It’s the “Eve of Destruction” and young Baby Boomers “(Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” as the Vietnam draft widens the generation gap, Folk plugs in and Bob Dylan sets a new bar for Pop lyrics. Motown and Soul soundtrack the Civil Rights movement and bolster Black Pride as chart hits become street anthems and the British Invasion transcends youth culture.

#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. Herman’s Hermits
3. The Supremes

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

• The Beatles (10)

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

• 23.3 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. The Supremes – Come See About Me (December ’64, 2 wks)
2. The Beatles – I Feel Fine (December ’64, 3 wks)
3. Petula Clark – Downtown (January, 2 wks)
4. The Righteous Brothers – You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ (February, 2 wks)
5. Gary Lewis & The Playboys – This Diamond Ring (February, 2 wks)
6. The Temptations – My Girl (March, 1 wk)
7. The Beatles – Eight Days a Week (March, 2 wks)
8. The Supremes – Stop! in the Name of Love (March, 2 wks)
9. Freddie & The Dreamers – I’m Telling You Now (April, 2 wks)
10. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders – Game of Love (April, 1 wk)
11. Herman’s Hermits – Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter (May, 3 wks)
12. The Beatles – Ticket to Ride (May, 1 wk)
13. The Beach Boys – Help Me, Rhonda (May, 2 wks)
14. The Supremes – Back in My Arms Again (June, 1 wk)
15. Four Tops – I Can’t Help Myself (June, 2 wks)
16. The Byrds – Mr. Tambourine Man (June, 1 wk)
17. The Rolling Stones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (July, 4 wks)
18. Herman’s Hermits – I’m Henry VIII, I Am (August, 1 wk)
19. Sonny & Cher – I Got You Babe (August, 3 wks)
20. The Beatles – Help! (September, 3 wks)
21. Barry McGuire – Eve of Destruction (September, 1 wk)
22. The McCoys – Hang on Sloopy (October, 1 wk)
23. The Beatles – Yesterday (October, 4 wks)
24. The Rolling Stones – Get Off of My Cloud (November, 2 wks)
25. The Supremes – I Hear a Symphony (November, 2 wks)
26. The Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) (December, 3 wks)
27. The Dave Clark Five – Over and Over (December, 1 wk)