List of number-one singles of 1964 (Ireland)

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This is a list of singles which reached number-one on the Irish Singles Chart in 1964.

Contents

Issue DateSongArtistRef.
3 January"There's Always Me" Dickie Rock
10 January
17 January
24 January
31 January"Glad All Over" The Dave Clark Five
7 February
14 February"Needles and Pins" The Searchers
21 February
28 February
6 March
13 March"Bits and Pieces"The Dave Clark 5
20 March"Anyone Who Had a Heart" Cilla Black
27 March"I Love You Because" Jim Reeves
3 April"Can't Buy Me Love" The Beatles [1] [lower-alpha 1]
10 April
17 April
24 April
1 May
8 May"A World Without Love" Peter & Gordon
15 May
22 May"Don't Throw Your Love Away"The Searchers
29 May
(joint No. 1)
"Fallen Star" Eileen Reid
"I'm Yours"Dickie Rock
5 June"My Boy Lollipop" Millie
12 June"It's Over" Roy Orbison
19 June"My Boy Lollipop"Millie
26 June"It's Over"Roy Orbison
3 July"Bless You" Brendan Bowyer
10 July
17 July"It's Over"Roy Orbison
24 July"I Won't Forget You"Jim Reeves
31 July
7 August"A Hard Day's Night"The Beatles
14 August
21 August
28 August"I Won't Forget You"Jim Reeves
4 September
11 September
18 September
25 September
2 October
9 October"I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" The Bachelors
16 October"I'm Into Something Good" Herman's Hermits
23 October"Oh, Pretty Woman"Roy Orbison
30 October"From the Candy Store on the Corner to the Chapel on the Hill"Dickie Rock
6 November
13 November
20 November
27 November
4 December
11 December"Down Came The Rain" Butch Moore
18 December"I Feel Fine" The Beatles
25 December

See also

Notes

  1. According to The Irish Charts, "Can't Buy Me Love" took the No. 1 spot on 30 March 1964.

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References

  1. "Facts & Figures – Artists with the most No.1s". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 17 June 2024.