(Saturday, September 28, 1968) — “Hey Jude” by The Beatles peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for nine consecutive weeks (Sep. 28, Oct. 5/12/19/26, Nov. 2/9/16/23, 1968).

It was The Beatles’ 16th of an all-time record of 20 number one hits on the chart (1964-1970), and at nine weeks in the #1 slot, the band’s biggest chart-topper of all-time.