Top 100 songs for September 12, 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 “House Of The Rising Sun” by The Animals. Meanwhile, “Matchbox” by The Beatles rises from No. 81 to No. 42. 17 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Matchbox — The Beatlesup 39 places, No. 81 → No. 42
- Slow Down — The Beatlesup 32 places, No. 99 → No. 67
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mannup 27 places, No. 58 → No. 31
New to this week’s Top 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred MannNo. 31
- Out Of Sight — James Brown And His OrchestraNo. 35
- Some Day We're Gonna Love Again — The SearchersNo. 38
- Always Together — Al MartinoNo. 39
First-week entries
- Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue) — The TemptationsNo. 65
- On The Street Where You Live — Andy WilliamsNo. 66
- Gonna Send You Back To Walker (Gonna Send You Back To Georgia) — The AnimalsNo. 72
- Pearly Shells (Popo O Ewa) — Burl IvesNo. 79
- Little Honda — The HondellsNo. 84
- La La La La La — The BlendellsNo. 85
- Come A Little Bit Closer — Jay & The AmericansNo. 86
- I Wouldn't Trade You For The World — The BachelorsNo. 88
- Tobacco Road — The Nashville TeensNo. 90
- It's All Over — Ben E. KingNo. 91
- Good Night Baby — The ButterflysNo. 92
- Soon I'll Wed My Love — John GaryNo. 94
- Society Girl — The Rag DollsNo. 95
- Funny Girl — Barbra StreisandNo. 96
- One More Tear — The RaindropsNo. 97
- Death Of An Angel — The KingsmenNo. 98
- Someone, Someone — Brian Poole And The TremeloesNo. 99
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.