FOURTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul peaked this month at No. 01 (2 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 18, through week-ending, May 25 1963. (Source: Billboard)
SIXTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Stuck On You” by Elvis Presley peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 1, through week-ending, May 22 1960. (Source: Billboard)
SEVENTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, “Runaway” by Del Shannon peaked this month at No. 01 (4 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, April 30, through week-ending, May 21 1961. (Source: Billboard)
FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Soldier Boy” by The Shirelles peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 5 through week-ending, May 19 1962. (Source: Billboard)
FOURTEEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “I Will Follow Him” by Little Peggy March peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, April 27, through week-ending, May 11, 1963. (Source: Billboard)
ELEVEN WEEKS overall on the singles chart, “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter” by Herman’s Hermits peaked this month at No. 01 (3 weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100. Week ending, May 1, through the week-ending, May 15 1965. (Source: Billboard)
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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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