And just 20 years before the Beatles led that British Invasion in 1964, there were many American in Britain preparing for an invasion of their own across the English Channel on this thing called D-Day. That was 70 years ago today. A big salute to them all.
10. BAD TO ME-- Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
9. LITTLE CHILDREN--Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas
8. DOWNTOWN-- Petula Clark (Oops, got that tune in my head now.)
7. DAYTRIPPER-- Beatles
6. WE CAN WORK IT OUT-- Beatles
5. HELP!-- Beatles
4. I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD-- Herman's Hermits (What, no "Henry the Eighth?")
3. SHE'S NOT THERE-- Zombies
2. WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL-- New Vaudeville Band (Rats, got this one in my head right now, especially that got with the weird voice.)
1. I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND-- Beatles
I'm not sure how Bob Stroud put this list together. Most likely, he used the WLS surveys since so many of the songs listed next to each other were two-sided hits.
And Again, Thank You World War II Veterans. --RoadDog
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Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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