-
MY BONNIE / THE SAINTS
August
MY BONNIE / THE SAINTS (WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN) (single) is released in Germany (Decca Records) -
LOVE ME DO / P.S. I LOVE YOU
October 5
LOVE ME DO / P.S. I LOVE YOU (single) is released (Parlophone Records). -
LOVE ME DO @ 48TH
October 27
LOVE ME DO (Parlophone single) enters at 48th spot on Melody Maker hit parade -
Period: to
PLEASE PLEASE ME
February 20
PLEASE PLEASE ME / ASK ME WHY (single) is released in USA (Vee-Jay Records) March 22
PLEASE PLEASE ME - their first album, is released in England, on Parlophone Records -
FROM ME TO YOU / THANK YOU GIRL
May 6
FROM ME TO YOU / THANK YOU GIRL (single) is released (Vee-Jay Records) This single peaked at No. 116 on the Billboard music chart in August. -
SHE LOVES YOU / I'LL GET YOU
July 22
SHE LOVES YOU / I'LL GET YOU (single) is released (Swan Records) -
700,000!!!!
November 29
700,000 advance orders for "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by British fans -
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND/I SAW HER STANDING THERE
December 26
I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There (Capitol Records) is released -
Period: to
January 1-15 Introducing the Beatles (lp) (version #1 - Vee-Jay) is released
Track Listing, Side One: 1) I Saw Her Standing There 2) Misery 3) Anna 4) Chains 5) Boys 6) Love Me Do
Side Two: 1) P.S. I Love You 2) Baby It's You 3) Do You Want To Know A Secret 4) A Taste of Honey 5) There's A Place 6) Twist and Shout -
Period: to
FROM 45 TO #1!!
January 18
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" enters at No. 45 on the American Billboard music charts.
February 1
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" reaches No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard music charts, selling 2,000,000 units ("She Loves You" sells 1,000,000 units in the U.S.) -
TWIST AND SHOUT / THERE'S A PLACE
TWIST AND SHOUT / THERE'S A PLACE (single) is released (Tollie Records) -
CASHBOX CHARTS&''MEET THE BEATLES-CAN'T BUY ME LOVE''
March 13
CASHBOX CHARTS - Places Beatles songs in top four slots:
1) SHE LOVES YOU
2) I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
3) PLEASE PLEASE ME
4) TWIST AND SHOUT
"MEET THE BEATLES" (lp) is reported by this date to have sold 3,600,000 copies "CAN'T BUY ME LOVE," their next single, has advanced order sales of 1,700,000 copies in the USA (Britain would have, by March 17th, advanced sales of 1,000,000 copies) -
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET? / THANK YOU GIRL
March 23
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?/ THANK YOU GIRL (single) is released (Vee-Jay Records) -
WHY / CRY FOR A SHAOW
March 27
WHY / CRY FOR A SHADOW (single) is released (MGM Records) -
CANT BUY ME LOVE / YOU CAN'T DO THAT
March 30
CAN'T BUY ME LOVE / YOU CAN'T DO THAT (single) is released (Capitol Records) -
BILLBOARD CHARTS
APRIL 6
BILLBOARD CHARTS - Places Beatles songs in top five slots:
1) CAN'T BUY ME LOVE
2) TWIST AND SHOUT
3) SHE LOVES YOU
4) I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND
5) PLEASE PLEASE ME -
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
June 26
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (lp) is released (United Artists Records) -
''A HARD DAY'S NIGHT'' premiere
July 10
In Liverpool, a civic reception held for the premiere of "A Hard Day's Night". About 100,000 Liverpudlians pack the streets to see John, Paul, George and Ringo. -
In Liverpool
July 10
In Liverpool, a civic reception was held for the premiere of "A Hard Day's Night." About 100,000 Liverpudlians pack the streets to see John, Paul, George and Ringo. -
''Oldies''
August 10
Capitol Records issues a series of 45s on their "Oldies" label: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET/THANK YOU GIRL; PLEASE PLEASE ME/FROM ME TO YOU; LOVE ME DO/P.S. I LOVE YOU; TWIST AND SHOUT/THERE'S A PLACE -
MOTION PICTURE!
August 11
MOTION PICTURE: "A Hard Day's Night" is released (running time: 85 minutes)
Released by United Artists
Screenplay by Alun Owen
Produced by Walter Shenson
Directed by Richard Lester
Musical director and album produced by George Martin Played in 500 cinemas across the United States, the movie earns 1.3 million in the first week.
New York's "Village Voice" proclaimed the movie as "the Citizen Kane of jukebox musicals."
Historical first in the cinema picture industry: 15,000 prints made f -
AIN'T SHE SWEET
October 5
AIN'T SHE SWEET (lp) is released (Atco Records) -
I FEEL FINE / SHE'S A WOMAN
November 23
THE BEATLES STORY (double lp) is released (Capitol Records)
I FEEL FINE / SHE'S A WOMAN (single) is released (Capitol Records) -
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK / I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY
February 15
EIGHT DAYS A WEEK / I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL THE PARTY (single) is released (Capitol Records) -
Period: to
HELP!!!
February 22
Beatles start filming (in the Bahamas for tax reasons) their second film, "Help!"
August 23
MOTION PICTURE: "Help!" is released (running time: 92 minutes) -
TICKET TO RIDE / YES IT IS
April 19
TICKET TO RIDE / YES IT IS (single) is released (Capitol Records) -
HELP! / I'M DOWN
July 19
HELP! / I'M DOWN (single) is released (Capitol Records) -
MOTION PICTURE 1965
August 23
MOTION PICTURE: "Help!" is released (running time: 92 minutes)
Released through United Artists
Screenplay by Marc Beham and Charles Wood based on a story by Marc Behm
Produced by Walter Shenson
Directed by Richard Lester
Musical Score by Ken Thorne
Album produced by George Martin
Walter Shenson reported total cost of Help! came in at $1,250,000.00 Richard Lester: "They (the Beatles) said about Help! 'It wasn't our film. We felt like guest stars and extras in our film.' I think that wa
