December 26, 1964

----- DROPOUTS -----
Sidewalk Surfin' - Jan & Dean ----- 25 (2) / 5
Ask Me - Elvis Presley ----- 12 (2) / 8
Everything's Alright - The Newbeats ----- 16 / 7
Big Man In Town - The 4 Seasons ----- 20 (2) / 5


 40 --- Walk Away - Matt Monro (45)
 39 --- Wild One - Martha & The Vandellas (41)
32 38 --- Walking In The Rain - The Ronettes
 37 --- Dear Heart - Jack Jones (48 )
21 36 --- Right Or Wrong - Ronnie Dove
40 35 --- One More Time - The Ray Charles Singers
 34 --- You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers (60)
15 33 --- Baby Love - The Supremes          
35 32 --- Thou Shalt Not Steal - Dick & DeeDee
31 31 --- She Understands Me - Johnny Tillotson

38 30 --- Dear Heart - Andy Williams
29 29 --- Too Many Fish In The Sea - The Marvelettes
33 28 --- Leader Of The Laundromat - The Detergents
34 27 --- How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - Marvin Gaye
36 26 --- As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithfull
26 25 --- Oh No Not My Baby - Maxine Brown
28 24 --- Willow Weep For Me - Chad & Jeremy
39 23 --- Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) - Del Shannon
20 22 --- Leader Of The Pack - The Shangri-Las    
25 21 --- My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami) - Robert Goulet

18 20 --- Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
19 19 --- Any Way You Want It - The Dave Clark Five
10 18 --- You Really Got Me - The Kinks
13 17 --- I'm Into Something Good - Herman's Hermits
11 16 --- Mountain Of Love - Johnny Rivers
09 15 --- I'm Gonna Be Strong - Gene Pitney
17 14 --- The Wedding - Julie Rogers
16 13 --- Sha La La - Manfred Mann
24 12 --- Amen - The Impressions
30 11 --- Love Potion Number Nine - The Searchers

06 10 --- Time Is On My Side - The Rolling Stones
12 09 --- The Jerk - The Larks
08 08 --- Dance, Dance, Dance - The Beach Boys
05 07 --- Ringo - Lorne Greene    
07 06 --- Goin' Out Of My Head - Little Anthony & The Imperials
04 05 --- She's Not There - The Zombies
14 04 --- She's A Woman - The Beatles
03 03 --- Mr. Lonely - Bobby Vinton    
01 02 --- Come See About Me - The Supremes    
02 01 --- I Feel Fine - The Beatles    


Making their first appearance are The Righteous Brothers.

R1 SINGLES CHART - 24-30 December 1964

01 01 I FEEL FINE The Beatles ***
02 02 DOWNTOWN Petula Clark
03 04 I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney
04 03 WALK TALL Val Doonican
05 07 I UNDERSTAND Freddie and the Dreamers
06 06 PRETTY PAPER Roy Orbison
07 08 NO ARMS COULD EVER HOLD YOU The Bachelors
08 05 LITTLE RED ROOSTER The Rolling Stones *
09 09 I COULD EASILY FALL Cliff Richard
10 14 SOMEWHERE P.J. Proby

11 13 BLUE CHRISTMAS Elvis Presley
12 15 TERRY Twinkle
13 18 GIRL, DON'T COME Sandie Shaw
14 12 MESSAGE TO MARTHA (KENTUCKY BLUEBIRD) Adam Faith
15 10 BABY LOVE The Supremes **
16 19 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO THE RAIN? The Searchers
17 26 YEH YEH Georgie Fame
18 11 THERE'S A HEARTACHE FOLLOWING ME Jim Reeves
19 16 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT The Kinks
20 22 WALK AWAY Matt Monro

21 17 LOSING YOU Dusty Springfield
22 23 HE'S IN TOWN The Rockin' Berries
23 31 CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND Sounds Orchestral
24 39 LIKE A CHILD Julie Rogers
25 20 SHOW ME, GIRL Herman's Hermits
26 24 UM UM UM UM UM UM Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders
27 32 GO NOW The Moody Blues
28 21 GENIE WITH THE LIGHT BROWN LAMP The Shadows
29 38 CHRISTMAS WILL BE JUST ANOTHER LONELY DAY Brenda Lee
30 25 TOKYO MELODY Helmut Zacharias

31 37 FERRY 'CROSS THE MERSEY Gerry and the Pacemakers
32 29 THE WEDDING Julie Rogers
33 RE BABY, I NEED YOUR LOVIN' The Fourmost
34 34 SO DEEP IS THE NIGHT Ken Dodd
35 35 A STARRY NIGHT The Joy Strings
36 28 DON'T BRING ME DOWN The Pretty Things
37 -- RINGO Lorne Greene
38 -- FOR MAMA Matt Monro
39 36 GONE, GONE, GONE The Everly Brothers
40 27 SHA LA LA Manfred Mann

-- 30 OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison ***
-- 33 BLACK GIRL The Four Pennies
-- 40 GOOGLE EYE The Nashville Teens


Making his short-lived debut is actor Lorne Greene