Love me do only reached #17 on the British charts. The first #1 was Please Please Me.
Love me do
Love Me do
The first number 1 hit from The Beatles in Europe was their song Love Me Do. The simple and catchy melody featuring lyrics of love caught on quickly.
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles was the number 1 hit song for 1968.
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the Beatles first number 1 hit in the US, and it was the number 1 hit for the year 1964. The Beatles songs "She Love You", "Can't Buy Me Love" "Lobe Me Do" A Hard Day's Night", and I Feel Fine" also made number 1 that year.
The Beatles released no records in Australia in 1962, so they could not have had a hit there of any kind.
Please please me was there first No. 1 hit.
No, the Beatles had their first US No.1 in January of 1964, with the Animals coming later that year in Aug/Sept.
Love Me Do was their first successful record, Please Please Me was when the "legend" started (it reached 1 or 2, depending which chart you use). From Me To You was their first official number 1.
the long and winding road
"Hey Jude" by the Beatles was the number 1 hit song for the year 1968. It was number 1 on the charts from September 22 - November 23. "Hello, Goodbye' was number 1 from December 24 1967 - January 13 1968.
Come Together
The Beatles "Let it Be" hit number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 in February 1970.