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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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.
From the MCRFB NEWS archive: 1965
NEW YORK — An initial pressing of one million albums — reportedly the largest single order in the history of the business — is in the works for “Help,” the Beatles album scheduled to be released by Capitol Records when the United Artists film of the same name opens Wednesday, August 11.
A previous Beatles’ album, “Beatles IV,” had an initial pressing order of 500,000 copies for the LP.
The film will be accompanied by a publicity barrage calculated to blast the American public out of its homes and into the movie houses.
In New York, Murray the K will introduce the British group on his hour-long TV channel Saturday, August 14. The show will be televised in 40 major markets.
The evening after the telecast, the Beatles will make their much-heralded appearance in New York’s Shea Stadium.
Gary Stevens, WMCA disk jockey (formerly WKNR, Detroit) is conducting a “Beatles Stakes” contest, giving away tickets to the Shea Stadium as prizes. Here’s how it works:
From 7-11 p.m., during Stevens’ show, fans telephone the jockey, guess which Beatle will be talking to them next. Tapes of individual Beatles will be talking to them next. Those who make the correct predictions will win a pair of tickets to the concert. END
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(Information and news source: Billboard; August 14, 1964)
