Billboard Chart World Records set by the Beatles

1- Monopoly of the Top Five positions on the Billboard charts 4/4/1964

#1 – “Can’t Buy Me Love”

#2 -“Twist and Shout” (Medley/Russell)

#3 – “She Loves You” 

#4 – “I Want To Hold Your Hand”

#5 – “Please Please Me”

 

2- Occupation of 14 songs on the Billboard 100 charts at once the week of  4/11/1964 

(It is probable that this record will never be beaten by any artist)

1. #1 – “Can’t Buy Me Love”
2. #2 – “Twist and Shout” (Medley/Russell)
3. #4 – “She Loves You”
4. #7 – “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
5. #9 – “Please Please Me”
6. #14- “Do You Want To Know A Secret”
7. #38- “I Saw Her Standing There”
8. #48-” You Can’t Do That”
9. #50- “All My Loving”
10. #52- “From Me To You”
11. #61- “Thank You Girl”
12. #74- “There’s A Place”
13. #78- “Roll Over Beethoven” (Berry)
14. #81- “Love Me Do”

 

3- Biggest leap of position from #27 to #1 the week of 4/4/1964 for “Can’t Buy Me Love”

(This record was beaten by Kelly Clarkson “A Moment Like This” leaping from #52 to #1 on 10/5/2002 – 38 years later)

 

4- Longest consecutive weeks occupation at #1

(The Beatles held the #1 spot with these three singles for a total of 14 weeks).

1. #1 – “I Want To Hold Your Hand”- (Released 12/26/63; Peaked 2/1/64; for 7 weeks)
2. #1 – “She loves You” – (Re-released 1/25/64; Peaked 3/21/64; for 2 weeks)
3. #1 – “Can’t Buy Me Love” – (Released 3/16/64; Peaked 4/4/64; for 5 weeks)

(This record beat Elvis Presley’s record of 2 consecutive #1 hits set 1956 “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” & “Love Me Tender”)

 

5- Largest advance sales: for “Can’t Buy Me Love” of up to 2,100,000 orders

 

6- Most singles sold worldwide:

“I Want To Hold Your Hand’ sold 15 million copies a record held until Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind” in 1997.

 

7- Most songs on the Billboard charts for the year 1964

1. #1 – “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
2. #1 – “She Loves You”
3. #1 – “Can’t Buy Me Love”
4. #1 – “A Hard Days Night”
5. #1 – “Love Me Do”
6. #1 – “I Feel Fine”
7. #2 – “Twist and Shout” (the same version peaked at #23 in 1986)
8. #2 – “Do You Want To Know A Secret”
9. #3 – “Please Please Me”
10. #4 – “She’s a woman”
11. #10 – “P.S. I Love You”
12. #12 – “And I Love Her”
13. #14 – “I Saw Her Standing There”
14. #17 – “Matchbox”
15. #19 – “Ain’t She Sweet”
16. #25 – “I’ll Cry Instead”
17. #25 – “Slow Down”
18. #26 – “My Bonnie (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)”
19. #35 – “Thank You Girl”
20. #41 – “From Me To You”
21. #45 – “All My Loving”
22. #48 – “You Can’t Do That”
23. #53 – “If I Fell”
24. #53 – “I Should Have Known Better”
25. #68 – “Roll Over Beethoven (Berry)”
26. #74 – “There’s A Place”
27. #88 – “Why” (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan)
28. #92 – “Four By the Beatles (EP)” All My Loving/This Boy/Roll Over Beethoven/Please Mr. Postman
29. #95 – “I’m Happy Just To Dance With You”
30. #97 – “Sie Liebt Dich (She Loves You)”

 

6 #1 Hits, 11 Top 10 Hits, 19 Top 40 Hits, 33 songs on the Billboard charts in 1964