This success should also be contributed to the songwriter-producer team Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Edward Holland, Jr., who coined the typical Motown sound of the Detroit-based record label. From 1966 on the Supremes were present on top of the chart with one or two songs each year. 1964 (seven weeks number one) and 1965 (five weeks number one) were the top years for the girl group, which was built around Diana Ross. At same time when the Beatles and the Rolling Stones charted in the USA, the Supremes topped the chart with twelve songs for twenty-one weeks from 1964 to 1969. Only the Supremes could compete with the British Invasion acts. The most successful years for the Stones were 1965 (six weeks number one) and 1969 (four weeks number one). They made it on the top for with five songs for thirteen weeks from 1965 to 1969. The Stones were the second most successful British Invasion act in the 1960s. However, the most successful song of 1965 was not by the Beatles but “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction“ by the Rolling Stones. Thus, a third of 1964 saw Beatles songs on top of the Hot 100. In June, August and in December “Love Me Do“, “A Hard Day’s Night“ and “I Feel Fine“ followed. The Beatles continously hold the number one position with “I Want to Hold Your Hand”, “She Loves You” and “Can’t Buy Me Love” from February 1 to May 8, 1964. The Beatles had their heydays in the USA in the years 1964, 19, when their songs topped the single chart for eighteen, twelve and eleven weeks respectively. All songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and – except for one song – were produced by George Martin. The Fab Four had eighteen different number one hits from 1964 to 1969 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 55 weeks (of 518 weeks) in the 1960s. It is no surprise that the Beatles were the commercially most successful act in the 1960s. ![]() Part 1 of the analysis highlights the top chart positions of the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1960s. ![]() I used this list as a starting point to analyse the preferences of US music consumers for artists and music genres and how major and indie labels economically profited from it. In February 2011, Billboard Magazine celebrated the 1,000 th number one hit of the Hot 100 single chart since its introduction in September 1958 by listing all number one hits with links to YouTube videos and additional information.
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