The Beatles
The flood gate was opened in January of the year with the entry of ”I Want to Hold Your Hand” onto the charts. The final tally for the Fab Four was 29 recordings landing on the charts:
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” - #1 (two sided hit)
“I Saw Her Standing There” – #14
“Please Please Me” – #3 (two sided hit)
“From Me to You” – #41
“My Bonnie” #26
“Twist & Shout” – #2 (two sided hit)
“There’s a Place” – #74
“Roll Over Beethoven” – #68
“Can’t Buy Me Love” – #1 (two sided hit)
“You Can’t Do That” – #48
“All My Loving” – #45
“Do You Want to Know a Secret” #2 (two sided hit)
“Thank You Girl” – #35
“Love Me Do” – #1 (two sided hit)
“P.S. I Love You” – #10
“Why” – #88
“Four by the Beatles” – #92 (extended play)
“Sie Liebt Dich” – #97
“Ain’t She Sweet” – #19
“A Hard Day’s Night” – #1 (two sided hit)
“I Should Have Known Better” – #53
“I’ll Cry Instead” – #25 – (two sided hit)
“I’m Happy Just to Dance with You” – #95
“And I Love Her” – #12 (two sided hit)
“If I Fell” – #53
“Matchbox” – #17 (two sided hit)
“Slow Down” – #25
“I Feel Fine” – #1 (two sided hit)
“She’s a Woman – #4
Beatles Pen for Other Invaders
Beyond this impressive list – Lennon and McCartney contributed more hits during the year:
Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas:
“Bad to Me” – #9
“I’ll Keep You Satisified” – #30
“From a Window” – #23
Cilla Black:
“It’s For You” – #79
Peter & Gordon:
“A World Without Love” – #1
“Nobody I Know” – #12
“I Don’t Want to See You Again” – #16
Bobby Rydell:
“A World Without Love” – #80
Boston Pops:
“I Want to Hold Your Hand” – #55
George Martin:
“This Boy” (Ringo’s Theme) – #53
“And I Love Her” – #105
“I Should Have Known Better” – #111
“A Hard Day’s Night” – #122
