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Was The Beatles 'Please Please me' a UK No 1?
I remember it definitely at No 1 in 1963 but it seems the goalposts have moved again and it is not according to some obscure music mag which they now use.
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The problem arises because every different music paper had its own chart at the time, some of which were more than a little suspect because of the small number of retailers they sampled. The NME and Melody Maker were the two most widely read papers, and they did both have it at No 1.
15:19 Fri 16th Nov 2012
It is a common belief that "Please Please Me" was never a Number 1 single in Britain but on 22 February 1963 the song reached number one on the singles charts compiled by the New Musical Express (the most recognised chart at the time) and the Melody Maker where it was Number 1 for two weeks. It only reached number two on the Record Retailer chart, which subsequently evolved into the UK Singles Chart and is the most widely quoted today.
Who says it wasn't, still listed as such on thebeatles.com
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Fair enough. I was going by this: Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation
The problem arises because every different music paper had its own chart at the time, some of which were more than a little suspect because of the small number of retailers they sampled. The NME and Melody Maker were the two most widely read papers, and they did both have it at No 1.
However, the industry's view was that Record Retailer, which they regarded as the trade paper, was the most accurate. This was because it had the widest sample of retailers reporting sales.
Tim Rice's Guinness Book of Hit Singles has it as only reaching No 2, as does its more recent Virgin successor.
However, the industry's view was that Record Retailer, which they regarded as the trade paper, was the most accurate. This was because it had the widest sample of retailers reporting sales.
Tim Rice's Guinness Book of Hit Singles has it as only reaching No 2, as does its more recent Virgin successor.
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