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

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