List of Adult Contemporary top 10 singles in 1964 (U.S.)

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This is a list of songs that have charted in the top ten of the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1964. The chart was called "Middle-Road Singles" [1] and "Pop-Standard Singles" [2] at different points of the year.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has gone under a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening(1961–1962; 1965–1979), Middle-Road Singles(1962–1964), Pop-Standard Singles(1964–1965), Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks(1979–1982) and Adult Contemporary(1983–present).

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Top-ten singles

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles which peaked in 1964
Top ten

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SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in

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References
Singles from 1963
December 7"There! I've Said It Again" Bobby Vinton 1January 411 [3] [4]
December 14"Popsicles and Icicles" The Murmaids 2January 119 [5] [6]
"Talk Back Trembling Lips" Johnny Tillotson 6January 46 [5] [4]
December 21"Midnight Mary" Joey Powers 7January 45 [7] [4]
December 28"Forget Him" Bobby Rydell 3January 188 [8] [9]
Singles from 1964
January 4"As Usual" Brenda Lee 5January 256 [4] [10]
January 11"Pretty Paper" Roy Orbison 10January 111 [6]
January 18"Whispering" Nino Tempo & April Stevens 4January 254 [9] [10]
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" Dionne Warwick 2February 17 [9] [11]
January 25"For You" Ricky Nelson 1February 87 [10] [12]
"That Lucky Old Sun" Ray Charles 10January 251 [10]
February 1"Somewhere" The Tymes 8February 12 [11]
"A Fool Never Learns" Andy Williams 4February 156 [11] [13]
"Java" Al Hirt 1February 2212 [11] [14]
February 15"Stop and Think It Over" Dale & Grace 3February 296 [13] [15]
"Navy Blue" Diane Renay 1March 218 [13] [16]
"See the Funny Little Clown" Bobby Goldsboro 3March 147 [13] [17]
"It's All in the Game" Cliff Richard 10February 152 [13]
February 22"I Love You More and More Every Day" Al Martino 3March 217 [14] [16]
"The Shelter of Your Arms" Sammy Davis Jr. 6March 76 [14] [18]
February 29"I Wish You Love" Gloria Lynne 9March 73 [15] [18]
March 7"Hello, Dolly!" Louis Armstrong 1March 2819 [18] [19]
March 14"My Heart Belongs to Only You"Bobby Vinton2March 287 [17] [19]
"Blue Winter" Connie Francis 7March 215 [17] [16]
March 21"Stardust"Nino Tempo & April Stevens10March 211 [16]
March 28"Don't Let the Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man)" The Serendipity Singers 2April 119 [19] [20]
"Think"Brenda Lee4April 115 [19] [20]
April 4"Tell It on the Mountain" Peter, Paul & Mary 7April 113 [21] [20]
"White on White" Danny Williams 3April 189 [21] [22]
April 11"Ebb Tide" Lenny Welch 6May 25 [20] [23]
"Forever" Pete Drake 5May 25 [20] [23]
April 18"Shangri-La" Robert Maxwell his Harp and Orchestra4May 27 [22] [23]
April 25"Shangri-La" Vic Dana 8May 25 [24] [23]
"Cotton Candy" [A] Al Hirt3May 307 [24] [25]
May 2"Love Me With All Your Heart" The Ray Charles Singers 1May 3012 [23] [25]
"Charade" Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra10May 21 [23]
May 9"Little Children" Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas 6May 92 [26]
"The Pink Panther Theme" Henry Mancini and his Orchestra10May 92 [26]
May 16"Walk on By"Dionne Warwick7May 161 [27]
May 23"I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" Nat King Cole 6May 304 [28] [25]
"People" Barbra Streisand 1June 2712 [28] [29]
"Diane" The Bachelors 3June 208 [28] [30]
May 30"Today" The New Christy Minstrels 4July 117 [25] [31]
"Tell Me Why"Bobby Vinton3June 276 [25] [29]
June 6"Be Anything (but Be Mine)"Connie Francis9June 63 [32]
"Tears and Roses"Al Martino7June 205 [32] [30]
June 20"I'll Touch a Star" Terry Stafford 4July 44 [30] [33]
"Beans in My Ears"The Serendipity Singers5July 114 [30] [31]
June 27"The Girl From Ipanema" Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto 1July 189 [29] [34]
July 11"Everybody Loves Somebody" Dean Martin 1August 113 [31] [35]
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am" Nancy Wilson 2August 156 [31] [36]
July 18"You're My World" Cilla Black 4August 85 [34] [37]
"I Still Get Jealous"Louis Armstrong7July 183 [34]
"Alone With You"Brenda Lee8July 181 [34]
"The World I Used To Know" Jimmie Rodgers 9July 182 [34]
"I Believe"The Bachelors7August 85 [34] [37]
July 25"Al-di-la" The Ray Charles Singers 4August 154 [38] [36]
"Sugar Lips"Al Hirt3August 225 [38] [39]
August 1"I Want To Hold Your Hand" Arthur Fiedler 10August 12 [35]
August 8"In the Misty Moonlight" Jerry Wallace 2August 229 [37] [39]
August 15"A Tear Fell"Ray Charles6August 223 [36] [39]
"Worry" [B] Johnny Tillotson5August 295 [36] [40]
August 22"Clinging Vine"Bobby Vinton2August 296 [39] [40]
"Love Is All We Need"Vic Dana7August 221 [39]
"No One To Cry To"Ray Charles8August 221 [39]
"Ringo's Theme (This Boy)" George Martin & his Orchestra7August 293 [39] [40]
"Hello, Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)" Allan Sherman 9August 292 [39] [40]
August 29"We'll Sing in the Sunshine" Gale Garnett 1September 2614 [40] [41]
"Always Together"Al Martino4October 36 [40] [42]
"Invisible Tears" The Ray Conniff Singers 10August 292 [40]
September 5"Wishin' and Hopin'" Dusty Springfield 4September 52 [43]
"When You Loved Me"Brenda Lee8September 53 [43]
September 12"A Summer Song" Chad & Jeremy 2October 310 [44] [42]
"Michael" Trini Lopez 7September 194 [44] [45]
September 19"On The Street Where You Live"Andy Williams3October 107 [45] [46]
September 26"Softly, as I Leave You" Frank Sinatra 4October 108 [41] [46]
"Funny Girl"Barbra Streisand6October 107 [41] [46]
October 3"I Don't Want To See Tomorrow"Nat King Cole5October 317 [42] [47]
October 10"The Door Is Still Open to My Heart"Dean Martin1November 79 [46] [48]
"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"Tony Bennett3November 289 [46] [49]
"I Wanna Be With You"Nancy Wilson9October 101 [46]
"The James Bond Theme" [C] Billy Strange 10October 102 [46]
October 17"Cousin of Mine"Sam Cooke7October 171 [50]
"I Don't Want to See You Again" Peter & Gordon 9October 171 [50]
October 24"So Long Dearie"Louis Armstrong9October 243 [51]
October 31"Ringo" Lorne Greene 1November 2112 [47] [52]
November 7"She Understands Me"Johnny Tillotson4December 58 [48] [53]
November 14"We Could"Al Martino6December 125 [54] [55]
"Amore Scusami" Robert Goulet 2December 512 [54] [53]
November 21"Mr. Lonely"Bobby Vinton3November 211 [52]
"Four Strong Winds"Bobby Bare9November 212 [52]
"One More Time" [D] The Ray Charles Singers7December 127 [52] [55]

1963 peaks

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1964 which peaked in 1963
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References
November 16"Dominique" Sœur Sourire 1December 711 [56] [3]
November 23"Since I Fell for You" Lenny Welch 3December 2810 [57] [8]
November 30"Wives and Lovers"Jack Jones9December 215 [58] [7]
December 7"You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" The Caravelles 2December 215 [3] [7]

1965 peaks

List of Billboard Adult Contemporary top ten singles in 1964 which peaked in 1965
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entry date

SingleArtist(s)PeakPeak dateWeeks in

top ten

References
November 28"The Wedding" Julie Rodgers 1January 210 [49] [59]
"Willow Weep for Me" Chad & Jeremy 1January 2311 [49] [60]
December 5"Dear Heart" Andy Williams 2January 2310 [53] [60]
December 12"Dear Heart" Jack Jones 6January 28 [55] [59]
"Walk Away" Matt Monro 5January 97 [55] [61]
December 19"Hawaii Tattoo" The Waikikis 8January 166 [62] [63]

Notes

AThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending May 16, 1964. [27]

BThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 29, 1964. [40]

CThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 24, 1964. [51]

DThe single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 5, 1964. [53]

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