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What was the Beatles' first UK number one song?

Question #5036. Asked by Curious.
Last updated May 13 2021.

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ajdale
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ajdale
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It depends which chart you look at. 'Please Please Me' was the Beatles first ever #1 on any chart, reaching the highest position on the UKs NME top 40 in February of 1963.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles_discography#Singles
NOTE: Reached #1 on the UK's NME. 'Please Please Me' only got to number two on the BBC/Gallup chart, which is what Guinness uses. But on the NME chart it was listed as joint number one with Frank Ifield's 'The Wayward Wind'.

The single was released in the UK on 11 January 1963 and reached No. 1 on the New Musical Express and Melody Maker charts. However, it only reached No. 2 on the Record Retailer chart, which subsequently evolved into the UK Singles Chart. Because of this it was not included on the multi-million selling Beatles compilation

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Please_Please_Me_(song)



Response last updated by gtho4 on Oct 08 2016.
Aug 12 2000, 9:46 PM
mk2norwich
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mk2norwich

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'From Me To You' (1963). Source: Guinness British Hit Singles.

Dec 24 2002, 12:07 PM
Evil Sorcerer
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Evil Sorcerer
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According to "The New Musical Express" chart it was the song "Please Please Me" that had climbed to the No. 1 rank by February 22nd in 1963

Response last updated by Terry on May 13 2021.
Aug 02 2010, 2:29 PM
clarod
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clarod
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Consequently, there will always be much debate as to which record was actually The Beatles first number one, and quiz compilers and the like should avoid asking this question because of the ambiguity of the answer!
link http://www.jpgr.co.uk/stats_no1_s.html

This weblink says "From Me To You" on 2nd May 1963.
link http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/1960_1964.htm



Response last updated by gtho4 on Oct 08 2016.
Aug 02 2010, 2:56 PM
dac1964
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dac1964
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Answer has 4 votes.
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