USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What group had 12 out of the top 100 hits in April 1964?
A
The Beatles
B
Elvis Presley
C
The Monkees
D
The Jackson 5
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -April 4, 1964: The Beatles Make Hot 100 History.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Beatles hold so many records in music history, but one record is likely never to be touched. On April 4, 1964, The Fab Four owned the Billboard charts, as they held the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

Detailed explanation-3: -In an achievement unlikely to ever be equalled, for the week of 4 April 1964 The Beatles occupied the top five positions of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In all they had 12 places on the US chart.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Beatles had six number-one singles in 1964. “I Want to Hold Your Hand", one of those number ones, became the number-one single of the year.

Detailed explanation-5: -But there they were-Can’t Buy Me Love, Twist and Shout, She Loves You, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Please Please Me, sitting at the top, along with 7 other Beatles songs in the Top 100 the same week. Beatlemania kept growing in the months following their first Ed Sullivan appearances.

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