AUSTRALIAN (RADIO STATION 4BC-Brisbane/DAVID KENT) TOP SINGLES FOR 1964*
No.-Song-Artist-Peak Month 1 I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND-BEATLES-JANUARY 1078 2 SHE LOVES YOU-BEATLES-March 1068 3 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE-BEATLES-May 946 4 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT-BEATLES-August 850 5 I SAW HER STANDING THERE-BEATLES-February 842 6 I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER-BEATLES-September 736 7 MY GUY-MARY WELLS-June 606 8 ALL MY LOVING-Beatles-May 600 9 SHE'S A MOD-Ray Columbus & The Invaders-November 586 10 HAVE I THE RIGHT?-Honeycombs-October 580 11 Ain't That Loving You Baby-Elvis Presley-November 574 12 Oh,Pretty Woman-Roy Orbison-October 566 13 Long Tall Sally/Boys/I Call Your Name-Beatles-July 564 14 You're My World-Cilla Black-July 552 15 If I Fell-Beatles-September 538 16 Such A Night-Elvis Presley & Jordanaires-September 538 17 Do Wah Diddy Diddy-Manfred Mann-September 530 18 Viva Las Vegas-Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires-June 530 19 Glad All Over-Dave Clark Five-February 518 20 Needles And Pins-The Searchers-April 518 21 My Boy Lollipop-Millie Small-June 510 22 You'll Never Walk Alone-Gerry & The Pacemakers-January 498 23 The House Of The Rising Sun-Animals-September 494 24 Love Me Do-Beatles-February 486 25 Roll Over Beethoven-Beatles-April 464 26 William Tell Overture-Sounds Incorporated-October 464 27 A World Without Love-Peter & Gordon-May 460 28 The Rise And Fall Of Flingle Bunt-The Shadows-July 460 29 The Little Red Rooster-Rolling Stones-December 444 30 Hello,Dolly-Louis Armstrong & The All Stars-July 444 31 Ask Me-Elvis Presley-November 444 32 When You Walk In The Room-Searchers-November 426 33 Poison Ivy-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-July 412 34 Bossa Nova Baby-Elvis Presley-January 406 35 Hawaii-The Beach Boys-March 388 36 You Don't Own Me-Lesley Gore-March 378 37 You Can?t Do That-Beatles-May 378 38 Bits And Pieces-Dave Clark Five-May 362 39 Secret Love-Kathy Kirby-January 362 40 Suspicion-Terry Stafford-May 360 41 Maria-Sounds Incorporated-October 360 42 Rag Doll-Four Seasons-August 358 43 Dawn (Go Away)-Four Seasons-April 358 44 Constantly (L?Edera)-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-August 352 45 Don't Talk To Him-Cliff Richard & The Shadows-January 344 46 (We're Gonna)Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley & The Comets-June (1955) 342 47 Kissin' Cousins-Elvis Presley-October 328 48 I'll Get You-Beatles-March 328 49 Wishin' And Hopin'-Dusty Springfield-August 312 50 Please Mr. Postman-Beatles-July 312 51 I Wouldn't Trade You For The World-Bachelors-October 308 52 What?d I Say-Elvis Presley & The Jordanaires-June 298 53 Leader Of The Pack-Shangri-las-December 296 54 Come A Little Bit Closer-Jay & Americans-November 290 55 Time Is On My Side/Congratulations-Rolling Stones-December 282 56 Ringo-Lorne Greene-December 280 57 The Crusher-Atlantics-January 274 58 I Only Want To Be With You-Dusty Springfield-March 272 59 It Hurts To Be In Love-Gene Pitney-September 272 60 Long,Tall Texan-Murry Kellum-February 270 61 4,003,221 Tears From Now-Judy Stone-May 266 62 Things We Said Today-Beatles-August 256 63 Bread & Butter-Newbeats-October 248 64 Little Children-Billy J.Kramer & The Dakotas-May 248 65 I Get Around-Beach Boys-August 244 66 Diane-Bachelors-May 242 67 Someplace Green-Jimmie Rodgers-December 236 68 Hippy Hippy Shake-Swinging Blue Jeans-April 234 69 Hawaii-Gene Pitney-September 234 70 It's Over-Roy Orbison-June 234 71 Daisy Petal Pickin'-Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs-February 228 72 Sick And Tired-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-December 228 73 The Twelfth Of Never-Cliff Richard-November 220 74 We'll Sing In The Sunshine-Gail Garnett-November 214 75 Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa-Gene Pitney-January 214 76 Run Bobby Run-Lesley Gore-March 208 77 Geronimo-The Shadows-January 204 78 A Million Drums-Tony Sheveton-October 200 79 Tobacco Road-Nashville Teens-October 196 80 Who Needs It-Gene Pitney-March 194 81 Tell It On The Mountain-Peter,Paul & Mary-June 192 82 The World I Used To Know-Jimmie Rodgers-September 190 83 Can't You See That She's Mine-Dave Clark Five-August 188 84 Pretty Paper-Roy Orbison-January 188 85 You Really Got Me-The Kinks-November 186 86 Surfin' Bird-Trashmen-February 186 87 Broken Things-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-July 186 88 I?m Into Something Good-Herman?s Hermits-November 182 89 He Walks Like A Man-Jody Miller-March 164 90 It's All Over Now-Rolling Stones-August 162 91 Chapel Of Love-Dixie Cups-July 160 92 White Rabbit-Peter Posa-January 160 93 Fun Fun Fun-The Beach Boys-April 158 94 Indian Wedding-Roy Orbison-May 158 95 No Particular Place To Go-Chuck Berry-July 152 96 Please/Half As Much-Frank Ifield-February 148 97 Ask Me Why-Beatles-May 146 98 Anyone Who Had A Heart-Dionne Warwick-April 144 99 Crooked Little Man(Don't Let The Rain Come Down-Serendipity Singers-May 144 100 Beautiful Dancer-Roy Orbison-January 142 101 The Harem-Mr.Acker Bilk & His Paramount Jazz Band-April 138 102 Twist And Shout-Beatles-April 136 103 Hold Me-P.J. Proby-September 134 104 When You're Not Near-Rob E.G.-September 134 105 Mashed Potato-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-September 126 106 Shazam-The Shadows-January 126 107 (Just Like)-Romeo & Juliet-Reflections-June 124 108 About Love-Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs-December 120 109 Chululu Chululu-Bill And Boyd-August 116 110 She's Not There-Zombies-November 114 111 Hey,Little Cobra-Rip Chords-February 114 112 I Love You More And More Every Day-Al Martino-March 114 113 Popsicles,Icicles-Murmaids-February 112 114 Hold Me Tight-Beatles-April 108 115 Hey,Bobba Needle-Chubby Checker-May 90 116 Where Did Our Love Go-Supremes-September 88 117 Matchbox/Slow Down/Till There Was You-Beatles-August 88 118 Don't You Know Yockomo-Dinah Lee-October 88 119 The Spartans-Sounds Incorporated-August 82 120 She Wears My Ring/Let's Love Tonight-Johnny O'Keefe-May 80 121 For You-Rick Nelson-February 78 122 That Girl Belongs To Yesterday-Gene Pitney-March 74 123 Drag City-Jan & Dean-January 72 124 Everybody Loves Somebody-Dean Martin-September 72 125 Charmaine-Bachelors-May 72 126 Witchcraft-Elvis Presley-January 70 127 Country Boy-Heinz-February 68 128 Whispering-Nino Tempo & April Stevens-February 48 129 It's For You-Cilla Black-September 46 130 Borne On The Wind/What?d I Say-Roy Orbison-April 42 131 Ride The Wild Surf-Jan & Dean-November 40 132 Always Together-Al Martino-October 40 133 Shoop Shoop Song (in His Kiss)-Betty Everett-May 38 134 Yesterday's Gone-Chad & Jeremy-June 38 135 Little Honda-The Hondells-November 38 136 As Usual/Lonely Lonely Lonely Me-Brenda Lee-February 38 137 He's My Blonde-Headed Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy-Little Pattie-January 38 138 Don't Throw Your Love Away-Searchers-June 36 139 I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself-Dusty Springfield-September 36 140 Dang Me-Roger Miller-August 36 141 I'm The One-Gerry & The Pacemakers-March 34 142 Java-Al Hirt-April 34 143 Shangri-la-Vic Dana-May 34 144 Look Who It Is-Helen Shapiro-January 34 *Used in compilation of this list are the charts from Radio Station 4CB in Brisbane,Queensland,Australia for the weeks of January 5,January 12,February 2, February 9,March 15,March 22,March 29,April 5,April 26.May 3,May 10,May 17, June 21,June 28,July 19.July 26,August 2,August 9,August 16,September 20, September 27,November 15 and November 22. As for the remaining weeks charts from the Australian music guru David Kent were used to compile this list. This list is subject to change premised upon 4CB charts of the missing weeks being brought to my attention.