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Post by chrislc on Dec 20, 2012 21:21:25 GMT -5
According to Wikipedia, this song sold more than 100,000 copies - per day - for ten consecutive days - in New York City alone. If that is true it blows my mind. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7JvsbcxuncBut true or not, it is close to being a perfect pop record. |
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Post by tarobe on Dec 21, 2012 19:20:03 GMT -5
In mid-January 1964 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by a certain British rock and roll group reportedly sold 10,000 copies per HOUR in New York City. The lead guitarist of that group had the #1 best-selling record 42 years ago this week.
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Post by chrislc on Dec 22, 2012 17:24:42 GMT -5
In mid-January 1964 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by a certain British rock and roll group reportedly sold 10,000 copies per HOUR in New York City. The lead guitarist of that group had the #1 best-selling record 42 years ago this week. The would mean almost 3 copies per second - in New York City alone - and it's just incredible. I wonder how long that pace was maintained? |
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Post by tarobe on Dec 22, 2012 18:34:39 GMT -5
Consider this:
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" debuted on the Hot 100 singles charts in the January 18, 1964 issue of Billboard at #45, the highest new song of the week.
The next week (January 25) it leaped an incredible 42 notches up to #3. Since it took a little while between sales figures and radio airplay being tabulated and the results being published in the charts, this probably reflects those massive sales in NYC (as well as in the rest of the U.S.).
The following week it was #1 where it remained for seven consecutive weeks.
So to guess, probably a week or two (or three) in mid-January 1964.
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