| The CASH BOX TOP 100 Albums (Monaural) | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 16, 1964 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM Beatles (Capitol T 2080) | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | HELLO, DOLLY! Original Broadway Cast / Carol Channing (RCA Victor LOC 1087) | 2 | 14 | |
| 3 | HONEY IN THE HORN Al Hirt (RCA Victor LPM 2733) | 3 | 36 | |
| 4 | FUNNY GIRL Original Broadway Cast (Capitol VAS 2059) | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | MEET THE BEATLES! Beatles (Capitol T 2047) | 4 | 16 | |
| 6 | THE THIRD ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2154) | 7 | 13 | |
| 7 | INTRODUCING THE BEATLES Beatles (Vee-Jay VJLP 1062) | 5 | 16 | |
| 8 | GLAD ALL OVER Dave Clark Five (Epic LN 24093) | 6 | 7 | |
| 9 | THE PINK PANTHER Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 2795) | 10 | 6 | |
| 10 | HELLO, DOLLY! Louis Armstrong & All Stars (Kapp KL-1364) | 39 | 2 | |
| 11 | CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE (And Other Hit Songs From The Movies) Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2171) | 30 | 2 | |
| 12 | KISSIN’ COUSINS Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LPM 2894) | 8 | 7 | |
| 13 | CHARADE Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LPM 2755) | 12 | 23 | |
| 14 | TOM JONES Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4113) | 15 | 7 | |
| 15 | SHANGRI-LA Robert Maxwell & Orchestra (Decca DL 4421) | 16 | 5 | |
| 16 | TODAY New Christy Minstrels (Columbia CL 2159) | 13 | 6 | |
| 17 | THE SERENDIPITY SINGERS Serendipity Singers (Philips PHM 200-115) | 11 | 11 | |
| 18 | IN THE WIND Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. W 1507) | 18 | 31 | |
| 19 | SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2 Beach Boys (Capitol T 2027) | 17 | 7 | |
| 20 | THE KINGSMEN IN PERSON Kingsmen (Wand WDM 657) | 14 | 18 | |
| 21 | DAWN (Go Away) AND 11 OTHER GREAT SONGS 4 Seasons (Philips PHM 200-124) | 20 | 10 | |
| 22 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OL 5670) | 22 | 132 | |
| 23 | MANHATTAN TOWER / THE MAN WHO LOVES MANHATTAN Robert Goulet (Columbia OL 6050) | 33 | 4 | |
| 24 | MEET THE SEARCHERS / NEEDLES & PINS Searchers (Kapp KL-1363) | 21 | 7 | |
| 25 | EARLY HITS OF 1964 Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3572) | 19 | 8 | |
| 26 | WIVES AND LOVERS Jack Jones (Kapp KL-1352) | 24 | 23 | |
| 27 | THE SECOND BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2054) | 31 | 36 | |
| 28 | ALLAN IN WONDERLAND Allan Sherman (Warner Bros. W 1539) | 25 | 7 | |
| 29 | DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, MOON RIVER (And Other Academy Award Winners) Frank Sinatra (Reprise F-1011) | 29 | 7 | |
| 30 | I’LL SEARCH MY HEART Johnny Mathis (Columbia CL 2143) | 32 | 4 | |
| 31 | YESTERDAY’S LOVE SONGS...TODAY’S BLUES Nancy Wilson (Capitol T 2012) | 27 | 15 | |
| 32 | PURE DYNAMITE James Brown (King 883) | 37 | 14 | |
| 33 | BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATRE Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LOC 6009) | 28 | 8 | |
| 34 | TENDER IS THE NIGHT Johnny Mathis (Mercury MG 20890) | 23 | 16 | |
| 35 | PETER, PAUL & MARY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. W 1449) | 44 | 107 | |
| 36 | ENCORE John Gary (RCA Victor LPM 2804) | 45 | 13 | |
| 37 | WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Jimmy Smith (Verve V-8583) | 49 | 5 | |
| 38 | REFLECTING Chad Mitchell Trio (Mercury MG 20891) | 47 | 14 | |
| 39 | SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOUNG LOVERS Ray Charles Singers (Command RS 33-866) | 53 | 3 | |
| 40 | DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2015) | 46 | 58 | |
| 41 | JOAN BAEZ IN CONCERT, PART 2 Joan Baez (Vanguard VRS-9113) | 50 | 26 | |
| 42 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise R-6114) | 43 | 8 | |
| 43 | LIVING A LIE Al Martino (Capitol T 2040) | 51 | 15 | |
| 44 | GENE PITNEY’S BIG SIXTEEN Gene Pitney (Musicor MM 2008) | 52 | 10 | |
| 45 | THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN Bobby Vinton (Epic LN 24081) | 26 | 16 | |
| 46 | CATCH A RISING STAR John Gary (RCA Victor LPM 2745) | 35 | 30 | |
| 47 | (MOVING) Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. W 1473) | 40 | 71 | |
| 48 | WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOL 6040) | 42 | 8 | |
| 49 | SWEET & SOUR TEARS Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABC-480) | 34 | 11 | |
| 50 | THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ Bob Dylan (Columbia CL 2105) | 59 | 12 | |
| 51 | SUNDAY IN NEW YORK Original Soundtrack / Peter Nero (RCA Victor LPM 2827) | 57 | 12 | |
| 52 | NAVY BLUE Diane Renay (20th Century-Fox TFM 3133) | 38 | 9 | |
| 53 | HER JOY – HER SONGS Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun) (Philips PCC 209) | 41 | 5 | |
| 54 | APOLLO SATURDAY NIGHT Various Artists (Atco 33-159) | 63 | 8 | |
| 55 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANDY WILLIAMS Andy Williams (Columbia CL 2137) | 36 | 17 | |
| 56 | AIN’T THAT GOOD NEWS Sam Cooke (RCA Victor LPM 2899) | 65 | 8 | |
| 57 | KISMET Mantovani & Orchestra (London PM 55001) | 66 | 11 | |
| 58 | A LETTERMEN KIND OF LOVE Lettermen (Capitol T 2013) | 64 | 15 | |
| 59 | I WISH YOU LOVE Gloria Lynne (Everest LPBR 5226) | 70 | 3 | |
| 60 | HEY LITTLE COBRA AND OTHER HOT ROD HITS Rip Chords (Columbia CL 2151) | 68 | 13 | |
| 61 | THE WOMENFOLK Womenfolk (RCA Victor LPM 2832) | 67 | 5 | |
| 62 | FOREVER Pete Drake (Smash MGS 27053) | 79 | 2 | |
| 63 | RAMBLIN’ (Featuring Green, Green) New Christy Minstrels (Columbia CL 2055) | 71 | 40 | |
| 64 | THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE Original Soundtrack / Dimitri Tiomkin (Columbia Masterworks OL 6060) | 73 | 3 | |
| 65 | FOLK SONGS AROUND THE WORLD Mantovani & Orchestra (London LL 3360) | 74 | 9 | |
| 66 | FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAL 4114) | 76 | 5 | |
| 67 | SUSPICION Terry Stafford (Crusader CLP-1001) | 75 | 2 | |
| 68 | NEW YORK WONDERLAND Andre Kostelanetz & Orchestra (Columbia CL 2138) | 81 | 2 | |
| 69 | HIGH SPIRITS Original Broadway Cast (ABC-Paramount ABC-OC-1) | 99 | 2 | |
| 70 | SHOWTIME James Brown & Orchestra (Smash MGS 27054) | 87 | 2 | |
| 71 | ROY ORBISON’S GREATEST HITS Roy Orbison (Monument MLP 8000) | 78 | 84 | |
| 72 | A PACKAGE OF ‘16’ BIG HITS Various Artists (Motown MT 614) | 48 | 11 | |
| 73 | THE SOLID GOLD STEINWAY Roger Williams (Kapp KL-1354) | 54 | 14 | |
| 74 | ON THE MOVE Trini Lopez (Reprise R-6112) | 72 | 8 | |
| 75 | THE BARBRA STREISAND ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CL 2007) | 86 | 60 | |
| 76 | LILIES OF THE FIELD Original Soundtrack (Epic LN 24094) | 83 | 2 | |
| 77 | COTTON CANDY Al Hirt (RCA Victor LPM 2917) | — | 1 | |
| 78 | BACH’S GREATEST HITS Swingle Singers (Philips PHM 200-097) | 55 | 31 | |
| 79 | GREAT FOLK THEMES Percy Faith & Orchestra (Columbia CL 2108) | 88 | 14 | |
| 80 | GREAT VOICES OF THE CENTURY Various Artists (Angel NP 4) | 85 | 2 | |
| 81 | THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS Jerry Lee Lewis (Smash MGS 27047) | 92 | 14 | |
| 82 | IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I SAID! Smothers Brothers (Mercury MG 20904) | — | 1 | |
| 83 | CHUCK BERRY’S GREATEST HITS Chuck Berry (Chess LP-1485) | 97 | 2 | |
| 84 | THE ITALIAN VOICE OF AL MARTINO Al Martino (Capitol T 1907) | 56 | 7 | |
| 85 | CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE AND THE JACK JONES HITS Jack Jones (Kapp KL-1328) | — | 1 | |
| 86 | UM, UM, UM, UM, UM, UM – THE BEST OF MAJOR LANCE Major Lance (Okeh OKM 12106) | 96 | 8 | |
| 87 | DRAG CITY Jan & Dean (Liberty LRP 3339) | 89 | 20 | |
| 88 | THE FIRST HURRAH! Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem (Columbia CL 2165) | 61 | 7 | |
| 89 | I LEFT MY HEART IN SAN FRANCISCO Tony Bennett (Columbia CL 1869) | 69 | 97 | |
| 90 | TIME TO THINK Kingston Trio (Capitol T 2011) | 77 | 16 | |
| 91 | LAWRENCE OF ARABIA Original Soundtrack (Colpix CP 514) | 82 | 65 | |
| 92 | TILL THE END OF TIME Jerry Vale (Columbia CL 2116) | 60 | 12 | |
| 93 | IT’S ALL IN THE GAME Cliff Richard (Epic LN 24089) | 95 | 2 | |
| 94 | ROME 35/MM Enoch Light & Orchestra (Command RS 33-863) | 94 | 9 | |
| 95 | FOREVER Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 3578) | — | 1 | |
| 96 | MOON RIVER AND OTHER GREAT MOVIE THEMES Andy Williams (Columbia CL 1809) | 58 | 107 | |
| 97 | THE MANY MOODS OF TONY Tony Bennett (Columbia CL 2141) | 62 | 13 | |
| 98 | MUSCLE BEACH PARTY Original Soundtrack /Annette (Buena Vista BV-3314) | — | 1 | |
| 99 | OUT ON A LIMB Moms Mabley (Mercury MG 20889) | 84 | 10 | |
| 100 | NEW ORLEANS AT MIDNIGHT Pete Fountain (Coral CRL 57429) | — | 1 | |
| The CASH BOX TOP 50 Albums (Stereo) | ||||
| Red square = bullet (strong upward move) | Week ending MAY 16, 1964 | |||
| TW | TITLE | Artist (Label) | LW | WKS | |
| 1 | HELLO, DOLLY! Original Broadway Cast / Carol Channing (RCA Victor LSO 1087) | 1 | 14 | |
| 2 | FUNNY GIRL Original Broadway Cast (Capitol SVAS 2059) | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | HONEY IN THE HORN Al Hirt (RCA Victor LSP 2733) | 2 | 34 | |
| 4 | THE THIRD ALBUM Barbra Streisand (Columbia CS 8954) | 3 | 12 | |
| 5 | THE BEATLES’ SECOND ALBUM Beatles (Capitol ST 2080) | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | THE PINK PANTHER Original Soundtrack / Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2795) | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | TODAY New Christy Minstrels (Columbia CS 8959) | 9 | 5 | |
| 8 | CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE (And Other Hit Songs From The Movies) Andy Williams (Columbia CS 8971) | 21 | 2 | |
| 9 | SHANGRI-LA Robert Maxwell & Orchestra (Decca DL 74421) | 11 | 6 | |
| 10 | HELLO, DOLLY! Louis Armstrong & All Stars (Kapp KS-3364) | 29 | 2 | |
| 11 | TOM JONES Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5113) | 13 | 5 | |
| 12 | CHARADE Henry Mancini & Orchestra (RCA Victor LSP 2755) | 6 | 21 | |
| 13 | THE SERENDIPITY SINGERS Serendipity Singers (Philips PHS 600-115) | 10 | 8 | |
| 14 | MANHATTAN TOWER / THE MAN WHO LOVES MANHATTAN Robert Goulet (Columbia OS 2450) | 23 | 3 | |
| 15 | MEET THE BEATLES! Beatles (Capitol ST 2047) | 8 | 16 | |
| 16 | DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES, MOON RIVER (And Other Academy Award Winners) Frank Sinatra (Reprise FS-1011) | 18 | 5 | |
| 17 | IN THE WIND Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. WS 1507) | 14 | 31 | |
| 18 | I’LL SEARCH MY HEART Johnny Mathis (Columbia CS 8943) | 24 | 4 | |
| 19 | KISSIN’ COUSINS Original Soundtrack / Elvis Presley (RCA Victor LSP 2894) | 12 | 6 | |
| 20 | SHUT DOWN VOLUME 2 Beach Boys (Capitol ST 2027) | 17 | 7 | |
| 21 | WEST SIDE STORY Original Soundtrack (Columbia Masterworks OS 2070) | 19 | 134 | |
| 22 | BELAFONTE AT THE GREEK THEATRE Harry Belafonte (RCA Victor LSO 6009) | 15 | 8 | |
| 23 | EARLY HITS OF 1964 Lawrence Welk & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,572) | 16 | 7 | |
| 24 | WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Jimmy Smith (Verve V6-8583) | 32 | 3 | |
| 25 | SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOUNG LOVERS Ray Charles Singers (Command RS 866-S.D.) | 41 | 2 | |
| 26 | GLAD ALL OVER Dave Clark Five (Epic BN 26093) | 20 | 4 | |
| 27 | ENCORE John Gary (RCA Victor LSP 2804) | 22 | 13 | |
| 28 | YESTERDAY’S LOVE SONGS...TODAY’S BLUES Nancy Wilson (Capitol ST 2012) | 25 | 15 | |
| 29 | WIVES AND LOVERS Jack Jones (Kapp KS-3352) | 31 | 18 | |
| 30 | WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? Original Broadway Cast (Columbia Masterworks KOS 6040) | 26 | 8 | |
| 31 | TENDER IS THE NIGHT Johnny Mathis (Mercury SR 60890) | 27 | 15 | |
| 32 | FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Original Soundtrack (United Artists UAS 5114) | 40 | 3 | |
| 33 | THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANDY WILLIAMS Andy Williams (Columbia CS 8937) | 28 | 17 | |
| 34 | DAWN (Go Away) AND 11 OTHER GREAT SONGS 4 Seasons (Philips PHS 600-124) | 30 | 6 | |
| 35 | SWEET & SOUR TEARS Ray Charles (ABC-Paramount ABCS-480) | 33 | 11 | |
| 36 | THE SHELTER OF YOUR ARMS Sammy Davis, Jr. (Reprise RS-6114) | 35 | 5 | |
| 37 | FOREVER Pete Drake (Smash SRS 67053) | 46 | 2 | |
| 38 | LIVING A LIE Al Martino (Capitol ST 2040) | 34 | 14 | |
| 39 | PETER, PAUL & MARY Peter, Paul & Mary (Warner Bros. WS 1449) | 36 | 102 | |
| 40 | DIMENSION •3• Enoch Light & Light Brigade (Command RS 867-S.D.) | 48 | 2 | |
| 41 | COTTON CANDY Al Hirt (RCA Victor LSP 2917) | — | 1 | |
| 42 | SUNDAY IN NEW YORK Original Soundtrack / Peter Nero (RCA Victor LSP 2827) | 38 | 9 | |
| 43 | THE ITALIAN VOICE OF AL MARTINO Al Martino (Capitol ST 1907) | 37 | 5 | |
| 44 | FOREVER Billy Vaughn & Orchestra (Dot DLP 25,578) | — | 1 | |
| 45 | TCHAIKOVSKY “1812” OVERTURE London Festival Orchestra And Band / Robert Sharples (London SPC 21001) | — | 10 | |
| 46 | KISMET Mantovani & Orchestra (London SP 44043) | 47 | 11 | |
| 47 | HIGH SPIRITS Original Broadway Cast (ABC-Paramount ABCS-OC-1) | — | 1 | |
| 48 | NEW ORLEANS AT MIDNIGHT Pete Fountain (Coral CRL 757429) | — | 1 | |
| 49 | NEW YORK WONDERLAND Andre Kostelanetz & Orchestra (Columbia CS 8938) | — | 1 | |
| 50 | HER JOY – HER SONGS Soeur Sourire (The Singing Nun) (Philips PCC 609) | 39 | 5 | |
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