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In message 
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"comicsfan{at}hotmail.com"  writes
>On Feb 5, 3:01 pm, Edvado  wrote:
>> Anyone got a plausible explanation?  Could it be:
>>
>> 1) The date they learned about reaching #1 is incorrectly stated?
>> 2) Sales were so great that Capitol knew the song would top the chart
>> two weeks in advance? 3) The song topped another chart besides Billboard
>> on that date?
>
>Or it could have been a message from Brian rushing things a bit, just
>as his telegram told them that they had a contract with EMI rather
>than audition. Do the references identify *who* told them about
>hitting #1?
>
>With regards to #3: There's also the possibility that the Beatles, who
>had previously been available in pockets of the US through regional
>labels, had hit #1 in small pockets of the US before hitting across
>the country. (Canada may have also been interpreted as 'America' as
>well -- Brits tend to speak of the continent as one when coming here.)

The very stupid ones perhaps...
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