US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th April, 1964 

These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th April, 1964

US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 18th April, 1964

US Top 40 Singles – APRIL 18, 1964

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

1 1 CAN’T BUY ME LOVE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-4 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Beatles (Tollie)-6 (2)
3 3 SUSPICION –•– Terry Stafford (Crusader)-9 (3)
4 5 HELLO, DOLLY! –•– Louis Armstrong (Kapp)-10 (4)
5 14 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-4 (5)
6 6 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (It’s In His Kiss) –•– Betty Everett (Vee-Jay)-8 (6)
7 8 GLAD ALL OVER –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-10 (7)
8 4 SHE LOVES YOU –•– The Beatles (Swan)-13 (1)
9 10 DON’T LET THE RAIN COME DOWN (Crooked Little Man) –•– The Serendipity Singers (Philips)-8 (9)
10 15 DEAD MAN’S CURVE –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-7 (10)

11 22 BITS AND PIECES –•– The Dave Clark Five (Epic)-3 (11)
12 11 THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO –•– The Temptations (Gordy)-8 (11)
13 13 NEEDLES AND PINS –•– The Searchers (Kapp)-7 (13)
14 26 MY GUY –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-3 (14)
15 17 YOU’RE A WONDERFUL ONE –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-6 (15)
16 9 PLEASE PLEASE ME –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-12 (3)
17 23 THAT’S THE WAY BOYS ARE –•– Lesley Gore (Mercury)-4 (17)
18 19 MONEY –•– The Kingsmen (Wand)-6 (18)
19 7 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-14 (1)
20 20 AIN’T NOTHING YOU CAN DO –•– Bobby Bland (Duke)-7 (20)

21 27 WHITE ON WHITE –•– Danny Williams (United Artists)-7 (21)
22 12 MY HEART BELONGS TO ONLY YOU –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-8 (9)
23 32 THE MATADOR –•– Major Lance (Okeh)-4 (23)
24 16 STAY –•– The Four Seasons (Vee-Jay)-10 (16)
25 25 THINK –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-7 (25)
26 28 HEY, BOBBA NEEDLE –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-6 (26)
27 36 FOREVER –•– Pete Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar (Smash)-7 (27)
28 29 NADINE (Is It You) –•– Chuck Berry (Chess)-7 (28)
29 59 RONNIE –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-2 (29)
30 42 SHANGRI-LA –•– Robert Maxwell, His Harp and Orchestra (Decca)-5 (30)

31 35 EBB TIDE –•– Lenny Welch (Cadence)-5 (31)
32 24 HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE –•– The Swinging Blue Jeans (Imperial)-7 (24)
33 18 FUN, FUN, FUN –•– The Beach Boys (Capitol)-10 (5)
34 30 HI-HEEL SNEAKERS –•– Tommy Tucker (Checker)-11 (11)
35 21 DAWN (Go Away) –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-12 (3)
36 33 TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN –•– Peter, Paul and Mary (Warner Brothers)-7 (33)
37 51 I’M SO PROUD –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-3 (37)
38 31 JAVA –•– Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-16 (4)
39 34 KISSIN’ COUSINS –•– Elvis Presley (RCA Victor)-9 (12)
40 37 THE NEW GIRL IN SCHOOL –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-5 (37)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – APRIL 18, 1964

43 39 WE LOVE YOU BEATLES –•– The Carefrees (London International)-5 (39)
45 38 I SAW HER STANDING THERE –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-11 (14)

POWER PLAYS – APRIL 18, 1964

41 60 MY GIRL SLOOPY –•– The Vibrations (Atlantic)-4 (41)
42 53 WISH SOMEONE WOULD CARE –•– Irma Thomas (Imperial)-4 (42)
44 77 KISS ME SAILOR –•– Diane Renay (20th Century)-3 (44)
46 49 I CAN’T STAND IT –•– The Soul Sisters (Sue)-8 (46)
47 58 SHANGRI-LA –•– Vic Dana (Dolton)-4 (47)
48 50 ALL MY LOVING –•– The Beatles (Capitol of Canada)-4 (48)
49 61 THANK YOU GIRL –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-3 (49)
50 54 MAKE ME FORGET –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-4 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – APRIL 18, 1964

66 — SLIP-IN MULES (No High Heel Sneakers) –•– Sugar Pie DeSanto (Checker)-1 (66)
72 — WRONG FOR EACH OTHER –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-1 (72)
74 — DIANE –•– The Bachelors (London)-1 (74)
78 — GOODBYE BABY (Baby Goodbye) –•– Solomon Burke (Atlantic)-1 (78)
80 — WHENEVER HE HOLDS YOU –•– Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)-1 (80)
81 — LOVING YOU MORE EVERY DAY –•– Etta James (Argo)-1 (81)
84 — TODAY –•– The New Christy Minstrels (Columbia)-1 (84)
87 — LITTLE CHILDREN –•– Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (Imperial)-1 (87)
88 — WHY –•– The Beatles with Tony Sheridan (MGM)-1 (88)
91 — HIGH ON A HILL –•– Scott English (Spokane)-5 (77)
92 — I’M THE LONELY ONE –•– Cliff Richard (Epic)-1 (92)
94 — GEE –•– The Pixies Three (Mercury)-1 (94)
95 — AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE ME –•– The Searchers (Kapp)-1 (95)
97 — DONNIE –•– The Bermudas (Era)-1 (97)
98 — HEY, MR. SAX MAN –•– Boots Randolph (Monument)-2 (98)
100 — LITTLE BOXES –•– The Womenfolk (RCA Victor)-1 (100)