THIS WEEK 50 YEARS AGO: THE HOTTEST HIT IN THE USA!

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NUMBER 1 IN AMERICA ’65 * The Beatles * WEEK OF 8/29 – 9/18/65

THIRTEEN WEEKS on the singles chart, Help! by the Beatles peaked this week at No. 01 (three weeks) on the Billboard Hot 100, week of August 29 through September 18, 1965(source: Billboard).

 MCRFB Link: For the previous No. 1 record in the U.S.A. 1965 GO HERE.

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50TH! BEATLES’ ‘HELP’ LP RANKS HOT ON ALBUM CHART

THE BEATLES' HELP! CAPITOL LP, RELEASED IN U.S., AUGUST 13, 1965
THE BEATLES’ HELP! CAPITOL LP, RELEASED IN U.S., AUGUST 13, 1965

“HELP!” (James Bond-themed intro; LP version) * The Beatles * Capitol Records (1965)

‘HELP!’ HOT! HOT! HOT!

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The Beatles’ album Help! debuted No. 148 on the Billboard Top LP’s chart on August 28, 1965. The LP jumped to No. 61 on September 4, its second week on Billboard. The following week, according to Billboard, Help! was on top as the No. 1 hottest-selling album in the U.S.A., September 18, 1965.


THE BEATLES’ HELP! MOTION PICTURE FILM WAS RELEASED IN U.S. THEATERS, JULY 29, 1965

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