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Manfred Mann on Monday, just because.

From that miracle year of 1964, when every damn song in the top 40 was memorable.

The Billboard Top 25 of 1964:

1 I Want to Hold Your Hand The Beatles
2 She Loves You The Beatles
3 Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
4 Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
5 I Get Around The Beach Boys
6 Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
7 My Guy Mary Wells
8 We’ll Sing in the Sunshine Gale Garnett
9 Last Kiss J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
10 Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
11 People Barbra Streisand
12 Java Al Hirt
13 A Hard Day’s Night The Beatles
14 Love Me Do The Beatles
15 Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
16 Please Please Me The Beatles
17 Dancing in the Street Martha and the Vandellas
18 Little Children Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas
19 Love Me with All Your Heart Ray Charles Singers
20 Under the Boardwalk The Drifters
21 Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups
22 Suspicion Terry Stafford
23 Glad All Over The Dave Clark Five
24 Rag Doll The Four Seasons
25 Dawn (Go Away) The Four Seasons

Thanks to Youtuber Darryl Hushaw