Zenith: The Album

Our playlist of the best-selling 45rpm singles of 1964, compiled from the Top 3 hits of each week in the year.

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Today in 1964

Official Singles Chart

① ⏸ Glad All Over - The Dave Clark Five
② ⬆️ Hippy Hippy Shake - Swinging Blue Jeans
③ ⬇️ I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

Sport

Switzerland: The International Olympic Committee awards the 1968 Winter Olympics to Grenoble, France. Calgary in Canada had been the bookies' favourite to win the games

The Cold War

East Germany: A Soviet fighter plane shoots down an American T-39 support jet after it strays into East Germany and ignores instructions to land or leave. Three crewmen die

Zenith: The Album

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