‘Help!’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 4 1965)

(Saturday, September 4, 1965)“Help!”, the title song to The Beatles’ second feature film, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Sep. 4/11/18, 1965). It was the group’s ninth of a record 20 number one hits on the chart (1964-1970).