King
 * Getting Mighty Crowded Betty Everett
 * I'm Gonna Be Strong Gene Pitney
 * Rock Around with Ollie Vee Buddy Holly
 * It's Gonna Be All Right Gerry and The Pacemakers
 * Cry for a Shadow The Beatles
 * Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Major Lance
 * Keep On Pushing The Impressions
 * I'm on the Outside (Looking In) Little Anthony & The Imperials
 * Come a Little Bit Closer Jay and The Americans
 * G.T.O. Ronny & the Daytonas
 * Without the One You Love (Life's Not Worthwhile) Four Tops
 * The Wild Rover The Dubliners
 * One Wonderful Night The Honey Bees
 * Little Boy The Crystals
 * Love's Made a Fool of You Buddy Holly
 * Ain't She Sweet The Beatles
 * Ask Me Why The Beatles
 * Grande valse brillante Ewa Demarczyk
 * Long Tall Sally The Beatles
 * Cry Los Brincos
 * Nathalie Gilbert Bécaud
 * It's All Over Now The Valentinos
 * Why Don't They Let Us Fall in Love? Ronnie Spector
 * You're a Wonderful One Marvin Gaye
 * Vous permettez, monsieur ? Adamo
 * Merry-Go-Round Lou Christie
 * Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On Little Richard
 * Little Baby The Blue Rondos
 * The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) Jan & Dean
 * Maybe The Shangri-Las
 * Hold Me P.J. Proby
 * Tell Me When The Applejacks
 * Mountain of Love Johnny Rivers
 * You Still Want Me The Kinks
 * Hold Me Tight The Beatles
 * From a Window Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
 * Liza Jane Davie Jones with The King Bees
 * This Boy The Beatles
 * Save It for Me The Four Seasons (band)
 * A Taste of Honey The Beatles
 * You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You Dean Martin
 * Chug-a-Lug Roger Miller
 * I'm Into Somethin' Good Earl-Jean
 * I'm So Proud The Impressions
 * Little Marie Chuck Berry
 * It's for You Cilla Black
 * Ain't That Loving You Baby Elvis Presley
 * I'm the One Gerry and The Pacemakers
 * Komm, gib mir deine Hand The Beatles
 * The Last Race Jack Nitzsche
 * Catch a Falling Star Françoise Hardy
 * Tombe la neige Adamo
 * Wishin' & Hopin' The Merseybeats
 * After Last Night The Rev-Lons
 * I'll Be in Trouble The Temptations
 * On the Beach Cliff Richard
 * Dumb Head The Sharades
 * Bread and Butter The Newbeats
 * Bama Lama Bama Loo Little Richard
 * Good Morning Little Schoolgirl Yardbirds
 * Bird Dance Beat The Trashmen
 * Good Golly Miss Molly The Swinging Blue Jeans
 * Sha La La Manfred Mann
 * Hubble Bubble (Toil and Trouble) Manfred Mann
 * Matchbox The Beatles
 * Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) The Temptations
 * Little Boy The Crystals
 * I Wanna Love Him So Bad The Jelly Beans
 * Selfish One Jackie Ross
 * Mixed-Up, Shook-Up Girl Patty & The Emblems
 * Theme for Young Lovers The Shadows
 * Hello Josephine The Scorpions
 * Empty Heart The Rolling Stones
 * Under the Boardwalk The Rolling Stones
 * Goldfinger John Barry
 * Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) The Dave Clark Five
 * When You Walk in the Room Jackie DeShannon
 * Slow Down The Beatles
 * Always Something There to Remind Me Lou Johnson
 * The Ferris Wheel The Everly Brothers
 * Les filles du bord de mer Adamo
 * Wild One Martha and the Vandellas
 * What Have They Done to the Rain The Searchers
 * Cast Your Fate to the Wind Sounds Orchestral
 * Times Have Changed Irma Thomas
 * Some Day We're Gonna Love Again The Searchers
 * Together P.J. Proby
 * Just Behind the Rainbow Brenda Lee
 * Soul Dressing Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 * Is It True Brenda Lee
 * You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) Dionne Warwick
 * Farmer John The Premiers
 * A Little Loving The Fourmost
 * As Long As I Have You Garnet Mimms
 * La canzone di Marinella Fabrizio De André
 * Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now Tracey Dey
 * I'll Cry Instead Joe Cocker
 * Long Tall Sally The Kinks
 * That Girl Belongs to Yesterday Gene Pitney
 * The 81 Candy and The Kisses
 * People Barbra Streisand
 * Ronnie The Four Seasons (band)
 * Et même Françoise Hardy
 * Louie, Go Home Paul Revere & The Raiders
 * That's the Way Boys Are Lesley Gore
 * Mr. Rebel Eddie and The Showmen
 * Deuces Wild Link Wray & The Ray Men
 * Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley
 * Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
 * Try It Baby Marvin Gaye
 * Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) Solomon Burke
 * C'mon and S-w-i-m Bobby Freeman
 * Slaughter on Tenth Avenue The Ventures
 * I'm on Fire Jerry Lee Lewis
 * It Ain't Me Babe Johnny Cash
 * Only Seventeen The Beatle-ettes
 * 6-Pak The Sandals
 * Somewhere P.J. Proby
 * Thinkin' 'Bout you Baby Sharon Marie
 * Live Wire Martha and the Vandellas
 * Una lacrima sul viso Bobby Solo
 * Reach Out for Me Dionne Warwick
 * Hey Little Bird The Barbarians
 * Everything's Al'right The Mojos
 * Walk Away Matt Monro
 * Mr. Eliminator Dick Dale and The Del-Tones
 * Whispering Nino Tempo & April Stevens
 * You Must Believe Me The Impressions
 * Stay The Four Seasons (band)
 * Genie With the Light Brown Lamp The Shadows
 * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
 * The Ballad of Ira Hayes Johnny Cash
 * I'll Always Love You Brenda Holloway
 * Big Man in Town The Four Seasons (band)
 * I Can't Believe What You Say (For Seeing What You Do) Ike & Tina Turner
 * Happiness Ken Dodd
 * Shaggy Dog Mickey Lee Lane
 * Kinky Boots Patrick Macnee & Honor Blackman
 * Google Eye The Nashville Teens
 * The Same Thing Muddy Waters
 * My Bonnie The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
 * Shake Hands Drafi Deutscher
 * Simmer Down Bob Marley
 * I Could Easily Fall (In Love With You) Cliff Richard
 * I've Got That Feeling The Orchids
 * Java Al Hirt
 * Onifere No. 2 Fela Kuti
 * I'm the Lonely One Cliff Richard
 * Birdses Dino Valente
 * Chills and Fever Tom Jones
 * Pourtant tu m'aimes Françoise Hardy
 * Cadillac The Renegades
 * Boys The Beatles
 * Look of Love Lesley Gore
 * (My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers Merle Haggard
 * Mockin' Bird Hill The Migil Five
 * Makin' Whoopee Ray Charles
 * I Had a Talk With My Man Mitty Collier
 * Liebeskummer lohnt sich nicht Siw Malmkvist
 * Over the Rainbow Aztecs
 * Please Let Me Love You The Beefeaters
 * Mas Los Shakers
 * Ain't It the Truth Mary Wells
 * 20-75 Willie Mitchell
 * People Say The Dixie Cups
 * Ringo Lorne Greene
 * The Jolly Green Giant The Kingsmen
 * Ride the Wild Surf Jan & Dean
 * Handy Man Del Shannon
 * Candy Man Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
 * Live It Up Dusty Springfield
 * I Won't Tell Tracey Dey
 * Don't Drag No More Susan Lynne
 * Walk Don't Run '64 The Ventures
 * Juliet The Four Pennies
 * Gino Is a Coward Gino Washington
 * La guerra di Piero Fabrizio De André
 * A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives
 * I Like It Like That The Miracles
 * Don't Turn Around The Merseybeats
 * I Don't Want to See You Again Peter and Gordon
 * Wine, Women and Song Loretta Lynn
 * Long After Tonight Is All Over Jimmy Radcliffe
 * Skinny Minny Tony Sheridan
 * Money (That's What I Want) The Kingsmen
 * Do-Wacka-Do Roger Miller
 * Soulful Dress Sugar Pie DeSanto
 * Boys Cry Eden Kane
 * Can't Be Still Booker T. & the M.G.'s
 * Let It Be Me Betty Everett & Jerry Butler
 * Boom Boom Yardbirds
 * Sweet Georgia Brown The Beatles With Tony Sheridan
 * My Kind of Town Frank Sinatra
 * My Heart Skips a Beat Buck Owens
 * She's a Mod Ray Columbus & The Invaders
 * I Fought the Law Bobby Fuller
 * (You Don't Know) How Glad I Am Nancy Wilson
 * Constantly Cliff Richard
 * Cinderella Baby Drafi Deutscher
 * Come On Do the Jerk The Miracles
 * The Name Game Shirley Ellis
 * The Twelfth of Never Cliff Richard
 * Who's That Lady The Isley Brothers
 * Cousin of Mine Sam Cooke
 * Borne on the Wind Roy Orbison
 * Nobody I Know Peter and Gordon
 * How Soon Henry Mancini
 * The Man With All the Toys The Beach Boys
 * Message to Martha (Kentucky Bluebird) Lou Johnson
 * Blowin' in the Wind Marianne Faithfull
 * Dream Lover The Paris Sisters
 * He's a Doll The Honeys
 * Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now Skeeter Davis
 * It's Dark Outside Betty Harris
 * Laudy Miss Clawdy Little Richard
 * Mabelline Johnny Rivers
 * Welcome to My World Jim Reeves
 * Baby, Don't You Cry Ray Charles
 * Can Your Monkey Do the Dog Rufus Thomas
 * Hold Me Tight The Treasures
 * Puddy Cat (Mama-Meow-Mow) Wade Curtiss & The Rhythm Rockers
 * Luci Baines The American Four
 * That's What Love Is Made Of The Miracles
 * Little Egypt Downliners Sect
 * Soul Serenade King Curtis
 * Baby What's Wrong Downliners Sect
 * Que c'est triste Venise Charles Aznavour
 * It's Gotta Be You Lesley Gore
 * Dimples The Spencer Davis Group
 * Oh Baby, Don't You Weep James Brown
 * A Message to Martha Adam Faith
 * Dolce Paola Adamo
 * Like Dreamers Do The Applejacks
 * Haunted House Jumpin' Gene Simmons
 * You're My Remedy The Marvelettes
 * Once Upon a Time Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells
 * Waltzing on Top of the World Jim Reeves
 * The Mexican Shuffle Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
 * You're on My Mind The Birds
 * All Grown Up The Crystals
 * Jump Back Rufus Thomas
 * He'll Have to Go Solomon Burke
 * Dance the Pulga Los Brincos
 * Twine Time Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
 * Don't Start Crying Now Them
 * Confucius/Lonely and Blue Boy Don Drummond/Ferdie Nelson
 * Don't Ever Leave Me Connie Francis
 * Amen The Impressions
 * Le chant de Mallory Rachel
 * The Boy With the Way Essra Mohawk
 * Pink Dominos The Crescents
 * Voice Your Choice The Radiants
 * The Wedding Julie Rogers
 * Chim Chim Cheree Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke
 * Dès que le printemps revient Hugues Aufray
 * Good Night Baby The Butterflys
 * Whenever a Teenager Cries Reparata & The Delrons
 * Let Me Show You Who I Am The Shanes
 * One Way Love Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
 * She Lied The Rockin' Ramrods
 * Ma vie Alain Barrière
 * Diane The Bachelors
 * Big Bad World Cathy Saint
 * Oloruka Fela Kuti
 * Promise You'll Tell Her The Swinging Blue Jeans
 * A Shot in the Dark Henry Mancini
 * So Young Veronica
 * It's All Over Walter Jackson
 * Jeronimo Yanka The Forminx
 * Watchdog Dorothy Williams
 * Down Home Girl Alvin Robinson
 * Soulville Aretha Franklin
 * Who Do You Love The Sapphires
 * Trick Bag The Artesians
 * Stumble and Fall Darlene Love
 * Ain't That Lovin' You, Baby The Everly Brothers
 * I Cry Alone Maxine Brown
 * That's How it Goes The Breakaways
 * Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) Sugar Pie DeSanto
 * Across the Street Lenny O'Henry
 * So Little Time Diana Dors

Albums Released

 * February 25: Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
 * March 2: The Beach Boys - Shut Down Volume 2:The Beach Boys
 * November 16: The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album

Other Events
Death of Sam Cooke

Death of Eric Dolphy

Death of Jim Reeves