The Beatles #1 Records (and how they got there)

By John Calabro

(This article was originally posted to rec.music.beatles.moderated. We thank John for allowing us to use it here.)

Someone recently asked about which #1 records got bumped out of the top spot by the Beatles #1 records. I've compiled the info on the U.S.A.'s Billboard charts. Here's the format:

Top line - #1 record bumped by the Beatles Middle line - Beatles #1 record (weeks at the top) Bottom line - #1 record that bumped the Beatles out of top spot All info was gathered from original Billboard top 100 charts.

Beatles recordings (group)

2/1/64 There I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton I Want To Hold Your Hand - (7) She Loves You - The Beatles * - Rock and roll anthem "Louie Louie" was poised to take the number 1 spot this week, if not for the Beatles (in my opinion as a rock and roll type DJ) :-) 3/21/64 I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles She Loves You - (2) Can't Buy Me Love - Beatles 4/4/64 She Loves You - Beatles Can't Buy Me Love - (5) Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong 5/30/64 My Guy - Mary Wells Love Me Do - (1) Chapel Of Love - The Dixie Cups 6/27/64 Chapel Of Love - Dixie Cups A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon (1) - Beatles related I Get Around - Beach Boys 8/1/64 Rag Doll - The 4 Seasons A Hard Days Night - (2) Everybody Loves Somebody - The Late, Great, Dean Martin 12/26/64 Come See About Me - The Supremes I Feel Fine - (3) Come See About Me - Supremes (double-#1 appearance) 3/13/65 My Girl - The Temptations Eight Days A Week - (2) Stop! In The Name OF Love - The Supremes 5/22/65 Mrs. Brown, You've Got A Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits Ticket To Ride - (1) Help Me Rhonda- Beach Boys 9/4/65 I Got You Babe - Sonny And Cher HELP! - (3) Eve Of Destruction - Barry McGuire 10/9/65 Hang On Sloopy - The McCoys Yesterday - (4) Get Off My Cloud - The Rolling Stones 1/8/66 The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel We Can Work It Out - (2) The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (another dual #1 appearance) 1/29/66 The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel We Can Work It Out - (1) again! My Love - Petula Clark (not THAT "My Love") 6/25/66 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones Paperback Writer - (1) Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra 7/9/66 Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra Paperback Writer - (1) again! Hanky Panky - Tommy James And The Shondells 3/18/67 Love Is Here And Now You're Gone - The Supremes Penny Lane - (1) Happy Together - The Turtles 8/19/67 Light My Fire - The Doors All You Need Is Love - (1) Ode To Billy Joe - Bobby Gentry 12/30/67 Daydream Believer - The Monkees Hello Goodbye - (3) Judy In Disguise - John Fred And His Playboy Band 9/28/68 Harper Valley PTA - Jeanne C. Riley Hey Jude - (9) Love Child - The Supremes 5/24/69 Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension Get Back - (5) Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet - Henry Mancini 11/29/69 Wedding Bell Blues - The 5th Dimension Come Together/Something - (1) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam 4/11/70 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel Let It Be - (2) ABC - The Jackson 5 6/13/70 Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue - (2) Their last #1 record The Love You Save - The Jackson 5 Beatles knocked out of spot by Beatles: twice. Beatles knocked out of spot by Supremes: three times. Beatles knocked out of spot by member of the "Rat Pack": twice. Beatles knocked out of spot by "one-hit wonder": four times. Beatles knocked out of spot by Jackson 5: twice.

Solo Beatles recordings

12/26/70
        The Tears of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
        My Sweet Lord/Isn't It A Pity - Harrison - (4)
        Knock Three Times - Dawn

9/4/71
        How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Bee Gees
        Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - Wings - (1)
`       Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond

6/2/73
        Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group
        My Love - McCartney - (4)
        Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - Harrison 

6/30/73
        My Love - McCartney
        Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - Harrison (1)
        Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston (the true 5th Beatle)
        
11/24/73
        Keep On Truckin' - Eddie Kendricks
        Photograph - Ringo - (1)
        Top of the World - Carpenters

1/26/74
        Show and Tell - Al Wilson
        You're Sixteen- Ringo - (1)
        The Way We Were - BS

6/8/74
        The Streak - Ray Stevens
        Band On The Run - Wings - (1)
        Billy Don't Be A Hero - Bo Donaldson

1/4/75
        Angie Baby - Helen Reddy
        Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John  
        Mandy - Barry Manilow

7/19/75
        Love Will Keep Us Together - Cap'n & Tenile
        Listen To What The Man Said - McCartney - (1)
        The Hustle - Van McCoy

5/22/76
        Boogie Fever - Sylvers
        Silly Love Songs - Wings - (1)
        Love Hangover - Diana Ross

6/12/76
        Love Hangover - Diana Ross
        Silly Love Songs - Wings - (4)  again!  
        Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

5/20/78
        If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman
        With A Little Luck - Wings - (2)
        Too Much, Too Little, Too Late - Mathis/Williams

6/28/80
        Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
        Coming Up - Wings - (3)
        It's Still Rock & Roll To Me - Billy Joel

12/27/80
        Lady - Kenny Rogers
        (Just Like) Starting Over - Lennon - (4)
        The Tide Is High - Blondie

01/16/88
         So Emotional - Whitney Houston
         Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison (1)
         The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson

Thanks to Fernando and Maria Luna for the update.

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