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 WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA * FEBRUARY 1, 1964

— NUMBER ONE 1964 —

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FIFTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “I Want To Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles peaked at #1 this week (7 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, February 1 through week ending March 14, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

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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LAST WEEK, 1964: 57 YEARS AGO! THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE U.S.A.

NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA * JANUARY 25, 1964

— NUMBER ONE 1964 —

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THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “There! I’ve Said It Again” by Bobby Vinton peaked at #1 this month (4 weeks overall) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, January 4 (through week ending) January 25, 1964. (Source: Billboard)

For our previous Billboard 1964 Number One U.S.A. Hits go HERE

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MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE FOUR TOPS ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

THE MOTOWN SOUND

— The Ed Sullivan Show —

The entire Ed Sullivan Show catalogue has hit the streaming platforms!

On June 12, 2020 came news Universal Music Enterprises and Sofa Entertainment brokered a deal to license and make available the entire Ed Sullivan video performance from the Sofa library, who acquired the entire catalogue in 1990. UME will make available the entire catalogue for public streaming in restored, digitized form, according to the Detroit Free Press.

Since its premiere launch on June 12, more videos have been added on the official Ed Sullivan You Tube channel, highlighting the Motown sound. As reported, it will take three years to upload the more than 10,000 performances which aired Sunday evenings on CBS-TV from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971.

For more on this story, go HERE.

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Note: Ed Sullivan passed away on October 13, 1974. He was 73.

THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW . . . CBS’ MOTOWN CLASSICS!

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NEW! For this ‘Motown’ Monday, we are featuring three classic Motown video performances from the Ed Sullivan Show:

The Four Tops (1966), The Temptations (1967), The Supremes (1965)

MORE Ed Sullivan Motown performances will be forthcoming on Motor City Radio Flashbacks!

MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE TEMPTATIONS ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

MOTOWN MONDAYS! THE SUPREMES ON CBS’ ED SULLIVAN SHOW

THIS WEEK! WJBK RADIO 15 ‘RECORD REVIEW’: JANUARY 17, 1964

WJBK 1500 RADIO

— JANUARY 17, 1964 —

NUMBER ONE THIS WEEK DETROIT’S TOP 15

— “YOU DON’T OWN ME” | LESLIE GORE | MERCURY —

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This official Record Review survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio 1500. (1964)

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Previewed for the week of January 17-23, 1964

— In Memory of George Griggs —

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

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A sincere, thank you, Mrs. Patti Griggs. This featured presentation would have not been possible without your generosity, dedication, and your continuous support.

Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.

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CKLW AM 800: A 1980s DAYTIME PATTERN COVERAGE MAP

THE CKLW-AM 800 KILOCYCLES TRANSMITTER COVERAGE

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When this CKLW daytime coverage pattern card was published in the early-1980s, CKLW was picked up clearly as far off as Toledo and Cleveland (where it was consistently a highly rated station during its Top 40 days), Lansing, Michigan, and even the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio.

It has been reported the CKLW night-time reception was picked up (E.; S.; S. mid W.) as far off as Toronto/Oshawa, Ontario; Hartford, Connecticut; Pennsylvania; New York City; Little Rock; Des Moines, Iowa; and San Antonio, Texas.

By the late 1960s, it was reported that CKLW could be heard in at least 23 states and 4 Canadian provinces.

During CKLW’s Top 40 heyday, because of its nighttime directional pattern, the station was frequently heard in Scandinavia, but was often rendered unlistenable just a few hundred miles to the west and south of Detroit because of interference from the Juarez and/or Bonaire stations.

At one time, before end of 1970, with its massive 50,000 watts of transmitted power, the Windsor, Ontario 800 AM station was the third most listened to Top 40 radio station in all of North America. Behind WLS in Chicago and WABC in New York City.

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THE ‘MUSIC BUSINESS’: POP 100, TOP 100 LP’S, JANUARY 16, 1965

— MUSIC BUSINESS —

Records listed in BOLD FACE made the greatest upward rise from last week’s chart. CHECK SYMBOLS indicates new on chart this week. National Popularity based on sales data provided exclusively to Music Business by the nation’s largest retail chains, plus radio play and sales by standard retail outlets, one stops and racks.

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— JANUARY 16, 1965 —

MUSIC BUSINESS was previously a specialized magazine called “Country Music Reporter“, then evolved into “Music Reporter” in 1957, having transformed from a pure country publication into a mainstream music trade journal. It became Music Business by early 1964, assuming a new name. The weekly journal terminated publication immediately after the June 5, 1965 issue was published.

Above singles and albums charts courtesy of Music Business, as issued, for the week of January 16, 1965.

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