Eight Days A Week / I Don't Want To Spoil The Party

BEATLES BACK AT No. 1 IN AMERICA

THE Beatles are back at the top of next week’s American chart, with “Eight Days A Week,” rising five places to the No. 1 spot. There are no fewer than 26 British records in the U.S. charts—five of them new entries, cables Nat Hentoff, revealing details of the Billboard “Hot Hundred” published next week but compiled on Wednesday.

The new entries include two by Freddie and the Dreamers—”I Understand” (issued on Mercury several weeks ago) is in at 85 and the group’s new Tower release, “I’m Telling You Now,” at 71; the Kinks’ “Tired Of Waiting For You” leaps in at 62; also entering are Dusty Springfield’s “Losing You” at 97; and the Nashville Teens’ “Find My Way Back Home” at 99.

There are four other British records moving up the Top Twenty (this week’s positions in brackets): Gerry and the Pacemakers’ “Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey” 7 (9); Herman’s Hermits’ “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat” 8 (19); Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger” 11 (16); and the Dave Clark Five’s “Come Home” 19 (26).

Other records going up are the Animals’ “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” 26 (39); Georgie Fame’s “Yeh Yeh” 27 (30); Chas. Stewart and Jeremy Clyde’s “If I Loved You” 31 (42); the Beatles’ “I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party” 44 (47); Manfred Mann’s “Come Tomorrow” 52 (65); Moody Blues’ “Go Now” 56 (71); Marianne Faithfull’s “Come And Stay With Me” 57 (78); Julie Rogers’ “Like A Child” 67 (69); “Four By The Beatles” EP 73 (77); Hullaballoos’ “Did You Ever” 74 (81); Sandie Shaw’s “Girl Don’t Come” 86 (94).

Records going down are Petula Clark’s “Downtown” 15 (10); Peter and Gordon’s “I Go To Pieces” 25 (14); and the Kinks’ “All Day And All Of The Night” 40 (28).

From New Musical Express – March 5, 1965