‘BEATLES ’65’ GOES FROM 98 TO NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD CHART . . . JANUARY 16, 1965

Beatles’ Fifth Capitol LP Certified RIAA Million-Seller

 

 

 

NEW YORK — The recently released “Beatles’65” on Capitol which was No.98 on Billboard’s LP chart two weeks ago, soared to top position in the album chart last week. No album in the history of Billboard’s charts has ever scored such an advance in a single week.

The LP has just been certified by RIAA as a million-dollar LP. “The Beatles Story,” on Capitol, also was certified. Their cur- rent single is a winner, too.

To solidify their position in the pop record field, the Beatles also are holding down the top spot in the singles chart for the second consecutive week with “I Feel Fine.”

This isn’t the first time an album hit the top spot within a week after getting on the chart.“The Beatles Second Album” hit at 16 and jumped to the top the following week. Another Beatles’ album, the United Artists “Hard Day’s Night” soundtrack, hit at No. 12 and topped the list a week later.

And in 1962, “The First Family” made its debut at No. 11 and was No. 1, seven days later.

The Beatles now have six albums on the chart, three in the top 10. Five of the six disks are on Capitol; one is on United Artists.

During 1964, the Beatles held the top album position for 30 of 52 weeks. “A Hard Day’s Night” held the top position for 14 of these weeks, and “Meet The Beatles” led for 11 weeks. “The Beatles Second Album” was No.1 for five weeks.

The album charts during 1964 showed relatively few changes in the top position. Only eight LP’s during the course of the year held the No.1 position.

In addition to the Beatles’ album, other top LP’s were the “Hello Dolly” original cast version on RCA Victor, Louis Armstrong’s “Hello Dolly” on Kapp, Barbra Streisand’s “People” on Columbia, “The Beach Boys Concert” on Capitol, and “The Singing Nun” on Philips. END

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Information credit and news source: Billboard, January 16, 1965

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THIS WEEK! WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW: JANUARY 3, 1964

WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW January 3, 1964

WJBK RADIO 15 RECORD REVIEW January 3, 1964

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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 (1963).

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The above WJBK chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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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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THIS WEEK, 1963: THE HOTTEST RECORD SINGLE IN THE U.S.A.!

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SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles pop charts, “Telstar” by the Tornadoes stayed this week at #1 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Peaked beginning December 16, 1962 through week ending, January 5, 1963. (Source: Billboard Pop Annual)

Note: Throughout 2022 this site will showcase Billboard #1 hits of 1963.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! WKNR TOP 113 HITS OF 1966: YOUR SOUVENIR EDITION

WKNR SOUVENIR EDITION Keener 113 Hits of 1966

WKNR SOUVENIR EDITION Keener 113 Hits of 1966

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The 113 records and 13 albums and their positions on this “Keener Hits of 1966” Music Guide were determined by mathematical computation, considering each record’s and album’s position and duration on each of the WKNR Music Guides during the past 52 weeks and does not necessarily reflect the comparative sales of these records and albums.

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The above WKNR music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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

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WNIC SPECIAL PRESENTATION: THE LEE ALAN NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY!

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This WNIC recording, having been long-held as part of our Detroit radio collection, essentially was found incomplete in its recorded form. And while the recording’s quality varies, nevertheless its contents is worthy, in my view, for posting today as our featured presentation on this New Year’s Eve, 2021.

The WNIC broadcast was recorded on two 100 minute cassette tapes. In the process of enhancing the audio, I removed, having edited in part, about a half hour of the recording found in the b-side of tape one. This was due to excessive ‘wow and flutter’ having been picked up during the recording process. Also, it bears noting the official ‘countdown to 1983’ (in-studio with Lee Alan) was not found in the recordings as well. What we do have is what you will be listening to today.

Nevertheless, this was a special WNIC New Year’s Eve presentation. The broadcast was taped by our friend Greg Innis. He has kept them in his personal Detroit radio airchecks collection for the past thirty-nine years. As you listen, you will immediately note it is chock-full of listener call-in’s, great memories, stories and sounds, having shared with a large WNIC audience by The Horn on New Year’s Eve night, December 31, 1982.

Lastly, in commemoration of this featured presentation, I also added extensively more to Lee Alan’s exclusive feature (he shared for the broadcast) of Chuck Berry’s live performance at the Walled Lake Casino near the end of the recording.

Enjoy. Lee Alan’s New Year’s Eve Party on WNIC. Happy New Year!

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A special THANK YOU to senior site contributor Greg Innis of Livonia, MI., for having provided this featured WNIC audio gem for our Motor City Radio Flashbacks aircheck repository.

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THE ’67 KEENER KEYMEN OF MUSIC! ‘A WISH’ FOR THE NEW YEAR

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A special thank you to Keener legend Bob Green (Bob Green Productions) of Houston, Texas, for contributing this WKNR December 1967 audio memory with Motor City Radio Flashbacks 🙂

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Recording audio remastered by Motor City Radio Flashbacks

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