No act has dominated the charts like The Beatles did in 1964; dig the famous stat about the quartet holding down every position in the top five, a world-historic achievement. But 1964 was also good to other “The” bands: The Beach Boys, sure, but, most impressively, the Supremes, who established themselves as The Beatles’ most consistent chart competitors (The Stones are far behind).
Because this was the sixties, novelty things like “Everybody Loves Someone” and “Ringo” did well too: the charts didn’t disenfranchise the parents of Beatles fans. Beloved by bobby soxers, Bobby Vinton deserves a pat on the back for “Mr. Lonely,” the one time his vocal chops competed with, well, Roy Orbison’s.
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Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Someone
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Lorne Greene – Ringo
Peter and Gordon – A World Without Love
The Dixie Cups – Chapel Of Love
Sound, Solid
Bobby Vinton – Mr. Lonely
The Beatles – Love Me Do
Mary Wells – My Guy
Louis Armstrong – Hello, Dolly!
The Four Seasons – Rag Doll
Good to Great
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman
The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night
The Animals – The House Of The Rising Sun
The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go
Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy
The Supremes – Come See About Me
The Shangri-La’s – Leader Of The Pack
The Beatles – I Wanna Hold Your Hand
The Beach Boys – I Get Around
The Supremes – Baby Love
The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love
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