“I Want To Hold Your Hand” was released by Capitol Records in the United States on 26 December 1963, along with “I Saw Her Standing There” on the B-side. The response was instant: 750,000 copies were sold in the first three days, and 10,000 copies were sold each hour in New York City.
The 45 rpm single began its 15-week Billboard chart run on 18 January 1964, and reached the number one spot on 1 February — exactly 60 years ago today.
Beatlemania strikes the USA!
“I Want To Hold Your Hand” remained at number one for seven weeks... before being replaced by “She Loves You.”
https://inv.n8pjl.ca/watch?v=ipADNlW7yBM
#Beatles #Music #History
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