(Saturday, May 22, 1965) — “Ticket to Ride” by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the British group’s eighth of a record 20 number one hits on the chart (1964-1970).

In 2004, this song was ranked number 394 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”