The Essential Songs of 1964 reflect an undeniable truth – America had survived a British Invasion. The Kinks, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Herman’s Hermits, Manfred Mann, the Searchers, and Them all found fame and glory in the land of the free and home of the brave. Chuck Berry was back on the pop charts and the Supremes began their run which would eventually land them 12 #1 pop songs.
All Day And All Of The Night – Kinks
All My Loving – Beatles
And I Love Her – Beatles
Anyone Who Had A Heart – Dionne Warwick
Baby I Need Your Loving – The Four Tops
Baby Love – Supremes
Baby Please Don’t Go – Them
California Sun – The Rivieras
Can’t Buy Me Love – Beatles
Chapel of Love – The Dixie Cups
Chug-A-Lug – Roger Miller
Come See About Me – Supremes
Dancing in the Street – Martha and the Vandellas
Dang Me – Roger Miller
Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann
Don’t Worry Baby – The Beach Boys
Every Little Bit Hurts – Brenda Holloway
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love – Solomon Burke
Farmer John – The Premiers
Fun, Fun, Fun – Beach Boys
The Girl from Ipanema – Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto with Astrud Gilberto
Glad All Over – Dave Clark Five
Gloria – Them
Goin’ Out of My Head – Little Anthony and the Imperials
A Hard Day’s Night – Beatles
The House of the Rising Sun – The Animals
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye
I Feel Fine – Beatles
I Fought the Law – Bobby Fuller Four
I Get Around – Beach Boys
I’m A Loser – The Beatles
I’m Into Something Good – Herman’s Hermits
It’s All Over Now – Rolling Stones
The Leader of the Pack – The Shangri-Las
My Girl – The Temptations
My Guy – Mary Wells
Needles and Pins – The Searchers
No Particular Place to Go – Chuck Berry
Not Fade Away – Rolling Stones
Oh, Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
Out Of Sight James Brown
Promised Land – Chuck Berry
The Race is On – George Jones
Remember (Walkin’ in the Side) – The Shangri- Las
Saginaw, Michigan – Lefty Frizzell
She’s Not There – The Zombies
The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in His Kiss) – Betty Everett
Silence is Golden – The Four Seasons
Stay with Me – Lorraine Ellison
That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding
Time is On My Side – Rolling Stones
The Times They Are a-Changin’ – Bob Dylan
Things We Said Today – Beatles
Twist and Shout – Beatles
Under the Boardwalk – The Drifters
Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley
Walk on By – Dionne Warwick
The Way You Do the Things You Do – The Temptations
Wendy – Beach Boys
Where Did Our Love Go – Supremes
You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry
You Really Got Me – The Kinks
You’re A Wonderful One – Marvin Gaye
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling – Righteous Brothers