![]() The fact that the artist they knocked out of No. February 4, 1964: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles.and was widely considered to be the song that more than any other, brought rock and roll into mainstream culture around the world. 1, was considered by many to be an anthem for rebellious youth of the 1950s. But the fact was, it was the first rock and roll song to top the Billboard charts, had an extended run (eight weeks) at No. 1 Hits" that the average reader of the day might have shrugged upon reading the chart news in that week's issue, and then turned elsewhere in the magazine for what they might have considered more newsworthy. Writer Fred Bronson remarked in his book "The Billboard Book of No. ![]() July 8, 1955: "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and His Comets.In the 75-plus year history of the chart, two of those chart-toppers songs changed the very direction of music as we know it: ![]()
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