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by Alex Cosper (12/22/12) The Beatles had been hitting the British charts since 1962. Their first big hit in America was "I Want To Hold Your Hand," which first hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending February 1, 1964. The Beatles had other records on the chart as well. It was the first of twenty number one hits in their career. TOP HITS The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand Leslie Gore - You Don't Own Me Marketts - Out of Limits Trashmen - Surfin' Bird Rip Chords - Hey Little Cobra RECENT HITS Kingsmen - Louie Louie Bobby Vinton - There! I've Said It Again Mermaids - Popsicles and Icicles Bobby Rydell - Forget Him Jan & Dean - Drag City Nino Tempo & April Stevens - Whispering Brenda Lee - As Usual Shirley Ellis - The Nitty Gritty Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You Joey Powers - Midnight Mary The Singing Nun - Dominique Martha and The Vandellas - Quicksand Johnny Tillotson - Talk Back Trembling Lips Ray Charles - That Lucky Old Sun Marvin Gaye - Can I Get a Witness RISING HITS Major Lance - Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um Dionne Warwick - Anyone Who Had A Heart Rick Nelson - For You Impressions - Talking About My Baby Tams - What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am) Tymes - Somewhere Chubby Checker - Hooka Tooka Andy Williams - A Fool Never Learns Al Hirt - Java Ronettes - Baby I Love You Cliff Richard - It's All In The Game Dale Ward - Letter From Sherry Rivieras - California Sun Sammy Davis, Jr. - The Shelter of Your Arms NEW MUSIC The Beatles - She Loves You Patti LaBelle and Her Blue Belles - You'll Never Walk Alone Dale & Grace - Stop and Think It Over Dixiebelles - Southtown, U.S.A. Tommy Roe - Come On James Brown and His Famous Flames - Oh Baby Don't You Weep Bobby Goldsboro - See The Funny Little Clown Gene Pitney - That Girl Belongs To Yesterday Brook Benton - Going Going Gone Skeeter Davis - He Says The Same Things To Me Drifters - Vaya Con Dios Freddie Cannon - Abigail Beecher The Beatles - Please Please Me Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You 4 Seasons - Dawn Sam Cooke - Good News Al Martino - I Love You More and More Every Day Pete Seeger - Little Boxes Rufus Thomas - Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Bobby Vee - Stranger In Your Arms Little Peggy March - (I'm Watching) Every Little Move You Make Orlons - Shimmy Shimmy Etta James - Baby What You Want Me To Do Pyramids - Penetration Hank Williams, Jr. - Long Gone Lonesome Blues OTHER RECORDS Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs - Daisy Petal Pickin' Supremes - When The Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes Jack Jones - Wives and Lovers Cookies - Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys Henry Mancini & His Orchestra - Charade Steve & Eydie - I Can't Stop Talking About You Baja Marimba Band - Comin' In The Back Door Jerry Butler - Need To Belong Bob & Earl - Harlem Shuffle Mary Wells - What's Easy For Two Is Hard For One Girlfriends - My One and Only Jimmy Boy Ginny Arnell - Dumb Head Tony Bennett - The Little Boy Connie Francis - In The Summer of His Years Gloria Lynn - I Wish You Love Shirelles - Tonight You're Gonna Fall In Love With Me Brooks O'Dell - Watch Your Step Betty Everett - You're No Good Otis Redding - Pain In My Heart Fats Domino - Who Cares Marvelettes - As Long As I Know He's Mine Crescents - Pink Dominoes Santo & Johnny - I'll Remember (In The Still of The Night) Diane Renay - Navy Blue Timmy Shaw - Gonna Send You Back To Georgia Barbara Lewis - Puppy Love Angels - Wow Wow Wee Sapphires - Who Do You Love Frank Sinatra - Stay With Me LATER SONGS ABOUT THE BEATLES Dream Academy - Life In a Northern Town George Harrison - All Those Years Ago George Harrison - When We Was Fab |