Albums in the Year 1964

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This page lists the top albums of 1964 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the here. A list of biggest hit songs of 1964 can be found here.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 The Beatles A Hard Day's Night 1964 UK 1 - Jul 1964 (39 weeks), US num 1 for 14 weeks - Jul 1964, US BB 1 of 1964, Australia num 1 for 1 week - Jan 1965, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1964), US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 2000), RYM 11 of 1964, D.Marsh 21 of 1964, Virgin 22, Sweden 29 - Sep 2009 (1 week), US CashBox 32 of 1964, UK Radio2 36, Radio Caroline 44 (1964), Switzerland 60 - Sep 2009 (3 weeks), Acclaimed 180 (1964), WTMD 284, Rolling Stone 388, WXPN 390 (1964)
2 The Beatles Meet The Beatles! 1964 US CashBox 1 of 1964, US num 1 for 11 weeks - Feb 1964, Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1964), US 5 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1991), US BB 5 of 1964, D.Marsh 5 of 1964, RYM 13 of 1964, US sales 5 M (according to RIAA), Rolling Stone 59, WTMD 140, WXPN 205 (1964), Acclaimed 268 (1963)
3 Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto Getz & Gilberto 1964 Grammy in 1964, Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1964), Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1963), RYM 2 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1965), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Dec 2004), US CashBox 24 of 1964, Norway 35 - Feb 2003 (1 week), Acclaimed 394 (1963), Rolling Stone 454, WXPN 688 (1963), WTMD 848
4 John Coltrane Love Supreme 1964 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1964), RYM 1 of 1965, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 2001), Guiness 40, Rolling Stone 47, Acclaimed 68 (1965), NARM 78, Defin200 78 (1964), WXPN 79 (1965), Channel4 82, Virgin 85, DMDB 92, WTMD 129
5 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones 1964 UK 1 - Apr 1964 (51 weeks), Australia num 1 for 3 weeks - Jan 1965, D.Marsh 1 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1989), RYM 39 of 1964, US CashBox 51 of 1964, US BB 54 of 1964, Acclaimed 398 (1964)
6 Louis Armstrong Hello Dolly! 1964 US 1 of 1964, US num 1 for 7 weeks - Jun 1964, US BB 4 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1964), UK 11 - Jun 1964 (6 weeks), US CashBox 15 of 1964, RYM 132 of 1964
7 Henry Mancini The Pink Panther 1964 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1964), Grammy in 1964 (Nominated), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1965), US CashBox 12 of 1964, UK EP 14 - Apr 1964, US BB 24 of 1964, RYM 45 of 1964, Acclaimed 2600 (1964)
8 The Beatles The Beatles' Second Album 1964 US num 1 for 5 weeks - May 1964, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1997), D.Marsh 2 of 1964, US BB 15 of 1964, US CashBox 23 of 1964, RYM 25 of 1964
9 Barbra Streisand People 1964 US num 1 for 5 weeks - Oct 1964, Grammy in 1964 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 2003), US CashBox 6 of 1965, US BB 11 of 1964, RYM 100 of 1964
10 Original Cast Fiddler On The Roof 1964 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 (1964), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in May 1990), US CashBox 3 of 1965, US 5 of 1965, RYM 85 of 1964
11 Bob Dylan Another Side Of Bob Dylan 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1999), UK 8 - Nov 1964 (19 weeks), RYM 15 of 1964, D.Marsh 15 of 1964, Norway 26 - Oct 2007 (2 weeks), WTMD 764, WXPN 855 (1964), Acclaimed 999 (1964)
12 The Beach Boys The Beach Boys In Concert 1964 US num 1 for 4 weeks - Dec 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1965), US BB 8 of 1964, US CashBox 9 of 1965, Australia Goset 20 - Mar 1974 (1 week), RYM 120 of 1964
13 Al Hirt Honey In The Horn 1964 US CashBox 2 of 1964, Grammy in 1963 (Nominated), US 3 of 1964, US BB 3 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1964)
14 Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin' 1964 UK 4 - Jul 1964 (20 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 1994), RYM 18 of 1964, Guiness 41, WTMD 416, WXPN 500 (1964), Acclaimed 835 (1964)
15 Original Cast Hello Dolly! 1964 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 (1964), US BB 2 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1964), US CashBox 6 of 1964
16 The Beach Boys All Summer Long 1964 D.Marsh 3 of 1964, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1965), US BB 14 of 1964, US CashBox 40 of 1964, RYM 53 of 1964, Acclaimed 1478 (1964)
17 The Beatles Something New 1964 US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 1997), D.Marsh 9 of 1964, US BB 10 of 1964, RYM 33 of 1964, US CashBox 50 of 1964
18 The Supremes Where Did Our Love Go 1964 US CashBox 4 of 1965, US BB 8 of 1965, D.Marsh 20 of 1964, RYM 65 of 1964, Acclaimed 1984 (1964)
19 Dave Clark Five Glad All Over 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1965), D.Marsh 14 of 1964, US BB 19 of 1964, US CashBox 27 of 1964, RYM 81 of 1964
20 The Beach Boys Shut Down, Volume 2 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1966), D.Marsh 12 of 1964, US CashBox 19 of 1964, US BB 41 of 1964, RYM 113 of 1964
21 The Rolling Stones 12 X 5 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1989), US BB 26 of 1964, US CashBox 36 of 1965, RYM 40 of 1964, Acclaimed 1339 (1964)
22 Al Hirt Cotton Candy 1964 Grammy in 1964 (Nominated), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1964), US BB 16 of 1964, US CashBox 20 of 1964
23 The Beatles Introducing...the Beatles 1964 US BB 13 of 1964, US CashBox 16 of 1964, D.Marsh 16 of 1964, Acclaimed 465 (1963), WTMD 725
24 Elvis Presley Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3 1964 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Mar 1992), UK 6 - Apr 1964 (15 weeks), US BB 14 of 1963, US CashBox 55 of 1964
25 Impressions Keep On Pushing 1964 D.Marsh 13 of 1964, US BB 33 of 1964, US CashBox 97 of 1964, RYM 127 of 1964, Acclaimed 2636 (1964)
26 John Barry James Bond 007 - Goldfinger 1964 US num 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1965, UK 14 - Oct 1964 (5 weeks), RYM 30 of 1964
27 Johnny Rivers Johnny Rivers At The Whisky A Go Go 1964 D.Marsh 34 of 1964, France (InfoDisc) 43 of 1970 (peak 8, 24 weeks), US CashBox 57 of 1964, US BB 59 of 1964, RYM 146 of 1964
28 Dean Martin Everybody Loves Somebody 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1965), US BB 9 of 1964, US CashBox 28 of 1965, RYM 176 of 1964
29 Joan Baez Joan Baez No 5 1964 UK 3 - May 1965 (27 weeks), US CashBox 26 of 1965, US BB 55 of 1964, RYM 99 of 1964
30 The Animals The Animals 1964 UK 6 - Nov 1964 (20 weeks), D.Marsh 10 of 1964, RYM 77 of 1964, Acclaimed 2877 (1964)
31 Original Soundtrack My Fair Lady 1964 US BB 4 of 1965, US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1964), UK 9 - Oct 1964 (51 weeks)
32 Frank Sinatra & Count Basie It Might As Well Be Swing 1964 UK 17 - Sep 1964 (4 weeks), US BB 61 of 1964, US CashBox 89 of 1964, RYM 109 of 1964
33 The Ronettes Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica 1964 D.Marsh 22 of 1964, RYM 36 of 1964, Rolling Stone 427, Acclaimed 1497 (1964)
34 Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch 1964 RYM 1 of 1964, Acclaimed 300 (1964)
35 Simon & Garfunkel Wednesday Morning, 3am 1964 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Nov 1997), UK 24 - Nov 1968 (6 weeks), RYM 88 of 1964
36 Barbra Streisand Third Album 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1965), US BB 6 of 1964, RYM 87 of 1964
37 Al Hirt Sugar Lips 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Feb 1965), US BB 31 of 1964, US CashBox 43 of 1965
38 Dean Martin The Door Is Still Open To My Heart 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1965), US BB 42 of 1964, US CashBox 53 of 1965
39 Andy Williams The Wonderful World Of Andy Williams 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1964), US BB 39 of 1964, US CashBox 62 of 1964
40 Elvis Presley Kissin' Cousins 1964 UK 5 - Jul 1964 (17 weeks), US BB 32 of 1964, US CashBox 72 of 1964
41 Joan Baez Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2 1964 UK 8 - Jul 1964 (19 weeks), US BB 25 of 1964, RYM 54 of 1963
42 Los Indios Tabajaras Maria Elena 1964 Italy 7 of 1965, US BB 47 of 1964, US CashBox 52 of 1964
43 The Temptations Meet the Temptations 1964 D.Marsh 6 of 1964, RYM 119 of 1964, Acclaimed 2847 (1964)
44 Henry Mancini Charade 1964 US CashBox 13 of 1964, US BB 20 of 1964, RYM 63 of 1963
45 Dave Clark Five The Dave Clark Five Return! 1964 D.Marsh 27 of 1964, US BB 30 of 1964, US CashBox 59 of 1964
46 Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet 1964 US BB 33 of 1963, US CashBox 39 of 1964, UK 67 - Nov 1990 (2 weeks)
47 Muddy Waters Folk Singer 1964 RYM 16 of 1964, Rolling Stone 280, Acclaimed 1134 (1964)
48 Otis Redding Pain In My Heart 1964 UK 28 - Apr 1967 (9 weeks), RYM 48 of 1964, Acclaimed 2880 (1964)
49 Jan & Dean Drag City 1964 D.Marsh 33 of 1964, US CashBox 98 of 1964, RYM 152 of 1963
50 The Hollies Stay With The Hollies 1964 UK 2 - Feb 1964 (25 weeks), RYM 110 of 1964
51 The Four Tops The Four Tops 1964 UK EP 2 - Oct 1966, RYM 178 of 1964
52 Freddy Quinn Weihnachten auf hoher See 1964 Germany 1 for 5 weeks - Jan 1964
53 The Beatles Long Tall Sally 1964 UK EP 1 - Jul 1964
54 The Beatles Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 1964 Germany 1 for 13 weeks - Sep 1964
55 The Kinks Kinksize Session 1964 UK EP 1 - Dec 1964
56 The Rolling Stones Five By Five 1964 UK EP 1 - Aug 1964
57 Elvis Presley Elvis For You Volume I 1964 UK EP 1 - May 1964
58 The Bachelors Bachelors' Hits 1964 UK EP 1 - Dec 1964
59 The Beatles All My Loving 1964 UK EP 1 - Feb 1964
60 Bill Cosby I Started Out As a Child 1964 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Oct 1986), RYM 154 of 1964
61 The Kinks Kinks 1964 UK 3 - Oct 1964 (25 weeks), RYM 69 of 1964
62 Manfred Mann Five Faces Of Manfred Mann 1964 UK 3 - Sep 1964 (24 weeks), RYM 116 of 1964
63 Andrew Hill Point of Departure 1964 RYM 3 of 1964, Acclaimed 977 (1964)
64 Jim Reeves Twelve Songs Of Christmas 1964 UK 3 - Nov 1964 (22 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1976)
65 New Christy Minstrels Ramblin' 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1964), US CashBox 18 of 1964
66 Andy Williams Call Me Irresponsible 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1964), US BB 28 of 1964
67 Disney The Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1972), RYM 31 of 1964
68 Various Artists John Fitzgerald Kennedy - A Memorial Album 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1964), US BB 45 of 1964
69 The Rolling Stones Around & Around 1964 Italy 4 of 1965, RYM 83 of 1964
70 The Beach Boys The Beach Boys Christmas Album 1964 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1982), RYM 89 of 1964
71 The Searchers It's The Searchers 1964 UK 4 - May 1964 (17 weeks), RYM 138 of 1964
72 Jim Reeves A Touch Of Velvet 1964 UK 8 - Aug 1964 (11 weeks), Norway 12 - May 1968 (13 weeks)
73 Dusty Springfield A Girl Called Dusty 1964 UK 6 - Apr 1964 (23 weeks), RYM 52 of 1964
74 Jim Reeves Welcome To My World 1964 UK EP 6 - Apr 1964, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1978)
75 Gene Pitney Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 1964 UK EP 7 - Feb 1964, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1976)
76 The Kinks You Really Got Me 1964 D.Marsh 8 of 1964, US CashBox 76 of 1965
77 Albert Ayler Spiritual Unity 1964 RYM 8 of 1964, Acclaimed 528 (1964)
78 Kingsmen The Kingsmen In Person 1964 US CashBox 9 of 1964, RYM 92 of 1964
79 Wayne Shorter Speak No Evil 1964 RYM 9 of 1965, Acclaimed 558 (1964)
80 Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles 1964 RYM 9 of 1964, Acclaimed 1535 (1964)
81 Jan Johansson Jazz po svenska 1964 Norway 20 - Apr 1973 (2 weeks), RYM 27 of 1964
82 Wayne Shorter Ju Ju 1964 RYM 12 of 1964, Acclaimed 1909 (1964)
83 Andy Williams My Fair Lady 1964 US BB 18 of 1964, US CashBox 48 of 1965
84 P J Proby I'm P J Proby 1964 UK 16 - Feb 1965 (3 weeks), RYM 78 of 1964
85 Manfred Mann The Manfred Mann Album 1964 D.Marsh 17 of 1964, RYM 68 of 1964
86 Gerry & the Pacemakers Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying 1964 UK EP 15 - Oct 1964, RYM 166 of 1964
87 John Coltrane Coltrane's Sound 1964 RYM 14 of 1964, Acclaimed 2018 (1964)
88 New Christy Minstrels Today 1964 US CashBox 21 of 1964, US BB 48 of 1964
89 Sam Cooke Ain't That Good News 1964 D.Marsh 18 of 1964, RYM 95 of 1964
90 Trashmen Surfin' Bird 1964 D.Marsh 24 of 1964, RYM 46 of 1964
91 Jim Reeves We Thank Thee 1964 UK 17 - Sep 1964 (3 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1974)
92 Ray Charles Something Special For Young Lovers 1964 US CashBox 35 of 1964, US BB 38 of 1964
93 Art Blakey Free For All 1964 RYM 20 of 1964, Acclaimed 2068 (1964)
94 Lee Morgan Search for the New Land 1964 RYM 21 of 1964, Acclaimed 1597 (1964)
95 Kingsmen The Kingsmen, Volume II 1964 D.Marsh 30 of 1964, US CashBox 70 of 1965
96 Bobby Vinton There! I've Said It Again 1964 US BB 35 of 1964, US CashBox 66 of 1964
97 Johnny Mathis Tender Is The Night 1964 US BB 44 of 1964, US CashBox 49 of 1964
98 The Four Seasons Dawn (Go Away) & 11 Other Great Songs 1964 US BB 34 of 1964, US CashBox 77 of 1964
99 John Coltrane Crescent 1964 RYM 24 of 1964, Acclaimed 1809 (1964)
100 Monica Zetterlund Waltz for Debby 1964 Sweden 29 - May 1992 (6 weeks), RYM 142 of 1964

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