List of number one hits in the UK charts (1964)

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This is a list of the number one hits on the UK charts in 1964. It is based on the Official Singles Chart Top 50 and Albums Chart Top 20 compiled by the Chart Information Network . There were 24 number one singles and 4 number one albums that year.

Singles

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Period Where.
total
Interpreter Title
Author (s)
Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , author [s], additional information)
December 6, 1963 - January 9, 1964
5 weeks
5 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand
John Winston Lennon , Paul James McCartney
-
January 10, 1964 - January 23, 1964
2 weeks
2 The Dave Clark Five Glad All Over
Dave Clark , Mike G. Smith
-
January 24, 1964 - February 13, 1964
3 weeks
3 The Searchers Needles and Pins
Sonny Bono , Jack Nitzsche
-
February 14, 1964 - February 20, 1964
1 week
1 The Bachelors Diane
Lew Pollack , Ernö Rapée
-
February 21, 1964 - March 12, 1964
3 weeks
3 Cilla Black Anyone Who Had a Heart
Hal David , Burt F. Bacharach
-
March 13, 1964 - March 26, 1964
2 weeks
2 Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas Little Children
Mort Shuman , John Leslie McFarland
-
March 27, 1964 - April 16, 1964
3 weeks
3 The Beatles Can't Buy Me Love
John Winston Lennon , Paul James McCartney
-
April 17, 1964 - April 30, 1964
2 weeks
2 Peter & Gordon A World Without Love
John Winston Lennon , Paul James McCartney
-
May 1, 1964 - May 14, 1964
2 weeks
2 The Searchers Don't Throw Your Love Away
William E. Jackson III, James J. Wisner
-
May 15, 1964 - May 21, 1964
1 week
1 The four pennies Juliet
Larry Hoppen, John Hall
-
May 22, 1964 - June 18, 1964
4 weeks
4th Cilla Black You're My World
Music: Umberto Bindi ; Original text: Gino Paoli ; English text: Carl Sigman
-
June 19, 1964 - July 2, 1964
2 weeks
2 Roy Orbison It's Over
Roy Kelton Orbison, Bill Dees
-
July 3, 1964 - July 9, 1964
1 week
1 The Animals The House of the Rising Sun
Traditional; Editor: Alan Price
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July 10, 1964 - July 16, 1964
1 week
1 The Rolling Stones It's All Over Now
Bobby Womack , Shirley Jean Womack
-
July 17, 1964 - August 6, 1964
3 weeks
3 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night
John Winston Lennon , Paul James McCartney
-
August 7, 1964 - August 20, 1964
2 weeks
2 Manfred Mann Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Jeff Barry , Ellie Greenwich
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August 21, 1964 - September 3, 1964
2 weeks
2 The Honeycombs Have I the Right
Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley
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September 4, 1964 - September 17, 1964
2 weeks
2 The Kinks You Really Got Me
Raymond Douglas Davies
-
September 18, 1964 - October 1, 1964
2 weeks
2 Herman's Hermits I'm into Something Good
Gerry Goffin , Carole King
-
October 2, 1964 - October 15, 1964
2 weeks (total 3)
3 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy K. Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray B. Rush
-
October 16, 1964 - November 5, 1964
3 weeks
3 Sandie Shaw (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Burt F. Bacharach , Hal David
-
November 6, 1964 - November 12, 1964
1 week (total 3)
3 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy K. Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray B. Rush
-
November 13, 1964 - November 26, 1964
2 weeks
2 The Supremes Baby Love
Brian Holland, Lamont Herbert Dozier, Eddie Holland
-
November 27, 1964 - December 3, 1964
1 week
1 The Rolling Stones Little Red Rooster
Willie James Dixon
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December 4, 1964 - January 7, 1965
5 weeks
5 The Beatles I Feel Fine
John Winston Lennon , Paul James McCartney
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Albums

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Period Where.
total
Interpreter title Additional Information
(Period, weeks in first place, artist, title , additional information)
December 1, 1963 - April 25, 1964
21 weeks
21st The Beatles With the Beatles -
April 26, 1964 - July 18, 1964
12 weeks
12 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones -
July 19, 1964 - December 12, 1964
21 weeks
21st The Beatles A hard day's night -
December 13, 1964 - January 30, 1965
7 weeks (total 11)
11 The Beatles Beatles for Sale -

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The figures are based on the Chart Information Network's official UK sales hit parades . The dates refer to the validity date of the charts, i.e. the week following the sales week.

Annual hit parades

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Singles position# Albums
I Love You Because
Jim Reeves
Leon Payne
1 Beatles for Sale
The Beatles
I Won't Forget You
Jim Reeves
Harlan Howard
2 West Side Story
( Soundtrack )
It's Over
Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison, Bill Dees
3 With the Beatles
The Beatles
The Wedding
Julie Rogers
Joaquin Prieto; English text: Fred Jay
4th The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Someone, Someone
Brian Poole & the Tremeloes
Edwin Greines, Violet Ann Petty, Walter W. Greene
5 Please Please Me
The Beatles
I Believe
The Bachelors
Ervin M. Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman
6th A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles
My Boy Lollipop
Millie
Morris Levy, Johnnie B. Roberts, Robert Spencer
7th In Dreams
Roy Orbison
It's All Over Now
The Rolling Stones
Bobby Womack , Shirley Jean Womack
8th 16 Great Songs
The Bachelors
Oh, Pretty Woman
Roy Orbison,
Roy K. Orbison, Joe Melson, Ray B. Rush
9 Wonderful Life ( Soundtrack )
Cliff Richard & the Shadows
I Wouldn't Trade You for the World
The Bachelors
Bill Smith, William Cleveland Taylor, Curtis Kirk
10 Stay with the Hollies
The Hollies

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See also: 1964 number one hits in Australia , Belgium , Germany , Finland , France , Ireland , Italy , Canada , the Netherlands , Norway , Austria , Spain, and the United States .