Top 100 songs for April 18, 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 “Can't Buy Me Love” by The Beatles. Meanwhile, “Kiss Me Sailor” by Diane Renay rises from No. 77 to No. 44. 14 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Kiss Me Sailor — Diane Renayup 33 places, No. 77 → No. 44
- Ronnie — The 4 Seasons Featuring the "Sound of Frankie Valli"up 30 places, No. 59 → No. 29
- It's Over — Roy Orbisonup 30 places, No. 90 → No. 60
New to this week’s Top 10
- Do You Want To Know A Secret — The BeatlesNo. 5
- Dead Man's Curve — Jan & DeanNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
First-week entries
- Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) — Sugar Pie DeSantoNo. 66
- Wrong For Each Other — Andy WilliamsNo. 72
- Diane — The BachelorsNo. 74
- Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) — Solomon BurkeNo. 78
- Whenever He Holds You — Bobby GoldsboroNo. 80
- Loving You More Every Day — Etta JamesNo. 81
- Today — The New Christy MinstrelsNo. 84
- Little Children — Billy J. Kramer With The DakotasNo. 87
- Why — The Beatles With Tony SheridanNo. 88
- I'm The Lonely One — Cliff RichardNo. 92
- Gee — The Pixies ThreeNo. 94
- Ain't That Just Like Me — The SearchersNo. 95
- Donnie — The BermudasNo. 97
- Little Boxes — The WomenfolkNo. 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.