TWELVE WEEKS on the singles chart, “Ruby Tuesday” by The Rolling Stones peaked this week at No. 01 (1 week) on the Billboard Hot 100, week February 26 through March 04, 1967. (source: Billboard)
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MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1967GO HERE.
BILLBOARD HOT 100 TOP FIVE: WEEK-ENDING JUNE 11, 1966
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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’66* The Rolling Stones *WEEK OF 06/05/66 – 06/18/1966
NUMBER ONE FOR 1966!
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ELEVEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Paint It, Black” by The Rolling Stones peaked this week at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week-ending June 05 through June 18, 1966. (source: Billboard)
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1966GO HERE.
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65* The Rolling Stones *WEEK OF 10/31 – 11/13/65
TWELVE WEEKS on the singles chart, “Get Off My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones peaked this week at No. 01(2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of October 31 through November 13, 1965. (source: Billboard)
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
(The Rolling Stones performing on CBS’ The Ed Sullivan Show, Sunday, February 13, 1966)
An MCRFB Note: It has been 50 years having passed when the Rolling Stones‘ “Satisfaction” first went to the top — No. 1 — on the Billboard singles chart here in the U.S.A., this week in July, 1965.
In his (July 4) Detroit Free Press entertainment column (‘ “Satisfaction” Marks 50-Year Triumph As Stones Hits Town’), Brian McCollum reviews how the group’s 50-year old anthem has significantly impacted a generation in reshaping, in having redefined the modern sound of “rock ‘n’ roll” around the globe, ever since.
“Satisfaction,” the band’s first international No. 1 hit, was recorded in May, 1965, during the Stones third North American (20-city) tour, April-May that year.
The Rolling Stone will take to the stage tonight, Wednesday July 8, 8:00 p.m., at Detroit’s Comerica Park. Welcome, once again Rolling Stones, to the Motor City!
NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65* The Rolling Stones *WEEK OF 6/04 – 7/31/65
FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones peaked this week at No. 01 (and for 4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, weeks July 04 through July 31, 1965. (source: Billboard).
MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.
STONES FIRST U.S. 11 CITY TOUR CAPS FINAL STOP IN BIG APPLE
NEW YORK — The record sales pickup of the Rolling Stones in the United States is attributed to London Records executives Herb Goldfarb and Walt Maguire to the British group’s recent tour here. Both Goldfarb and McGuire, in their capacity as sales-distributions manager, and pop artists and repertoire sales head, respectively, collaborated on an all-out promotion effort tied in with the Rolling Stones’ visit here — and it paid off.
The Rolling Stones album, according to Goldfarb, is pushing the 100,000 mark. Their first single release, “Tell Me,” hit the best-selling charts and sparked the release last week of a follow-up single, “Not Fade Away,” which according to them, “is already on its way.”
In conjunction with the Rolling Stones U.S. tour, London applied a variety of merchandising techniques, to help spark sales of their disks. The company spread around the country with window streamers, easels, special disk jockey kits, stickers, buttons, etc., to build and generate more interest in the Rolling Stones. Both Goldfarb and Maguire admit that it added to a hefty coin outlay but with the disk orders coming in a steady rate, it has turned out to be a profitable investment.
The Rolling Stones have been touring the U.S. since June 1 and wound up with two of their appearances at New York’s Carnegie Hall Last Saturday, June 20. The British band was due to leave for home the following day. END
(Information and news source: Billboard; June 27, 1964).
MCRFB NOTE: To fully appreciate the LP back-cover, click on image 2x for largest detailed read. For more on the Rolling Stones’ first U.S. album release, click on ‘England’s Newest Hits Makers,‘ as titled, link above the audio sound bar.