THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: MAY 9, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“HELLO, DOLLY!” | LOUIS ARMSTRONG | KAPP 573

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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MAY 3 through MAY 9, 1964

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“Hello, Dolly!” by Louis Armstrong debuted on the Billboard singles chart at #76, for the week ending, February 15, 1964. The Armstrong single would make its eventual climb to the top — for one week only — having knocked off the Beatles’ five-week hold on the #1 spot with their hit, “Can’t Buy Me Love”, beginning May 3 through week-ending May 9.

An astounding 22 weeks on the pop singles chart, “Hello, Dolly!” dropped to #44 on its last week on Billboard, week-ending July 11, 1964.

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: MARCH 28, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“SHE LOVES YOU” | THE BEATLES | SWAN 4152

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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MARCH 15 through MARCH 28, 1964

“She Loves You” by The Beatles debuted at #69 on Billboard, week ending, January 25. Just one week later, The single jumped inside the Billboard top 25 on February 1, to #21. Thereafter, “She Loves You” jumps to #7, #3, #2 (stuck at #2 four weeks; during this time under #1, “I Want To Hold Your Hand”). Nine weeks after its debut, the Swan single hit the #1 position on Billboard, week ending, March 21, 1964 and remained on top on Billboard (2 weeks) through week-ending, March 28, 1964.

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A MCRFB NOTE: Can you spot them all listed on this Billboard chart? There are 10 Beatles’ singles scattered throughout this chart. That is an incredible 1/10th of all the singles listed in the Hot 100, week-ending March 28, 1964.

Count ’em. Ten of them!

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: MARCH 10, 1963

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“WALK LIKE A MAN” | THE 4 SEASONS | VEE JAY 485

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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MARCH 2 through MARCH 16, 1963

“Walk Like A Man” by the 4 Seasons debuted at #40 on Billboard, week ending, January 26. Just three weeks later, The single jumped inside the Billboard top 10 on February 9, to #6. Six weeks after its debut, the single hit the #1 position on Billboard, week ending, March 2, 1963 and remained on top through March 16, 1963.

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: FEBRUARY 1, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND” | THE BEATLES | CAPITOL 5112

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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FEBRUARY 1 through MARCH 14, 1964

The Beatles’ debut single jumped to the number one spot in the U.S.A, this week on Billboard, for the week-ending February 1. This was the beginning of “Beatlemania” in America. The single, having debuted at #45 on January 18 two weeks previous, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” skyrocketed all the way to the top of the Billboard singles chart in just three weeks, 57 years ago, February 1964.

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THIS MONTH IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: JANUARY 25, 1964

— NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA —

“THERE! I’VE SAID IT AGAIN” | BOBBY VINTON | EPIC 9638

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

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JANUARY 4 through JANUARY 25, 1964

Bobby Vinton’s hit, “There! I’ve Said It Again” — just nine weeks overall on the chart on this date — shared four of those nine weeks on top at the number one position. A rapid HOT climb on Billboard!

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THIS MONTH IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: DECEMBER 26, 1970

NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA

— “MY SWEET LORD” by GEORGE HARRISON | APPLE 2995 —

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 DECEMBER 20-DECEMBER 26, 1970

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 12/05/1964

NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA

— “RINGO” by LORNE GREEN | RCA VICTOR 8444 —

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BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 5, 1964

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 11/19/66

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 NOVEMBER 13-19, 1966

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 11/18/67

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 NOVEMBER 12-18, 1967

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THIS WEEK IN AMERICA! BILLBOARD HOT 100: 10/10/70

BILLBOARD HOT 100 TABULATED BY RECORDS RETAIL SALES AND RADIO AIRPLAY

BILLBOARD HOT 100 OCTOBER 4-10, 1970

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