US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st February, 1964 

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These are all the US Top 40 Singles for the Week Ending February 1, 1964

US Hot 40 Singles for the Week Ending 1st February, 1964

#1 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND By The Beatles (Capitol)

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US Top 40 Singles – 1st February, 1964

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

And for my final Beatles note, this week was the official start of Beatlemania as “I Want To Hold Your Hand” hits #1, becoming the first of many #1’s from this point forward – until 1970. And “Please Please Me” enters the charts this week at #68 and “She Loves you” jumps 48 spots to land at #21

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

1 3 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND –•– The Beatles (Capitol)-3 (1 week at #1) (1)
2 13 YOU DON’T OWN ME –•– Lesley Gore (Mercury)-6 (2)
3 6 OUT OF LIMITS –•– The Marketts (Warner Brothers)-9 (3)
4 4 SURFIN’ BIRD –•– The Trashmen (Garrett)-9 (4)
5 7 HEY LITTLE COBRA –•– The Rip Chords (Columbia)-8 (5)
6 2 LOUIE LOUIE –•– The Kingsmen (Wand)-13 (2)
7 1 THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN –•– Bobby Vinton (Epic)-10 (1)
8 9 UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM –•– Major Lance (Okeh)-5 (8)
9 16 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART –•– Dionne Warwick (Scepter)-9 (9)
10 14 FOR YOU –•– Rick Nelson (Decca)-6 (10)

11 5 POPSICLES AND ICICLES –•– The Murmaids (Chattahoochee)-11 (3)
12 8 FORGET HIM –•– Bobby Rydell (Cameo)-13 (4)
13 10 DRAG CITY –•– Jan and Dean (Liberty)-9 (10)
14 11 WHISPERING –•– Nino Tempo and April Stevens (Atco)-7 (11)
15 25 TALKING ABOUT MY BABY –•– The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)-3 (15)
16 12 AS USUAL –•– Brenda Lee (Decca)-8 (12)
17 33 WHAT KIND OF FOOL (Do You Think I Am) –•– The Tams (ABC-Paramount)-8 (17)
18 18 DAISY PETAL PICKIN’ –•– Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (Dot)-8 (18)
19 21 SOMEWHERE –•– The Tymes (Parkway)-9 (19)
20 27 HOOKA TOOKA –•– Chubby Checker (Parkway)-9 (20)

21 69 SHE LOVES YOU –•– The Beatles (Swan)-2 (21)
22 30 A FOOL NEVER LEARNS –•– Andy Williams (Columbia)-4 (22)
23 36 JAVA –•– Al Hirt (RCA Victor)-5 (23)
24 26 BABY, I LOVE YOU –•– The Ronettes (Philles)-7 (24)
25 17 THE NITTY GRITTY –•– Shirley Ellis (Congress)-12 (8)
26 19 SINCE I FELL FOR YOU –•– Lenny Welch (Cadence)-15 (4)
27 24 WHEN THE LOVELIGHT STARTS SHINING THROUGH HIS EYES –•– The Supremes (Motown)-10 (23)
28 37 IT’S ALL IN THE GAME –•– Cliff Richard (Epic)-9 (28)
29 23 MIDNIGHT MARY –•– Joey Powers (Amy)-13 (10)
30 15 DOMINIQUE –•– The Singing Nun (Philips)-13 (1)

31 22 QUICKSAND –•– Martha and the Vandellas (Gordy)-11 (8)
32 28 WIVES AND LOVERS –•– Jack Jones (Kapp)-14 (14)
33 34 GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS –•– The Cookies (Dimension)-10 (33)
34 29 TALK BACK TREMBLING LIPS –•– Johnny Tillotson (MGM)-13 (7)
35 56 LETTER FROM SHERRY –•– Dale Ward (Dot)-6 (35)
36 40 CHARADE –•– Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (RCA Victor)-9 (36)
37 39 I CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU –•– Steve and Eydie (Columbia)-7 (37)
38 70 CALIFORNIA SUN –•– The Rivieras (Riviera)-2 (38)
39 20 THAT LUCKY OLD SUN –•– Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount)-9 (20)
40 50 THE SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS –•– Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise)-9 (40)

THIS WEEK’S DROPS – 1st February, 1964

45 35 NEED TO BELONG –•– Jerry Butler (Vee-Jay)-11 (31)
47 32 CAN I GET A WITNESS –•– Marvin Gaye (Tamla)-16 (22)
48 38 WHAT’S EASY FOR TWO IS SO HARD FOR ONE –•– Mary Wells (Motown)-11 (38)

POWER PLAYS – 1st February, 1964

41 48 YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE –•– Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles (Nicetown/Parkway)-5 (41)
42 45 COMIN’ IN THE BACK DOOR –•– The Baja Marimba Band (Almo International)-7 (42)
43 66 STOP AND THINK IT OVER –•– Dale and Grace (Montel/Michelle)-2 (43)
44 61 SOUTHTOWN U.S.A. –•– The Dixiebelles (Sound Stage 7)-3 (44)
46 49 HARLEM SHUFFLE –•– Bob and Earl (Marc)-7 (46)
49 52 MY ONE AND ONLY, JIMMY BOY –•– The Girlfriends (Colpix)-6 (49)
50 54 DUMB HEAD –•– Ginny Arnell (MGM)-11 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK – 1st February, 1964

64 — VAYA CON DIOS –•– The Drifters (Atlantic)-1 (64)
66 — ABIGAIL BEECHER –•– Freddy Cannon (Warner Brothers)-1 (66)
68 — PLEASE PLEASE ME –•– The Beatles (Vee-Jay)-1 (68)
75 — DAWN (Go Away) –•– The Four Seasons (Philips)-1 (75)
79 — I LOVE YOU MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY –•– Al Martino (Capitol)-1 (79)
85 — CAN YOUR MONKEY DO THE DOG –•– Rufus Thomas (Stax)-1 (85)
87 — (I’m Watching) EVERY LITTLE MOVE YOU MAKE –•– Little Peggy March (RCA Victor)-1 (87)
88 — SHIMMY SHIMMY –•– The Orlons (Cameo)-1 (88)
89 — BABY WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO –•– Etta James (Argo)-1 (89)
90 — PENETRATION –•– The Pyramids (Best)-1 (90)
91 — SO FAR AWAY –•– Hank Jacobs (Sue)-2 (91)
92 — COMIN’ ON –•– Bill Black’s Combo (Hi)-1 (92)
93 — DEEP IN THE HEART OF HARLEM –•– Clyde McPhatter (Mercury)-4 (90)
95 — LONG GONE LONESOME BLUES –•– Hank Williams, Jr. (MGM)-1 (95)
96 — HERE COMES THE BOY –•– Tracey Dey (Amy)-3 (93)
97 — WHERE DID I GO WRONG –•– Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo)-1 (97)
98 — LITTLE BOY –•– The Crystals (Philles)-1 (98)
99 — BYE BYE BARBARA –•– Johnny Mathis (Mercury)-1 (99)
100 — HERE’S A HEART –•– The Diplomats (Arock)-1 (100)

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