On The
Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart dated 5/2/64 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE completes its
run at #1 this week (that makes FIVE if you're counting!) while the rest of the
Top Ten is rounded out by DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET (#3), BITS AND PIECES
(#4) and TWIST AND SHOUT (#7) … not quite the stranglehold of the past few weeks
but still FOUR British Hits out of Ten.
GLAD ALL
OVER dropped to #13, NEEDLES AND PINS to #24 … while LOVE ME DO leaped from #67
to #32 (!) and LITTLE CHILDREN climbed from #61 to #35. SHE LOVES YOU (#36), STAY AWHILE (#39) and
THANK YOU GIRL (#40) rounded out the British tunes in The Top 40 this
week.
THE DAVE
CLARK FIVE had the highest debut of the week with their remake of the recent
Motown Hit DO YOU LOVE ME (#53). DIANE
(#57), ALL MY LOVING (#59), I KNEW IT ALL THE TIME (another DC5 Hit at #74),
SUGAR AND SPICE by THE SEARCHERS (#96) and the very first U.S. chart hit for THE
ROLLING STONES (NOT FADE AWAY, premiering at #98) rounds out the list of British
Hits this week.
WLS published
an abbreviated chart for the week of May 1st … the weekly chart was cut to just
20 positions (of which "Bits And Pieces" held the #5 spot, "Love Me Do", now
coupled with "P.S. I Love You", was #7, "Can't Buy Me Love" / "You Can't Do
That" at #10, "Thank You Girl" / "Do You Want To Know A Secret" at #14 and
"Yesterday's Gone" sat at #16.) 5 out of 20 ... that's 25%.
The rest of
the chart listed "THE 20 BEST SILVER DOLLAR RECORDS OF OUR FIRST FOUR YEARS" …
and guess who held the Top Three positions on THIS chart!!! Why The Beatles, of course, with "I Want To
Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You" and "Twist And Shout" at #'s 1, 2 and 3
respectively. The rest of the chart
saluted other previous #1 Records from the WLS Silver Dollar Survey, dating back
to its inception in October of 1960 (although only one record from 1960 made the
final tally … "Exodus" by Ferrante and Teicher came in at #11. You can see the rest of the chart below. (My guess is the May 1st date was selected to
best represent when the radio station first switched over to its Top 40 format …
although that actually happened in APRIL of 1960. As we saw yesterday, they continued the anniversary tradition for a couple more years before dropping it completely.)
On Sunday, May 3rd, (1964) Gerry and the Pacemakers appeared on The Ed Sullivan and performed "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'" and "I'm The
One". They'd return again a week later ... probably part of a deal negotiated by manager Brian Epstein!
Also Announced This Week ... in 2014!!!
The Beatles First Movie, "A Hard Day's
Night" is being
re-released in theaters this summer in honor
of the film's 50th Anniversary.
Look for a crystal clear picture and greatly
enhanced sound thanks to Giles Martin, son of long-time Beatles Producer George
Martin. (Unfortunately this won't be the "colorized" version that we campaigned
for earlier ... but it'll still be cool to see this back up on the big screen
again ... especially with all these digital improvements.) The celebration will
take place over the 4th of July Weekend in over fifty cities from coast to
coast. Be sure to check your local listings to find a theater near
you!
