Top 100 songs for December 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 “Mr. Lonely” by Bobby Vinton. Meanwhile, “Leader Of The Laundromat” by The Detergents rises from No. 80 to No. 58. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Leader Of The Laundromat — The Detergentsup 22 places, No. 80 → No. 58
- Boom Boom — The Animalsup 22 places, No. 89 → No. 67
- What Now — Gene Chandlerup 19 places, No. 78 → No. 59
New to this week’s Top 10
- I Feel Fine — The BeatlesNo. 5
- Dance, Dance, Dance — The Beach BoysNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- She's A Woman — The BeatlesNo. 29
- Amen — The ImpressionsNo. 30
- Willow Weep For Me — Chad & JeremyNo. 36
- Thou Shalt Not Steal — Dick and DeeDeeNo. 39
- How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You — Marvin GayeNo. 40
First-week entries
- You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You — Dean MartinNo. 70
- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' — The Righteous BrothersNo. 77
- I'll Be There — Gerry And The PacemakersNo. 81
- I Found A Love Oh What A Love — Jo Ann & TroyNo. 84
- Makin' Whoopee — Ray CharlesNo. 85
- Come On Do The Jerk — The MiraclesNo. 86
- Promised Land — Chuck BerryNo. 89
- The Name Game — Shirley EllisNo. 90
- Dear Heart — Henry Mancini And His OrchestraNo. 91
- (There'll Come A Day When) Ev'ry Little Bit Hurts — Bobby VeeNo. 93
- My Buddy Seat — The HondellsNo. 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.