CASH BOX Top 100 Singles
Red square = bullet (strong upward move)Week ending OCTOBER 31, 1964
TWTITLE | Artist–Label LW2WK3WKWKS
  1WE’LL SING IN THE SUNSHINE
    Gale Garnett–RCA Victor 47-8388
  2  3  311
  2LAST KISS
    J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers–Josie 923
  3  51210
  3DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
    Manfred Mann–Ascot 2157
  1  1  2  9
  4BABY LOVE
    Supremes–Motown 1066
  71042  5
  5OH, PRETTY WOMAN
    Roy Orbison & Candy Men–Monument 851
  4  2  110
  6DANCING IN THE STREET
    Martha & Vandellas–Gordy 7033
  5  4  411
  7CHUG-A-LUG
    Roger Miller–Smash 1926
  6  914  8
  8HAVE I THE RIGHT?
    Honeycombs–Interphon 7707
  91125  8
  9LET IT BE ME
    Betty Everett & Jerry Butler–Vee-Jay 613
101318  8
10LITTLE HONDA
    Hondells–Mercury 72324
111419  8
11COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER
    Jay & Americans–United Artists 759
152428  7
12THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN (To My Heart)
    Dean Martin–Reprise 0307
192843  5
13LEADER OF THE PACK
    Shangri-Las–Red Bird 10-014
295675  4
14A SUMMER SONG
    Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde–World Artists 1027
  8  81311
15TOBACCO ROAD
    Nashville Teens–London 9689
162124  9
16AIN’T THAT LOVING YOU BABY
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-8440
215367  4
17YOU MUST BELIEVE ME
    Impressions–ABC-Paramount 10581
141721  9
18WHEN I GROW UP (To Be A Man)
    Beach Boys–Capitol 5245
12  710  8
19I’M CRYING
    Animals–MGM 13274
243251  5
20REMEMBER (Walkin’ In The Sand)
    Shangri-Las–Red Bird 10-008
13  6  511
21I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN
    Peter & Gordon–Capitol 5272
324773  5
22YOU REALLY GOT ME
    Kinks–Reprise 0306
354679  5
23EVERYBODY KNOWS (I Still Love You)
    Dave Clark Five–Epic 9722
283448  5
24COUSIN OF MINE
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-8426
273035  6
25I LIKE IT
    Gerry & Pacemakers–Laurie 3271
304147  6
26SHE’S NOT THERE
    Zombies–Parrot 9695
446077  5
27IT HURTS TO BE IN LOVE
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1040
1816  714
28BREAD AND BUTTER
    Newbeats–Hickory 1269
1712  613
29IS IT TRUE
    Brenda Lee–Decca 31690
487183  4
30TIME IS ON MY SIDE
    Rolling Stones–London 9708
5070  3
31ALL CRIED OUT
    Dusty Springfield–Philips 40229
333945  6
32MERCY, MERCY
    Don Covay & Goodtimers–Rosemart 801
262630  8
33FUNNY
    Joe Hinton–Back Beat 541
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34RIDE THE WILD SURF
    Jan & Dean–Liberty 55724
252326  7
35BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING
    Four Tops–Motown 1062
22201512
36G.T.O.
    Ronny & Daytonas–Mala 481
2319  914
37TEEN BEAT ’65
    Sandy Nelson–Imperial 66060
394857  6
38I DON’T WANT TO SEE TOMORROW
    Nat King Cole–Capitol 5261
343839  7
39I’VE GOT SAND IN MY SHOES
    Drifters–Atlantic 2253
313541  6
40AIN’T DOING TOO BAD (pt. 1)
    Bobby Bland–Duke 383
516886  4
41BABY DON’T YOU DO IT
    Marvin Gaye–Tamla 54101
452729  7
42SO LONG DEARIE
    Louis Armstrong–Mercury 72338
424955  6
43RHYTHM
    Major Lance–Okeh 7203
37312310
44SOFTLY, AS I LEAVE YOU
    Frank Sinatra–Reprise 0301
384244  7
45I’M ON THE OUTSIDE (Looking In)
    Little Anthony & Imperials–DCP 1104
36222011
46I HAD A TALK WITH MY MAN
    Mitty Collier–Chess 1907
526176  5
47FUNNY GIRL
    Barbra Streisand–Columbia 43127
545865  6
48FROM A WINDOW
    Billy J. Kramer & Dakotas–Imperial 66051
40293110
49BABY BE MINE
    Jelly Beans–Red Bird 10-011
535966  6
50WHO CAN I TURN TO (When Nobody Needs Me)
    Tony Bennett–Columbia 43141
576681  5
51BLESS OUR LOVE
    Gene Chandler–Constellation 136
666978  5
52WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM
    Searchers–Kapp 618
657996  4
53DEATH OF AN ANGEL
    Kingsmen–Wand 164
413338  7
54HEY NOW
    Lesley Gore–Mercury 72352
6880  3
55THAT’S WHERE IT’S AT
    Sam Cooke–RCA Victor 47-8426
596468  6
56I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD
    Herman’s Hermits–MGM 13280
768388  4
57ASK ME
    Elvis Presley–RCA Victor 47-8440
6778  3
58SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
    Ray Charles–ABC-Paramount 10588
636571  5
594-BY THE BEACH BOYS [EP]
    Beach Boys–Capitol R-5267
647597  4
60EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT
    Newbeats–Hickory 1282
72  2
61LUMBERJACK
    Brook Benton–Mercury 72333
475059  6
62I’M GONNA BE STRONG
    Gene Pitney–Musicor 1045
85  2
63REACH OUT FOR ME
    Dionne Warwick–Scepter 1285
84  2
64WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE
    Ruby & Romantics–Kapp 615
707480  4
65DON’T EVER LEAVE ME
    Connie Francis–MGM 13287
89  2
66NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK
    Velvelettes–V.I.P. 25007
77  2
67RUNNIN’ OUT OF FOOLS
    Aretha Franklin–Columbia 43113
717782  5
68SLAUGHTER ON TENTH AVENUE
    Ventures–Dolton 300
  1
69LITTLE MARIE
    Chuck Berry–Chess 1912
78  2
70RINGO
    Lorne Greene–RCA Victor 47-8444
  1
71SHAGGY DOG
    Mickey Lee Lane–Swan 4183
8089100   4
72JUMP BACK
    Rufus Thomas–Stax 157
748587  5
73LOOK AWAY
    Garnet Mimms–United Artists 773
758294  4
74MR. LONELY
    Bobby Vinton–Epic 9730
  1
75WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU
    Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston–Tamla 54104
83  2
76RIGHT OR WRONG
    Ronnie Dove–Diamond 173
  1
77YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME
    Dixie Cups–Red Bird 10-012
  1
78CHAINED AND BOUND
    Otis Redding–Volt 121
798195  4
79SOMETHING YOU GOT
    Ramsey Lewis Trio–Argo 5481
8193  3
80WALKING IN THE RAIN
    Ronettes–Philles 123
  1
81SIDEWALK SURFIN’
    Jan & Dean–Liberty 55727
  1
82MOUNTAIN OF LOVE
    Johnny Rivers–Imperial 66075
  1
83OH NO NOT MY BABY
    Maxine Brown–Wand 162
  1
84MY LOVE, FORGIVE ME (Amore, Scusami)
    Robert Goulet–Columbia 43131
  1
85GONE, GONE, GONE
    Everly Brothers–Warner Bros. 5478
  1
86OPPORTUNITY
    Jewels–Dimension 1034
8792  3
87BEAUTICIAN BLUES
    B.B. King–Kent 403
93  2
88LISTEN LONELY GIRL
    Johnny Mathis–Mercury 72339
9299  3
89AIN’T IT THE TRUTH
    Mary Wells–20th Century-Fox 544
  1
90SHE UNDERSTANDS ME
    Johnny Tillotson–MGM 13284
  1
91I SEE YOU
    Cathy & Joe–Smash 1929
828489  5
92FOUR STRONG WINDS
    Bobby Bare–RCA Victor 47-8443
  1
93S-W-I-M
    Bobby Freeman–Autumn 5
94  2
94IF YOU WANT THIS LOVE
    Sonny Knight–Aura 403
9691  5
95UP ABOVE MY HEAD (I Hear Music In The Air)
    Al Hirt–RCA Victor 47-8439
9594  3
96AS TEARS GO BY
    Marianne Faithfull–London 9697
  1
97TIMES HAVE CHANGED
    Irma Thomas–Imperial 66069
100   2
98SCRATCHY
    Travis Wammack–ARA 204
9995  3
99ENDLESS SLEEP
    Hank Williams, Jr.–MGM 13278
  1
100 WE COULD
    Al Martino–Capitol 5293
  1
NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist(s) and label(s) for the best-selling version(s) of each title, as well as for “other versions strongly reported.” Artists and labels in the latter category are shown above in smaller italic type. Figures in the “Weeks on Chart” (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version.

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