The Beatles Are Coming-- Part 5: Taking Britain First

From The Book of Hot Singles: Top 20 Charts by Dave McAleer. A list of Top 20 songs by month on British and U.S. charts. These charts are taken in 1963 from the New Musical Express and in 1964 from Record Retailer. //// The Beatles took Britain starting a year before the United States. //// The first time the Beatles appeared on the British charts was #4 "Please Please Me" in FEBRUARY 1963. It went to #2 for MARCH. In APRIL "From Me to You" charted at #11. //// MAY: "From Me to You" #1. //// In JUNE, "From Me to You" was at #3, beaten out for #2 by Beatle-written "Do You Want to Know a Secret" by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas. //// In July, it was "From Me to You" at ##14 and "Twist and Shout EP" at #16. Of interest, a group called Brian Poole & the Tremeloes had #11 with "Twist and Shout." AUGUST: "Twist & Shout EP" #3 and "She Loves You" #18. --RoadDog