Best records of 1964

My top 30 of '64 - a classic year for vinyl 45s:
1. Beach Boys I get around - 81
2. Four Tops Baby I need your loving - 75
3. Mary Wells My guy - 72
4= Betty Everett Shoop shoop song - 71
4= Beach Boys When I grow up - 71
6. Chuck Berry Nadine - 69
7. Supremes Where did our love go - 65
8= Tommy Tucker Hi heel sneakers - 62
8= Chuck Berry No particular place to go - 62
10= Jackie de Shannon When you walk in the room - 60
10= Velvelettes - Needle in a haystack - 60
12= Jimmy Witherspoon Evenin' - 57
12= Martha & the Vandellas Dancing in the street - 57
12= Maxine Brown Oh no not my baby - 57
15. Beach Boys Dance dance dance - 56
16= Sam Cooke Good news - 55
16= Sam Cooke Good times - 55
18. Kingsmen Louie Louie - 54
19. Dionne Warwick Walk on by - 51
20= Crystals I wonder - 50
20= Little Richard Bama lama bama lu - 50
22. Jerry Lee Lewis Lewis boogie - 49
23= Beach Boys Fun fun fun - 48
23= Major Lance Rhythm - 48
25= Ronettes Baby I love you - 46
25= Marvin Gaye You're a wonderful one - 46
25= James Brown Night train - 46
28= Exciters Doo wah diddy diddy - 40
28= Brenda Holloway Every little bit hurts - 40
28= Marvin Gaye How sweet it is - 40
28= Larks The jerk - 40
Other great entries to my personal top 10 that year included Jerry Butler Need to belong, Tams What kind of fool, Rivieras California sun, Lazy Lester I'm a lover not a fighter, Jan & Dean Dead man's curve, Irma Thomas Wish someone would care, Reflections Romeo & Juliet, Arthur Alexander Black night, Carl Perkins Lonely heart, Inez Foxx Mockingbird, Tony Clarke Ain't love good - ain't love proud, Sugar Pie DeSanto Soulful dress, Earl Jean I'm into something good, Bobby Bland Ain't nothing you can do, Jackie Ross Selfish one, Gene Chandler Just be true, James Brown Out of sight, Ronnie & the Daytonas - GTO, Shangri las - Remember (Walking in the sand), Don Covay Mercy mercy, Hondells Little Honda, Bobby Parker Watch your step and Little Antony & the Imperials Going out of my head. Just some of the fantastic records issued in 1964 - what a year!