Miscellaneous

What was the biggest hit of 1964?

What was the biggest hit of 1964?

I Want to Hold Your Hand
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1964

Title Artist(s)
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

What was the number one rock and roll song in 1964?

I Want To Hold Your Hand
1 With ‘I Want To Hold Your Hand’

What are 5 bands that were popular in the 1960s?

The Biggest and Best Bands from the 1960s

  • Pink Floyd. It’s safe to say that Pink Floyd isn’t just one of the biggest and best bands from the 1960s, but one of the most influential bands of all time.
  • The Beatles.
  • Led Zeppelin.
  • The Rolling Stones.
  • The Beach Boys.
  • Bee Gees.

What music did people in the 60s listen to?

The 1960s saw a real flowering of popular music styles. Unlike the 1950s, in which the birth of rock and roll dominated the decade, jazz, pop, and folk music all gathered devoted listeners in the 1960s.

What was the most popular way to listen to music in the 60s?

They usually sold record player needles, adapters for turntables to play 45rpm vinyl records. These stores were very popular with high school kids, sort of a hang out place. Many people likely still had vacuum tube record players so you could buy tubes, test your old tubes in those record stores.

What was #1 November 1964 song?

List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1964

Issue Date Song Artist
November 21 Baby Love The Supremes
November 28 Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las
December 5 She’s Not There The Zombies
December 12 Ringo Lorne Greene