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Top R&B Songs of 1964

1963 <-1964-> 1965
    

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1.
10/1964
416

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #324]
[Motown 1066]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
2.
12/1964
411

✫1
US


2
R&B
✫1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #34]
[Philles 124]
written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
3.
07/1964
364

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #472]
[Motown 1060]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
4.
03/1964
356

2
US


2
R&B
2
UK
as Millie Small
[Smash 1893]
written by Johnny Roberts & Morris Levy
5.
04/1964
342

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
5
UK
[Motown 1056]
written by Smokey Robinson (as William "Smokey" Robinson)
6.
10/1964
280

✫1
US


8
R&B
11
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #447]
[Red Bird 10-014]
written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Shadow Morton (as George "Shadow" Morton)
7.
11/1964
255

✫1
US


2
R&B
27
UK
[Motown 1068]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
8.
05/1964
240

10
US


2
R&B
3
UK
[Chess 1898]
written by Chuck Berry
9.
04/1964
235

6
US
7
AC
✫1
R&B
9
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #70]
[Scepter 1274]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
10.
08/1964
214

2
US


8
R&B
28
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #40]
[Gordy 7033]
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
11.
08/1964
194

5
US


9
R&B
14
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #395]
[Red Bird 10-008]
written by Shadow Morton (as George "Shadow" Morton)
12.
06/1964
179

4
US


✫1
R&B
45
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #487]
[Atlantic 2237]
written by Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick
13.
12/1964
162

3
US


4
R&B


[novelty]
[Congress 230]
written by Shirley Elliston & Lincoln Chase
14.
09/1964
151

5
US


✫1
R&B


[Vee-Jay 613]
written by Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë & Manny Curtis (as Mann Curtis)
15.
12/1964
149

5
US


✫1
R&B


[Dial 4001]
written by Joe Tex
16.
11/1964
148

6
US


3
R&B
49
UK
[Tamla 54107]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
17.
02/1964
140

6
US


✫1
R&B


[Vee-Jay 585]
written by Rudy Clark
18.
02/1964
140

11
US


✫1
R&B
23
UK
[Checker 1067]
written by Tommy Tucker (as Robert Higginbotham)
19.
03/1964
131

6
US


3
R&B


[Golden World 9]
written by Bob Hamilton & Freddie Gorman (as Freddy Gorman)
20.
11/1964
130

7
US


✫1
R&B


written by Don Julian
21.
11/1964
129

6
US


6
R&B


written by Teddy Randazzo & Bob Weinstein (as Bobby Weinstein)
22.
11/1964
127

7
US


✫1
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10602]
written by traditional, Jester Hairston (arrangement), Curtis Mayfield (arrangement) & Johnny Pate (arrangement)
23.
10/1964
113

20
US


✫1
R&B
23
UK
[Scepter 1285]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
24.
06/1964
105

10
US


✫1
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10554]
written by Curtis Mayfield
25.
06/1964
101

9
US


7
R&B


[Red Bird 003]
written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
26.
02/1964
101

11
US


✫1
R&B


[Gordy 7028]
written by Smokey Robinson & Bobby Rogers
27.
06/1964
100

11
US


✫1
R&B


[RCA Victor 47-8368]
written by Sam Cooke
28.
01/1964
100

11
US


✫1
R&B


[RCA Victor 47-8299]
written by Sam Cooke
29.
06/1964
99

11
US
2
AC
45
R&B


30.
08/1964
94

13
US


✫1
R&B


[Back Beat 541]
written by Willie Nelson
31.
01/1964
93

12
US


2
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10511]
written by Curtis Mayfield
32.
08/1964
92

11
US


4
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #390]
[Motown 1062]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
33.
08/1964
92

11
US


4
R&B


[Chess 1903]
written by Wilfred McKinley & Carl Smith (as Carl William Smith)
34.
02/1964
88

23
US


7
R&B
27
UK
[Chess 1883]
written by Chuck Berry
35.
11/1964
87

18
US


8
R&B
35
UK
charted as At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies in the UK
[Atlantic 2260]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
36.
04/1964
86

14
US


2
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10544]
written by Curtis Mayfield
37.
05/1964
86

13
US


3
R&B


[Tamla 54094]
written by Ed Cobb
38.
05/1964
84

19
US


3
R&B
50
UK
39.
07/1964
84

12
US


7
R&B


[Red Bird 006]
written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
40.
12/1964
83

14
US


3
R&B


as Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
[Mar-V-Lus 6002]
written by Andre Williams & Verlie Rice
41.
10/1964
81

14
US


4
R&B


[Diamond 173]
written by Wanda Jackson
42.
03/1964
81

15
US


3
R&B


[Tamla 54093]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
43.
09/1964
81

15
US


3
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10581]
written by Curtis Mayfield
44.
08/1964
80

34
US


10
R&B
20
UK
B side to A House Is Not A Home
[Scepter 1282]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
45.
06/1964
78

17
US


2
R&B


[Fame 6401]
written by Jimmy Hughes
46.
05/1964
78

17
US


2
R&B


B side to Once Upon a Time
[Motown 1057]
written by Barney Ales, Clarence Paul & William "Mickey" Stevenson
47.
03/1964
77

17
US


2
R&B


[Imperial 66013]
written by Irma Thomas
48.
04/1964
77

22
US
6
AC
4
R&B


US B side to People
[Capitol 5155]
written by Charlotte McCarthy
49.
06/1964
77

15
US


6
R&B


backing vocals by the Temptations
[Tamla 54095]
written by Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.)
50.
08/1964
74

15
US


8
R&B


[DCP 1104]
written by Teddy Randazzo & Bob Weinstein
51.
03/1964
73

16
US


6
R&B


[live]
[Wand 150]
written by Berry Gordy (as Berry Gordy Jr.) & Janie Bradford
52.
06/1964
69

19
US


4
R&B


[Constellation 130]
written by Curtis Mayfield
53.
03/1964
67

25
US
6
AC
7
R&B


[Cadence 1422]
written by Robert Maxwell & Carl Sigman
54.
03/1964
66

20
US


3
R&B


[Duke 375]
written by Don Robey (as Deadric Malone) & Joe Scott (as Joseph W. Scott)
55.
03/1964
65

20
US


4
R&B


[Okeh 7191]
written by Carl Davis, Billy Butler & Major Lance
56.
01/1964
64

28
US
9
AC
3
R&B


[Everest 2036]
written by Léo Chauliac, Charles Trenet & Lee Wilson
57.
10/1964
63

24
US


2
R&B


[Wand 162]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
58.
12/1964
61

41
US


16
R&B
26
UK
[Chess 1916]
written by Chuck Berry
59.
01/1964
60

23
US


4
R&B


[live]
[King 5842]
written by James Brown
60.
08/1964
59

24
US


3
R&B


[Okeh 7203]
written by Curtis Mayfield
61.
03/1964
58

23
US


5
R&B


[Parkway 907]
written by Kal Mann & Dave Appell
62.
06/1964
57

34
US


11
R&B
35
UK
[Philles 121]
written by Phil Spector, Vini Poncia (as Vince Poncia) & Peter Anders (as Pete Andreoli)
63.
08/1964
56

24
US


5
R&B


[Smash 1919]
written by James Brown (as Ted Wright)
64.
09/1964
56

31
US
7
AC
6
R&B


[RCA Victor 47-8426]
written by Sam Cooke
65.
11/1964
55

25
US


5
R&B


[Tamla 54105]
written by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
66.
07/1964
54

55
US
8
AC
14
R&B
38
UK
[ABC-Paramount 10571]
written by Sid Robin & Foy Willing
67.
12/1964
54

46
US
11
AC
10
R&B
42
UK
[live]
[ABC-Paramount 10609]
written by Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn
68.
08/1964
51

35
US


✫1
R&B


as Don Covay & the Goodtimers
[Rosemart 801]
written by Don Covay & Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller]
69.
01/1964
50

35
US
11
AC
5
R&B


[Mercury 72230]
written by Emil Anton & Alan Thomas
70.
01/1964
50

25
US


9
R&B


[Swan 4162]
written by Kenny Gamble & Jerry Ross
71.
06/1964
49

40
US


40
R&B
30
UK
as Millie Small
[Smash 1920]
written by Buddy Kaye & Phil Springer (as Philip Springer)
72.
06/1964
48

29
US


5
R&B


[Tamla 54096]
written by Marty Cooper & Lou Josie
73.
03/1964
47

26
US


10
R&B


[Atlantic 2221]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) & Wes Farrell
74.
09/1964
46

26
US


11
R&B


[Gordy 7035]
written by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland Jr.
75.
10/1964
46

23
US


28
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #266]
[Philles 123]
written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
76.
06/1964
45

27
US


10
R&B


[Tamla 54098]
written by Smokey Robinson & Marv Tarplin
77.
11/1964
44

65
US


28
R&B
29
UK
[Vee-Jay 628]
written by Van McCoy
78.
05/1964
43

47
US
13
AC
4
R&B


US B side to Too Late to Turn Back Now
[Mercury 72266]
written by Leon Carr & Earl Shuman
79.
09/1964
43

27
US


14
R&B


[Tamla 54101]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
80.
02/1964
42

38
US
12
AC
9
R&B


US B side to Baby, Don't You Cry (The New Swingova Rhythm)
[ABC-Paramount 10530]
written by traditional, Carl Sigman & Percy Faith
81.
04/1964
41

54
US


12
R&B
40
UK
[Symbol 20-001]
written by Charlie Foxx
82.
06/1964
39

35
US


6
R&B


B side to Good Times
[RCA Victor 47-8368]
written by Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
83.
07/1964
39

50
US
6
AC
13
R&B


US B side to No One to Cry To
[ABC-Paramount 10571]
written by Eugene Randolph & Dorian Burton
84.
05/1964
39

43
US
14
AC
8
R&B


[Mercury 72266]
written by Clyde Otis
85.
09/1964
38

39
US


4
R&B


[Constellation 136]
written by Bill Sheppard
86.
09/1964
38

41
US


3
R&B


87.
04/1964
38

33
US


8
R&B


[Atlantic 2226]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns) & Wes Farrell
88.
05/1964
36

38
US


6
R&B


written by Van McCoy
89.
09/1964
35

35
US


9
R&B


[Tamla 54102]
written by Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers & Pete Moore (as Warren Moore)
90.
06/1964
35

42
US


5
R&B


[Duke 377]
written by Al Braggs (as Alfred Braggs) & Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
91.
12/1964
35

34
US


11
R&B


[Gordy 7036]
written by William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
92.
05/1964
34

34
US


12
R&B


[Kent 393]
written by Joe Josea & B.B. King
93.
02/1964
34

39
US


7
R&B


[ABC-Paramount 10530]
written by Buddy Johnson (as Woodrow Buddy Johnson) & Ned Washington
94.
05/1964
33

45
US


5
R&B


[Wand 154]
written by Rudy Clark
95.
10/1964
33

49
US


4
R&B


[Duke 383]
written by Don Robey (as Deadric Malone)
96.
07/1964
33

75
US
13
AC
6
R&B


[Mercury 72303]
written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
97.
02/1964
33

49
US
16
AC
11
R&B


[Capitol 5125]
written by Paula Frances & Gary Romeo
98.
06/1964
33

40
US


7
R&B


[Parkway 920]
written by Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart & Roberta Harris
99.
04/1964
32

44
US


6
R&B


100.
09/1964
32

53
US
15
AC
11
R&B


[Mercury 72333]
written by Charles Arrington

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