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On Feb 5, 3:01 pm, Edvado  wrote:
> Hello, I have found several references that claim that on 01/17/1964,
> backstage at The Olympia Theater in Paris, The Beatles learned that "I
> Want To Hold Your Hand" was #1 on the Billboard charts in America.
>
> Unfortunately, the song would not appear in that position until Feb 1st,
> which was two weeks later.
>
> 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?
>
>                                         -Edvado
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When I used to subscribe to Billboard, chart positions were announced
about a week before they were actually published.

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