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The 60s - British Invasion #1 Hits

British Invasion #1 Hits of the 1960s

The 60s British Invasion resulted in some outstanding music during the 60s decade.  Below are the songs that reached the top position on the Hot 100 Charts of Billboard. The Beatles dominated the charts with 17 number 1 hits. In all there were 41 songs from Great Britain that reached the number  1 position as listed in Billboard's Hot 100 Charts.

  1. Telstar by The Tornadoes 12/22/1962
  2. I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles 2/01/1964
  3. Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles 4/04/1964
  4. She Loves You The Beatles 3/21/1964
  5. The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals 9/05/1964
  6. I Feel Fine by The Beatles 12/26/1964
  7. Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann 10/17/1964
  8. A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles 8/01/1964
  9. A World Without Love by Peter & Gordon 6/27/1964
  10. Love Me Do by The Beatles 5/30/1964
  11. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones 7/10/1965
  12. Yesterday by The Beatles 10/09/1965
  13. Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits 5/01/1965
  14. Help! by The Beatles 9/04/1965
  15. Downtown by Petula Clark 1/23/1965
  16. Get Off Of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones 11/06/1965
  17. I'm Telling You Now by Freddie & The Dreamers 4/10/1965
  18. Eight Days A Week by The Beatles 3/13/1965
  19. Over and Over by The Dave Clark Five 12/25/1965
  20. Ticket to Ride by The Beatles 5/22/1965
  21. I'm Henry the VIII, I Am by Herman's Hermits 8/07/1965
  22. Game of Love by Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders 4/24/1965
  23. I'm A Believer by The Monkees 12/31/1966  (((**** Davey Jones was from Great Britain)))
  24. Winchester Cathedral by New Vaudeville Band 12/03/1966
  25. We Can Work It Out by The Beatles 1/08/1966
  26. Wild Thing by The Troggs 7/10/1966
  27. Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones 6/11/1966
  28. My Love by Petula Clark 2/05/1966
  29. Paperback Writer by The Beatles 6/25/1966
  30. Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees 11/05/1966
  31. Sunshine Superman by Donovan 9/03/1966
  32. To Sir With Love by Lulu 10/21/1967
  33. Daydream Believer by The Monkees 12/02/1967
  34. Hello Goodbye by The Beatles 12/30/1967
  35. Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones 3/04/1967
  36. All You Need Is Love by The Beatles 8/19/1967
  37. Penny Lane by The Beatles 3/18/1967
  38. Hey Jude by The Beatles 9/28/1968  (Special Note: "Hey Jude" was the biggest hit of the decade)
  39. Get Back by The Beatles 5/24/1969
  40. Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones 8/23/1969
  41. Come Together by The Beatles 11/29/1969

 

 

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