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This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1964.

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Julian Bream (1964)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

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The Beatles arrive in the U.S. to great acclaim

Bands formed

Albums released

January

DayAlbumArtistNotes
10 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones EP
20 Meet the Beatles! The Beatles US
30 Folk Singer Muddy Waters
A Lettermen Kind of Love The Lettermen
Living a Lie Al Martino
The Hits of Jo Stafford Jo Stafford
Stay with The Hollies The Hollies Debut

February

DayAlbumArtistNotes
7Born to Wander The Four Seasons
10 The Times They Are a-Changin' Bob Dylan
18 Unforgettable: A Tribute to Dinah Washington Aretha Franklin
Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke [9]
Anyone Who Had a Heart Dionne Warwick
The Many Moods of Tony Tony Bennett
Pure Dynamite! Live at the Royal James Brown Live
The Third Album Barbra Streisand
Tom Jones John Addison Soundtrack to 1963 film

March

DayAlbumArtistNotes
2 Shut Down Volume 2 The Beach Boys
17 Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five US
20 Meet The Temptations The Temptations
The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell Glen Campbell
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great Songs The Four Seasons
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz and João Gilberto
The Italian Voice of Al Martino Al Martino
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Jimmy Smith

April

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 When I'm Alone I Cry Marvin Gaye
2 Kissin' Cousins Elvis Presley Soundtrack
10 The Beatles' Second Album The Beatles US
15 Together Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells
17 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones UK
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield
A Session with The Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five UK
20 The Believer John Coltrane
When Lights Are Low Tony Bennett
Boys, Boys, Boys Lesley Gore
America, I Hear You Singing Frank Sinatra with Bing Crosby and Fred Waring
Black Orchid The Three Sounds
Funny Girl Barbra Streisand Original Broadway cast

May

DayAlbumArtistNotes
11 The Beatles' Long Tall Sally The Beatles Canada
18By Request Brenda Lee
22 The Dave Clark Five Return! The Dave Clark Five US
Bewitched Jack Jones
Dance with The Shadows The Shadows
Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
The Lettermen Look at Love The Lettermen
Mary Wells Sings My Guy Mary Wells
Stay & Other Great Hits The Four Seasons
Viva Las Vegas Elvis Presley Soundtrack EP

June

DayAlbumArtistNotes
19 Long Tall Sally The Beatles EP, UK
22 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash
Before I'm Over You Loretta Lynn
23 Stevie at the Beach Stevie Wonder
Back in Town The Kingston Trio Live
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying Gerry & the Pacemakers US
The Fabulous Ventures The Ventures
I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and Roses Al Martino
Robin and the 7 Hoods Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Sammy Davis, Jr. Soundtrack
Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You Dusty Springfield
A World Without Love Peter and Gordon

July

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 More of Roy Orbison's Greatest Hits Roy Orbison Compilation
3 Wonderful Life Cliff Richard and The Shadows Soundtrack
10 A Hard Day's Night The Beatles Soundtrack
13 All Summer Long The Beach Boys
I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore Nat King Cole
20 American Tour The Dave Clark Five US
- The Body & the Soul Freddie Hubbard
Hello, Dolly! Ella Fitzgerald
The Judy Collins Concert Judy Collins Live
Keep on Pushing The Impressions
Looking For Love Connie Francis
Rag Doll The Four Seasons

August

DayAlbumArtistNotes
3 The Very Thought of You Ricky Nelson
4 Dream With Dean Dean Martin
8 Another Side of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
14 Five by Five The Rolling Stones EP
31 Make Way for Dionne Warwick Dionne Warwick
Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
Black Pearls John Coltrane
It Might as Well Be Swing Frank Sinatra with Count Basie
Two Great Guitars Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry
Walk, Don't Run, Vol. 2 The Ventures
Where Love Has Gone Jack Jones

September

DayAlbumArtistNotes
11 The Five Faces of Manfred Mann Manfred Mann
14 The Doris Day Christmas Album Doris Day Christmas
15In the Name of Love Peggy Lee
The Animals The Animals US version
The Cat Jimmy Smith
People Barbra Streisand

October

DayAlbumArtistNotes
1 Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian Johnny Cash
Early Orbison Roy Orbison Compilation
2 Kinks The Kinks
16 A Bit of Liverpool The Supremes British Invasion tribute LP
19 Beach Boys Concert The Beach Boys Live
Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee Brenda Lee
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. Simon & Garfunkel
With a Smile and a Song Doris Day
20 Roustabout Elvis Presley Soundtrack
30 The Animals The Animals UK version
- 12 X 5 The Rolling Stones US
Girl Talk Lesley Gore
The Door Is Still Open to My Heart Dean Martin
Dusty Dusty Springfield US
Gerry & the Pacemakers Second Album Gerry & the Pacemakers US
Joan Baez/5 Joan Baez
Oscar Peterson Trio + One The Oscar Peterson trio with Clark Terry
Handy Man Del Shannon

November

DayAlbumArtistNotes
6 Blue Jeans a'Swinging The Swinging Blue Jeans
Ike & Tina Turner Revue Live Ike & Tina Turner Live
9 The Beach Boys' Christmas Album The Beach Boys Christmas
12 Hello Broadway Marvin Gaye
16 Who Can I Turn To Tony Bennett
23 The Beatles' Story The Beatles US
Spotlight on Rick Ricky Nelson
- 12 Songs of Christmas Bing Crosby with Frank Sinatra Christmas
Broadway-Blues-Ballads Nina Simone Broadway
In The Hollies Style The Hollies
The Jack Jones Christmas Album Jack Jones Christmas
A Merry Christmas Al Martino Christmas
A New Kind of Connie... Connie Francis
St. Louis to Liverpool Chuck Berry
Softly, as I Leave You Frank Sinatra

December

DayAlbumArtistNotes
4 Beatles for Sale The Beatles
Five Live Yardbirds The Yardbirds Live
7 The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) The Kingston Trio
15 Beatles '65 The Beatles US
21 Autobiography Nat Adderley
Coast to Coast The Dave Clark Five US
Verlaine et Rimbaud Léo Ferré France

Release date unknown

from Billboard December 26, 1964 - Record Talent Edition pg TA-30

"Top Records OF 1964 (Based on Billboard's Charts) The information compiled for the Top Records of 1964 is based on the weekly chart positioning and length of time records were on the respective charts from the Billboard issue dates of January 3 through November 28, 1964. These recaps, as well as the weekly charts, do not reflect actual sales figures. The ratings take into account the number of weeks the disk was on the chart, plus the weekly positions it held during its chart life. Each disk was given points accordingly for its respective chart, and in addition, the No. 1 disk each week was assigned bonus points equal to the total number of positions on its respective chart.

Unfortunately, Billboard's late December print deadline prevented approximately 60 records from completing their full chart runs, and their formula also included approximately 50 records from 1963, some of which had enough points to rank in the 1964 chart. Joel Whitburn's Records Research books, archived issues of Billboard for November–December 1963 and December 1964-March 1965, and Hot 100 Year-End formulas were used to complete the December 26 year-end chart reprinted here.

The completed chart is composed of records that entered the Billboard Hot 100 during November–December 1963 (only when the majority of chart weeks were in 1964), January to November–December 1964 (majority of chart weeks in 1964). Records with majority of chart weeks in 1963 or 1965 are included in the year-end charts for those years, respectively, and multiple appearances are not permitted. Each week fifteen points were awarded to the number one record, then nine points for number two, eight points for number three, and so on. The total points a record earned determined its year-end rank. The complete chart life of each record is represented, with number of points accrued. There are no ties, even when multiple records have the same number of points. The next ranking category is peak chart position, then weeks at peak chart position, weeks in top ten, weeks in top forty, and finally weeks on Hot 100 chart.

The chart can be sorted by Artist, Song title, Recording and Release dates, Cashbox year-end ranking (CB) or units sold (sales) by clicking on the column header. Additional details for each record can be accessed by clicking on the song title, and referring to the Infobox in the right column of the song page. Billboard also has chart summaries on its website. Cashbox rankings were derived by same process as the Billboard rankings. Sales information was derived from the RIAA's Gold and Platinum database, the BRIT Certified database and The Book of Golden Discs, [10] but numbers listed should be regarded as estimates. Grammy Hall of Fame and National Recording Registry information with sources can be found on Wikipedia.

Rank ArtistTitleLabelRecordedRelease DateCBSalesCharts, Awards
1 The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand"Capitol 5112October 17, 1963December 26, 1963111.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #1, Hot100 #1 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks, 299 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, National Recording Registry 2006
2The Beatles"She Loves You"Swan 4152July 1, 1963September 16, 196335.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #2, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 226 points
3 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars "Hello, Dolly!"Kapp 573December 1963January 196422.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #3, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 224 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
4 Roy Orbison "Oh, Pretty Woman"Monument 851August 1, 1964August 15, 196444.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #4, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 201 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2007
5 The Supremes "Baby Love"Motown 1066July 1, 1964September 17, 1964193.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #5, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 198 points
6 The Beach Boys "I Get Around"Capitol 5174April 2, 1964May 11, 196493.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #6, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 195 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
7 The Animals "The House of the Rising Sun"MGM 13264May 18, 1964June 19, 1964125.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #7, Hot100 #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 191 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
8The Beatles"I Feel Fine"Capitol 5327October 18, 1964November 23, 1964102.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #8, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 191 points
9The Supremes"Come See About Me"Motown 1068July 13, 1964October 27, 1964162.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #9, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 190 points
10 Bobby Vinton There! I've Said It Again Warner Bros. 5494September 5, 1963November 196371.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #10, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 188 points
11The Beatles"Can't Buy Me Love"Capitol 5150January 29, 1964March 16, 196485.50 [11] [10] US Billboard 1964 #11, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 185 points
12The Supremes"Where Did Our Love Go"Motown 1060April 8, 1964June 17, 196462.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #12, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 184 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2015
13 Mary Wells "My Guy"Motown 1056February 1964March 13, 1964182.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #13, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 183 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #1, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 20 total weeks, 325 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
14The Beatles A Hard Day's Night Capitol 5222April 16, 1964July 10, 196452.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #14, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
15 The 4 Seasons "Rag Doll"Philips 402111964June 1964132.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #15, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 176 points
16 Dean Martin "Everybody Loves Somebody"Reprise 02811964June 1964154.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #16, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 175 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #2, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 14 total weeks, 353 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999
17 The Dixie Cups "Chapel of Love"Red Bird 10-001February 1, 1964April 1964112.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #17, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
18 Manfred Mann "Do Wah Diddy Diddy"Ascot 2157June 22, 1964July 10, 1964142.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #18, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 174 points
19Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely Epic 9730February 16, 1964October 16, 1964171.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #19, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 173 points
20 The Zombies "She's Not There"Parrot 9695June 12, 1964July 24, 1964202.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #20, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 143 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2016
21 J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers "Last Kiss"Josie 9231964June 1964221.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #21, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 142 points
22 Martha and the Vandellas "Dancing in the Street"Gordy 7033June 19, 1964July 31, 1964371.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #22, Hot100 #2 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 139 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1999, National Recording Registry 2005
23The Beatles"Love Me Do"Tollie 9008September 11, 1962April 27, 1964232.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #23, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 138 points
24 Peter and Gordon "A World Without Love"Capitol 5175January 21, 1964February 28, 1964211.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #24, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks, 136 points
25The Beatles"Twist and Shout"Tollie 9001February 11, 1963March 2, 1964272.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #25, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 133 points
26 Gale Garnett "We'll Sing in the Sunshine"RCA Victor 47-8388November 8, 1963July 18, 1964241.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #26, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 132 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #3, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 16 total weeks, 350 points
27 Lorne Greene "Ringo"RCA Victor 47-84441964 [12] October 1964252.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #27, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 131 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #4, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 12 total weeks, 289 points.
28The 4 Seasons"Dawn (Go Away)"Philips 40166November 1963January 1964262.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #28, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 127 points
29 The Ray Charles Singers "Love Me with All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol)"Command 40461964April 1964351.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #29, Hot100 #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 123 points, Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #5, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, 281 points
30 The Shangri-las "Leader of the Pack"Red Bird 10-014July 1964September 20, 1964281.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #30, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 122 points
31 Lesley Gore "You Don't Own Me"Mercury 72206September 21, 1963December 11, 1963302.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #31, Hot100 #2 for 3 weeks, 13 total weeks, 121 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2017
32The Beatles"Please Please Me"Vee-Jay 581November 26, 1962January 30, 1964362.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #32, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 118 points
33 The Marketts "Out of Limits"Warner Bros. 5391July 1964October 1963431.50 [10] US Billboard 1964 #33, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
34The Shangri-las"Remember (Walking in the Sand)"Red Bird 10-008July 5, 1964August 1964401.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #34, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 117 points
35 Terry Stafford "Suspicion"Crusader 101May 2, 1962February 1964391.00 [10] US Billboard 1964 #35, Hot100 #1 for 2 weeks, 12 total weeks, 116 points
   Billboard Top Soul Singles 1964
1Mary Wells"My Guy" see number 13
2 The Drifters "Under the Boardwalk"Atlantic 2237May 21, 1964June 1964322.00US Billboard 1964 #38, Hot100 #4 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 107 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #2, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 18 total weeks, 259 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2014
3 Betty Everett and Jerry Butler "Let It Be Me"Vee-Jay 613January 11, 1964May 3, 1964471.25US Billboard 1964 #66, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 78 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #3, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 256 points
4Betty Everett"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"Vee-Jay 585January 24, 1963February 10, 1964461.50US Billboard 1964 #54, Hot100 #6 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 93 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #4, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 3 weeks, 16 total weeks, 253 points
5 Joe Hinton "Funny (How Time Slips Away)"Gordy 7054January 11, 1964June 19641121.00US Billboard 1964 #133, Hot100 #13 for 1 weeks, 13 total weeks, 57 points, Top Soul Singles 1964 #5, Hot Soul Singles #1 for 4 weeks, 18 total weeks, 249 points
   Billboard Top Country Singles 1964
1Buck Owens"My Heart Skips a Beat"Capitol 5136December 1, 1964December 12, 1964161.00US Billboard 1964 #648, Hot100 #94 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #1, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 492 points
2 Buck Owens "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"Capitol 5240August 28, 1968September 20, 19681791.00US Billboard 1964 #617, Hot100 #92 for 2 weeks, 3 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #2, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 27 total weeks, 432 points
3 Jim Reeves "I Guess I'm Crazy"RCA Victor 8383August 28, 1968September 20, 19681791.00US Billboard 1964 #543, Hot100 #82 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #3, Country Singles #1 for 7 weeks, 26 total weeks, 414 points
4 Roger Miller "Dang Me"Smash 1881January 11, 1964May 11, 1964441.50US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #4, Country Singles #1 for 6 weeks, 25 total weeks, 371 points
5 Connie Smith "Once a Day"RCA Victor 8416September 1964November 19641871.00US Billboard 1964 #723, Hot100 #101 for 1 week, 10 total weeks, Top Country Singles 1964 #5, Country Singles #1 for 8 weeks, 28 total weeks, 366 points, National Recording Registry 2020
   Top Easy Listening Singles 1964
1 Louis Armstrong and The All Stars "Hello, Dolly!"Kapp 573December 1963January 196422.00 [10] Top Easy Listening Singles 1964 #1, Easy Listening Singles #1 for 9 weeks, 21 total weeks, 451 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2001
2Dean Martin"Everybody Loves Somebody" see number 17
3Gale Garnett"We'll Sing In The Sunshine" see number 26
4Lorne Greene"Ringo" see number 27
5Ray Charles Singers"Love Me With All Your Heart" see number 29
   Top Rock Tracks 1964 (unofficial)
1 The Kinks "You Really Got Me"Reprise 0306July 1964September 2, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #1, US Billboard 1964 #74, Hot100 #7 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 206 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, from You Really Got Me - Reprise 6143.
2The Beach Boys"I Get Around" see number 6, from All Summer Long - Capitol 2110.
3The Zombies"She's Not There" see number 20, from The Zombies - Parrot 71001.
4The Beach Boys"Dance, Dance, Dance"Capitol 5306August 9, 1964October 26, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #4, US Billboard 1964 #69, Hot100 #8 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 77 points, from The Beach Boys Today! - Capitol 2269.
5The Beatles"I Want to Hold Your Hand" see number 1, from Meet The Beatles! - Capitol 2047.
6Roy Orbison"Oh, Pretty Woman" see number 4, from Oh Pretty Woman - Monument 4026.
7Martha and the Vandellas"Dancing in the Street" see number 22, from Gordy single 7033.
8The Beach Boys"Don't Worry Baby"Capitol 5174January 7, 1964May 11, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #8, US Billboard 1964 #202, Hot100 #24 for 1 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Shut Down, Volume 2 - Capitol 2027.
9 The Premiers "Farmer John"Faro 6151964March 19, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #9, US Billboard 1964 #176, Hot100 #19 for 1 week, 9 total weeks, from Faro single 615.
10 The Searchers "Needles And Pins"Kapp 5771963January 7, 1964Top Rock Tracks 1964 #10, US Billboard 1964 #128, Hot100 #13 for 3 weeks, 10 total weeks, from Meet The Searchers - Kapp 1363.
11The Animals"The House Of The Rising Sun" see number 7, from The Animals - MGM 4264.
12The Beatles"I Saw Her Standing There"Capitol 5112February 11, 1963December 26, 1963Top Rock Tracks 1964 #12, from Capitol single 5112.

Other significant singles

Other notable songs

Classical music

Premieres

Sortable table
ComposerCompositionDateLocationPerformers
Badings, Henk Symphony No. 121964-10-20 Scheveningen, Netherlands (Kurhaus) Residentie Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo
Birtwistle, Harrison Entr'actes and Sappho Fragments 1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Thomas / Virtuoso Ensemble, Carewe [13]
Birtwistle, Harrison Three Movements with Fanfares 1964-07-08London (Guildhall) English Chamber Orchestra, Pritchard [14]
Davies, Peter Maxwell Veni sancte spiritus 1964-07-10Cheltenham, UK (Festival Princeton High School Choir, [orchestra unknown], Hilbish [15]
Hoddinott, Alun Harp Sonata1964-07-12Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Ellis [13]
Maderna, Bruno Dimensioni IV for chamber ensemble1964-07-23Darmstadt, Germany (Ferienkurse) Internationales Kammerensemble DarmstadtMaderna [16]
Rawsthorne, Alan Symphony No. 3 1964-07-08Cheltenham, UK (Festival) BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst [17]
Searle, Humphrey The Sun , cantata for a cappella choir, Op. 421964-07-07Cheltenham, UK (Festival) BBC Chorus, Melville [18]
Sherlaw Johnson Robert Piano Sonata1964-07-11Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Sherlaw Johnson [13]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Mikrophonie I 1964-12-09Brussels, Belgium Aloys Kontarsky, Caskel, Fritsch, Bernhard Kontarsky, Davies, Spek, Stockhausen [19]
Stockhausen, Karlheinz Plus-Minus 1964-06-14Rome, Italy Cardew, Rzewski [20]
Wilks, John Beata l'alma 1964-07-06Cheltenham, UK (Festival) Nendick / BBC Northern Orchestra, Hurst [21]

Compositions

Opera

Jazz

Musical theater

Musical films

Births

Deaths

Awards

Grammy Awards

Eurovision Song Contest

See also

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