Top 100 songs for May 2, 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, “Love Me Do” by The Beatles rises from No. 67 to No. 32. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Love Me Do — The Beatlesup 35 places, No. 67 → No. 32
- Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) — The Ray Charles Singersup 34 places, No. 62 → No. 28
- I Don't Want To Be Hurt Anymore — Nat King Coleup 30 places, No. 81 → No. 51
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) — The Ray Charles SingersNo. 28
- Love Me Do — The BeatlesNo. 32
- (Just Like) Romeo & Juliet — The ReflectionsNo. 33
- Little Children — Billy J. Kramer With The DakotasNo. 35
- Cotton Candy — Al HirtNo. 37
- Charade — Sammy Kaye And His OrchestraNo. 38
- Stay Awhile — Dusty SpringfieldNo. 39
First-week entries
- Do You Love Me — The Dave Clark FiveNo. 53
- Chapel Of Love — The Dixie CupsNo. 72
- Once Upon A Time — Marvin Gaye & Mary WellsNo. 73
- Every Little Bit Hurts — Brenda HollowayNo. 76
- Tea For Two — Nino Tempo & April StevensNo. 78
- Kiss Me Quick — Elvis Presley With The JordanairesNo. 79
- One Way Love — The DriftersNo. 84
- The Loneliest Night — Dale & GraceNo. 89
- Gonna Get Along Without You Now — Skeeter DavisNo. 90
- Soul Hootenanny (Pt. I) — Gene ChandlerNo. 92
- I Rise, I Fall — Johnny TillotsonNo. 93
- Little Donna — The RivierasNo. 95
- Sugar And Spice — The SearchersNo. 96
- Big Party — Barbara & The BrownsNo. 97
- Not Fade Away — The Rolling StonesNo. 98
- The Little White Cloud That Cried — Wayne NewtonNo. 99
- Caldonia — James Brown And His OrchestraNo. 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.