— THE TAMS —
DEBUT R&B: DECEMBER 28, 1963
R&B peaked #1 (3 weeks); “What Kind Of Fool” charts 16 total weeks on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles
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THE ESSENCE OF A ‘SOUL’ 60s GENERATION: 1964 DEFINED!
— THE SAPPHIRES —
DEBUT R&B: JANUARY 18, 1964
R&B peaked #9; “Who Do You Love” charts 10 total weeks on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles
THE ESSENCE OF A ‘SOUL’ 60s GENERATION: 1964 DEFINED!
— MAJOR LANCE —
DEBUT R&B: DECEMBER 28, 1963
R&B peaked #1 (2 weeks); “Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um” charts 13 total weeks on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles
THE ESSENCE OF A ‘SOUL’ 60s GENERATION: 1964 DEFINED!
— JERRY BUTLER —
DEBUT R&B: NOVEMBER 30, 1963
R&B peaked #2 (1 week); “Need To Belong” charts 15 total weeks on the Billboard soul charts.
Source: Billboard R&B/Hip Hop Singles
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP SINGLES OF 1964!
— THE MARKETTS —
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Debuted #85 week-ending December 7, 1963, “Outer Limits” peaks at #3 on the Hot 100, week-ending, February 1, 1964. Fourteen weeks overall and its final week on Billboard, the single drops at #39 for the week-ending, March 7, 1964.
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Source: Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP SINGLES OF 1964!
— TRINI LOPEZ —
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Debuted #91 week-ending November 16, 1963, “Kansas City” peaks at #23 on the Hot 100, week-ending, January 4, 1964. Ten weeks overall and its final week on Billboard, the single drops at #33 for the week-ending, February 18, 1964.
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Source: Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP SINGLES OF 1964!
— JACK JONES —
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Debuted #82 week-ending November 2, 1963, “Wives And Lovers” peaks at #14 on the Hot 100, week-ending, January 11, 1964. Fourteen weeks overall and its final week on Billboard, the single drops at #32 for the week-ending, February 1, 1964.
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Source: Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT MY GENERATION: TOP SINGLES OF 1964!
— BOBBY RYDELL —
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Debuted #94 week-ending, November 9, 1963, “Forget Him” peaks at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, week-ending, January 18, 1964. Sixteen weeks overall and its final week on Billboard, the single drops at #34 for the week-ending, February 22, 1964.
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Source: Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles
THIS WEEK, 1964: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.! 57 YEARS AGO
— NUMBER ONE 1964 —
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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the single pop charts, “Everybody Loves Somebody” by Dean Martin peaked at #1 this week (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100. Beginning August 9 through week ending, August 15, 1964. (Source: Billboard)
For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE
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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA | AUGUST 9-AUGUST 15, 1964
NEW! WDRQ-FM BACK ON THE RADIO: DON GERONIMO
WDRQ RECALLED on MOTOR CITY RADIO FLASHBACKS
DON GERONIMO | DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1980
— SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT —
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NEW! A special THANK YOU to our newest contributor Dave Preston — formerly of WDRQ — for recently donating the featured Don Geronimo FM 93 radio aircheck (he recorded in 1980) to the Motor City Radio Flashbacks’ airchecks archive.
For our recent Dave Preston aircheck contribution (6/25/2021), go HERE
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THE DAVE PRESTON COLLECTION
The featured WDRQ aircheck was audio enhanced by Motor City Radio Flashbacks
