Beatlemania, “Louie Louie” and The Supremes signal the Baby Boom generation’s arrival as a cultural force after the surreal shock of the Kennedy assassination. Motown, the British Invasion and the previously nonexistent concept of the “Rock band” permanently reshape the American Pop landscape.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. The Beatles
2. The Dave Clark Five
3. The Four Seasons

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• The Beatles (28)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 27.3 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Bobby Vinton – There! I’ve Said It Again (January, 4 wks)
2. The Beatles – I Want to Hold Your Hand (February, 7 wks)
3. The Beatles – She Loves You (March, 2 wks)
4. The Beatles – Can’t Buy Me Love (April, 5 wks)
5. Louis Armstrong & The All Stars – Hello, Dolly! (May, 1 wk)
6. Mary Wells – My Guy (May, 2 wks)
7. The Beatles – Love Me Do (May, 1 wk)
8. The Dixie Cups – Chapel of Love (June, 3 wks)
9. Peter & Gordon with Geoff Love’s Music – A World Without Love (June, 1 wk)
10. The Beach Boys – I Get Around (July, 2 wks)
11. The 4 Seasons feat. the Sound of Frankie Valli – Rag Doll (July, 2 wks)
12. The Beatles – A Hard Day’s Night (August, 2 wks)
13. Dean Martin – Everybody Loves Somebody (August, 1 wk)
14. The Supremes – Where Did Our Love Go (August, 2 wks)
15. The Animals – The House of the Rising Sun (September, 3 wks)
16. Roy Orbison & The Candy Men – Oh Pretty Woman (September, 3 wks)
17. Manfred Mann – Do Wah Diddy Diddy (October, 2 wks)
18. The Supremes – Baby Love (October, 4 wks)
19. The Shangri-Las – Leader of the Pack (November, 1 wk)
20. Lorne Greene – Ringo (December, 1 wk)
21. Bobby Vinton – Mr. Lonely (December, 1 wk)