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April 4, 1964: The Beatles Make Hot 100 History
April 4, 1964: The Beatles Make Hot 100 History
On the Billboard Hot 100 dated 48 years ago today - April 4, 1964 - the Beatles made history as the only act ever to monopolize the chart's top five positions.
With a 27-1 second-week blast to the top for "Can't Buy Me Love," the Fab Four locked up the chart's entire top five:
The Billboard Hot 100, April 4, 1964
Position, Title
No. 1, "Can't Buy Me Love"
No. 2, "Twist and Shout"
No. 3, "She Loves You"
No. 4, "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
No. 5, "Please Please Me"
The closest any artist has come to the Beatles' airtight top-five mark is 50 Cent, who placed three titles simultaneously - "Candy Shop" (No. 1), the Game's "How We Go," on which he guested (No. 4), and "Disco Inferno" (No. 5) - in the top five on the charts dated March 12 and 19, 2005.
Beginning a five-week reign, "Buy" marked the Beatles' third No. 1, directly following their songs at Nos. 4 and 3, respectively. No other act has linked three consecutive No. 1s in the Hot 100's 52-year history.
The 26-position leap to the summit for "Buy" additionally stood as the record for greatest jump to No. 1 until Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" rocketed 52-1 in 2002. (Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" currently holds the mark, courtesy of a 97-1 vault in February 2009).
With 20 career leaders, the Beatles lead all acts for most No. 1s in the Hot 100's archives.
"It truly gives perspective on how powerful the Beatles were as Beatlemania was in full force," says Joe Cortese, assistant program director/music director at WODS (103.3) Boston. The classic hits station airs the nationally-syndicated program "The Beatle Brunch" each weekend.
"That chart reinforces just how top-of-mind the Beatles were this week in 1964."
http://www.billboard.com/#/column/ch...ce=most_recent
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Love them.
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That's why they're the kings!
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This is great etc, but... what kind of sucky singles release schedule? They're blocking themselves. 
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You know you are the king when you yourself's blocking your own at the top.. 
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And I complain that previous top 10 didn't have changes, imagine 5 songs from the same act in top 5 
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This is great etc, but... what kind of sucky singles release schedule? They're blocking themselves. |
Wasn't this the week of the Ed Sullivan show? If so, they couldn't really control how much the American public wanted their music.
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Only two persons that were able to repeat their achievement. And it took years to do it. Legendary indeed. I guess I need to thank them for setting those records.
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Only two persons that were able to repeat their achievement. And it took years to do it. Legendary indeed. I guess I need to thank them for setting those records. [/IMG]
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Who repeated their achievement? 
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Absolutely incredible. A testament to their power at the time 
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Incredible.
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I think you are confused. This record is about placing 5 songs at the same time in the top 5 by the same act. The Beatles are the only act to have done this achievement.
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The Billboard Hot 100, April 4, 1964
Position, Title
No. 1, "Can't Buy Me Love"
No. 2, "Twist and Shout"
No. 3, "She Loves You"
No. 4, "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
No. 5, "Please Please Me"
The closest any artist has come to the Beatles' airtight top-five mark is 50 Cent, who placed three titles simultaneously - "Candy Shop" (No. 1), the Game's "How We Go," on which he guested (No. 4), and "Disco Inferno" (No. 5) - in the top five on the charts dated March 12 and 19, 2005.
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I think you are confused. This record is about placing 5 songs at the same time in the top 5 by the same act. The Beatles are the only act to have done this achievement.
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If we talk about 5 songs on Top 5, yep. No one has been able to match that record. But Kris' & Taylor's achievement is still remarkable tho. Only 3 acts so far to chart every song from one album.
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This is great etc, but... what kind of sucky singles release schedule? They're blocking themselves. |
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Wow  no wonder why they were legends
however I think they did block themselves from the top spot 
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50 Cent was the closest to match it and Kelly beat their record?
That ain't right.
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I find them extremely overrated. Either way, they are legends, so, congrats.
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50 Cent was the closest to match it and Kelly beat their record?
That ain't right.
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Stay pressed. 
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