The Beatles Prevented a John Lennon Song From Becoming a No. 1 Hit

The Beatles practically owned the charts in the 1960s. They had 20 No. 1 hit singles and several No. 1 albums. Since the Fab Four were constantly at the top, it blocked other acts from reaching the summit. The Beatles even prevented a cover of a John Lennon song from becoming a No. 1 single in 1963.

It’s hard to overstate The Beatles’ success in the 1960s. They had an incredible 64 top-100 songs during their active career. Nearly half of those — 31, to be precise — came in 1964 alone. On three occasions, their albums kept other Beatles records from hitting No. 1.

The band started cannibalizing their own success almost as soon as they hit the charts in 1963. The Beatles kept a cover of the John Lennon song “Do You Want to Know a Secret” from hitting No. 1 in May 1963.

“Do You Want to Know a Secret,” one of The Beatles’ originals on Please Please Me, was officially a Lennon-Paul McCartney song. Yet John wrote the song and recorded a demo (complete with a flushing toilet) during one of the Fab Four’s Hamburg, Germany, residencies.

Source: Jason Rossi/cheatsheet.com

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