‘Eight Days a Week’ by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)

(Saturday, March 13, 1965)“Eight Days a Week” by The Beatles peaked today at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Mar. 13/20, 1965). It was the group’s seventh of a record 20 number one hits on the chart (1964-1970).