‘Rubber Soul’ album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Jan 8 1966)


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(Saturday, January 8, 1966) — The North American version of the album Rubber Soul by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 album chart for six consecutive weeks (Jan. 8/15/22/29, Feb. 5/12, 1966).

It was the group’s seventh of a record 19 number one albums on the chart (1964-2001).

In 2012, Rubber Soul was ranked number five on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”