# 3 Top 10 Hits From 1964 That Every 60s Kid Alive Still Remembers Today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-top-10-hits-from-1964-that-every-60s-kid-alive-still-remembers-today/
- Published: 2026-10-27T00:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T00:33:49+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-top-10-hits-from-1964-that-every-60s-kid-alive-still-remembers-today/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Three memorable US hits were released in 1964.
- Warwick’s “Walk On By” topped the R&B chart.
- Freeman later claimed he invented the Swim dance.

## Summary

Three songs that reached the US Top 10 in 1964 are highlighted as enduring hits: Roy Orbison’s “It’s Over”, Dionne Warwick’s “Walk On By” and Bobby Freeman’s “C’mon And Swim”. Their varied themes, from heartbreak to a dance craze, show the range of popular music that year and help explain why the songs remain familiar.

Orbison co-wrote “It’s Over” with Bill Dees, and followed it with “Pretty Woman”. “Walk On By”, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, gave Warwick her first Hot 100 Top 10, her first R&B No. 1 and her first of 14 Grammy nominations. Freeman’s “C’mon And Swim”, written by Thomas Coman and Sylvester Stewart, became his second and final Top 5 single; Freeman later said he invented the dance it describes.

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