US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th April, 1964 

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th April, 1964

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 11th April, 1964

US Top 40 Singles – APRIL 11, 1964

TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)

1 1 CAN’T BUY ME LOVE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Beatles (Tollie)-5 (2)
3 6 SUSPICION –•– Terry Stafford (Crusader)-8 (3)
4 3 SHE LOVES YOU –•– The Beatles (Swan)-12 (1)
5 7 HELLO, DOLLY! –•– Louis Armstrong (Kapp)-9 (5)
6 8 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (It’s In His Kiss) –•– Betty Everett (Vee-Jay)-7 (6)
7 4 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-13 (1)
8 10 GLAD ALL OVER –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-9 (8)
9 5 PLEASE PLEASE ME –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-11 (3)
10 14 DON’T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN (Crooked Little Man) –•– The Serendipity Singers (Philips)-7 (10)

11 12 THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-7 (11)
12 9 MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-7 (9)
13 15 NEEDLES AND PINS –•– The Searchers (Kapp)-6 (13)
14 46 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-3 (14)
15 25 DEAD MAN’S CURVE –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-6 (15)
16 16 STAY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-9 (16)
17 18 YOU’RE A WONDERFUL ONE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-5 (17)
18 13 FUN, FUN, FUN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-9 (5)
19 22 MONEY –•– The Kingsmen (Wand)-5 (19)
20 21 AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-6 (20)

21 11 DAWN (Go Away) –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-11 (3)
22 48 BITS AND PIECES –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-2 (22)
23 39 THAT’S THE WAY BOYS ARE –•– Lesley Gore (Mercury)-3 (23)
24 24 HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE –•– The Swinging Blue Jeans (Imperial)-6 (24)
25 26 THINK –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-6 (25)
26 50 MY GUY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-2 (26)
27 34 WHITE ON WHITE –•– Danny Williams (United Artists)-6 (27)
28 35 HEY, BOBBA NEEDLE –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-5 (28)
29 30 NADINE (Is It You) –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-6 (29)
30 20 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS –•– Tommy Tucker (Checker)-10 (11)

31 19 JAVA –•– Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-15 (4)
32 51 THE MATADOR –•– Major Lance (Okeh)-3 (32)
33 33 TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-6 (33)
34 17 KISSIN’ COUSINS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-8 (12)
35 47 EBB TIDE –•– Lenny Welch (Cadence)-4 (35)
36 44 FOREVER –•– Pete Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar (Smash)-6 (36)
37 40 THE NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-4 (37)
38 31 I SAW HER STANDING THERE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-10 (14)
39 42 WE LOVE YOU BEATLES –•– The Carefrees (London International)-4 (39)
40 28 BLUE WINTER –•– Connie Francis (MGM)-9 (24)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – APRIL 11, 1964

41 29 IT HURTS ME –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-7 (29)
43 27 NAVY BLUE –•– Diane Renay (20th Century)-12 (6)
44 36 RIP VAN WINKLE –•– The Devotions (Roulette)-10 (36)
45 23 I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-11 (9)
46 32 HEY JEAN, HEY DEAN –•– Dean and Jean (Rust)-8 (32)
47 38 MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-7 (38)

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 11, 1964

42 60 SHANGRI-LA –•– Robert Maxwell, His Harp and Orchestra (Decca)-4 (42)
48 65 YOU CAN’T DO THAT –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-2 (48)
49 53 I CAN’T STAND IT –•– The Soul Sisters (Sue)-7 (49)
50 58 ALL MY LOVING –•– The Beatles (Capitol of Canada)-3 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 11, 1964

59 — RONNIE –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-1 (59)
74 — THERE’S A PLACE –•– The Beatles (Tollie)-1 (74)
81 — LOVE ME DO –•– The Beatles (Tollie/Capitol Of Canada)-1 (81)
83 — IN MY LONELY ROOM –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-1 (83)
86 — (Just Like) ROMEO AND JULIET –•– The Reflections (Golden World)-1 (86)
87 — COTTON CANDY –•– Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
90 — IT’S OVER –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-1 (90)
91 — SOMEBODY STOLE MY DOG –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (91)
95 — TALL COOL ONE –•– The Wailers (Golden Crest)-14 (36)
96 — WHEN JOANNA LOVED ME –•– Tony Bennett (Columbia)-3 (96)
98 — I’M ON FIRE –•– Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash)-1 (98)
99 — LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) –•– The Ray Charles Singers (Command)-1 (99)
100 — PEOPLE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-1 (100)

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Wailers are not to be confused with the Bob Marley related group of the same name. This group formed in Washington in the late 50’s and were once known as The Fabulous Wailers. Bob Marley’s group, The Wailers, were formed in 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica. And now, on with the countdown.