US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th May, 1964
These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending May 16, 1964
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US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 16th May , 1964
#1 MY GUY By Mary Wells (Motown)
US Top 40 Singles – 16th May , 1964
TW LW TITLE –•– Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak To Date)
1 3 MY GUY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-7 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 1 HELLO, DOLLY! –•– Louis Armstrong (Kapp)-14 (1)
3 12 LOVE ME DO –•– The Beatles (Tollie/Capitol Of Canada)-6 (3)
4 4 BITS AND PIECES –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-7 (4)
5 2 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-8 (2)
6 7 RONNIE –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-6 (6)
7 6 DON’T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN (Crooked Little Man) –•– The Serendipity Singers (Philips)-12 (6)
8 8 DEAD MAN’S CURVE –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-11 (8)
9 10 WHITE ON WHITE –•– Danny Williams (United Artists)-11 (9)
10 13 IT’S OVER –•– Roy Orbison (Monument)-6 (10)
11 5 CAN’T BUY ME LOVE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-8 (1)
12 21 LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (Cuando Calienta El Sol) –•– The Ray Charles Singers (Command)-6 (12)
13 26 (Just Like) ROMEO AND JULIET –•– The Reflections (Golden World)-6 (13)
14 42 CHAPEL OF LOVE –•– The Dixie Cups (Red Bird)-3 (14)
15 15 SHANGRI-LA –•– Robert Maxwell, His Harp and Orchestra (Decca)-9 (15)
16 23 LITTLE CHILDREN –•– Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (Imperial)-5 (16)
17 18 WISH SOMEONE WOULD CARE –•– Irma Thomas (Imperial)-8 (17)
18 19 I’M SO PROUD –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-7 (18)
19 9 SUSPICION –•– Terry Stafford (Crusader)-13 (3)
20 11 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Beatles (Tollie)-10 (2)
21 40 WALK ON BY –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-4 (21)
22 32 DO YOU LOVE ME –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-3 (22)
23 33 COTTON CANDY –•– Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-6 (23)
24 22 MONEY –•– The Kingsmen (Wand)-10 (16)
25 16 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (It’s In His Kiss) –•– Betty Everett (Vee-Jay)-12 (6)
26 27 MY GIRL SLOOPY –•– The Vibrations (Atlantic)-8 (26)
27 28 SHANGRI-LA –•– Vic Dana (Dolton)-8 (27)
28 17 THAT’S THE WAY BOYS ARE –•– Lesley Gore (Mercury)-8 (12)
29 30 KISS ME SAILOR –•– Diane Renay (20th Century)-7 (29)
30 76 A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE –•– Peter and Gordon (Capitol)-2 (30)
31 31 THE PINK PANTHER THEME –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-7 (31)
32 39 THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU –•– Rick Nelson (Decca)-4 (32)
33 64 P.S. I LOVE YOU –•– The Beatles (Tollie/Capitol Of Canada)-2 (33)
34 14 GLAD ALL OVER –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-14 (6)
35 43 I DON’T WANT TO HURT ANYMORE –•– Nat King Cole (Capitol)-4 (35)
36 46 DIANE –•– The Bachelors (London)-5 (36)
37 47 TODAY –•– The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia)-5 (37)
38 49 WRONG FOR EACH OTHER –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-5 (38)
39 45 (The Best Part Of) BREAKIN’ UP –•– The Ronettes (Philles)-7 (39)
40 20 THE MATADOR –•– Major Lance (Okeh)-8 (20)
THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 16th May , 1964
41 36 CHARADE –•– Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra (Decca)-7 (36)
42 25 EBB TIDE –•– Lenny Welch (Cadence)-9 (25)
49 35 THANK YOU GIRL –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-7 (35)
50 24 YOU’RE A WONDERFUL ONE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-10 (15)
52 29 FOREVER –•– Pete Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar (Smash)-11 (25)
POWER PLAYS – 16th May , 1964
43 66 KISS ME QUICK –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-3 (43)
44 55 ONCE UPON A TIME –•– Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells (Motown)-3 (44)
45 59 THREE WINDOW COUPE –•– The Rip Chords (Columbia)-4 (45)
46 52 WHENEVER HE HOLDS YOU –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-5 (46)
47 57 PEOPLE –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-7 (47)
48 54 GOODBYE BABY (Baby Goodbye) –•– Solomon Burke (Atlantic)-5 (48)
NEW THIS WEEK – 16th May , 1964
76 — TEARS AND ROSES –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (76)
79 — WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU BABY –•– Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells (Motown)-1 (79)
82 — ONE GIRL –•– Garnet Mimms (United Artists)-1 (82)
84 — PARTY GIRL –•– Bernadette Carroll (Laurie)-1 (84)
87 — THE FRENCH SONG (Quand Le Soleil Dit Bonjour Aux Montagnes) –•– Lucille Starr (Almo International)-1 (87)
88 — ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE –•– Brook Benton (Mercury)-1 (88)
89 — KIKO –•– Jimmy McGriff (Sue)-1 (89)
90 — MILORD –•– Bobby Darin (Atco)-1 (90)
94 — HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG –•– Bobby Bare (RCA Victor)-1 (94)
95 — THE WORLD OF LONELY PEOPLE –•– Anita Bryant (Columbia)-1 (95)
97 — RULES OF LOVE –•– The Orlons (Cameo)-1 (97)
98 — JUST ONE LOOK –•– The Hollies (Imperial)-1 (98)
99 — LONG TALL SHORTY –•– Tommy Tucker (Checker)-1 (99)
100 — TEQUILA –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-1 (100)
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