JANUARY
Top hit
There! I've Said It Again · Bobby Vinton
Top album
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Enter the Year
Year
1964
The British Invasion Lands
Beatlemania rewires the radio. A year when the charts still felt like a national event — and the room got louder.
Voices of the year
Albums that mattered
The songs
Through the year
Tap a month to explore what people were playing.
FEBRUARY
Top hit
I Want To Hold Your Hand · The Beatles
Top album
Meet The Beatles! · The Beatles
MARCH
Top hit
I Want To Hold Your Hand · The Beatles
Top album
Meet The Beatles! · The Beatles
APRIL
Top hit
Can't Buy Me Love · The Beatles
Top album
Meet The Beatles! · The Beatles
MAY
Top hit
Can't Buy Me Love · The Beatles
Top album
The Beatles' Second Album · The Beatles
JUNE
Top hit
Chapel Of Love · The Dixie Cups
Top album
Hello Dolly · Louis Armstrong
JULY
Top hit
I Get Around · The Beach Boys
Top album
Hello Dolly · Louis Armstrong
AUGUST
Top hit
A Hard Day's Night · The Beatles
Top album
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
SEPTEMBER
Top hit
House Of The Rising Sun · The Animals
Top album
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
OCTOBER
Top hit
Oh, Pretty Woman · Roy Orbison And The Candy Men
Top album
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) · The Beatles
NOVEMBER
Top hit
Baby Love · The Supremes
Top album
People · Barbra Streisand
DECEMBER
Top hit
Ringo · Lorne Greene
Top album
Beach Boys In Concert · The Beach Boys