ON VERY RARE OCCASIONS IN THE HISTORY OF THE MUSIC CHARTS, AN ACT HAS REPLACED ITSELF AT THE NUMBER ONE SPOT.
THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS IN 1956, WHEN ELVIS PRESLEY HAD A #1 HIT WITH HOUND DOG. ELVIS THEN REPLACED HIMSELF AT THE #1 SPOT WHEN LOVE ME TENDER TOOK OVER THE NUMBER ONE SLOT.
BUT ONLY ONCE IN MUSICAL HISTORY HAS THE SAME ACT REPLACED ITSELF AT NUMBER ONE, THEN REPLACED ITSELF AT THE NUMBER ONE SLOT AGAIN.
WHEN DID THIS UNPRECEDENTED FEAT OCCUR?
O.K. IT'S MONDAY, SO I STARTED OFF THE WEEK WITH AN EASY ONE.
AND IF YOU GUESSED THE BEATLES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
(WHO ELSE?)
IN 1964, WHEN THE BEATLES FIRST CAME TO AMERICA, THEY HIT THE #1 SPOT IN THE CHARTS WITH THE SONG I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND.
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND WAS REPLACED AT THE #1 SPOT BY THE BEATLES' SHE LOVES YOU.
THEN, IN AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT, THE BEATLES TOOK OVER THE #1 SPOT IN THE CHARTS FROM THEMSELVES AGAIN WHEN CAN'T BUY ME LOVE BECAME THE NEXT NUMBER ONE HIT ON THE CHARTS.
AND IF YOU GUESSED THE BEATLES, YOU ARE CORRECT.
(WHO ELSE?)
IN 1964, WHEN THE BEATLES FIRST CAME TO AMERICA, THEY HIT THE #1 SPOT IN THE CHARTS WITH THE SONG I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND.
I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND WAS REPLACED AT THE #1 SPOT BY THE BEATLES' SHE LOVES YOU.
THEN, IN AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT, THE BEATLES TOOK OVER THE #1 SPOT IN THE CHARTS FROM THEMSELVES AGAIN WHEN CAN'T BUY ME LOVE BECAME THE NEXT NUMBER ONE HIT ON THE CHARTS.
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