Top 100 songs for February 29, 1964
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1964 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles. Meanwhile, “Please Please Me” by The Beatles rises from No. 29 to No. 6. 12 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Please Please Me — The Beatlesup 23 places, No. 29 → No. 6
- My True Carrie, Love — Nat King Coleup 21 places, No. 82 → No. 61
- Stay — The 4 Seasonsup 20 places, No. 72 → No. 52
New to this week’s Top 10
- Please Please Me — The BeatlesNo. 6
- Stop And Think It Over — Dale & GraceNo. 9
New to this week’s Top 40
- Hi-Heel Sneakers — Tommy TuckerNo. 33
- I Wish You Love — Gloria LynneNo. 34
- Bird Dance Beat — The TrashmenNo. 37
- Hello, Dolly! — Louis Armstrong And The All StarsNo. 38
First-week entries
- My Heart Belongs To Only You — Bobby VintonNo. 65
- The Way You Do The Things You Do — The TemptationsNo. 76
- It Hurts Me — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 78
- My Heart Cries For You — Ray CharlesNo. 84
- Going Back To Louisiana — Bruce ChannelNo. 89
- Don't Let The Rain Come Down (Crooked Little Man) — The Serendipity SingersNo. 90
- I Can't Stand It — Soul SistersNo. 92
- Castles In The Sand — Little Stevie WonderNo. 93
- The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) — Betty EverettNo. 96
- Willyam, Willyam — Dee Dee SharpNo. 97
- The Boy With The Beatle Hair — The SwansNo. 99
- Lazy Lady — Fats DominoNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.