(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — “You Don’t Own Me” by Lesley Gore peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘You Don’t Own Me’ by Lesley Gore peaks at #2 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
Category Archives: 1960s
‘Out of Limits’ by The Marketts peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — “Out of Limits” by The Marketts peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Out of Limits’ by The Marketts peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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‘Charade’ by Henry Mancini peaks at #36 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — “Charade” by Henry Mancini peaked at #36 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Charade’ by Henry Mancini peaks at #36 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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‘Please Please Me’ by The Beatles debuts at #68 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — “Please Please Me” by the English rock band The Beatles debuted at #68 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the group’s third appearance on the chart following “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You.” Continue reading ‘Please Please Me’ by The Beatles debuts at #68 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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The Beatles make first appearance on Billboard album chart as ‘Meet The Beatles’ debuts at #92 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
Video: 'Meet the Beatles! (Full Album)' (12 clips)
(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — Meet the Beatles! by The Beatles debuted at #92 on Billboard‘s 200 album charts. Continue reading The Beatles make first appearance on Billboard album chart as ‘Meet The Beatles’ debuts at #92 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 1 1964)
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‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
Video: 'Dr. Strangelove' (trailer)
(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a British-American black comedy film which satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, opened this morning at the Victoria, 1547 Broadway (at W. 46th St.), in Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
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The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
Video: 'The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand Outtakes (Remastered)' (Jan. 29, 1964 at 1:09)
(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, morning/afternoon CET) — The Beatles, in their first and only EMI recording session outside the United Kingdom until 1968, recorded German versions of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” today at EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, 62 Rue de Sevres, Paris. Continue reading The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)
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‘Surfin’ Bird’ by The Trashmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Surfin’ Bird’ by The Trashmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
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‘You’re No Good’ by Betty Everett peaks at #51 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “You’re No Good” Betty Everett peaked at #51 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘You’re No Good’ by Betty Everett peaks at #51 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
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‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles debuts at #69 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
(Saturday, January 25, 1964) — “She Loves You” by The Beatles debuted at #69 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the group’s second appearance on the Hot 100 singles chart following “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” which debuted at #45 last week and shot all the way up to #3 on today’s chart. Continue reading ‘She Loves You’ by The Beatles debuts at #69 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1964)
