Monday, May 1, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 1, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 1, 1964: The Beatles record their third "From Us To You" BBC radio special for broadcast on May 18. They tape eight songs, "I Saw Her Standing There", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "I Forgot to Remember to Forget", "You Can't Do That", "Sure to Fall (In Love With You)", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Matchbox", and "Honey Don't" (with John taking the lead vocal, not Ringo). And the show started and ended with the previously-recorded "From Us to You" recorded on February 28. Recorded at BBC Paris Studios, London. "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" is included on the 1994 Beatles double-CD "Live at the BBC" (Disc two, Track 27).

Sunday, May 1, 1966: The Beatles perform live at the 1965-66 "New Musical Express" Annual Poll-Winners' All-Star Concert at the Empire Pool in Wembley. This is The Beatles' last live concert in Britain. They play "I Feel Fine", "Nowhere Man", "Day Tripper", "If I Needed Someone", and "I'm Down". The Beatles' performance is not filmed, due to disagreements between Brian Epstein and ABC Television. The Beatles are filmed receiving their poll awards, and John Lennon receives one individually.

Sunday, May 1, 1977: UK release of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong). First release of the Star-Club tapes recorded on December 31, 1962. Songs: "I Saw Her Standing There", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Hippy Hippy Shake", "Sweet Little Sixteen", "Lend Me Your Comb", "Your Feets Too Big", "Twist and Shout", "Mr. Moonlight", "A Taste of Honey", "Besame Mucho", "Reminiscing", "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey", "Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves on the Trees)", "To Know Her is to Love Her", "Little Queenie", "Falling in Love Again", "Ask Me Why", "Be-Bop-a-Lula", "Hallelujah I Love Her So", "Red Sails in the Sunset", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Matchbox", "I'm Talking About You", "Shimmy Shake", "Long Tall Sally", and "I Remember You". Omits the following songs from the original tape: "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You", "Where Have You Been All My Life", "Till There Was You", and "Sheila". The US version of the album included those four songs but omitted "I Saw Her Standing There", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Twist and Shout", and "Reminiscing".

Tuesday, May 2, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 2, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 2, 1964: "Can't Buy Me Love" is the #1 single in the US for its 5th and final week (Billboard). The Beatles have had the #1 single in the US for 14 straight weeks.

Sunday, May 2, 1965: The Beatles check into the Antrobus Arms hotel in Amesbury, in preparation for the next day's filming on the Salisbury Plain for the movie "HELP!"

Friday, May 2, 1969: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles, with Billy Preston, record a re-make of George's song "Something". They record 36 takes, with Paul playing bass, Ringo on drums, John and George on guitars, and Preston on piano. Chris Thomas is producer.

Friday, May 2, 1975: Apple Records closes down.

Wednesday, May 2, 1984: Queen Elizabeth II officially opens the Beatle Maze at the Liverpool International Garden Festival. She also steps on board a life-size yellow submarine.

Wednesday, May 3, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 3, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 3, 1965: The Beatles are filming scenes for the movie "HELP!" Location shooting on the Salisbury Plain at Knighton Down, Larkhill, Wiltshire. For this and the following two days, they shoot scenes that include the "I Need You" sequence. Actual British troops (3 Division) participate in the filming.

Wednesday, May 3, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Overdubbing of trumpets onto "Magical Mystery Tour". The trumpeters are David Mason, Elgar Howarth, John Wilbraham, and Roy Copestake.

Saturday, May 3, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" reaches #1 in the UK charts.

Monday, May 3, 1976: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "Yesterday/I Should Have Known Better" (Parlophone). "Yesterday" had been previously released as a single with "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on the flip side. "I Should Have Known Better" had been previously released as the A-side of a single that had "You Really Got a Hold On Me" on the B-side. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy".]

Thursday, May 4, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 4, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 4, 1965: The Beatles filming on the Salisbury Plain for the movie "HELP!"

Sunday, May 4, 1969: Ringo, John, and Paul attend a party celebrating the completion of primary shooting for the film "The Magic Christian", which Ringo is co-starring in with Peter Sellers.

Friday, May 4, 1979: UK release of various artists LP "A Monument to British Rock" (Harvest). Includes the songs: "Get Back" (Beatles), "My Sweet Lord" (George Harrison), and "Imagine" (John Lennon).

Thursday, May 5, 1960: The Quarry Men now become The Silver Beetles. Around this time, Allan Williams - club owner of the "Jacaranda" - becomes the group's part time manager. He arranges with Larry Parnes, an impresario for British pop stars, to audition The Silver Beetles. The band fails the audition as backing group to Billy Fury. Instead, Parnes chooses the band as a backing group for Johnny Gentle. On May 20, Gentle and The Silver Beetles begin a 9-day tour in northern Scotland.

Friday, May 5, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 5, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 5, 1963: The Beatles' single "From Me to You" reaches #1 on the British charts, where it will remain for seven weeks, and it stays on the charts for 21 weeks. This is The Beatles' second #1 hit.

Wednesday, May 5, 1965: The Beatles filming on the Salisbury Plain for the movie "HELP!" This is the last day of shooting at this location.

Thursday, May 5, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles overdub backwards guitars onto "I'm Only Sleeping".

Monday, May 5, 1969: US release of Beatles single "Get Back/Don't Let Me Down" (Apple). 12 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Monday, May 5, 1969: The Beatles in the recording studio (Olympic Sound Studios, London). Recording overdubs for "Something".

Monday, May 5, 1969: Associated Television (ATV) gains control of Northern Songs, giving them control over the Lennon-McCartney song catalog. ATV also acquires Lenmac Enterprises Ltd. The deal is finalized on Sept. 25.

Thursday, May 5, 1977: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" (Parlophone).

Saturday, May 6, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 6, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 6, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording vocal overdubs for "I'm Only Sleeping", then a reduction mix-down to create vacant tracks for more overdubs.

Tuesday, May 6, 1969: The Beatles in the recording studio (Olympic Sound Studios, London). The first recordings for the loose "medley" of songs that comprise side 2 of the album "Abbey Road". The Beatles record 36 takes of "You Never Give Me Your Money", a song inspired by The Beatles'/Apple's financial difficulties. After the basic track is perfected, overdubs are recorded.

Friday, May 6, 1977: Release of Beatles LP "The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl" in the US (Capitol) and the UK (Parlophone). Songs: "Twist and Shout", "She's A Woman", "Dizzy Miss Lizzie", "Ticket to Ride", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Things We Said Today"(*), "Roll Over Beethoven"(*), "Boys"(*), "A Hard Day's Night", "Help!", "All My Loving"(*), "She Loves You"(*), and "Long Tall Sally"(*). Recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl Aug. 23, 1964 (*) and Aug. 30, 1965. Highest chart position in the US is #2; highest chart position in the UK is #1. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" on some copies of this album.]

Sunday, May 7, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 7, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 7, 1963: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "From Me to You/P.S. I Love You" (Odeon). Three weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #5.

Friday, May 7, 1965: Filming for "HELP!" continues, back at Twickenham Film Studios. The filming of Paul's solo sequence, where he is accidentally injected with miniaturizing fluid and experiences "exciting adventures" on the floor.

Monday, May 7, 1973: Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles 1962-1966" (Parlophone).

Monday, May 7, 1973: Release in Sweden of Beatles double compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" (Parlophone).

Monday, May 8, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 8, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 8, 1969: John, George, and Ringo sign a business management contract with Allen Klein and his company ABKCO, but Paul refuses to sign. Paul continues to let the Eastmans represent his interests.

Friday, May 8, 1970: UK release of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Deluxe boxed edition with "Get Back" book. Reissued on Nov. 6 as regular album. The Beatles twelfth and final album, actually recorded before "Abbey Road" and originally to be called "Get Back". Songs: "Two of Us", "I Dig a Pony", "Across the Universe", "I Me Mine", "Dig It", "Let It Be", "Maggie Mae", "I've Got a Feeling", "One After 909", "The Long and Winding Road", "For You Blue", and "Get Back". Highest chart position: #1.

Monday, May 8, 1989: UK re-release of Beatles singles on 3-inch CDs: "Paperback Writer/Rain", "Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby", "Strawberry Fields Forever/Penny Lane", and "We Can Work It Out/Day Tripper" (EMI).

Friday, May 8, 1998: A court in England issues an injunction to stop sales of yet another release of the 'Star-Club tapes'. The former Beatles and Yoko Ono had petitioned the court to take the action to prevent Lingasong Music Ltd. from continuing to sell the new CD available in England via mail order. George Harrison had testified the day before on behalf of the group, and the judge rules that Harrison's testimony was thoroughly convincing, while that of Edward 'King-Size' Taylor, who recorded The Beatles in concert at the Star-Club on December 31, 1962, was "confused and inconsistent". The judge orders that all copies of the new recording be delivered to The Beatles' lawyers, that the original tape be handed over as well, and that The Beatles be paid legal costs and damages.

Tuesday, May 9, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 9, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 9, 1962: Brian Epstein and George Martin meet for the second time. Martin offers to meet with The Beatles at Abbey Road studios on June 6. Without making a firm commitment, Martin essentially offered The Beatles a recording contract, provisional upon the outcome of their June 6 audition/recording session. Although Martin gave no guarantees, Epstein was confident enough to telegraph The Beatles in Hamburg, "Congratulations boys. EMI request recording session. Please rehearse new material." Epstein then sent a telegram to "Mersey Beat" editor Bill Harry, saying "Have secured contract for Beatles to recorded [sic] for EMI on Parlaphone [sic] label. 1st recording date set for June 6th."

Sunday, May 9, 1965: The filming of various location shots for the movie "HELP!"

Sunday, May 9, 1965: The Beatles attend a Bob Dylan concert at London's Royal Festival Hall. Dylan's music impresses them, especially John Lennon and George Harrison. Future Beatles compositions and recordings will bear the mark of Dylan's influence.

Monday, May 9, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording "For No One". John and George make no contribution to this song. Recording ten takes of piano/drum basic tracks, then Paul overdubs clavichord and Ringo overdubs cymbals and maracas. The remaining overdubs will be made at a later date.

Tuesday, May 9, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). A long session (seven and one-quarter hours) with no real focus that yields only a 16-minute untitled instrumental jam featuring two guitars (one of them vibrato), drums, and harmonium. Mark Lewisohn, perhaps misjudging the creative process, considers this particular session to have been "unproductive" and the recording to have been "out-of-tune".

Tuesday, May 10, 1960: The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) and other groups audition for promoter Larry Parnes and singer Billy Fury in hopes of being selected as Fury's backing group. Drummer Tommy Moore misses half of the audition, drummer Johnny Hutchinson (of Cass and the Cassanovas) filling in until he arrives. Parnes is actually looking for backing groups for his lesser-known singers, and The Silver Beetles are selected as backing group for singer Johnny Gentle's upcoming small-scale tour of Scotland. The group had changed its name from 'The Beatals' to 'The Silver Beetles' after Brian Casser (of Cass and the Cassanovas) remarked that the name 'Beatals' was "ridiculous". He suggested they use the name 'Long John and the Silver Beetles', but John Lennon refused to be referred to as 'Long John'.

Wednesday, May 10, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 10, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 10, 1965: Location filming for "HELP!" takes place at Cliveden House, Maidenhead, Berkshire. Filming of the scene where The Beatles play cards and pretend to be arguing that Ringo should forfeit his finger for the sake of the group. They also film the brief, but zany, "Intermission" segment, showing The Beatles in a secluded wood, jumping up and down and generally fooling around.

Monday, May 10, 1965: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). After a day of filming for their movie "HELP!", The Beatles go into the studio to record two songs for their American record label, Capitol, which needs the songs to fill out the next Beatles album "Beatles VI". They record two songs written by American Larry Williams, "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" and "Bad Boy". "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is completed in seven takes, and "Bad Boy" is finished up in four. "Lizzie" will be included on the UK version of the "Help!" LP, but "Bad Boy" won't be issued in England until the 1966 compilation album "A Collection of Beatles Oldies". [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" is often spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzy".]

Thursday, May 11, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 11, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 11, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Imperial Ballroom in Nelson, Lancashire. Beatlemania erupts as 2,000 frantic fans crowd into the Imperial Ballroom to see The Beatles.

Monday, May 11, 1964: US release of EP "Four by The Beatles" (Capitol). Includes the previously-released songs "Roll Over Beethoven", "All My Loving", "This Boy", and "Please Mr. Postman". 3 weeks on Billboard singles chart; highest position #92.

Tuesday, May 11, 1965: A second day of filming location shots at Cliveden House, Maidenhead, for the movie "HELP!" During the filming at Cliveden, The Beatles take part in a relay-race around the grounds and gardens of Cliveden House. The Beatles are teamed against three other teams comprised of electricians, carpenters, and camera operators. The Beatles' team includes the four Beatles, Neil Aspinall, and chauffeur Alf Bicknell. To everyone's surprise, The Beatles' team wins--they'd been thought to be in poor physical condition and so were expected to lose. This is the final day of filming for the movie "HELP!"

Thursday, May 11, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London). Another recording session away from Abbey Road, at a top independent studio. In six hours (9:00 pm to 3:00 am), The Beatles record "Baby You're a Rich Man", from start to finish. The tape operator is Eddie Kramer, who will soon begin a productive recording partnership with guitarist Jimi Hendrix. "Baby You're a Rich Man" is recorded specifically for inclusion in the animated feature film "Yellow Submarine", although it will end up on the B-side of the "All You Need is Love" single instead. The Beatles record 12 takes of the basic track, then add overdubs. Mick Jagger is known to have attended this session, and it is possible (but undocumented) that he sings backing vocal at the end of the song.

Saturday, May 11, 1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney fly to the USA to begin promoting their new company, Apple Corps Ltd. They also renounce their affiliation with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Monday, May 11, 1970: US release of Beatles single "The Long and Winding Road/For You Blue" (Apple). 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Friday, May 11, 1979: UK release of Beatles LP "Hey Jude", aka "The Beatles Again" (Parlophone). First UK release of this album, which was released in the US on February 26, 1970. Songs: "Can't Buy Me Love", "I Should Have Known Better", "Paperback Writer", "Rain", "Lady Madonna", "Revolution", "Hey Jude", "Old Brown Shoe", "Don't Let Me Down", and "The Ballad of John and Yoko".

Friday, May 12, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 12, 1961: The Beatles, in Hamburg, West Germany, sign a recording contract with producer Bert Kaempfert.

Saturday, May 12, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 12, 1963: The Beatles, at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, tape an appearance for the ABC Television program "Thank Your Lucky Stars". They do lip-sync performances of their songs "From Me to You" and "I Saw Her Standing There". The show is broadcast on May 18.

Thursday, May 12, 1966: A mixing session for three songs intended for the album "Revolver" but given ahead of time to Capitol Records in the US to complete the "Yesterday and Today" album. The songs provided are "Doctor Robert", "I'm Only Sleeping", and "And Your Bird Can Sing". Taking these three John Lennon songs off of the US version of "Revolver" makes the 11-song US album artificially weighted toward McCartney and Harrison, although Lennon's remaining songs "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are distinctive and creative enough to make his mark on the lop-sided American LP.

Friday, May 12, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording is begun and completed for the song "All Together Now", which is intended for the animated motion picture "Yellow Submarine". Nine takes of the rhythm track are taped, then overdubs are recorded. The session begins at 7:00 pm and ends around 12:30 am. George Martin is absent, so Geoff Emerick assumes the role of producer.

Sunday, May 12, 1968: In the USA to promote Apple Corps, John and Paul conduct an Apple business meeting while sailing in a Chinese junk around the Statue of Liberty.

Saturday, May 13, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 13, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 13, 1968: John and Paul, in the USA to promote Apple Corps, give interviews throughout the day at the St. Regis Hotel in New York.

Wednesday, May 13, 1970: The Beatles' movie "Let It Be" has its world premiere in New York. None of the ex-Beatles attend. The film will open in the UK on May 20.

Wednesday, May 13, 1970: Release in Sweden of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Deluxe boxed edition.

Saturday, May 14, 1960: The Silver Beats (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool. They play a few songs during the "interval" to audition for promoter Brian Kelly. The advertised groups appearing are Cliff Roberts & the Rockers, The Deltones, and Kingsize Taylor & the Dominoes. This is the only occasion on which the group uses the name "Silver Beats", quickly changing it back to "Silver Beetles".

Sunday, May 14, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 14, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 14, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Rink Ballroom, Sunderland, Durham.

Tuesday, May 14, 1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney appear on the US television program "The Tonight Show". The taped appearance is recorded and broadcast on the same day, so the two Beatles had the opportunity to watch themselves on television. The regular host, Johnny Carson, was absent, and baseball player Joe Garagiola was sitting in for him. Garagiola didn't seem to know how to approach the two Beatles, and so it turned out to be rather disappointing. Garagiola even asked John and Paul which one of them was Ringo. Tallulah Bankhead, who had preceded John and Paul on the show, seemed put out by these impertinent young men upstaging her. John would later say that this appearance was one of the most embarrassing of his career. John and Paul earlier in the day had recorded a lengthy television interview with Mitchell Krause for broadcast on the local educational channel. Due to viewer demand, the May 15 broadcast was repeated, probably on May 24.

Monday, May 15, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 15, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 15, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Royalty Theatre, Chester, Cheshire. They perform the following songs: "Some Other Guy", "Thank You Girl", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Please Please Me", "You Really Got a Hold on Me", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "From Me To You".

Monday, May 15, 1967: Paul McCartney meets Linda Eastman for the first time, during a Georgie Fame concert at the Bag O'Nails nightclub in London. They will be wed on March 12, 1969.

Wednesday, May 15, 1968: John Lennon and Paul McCartney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Tuesday, May 16, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Wednesday, May 16, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Thursday, May 16, 1963: The Beatles, at Television Theatre, Shepherd's Bush Green, London, appear live on the national BBC TV program "Pops and Lenny", broadcast in front of an enthusiastic live audience. This is a children's program that features pop music and a hand-puppet known as 'Lenny the Lion'. The Beatles perform "From Me to You" and a shortened version of "Please Please Me" (1 min 5 secs). They also join in the show's group finale for a one-minute rendition of the standard "After You've Gone".ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Monday, May 16, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). A day spent recording overdubs and mixing. The "countdown" at the beginning of "Taxman" is added, as is Paul's vocal on "For No One".ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Monday, May 16, 1977: Release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles Live! At the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany: 1962" (Lingasong/Smile).ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Friday, May 16, 1980: US release of Beatles LP "The Historic First Live Recordings" (Pickwick). Yet another re-packaging of the Star-Club tapes.ney leave the USA, having completed a visit to promote Apple Corps. They arrive in London early on the 16th.

Wednesday, May 17, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 17, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 17, 1963: The Beatles perform at the Grosvenor Rooms, Norwich, Norfolk. Their fee is 250 pounds.

Wednesday, May 17, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). They begin recording John's song "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)". The song will not be finished until November 1969, and it will not be released until March 1970 (as the B-side of the "Let it Be" single).

Thursday, May 18, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 18, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 18, 1963: The Beatles perform for two "houses" at the Adelphi Cinema, Slough, Buckinghamshire. This is the first night of The Beatles' third tour of the year. The top billing for the tour initially went to Roy Orbison, whom The Beatles greatly admired. But audience demand quickly thrust The Beatles into the position of tour headliners. Their song list for this tour is "Some Other Guy", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Love Me Do", "From Me to You", "Please Please Me", "I Saw Her Standing There", and "Twist and Shout". The tour includes, in addition to The Beatles and Roy Orbison, the artists Gerry & the Pacemakers, Tony Marsh, the Terry Young Six, Erkey Grant, Ian Crawford, David Macbeth, and Louise Cordet. Before the show, Gerry Marsden of the Pacemakers presents The Beatles with their second silver disc, for "From Me to You".

Tuesday, May 18, 1965: Although filming for "HELP!" is finished, a great deal of post-sync work remains to be done. The Beatles overdub speaking parts, including a good many quips and "ho-ho's". Included in the overdubs is John's reading of his story "I Sat Belonely" as he and Ringo are seen walking down the street.

Wednesday, May 18, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). The Beatles spend 12 hours working on "Got to Get You Into My Life". Overdubbing of the brass section, new vocals, and guitars.

Thursday, May 18, 1967: A press release announces that The Beatles have been selected to represent the United Kingdom for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. The Beatles have reportedly agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion. The broadcast is scheduled for June 25. John and Paul will each write a song for the broadcast, John composing "All You Need is Love" and Paul's song thought to have been either "Your Mother Should Know" or "Hello Goodbye". John's song, which seems to sum up the 1967 'summer of love' and The Beatles' sympathies, is selected as the right song for worldwide broadcast. Plus, since the song was being broadcast to many non-English-speaking countries, the BBC instructions had been to 'keep it simple'. What better message then, than one that is readily understandable and applicable to all cultures: "All you need is love"?

Monday, May 18, 1970: US release of Beatles LP "Let It Be" (Apple). Songs: "Two of Us", "I Dig a Pony", "Across the Universe", "I Me Mine", "Dig It", "Let It Be", "Maggie Mae", "I've Got a Feeling", "One After 909", "The Long and Winding Road", "For You Blue", and "Get Back". The apple on the label is red. 55 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1.

Monday, May 18, 1998: A film clip of The Beatles performing the song "Help!" for "The Ed Sullivan Show", taped on August 14, 1965, is included in the CBS-TV broadcast of a television special titled "Really Big Show: Ed Sullivan's 50th Anniversary".

Friday, May 19, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 19, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 19, 1963: The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Hanley.

Thursday, May 19, 1966: On May 19-20 The Beatles film/videotape 4 song promo films for "Paperback Writer" and 3 song promo films for "Rain". Two of the "Paperback Writer" promos are in color, the other two in black and white. Two "Rain" promos are in color and one in black and white. The color promos are for the US market, where color television broadcasting is being done, but the UK is still restricted to black and white only, and so the black and white films are for UK broadcast. Filming on the 19th is done in the studio (Studio One, EMI Studios, London); on the 20th they do location filming in the gardens of Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. The director for all of the promo films is Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The two color studio promos videotaped on May 19 are broadcast in the US on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on June 5, 1966. The three black and white studio promos are broadcast on "Ready, Steady, Go!" (June 3) and "Goodbye Lucky Stars", the final broadcast of "Thank Your Lucky Stars" (June 25).

Thursday, May 19, 1966: After spending the day filming promo video clips for "Paperback Writer" and "Rain", The Beatles (Paul for sure, the others may or may not have attended) oversee the recording of the French horn solo for Paul's song "For No One" (played by Alan Civil), in Studio Three at EMI Studios, London.

Monday, May 19, 1969: The Beatles receive the Ivor Novello award for Britain's top-selling single of 1968, "Hey Jude".

Saturday, May 19, 1973: The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in the UK charts.

Friday, May 20, 1960: The Silver Beetles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stu Sutcliffe, and Tommy Moore) perform during the first night of their short tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, at Town Hall, Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Gentle and the Silver Beetles rehearse together for the first time 30 minutes prior to going on stage. For this tour, three of the Silver Beetles adopt stage names: Paul McCartney becomes Paul Ramon, George Harrison goes by the name Carl Harrison, and Stuart Sutcliffe becomes Stuart de Stael.

Saturday, May 20, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 20, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 20, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema in Southampton, Hampshire.

Friday, May 20, 1966: The Beatles do location filming for two color promo films for "Paperback Writer" and "Rain". Filming is done in the gardens of Chiswick House, Chiswick, London. Although filmed in color, these two promo films are broadcast in black and white on the UK television program "Top of the Pops". "Paperback Writer" is broadcast on June 2 and again on June 23. "Rain" is broadcast on June 9.

Saturday, May 20, 1967: Three Beatles (John, Ringo, and Paul) record interviews with Kenny Everett for same-day broadcast on the BBC radio program "Where It's At". The Beatles' about-to-be-released album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is played on the program, every track except "A Day in the Life", which has been banned by the BBC for encouraging a permissive attitude towards drug use. John introduces the title track and also "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". He also talks about Artificial Double Tracking, saying that The Beatles refer to it as "double-flanging". Ringo talks about the past year's activities for The Beatles. Paul chats about the lengthy process of recording "Pepper", then says cheerio at the end of the program.

Monday, May 20, 1968: The Beatles, armed with a bunch of new songs after their visit to India, meet at George Harrison's home in Esher, Surrey. They tape 23 demos of songs on George's 4-track recorder. Many will end up on The Beatles' next album, "The Beatles" (the White Album). The demos include: "Cry Baby Cry", "Child of Nature" [a John Lennon song that was not used; John put a new lyric to the melody in 1971 to create the song "Jealous Guy"]; "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"; "I'm So Tired"; "Yer Blues"; "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"; "What's the New Mary Jane?"; "Revolution"; "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; "Circles" [a George Harrison song that was not used; George released it as a solo recording in 1982]; "Sour Milk Sea" [a George Harrison song recorded by Jackie Lomax]; "Not Guilty" [a George Harrison song that was not used; George released a solo version in 1979]; "Piggies"; "Julia"; "Blackbird"; "Rocky Raccoon"; "Back in the USSR"; "Honey Pie"; "Mother Nature's Son"; "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"; "Junk" [a Paul McCartney song that was not used; Paul included it on his 1970 first solo album]; "Dear Prudence"; and "Sexy Sadie". Some of these demos were released on "The Beatles Anthology 3": Happiness Is a Warm Gun" (Disc one, Track 2) and "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "Glass Onion", "Junk", "Piggies", and "Honey Pie" (Disc one, Tracks 4-9).

Tuesday, May 20, 1969: It is publicly announced that Allen Klein has been made The Beatles' manager. Klein moves into Apple's offices, throwing out executives, hangers-on, and hustlers. Apple stopped losing money and Klein worked on maximizing record royalties for The Beatles.

Saturday, May 21, 1960: The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, perform at the Northern Meeting Ballroom, Inverness, Inverness-shire. They have to play in an upstairs ballroom while the older folks stay downstairs and participate in "Old tyme dancing" to the music of traditional bandleader Lindsay Ross & his Famous Broadcasting Band. The Silver Beetles had also been booked to headline in their first advertised professional engagement this night at Lathom Hall, Seaforth, Liverpool, for promoter Brian Kelly. When the Silver Beetles left on their disappointing tour, they neglected to tell Kelly of their change in plans, and Kelly was left with a hall full of patrons but not his advertised attraction. It later will take a lot of persuasion on the part of Bob Wooler to get Kelly to agree to let the group perform at Litherland Town Hall Ballroom on December 27 (as The Beatles, their name having been changed for the last time in mid-August 1960), and Kelly probably only agreed as a favor to Wooler. The December 27 performance will prove to be a significant one for The Beatles.

Sunday, May 21, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 21, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 21, 1963: The Beatles, at the Playhouse Theatre in London, record two BBC radio programs for later broadcast. First they tape an appearance for the program "Saturday Club", their first appearance on that important show as top of the bill. They perform "I Saw Her Standing There", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "Boys", "Long Tall Sally", "From Me to You", and "Money". The show is broadcast on May 25, and the last three songs are included in the portion of the program that is broadcast overseas. The Beatles are also interviewed, and they show themselves to be personable and witty. The second radio program that they record this day is for the show "Steppin' Out", which is taped before a wildly enthusiastic audience. The Beatles perform six songs, "Please Please Me", "I Saw Her Standing There", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Twist and Shout", "Thank You Girl", and "From Me to You". "Twist and Shout" was edited out of the final program tape. This show is broadcast on June 3.

Thursday, May 21, 1964: US release of Beatles single "Sie Liebt Dich/I'll Get You" (Swan). The German-language version of "She Loves You". 1 week on Billboard chart; highest position #97.

Wednesday, May 21, 1975: A television special, "Beatles Special with Host David Frost" is broadcast on US TV.

Monday, May 22, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 22, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 22, 1963: The Beatles, on tour with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Ispwich, Suffolk.

Saturday, May 22, 1965: "Ticket to Ride" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).

Monday, May 23, 1960: The Silver Beetles, on a tour of Scotland backing singer Johnny Gentle, perform at Dalrymple Hall, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire. Earlier in the day, on their way to Fraserburgh from Inverness, Johnny Gentle was driving and ran into the rear end of another vehicle. A guitar went flying, hitting drummer Tommy Moore in the mouth and knocking out several of his front teeth. Nonetheless, Moore performed that night.

Tuesday, May 23, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 23, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 23, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Monday, May 23, 1966: US release of Beatles single "Paperback Writer/Rain" (Capitol). 10 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #1. [Note: Some sources give May 30, 1966, as the correct release date.]

Wednesday, May 24, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 24, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 24, 1963: A sure sign of The Beatles' success: On this day they visit BBC's Aeolian Hall, London, to record the first show of their very own radio program, "Pop Go the Beatles". This is significant considering that one year previously The Beatles had not yet had a recording session with EMI. Four programs are initially contracted for, with an option for a further 11. The format is to be somewhat typical--The Beatles will play host to a guest act each week. The theme song for the program is a rockin' version of "Pop Goes the Weasel". The Beatles' guests for this first show are the Lorne Gibson Trio. The Beatles' perform the songs "From Me to You", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "Do You Want to Know a Secret", "You Really Got a Hold On Me", "Misery", and "The Hippy Hippy Shake". A BBC poll later indicates that the program had an audience appreciation index of 52 (out of 100), which is not especially impressive.

Friday, May 24, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform for two "houses" at the Granada Cinema, Walthamstow, London.

Saturday, May 24, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" reaches #1 in the US charts.

Monday, May 24, 1982: UK release of Beatles single "The Beatles' Movie Medley/I'm Happy Just to Dance With You" (Parlophone). Highest chart position is #10.

Wednesday, May 25, 1960: The Silver Beetles, continuing their tour backing singer Johnny Gentle, perform at St. Thomas Hall, Keith, Banffshire.

Thursday, May 25, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Friday, May 25, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 25, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at City Hall in Sheffield.

Thursday, May 25, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios, Kingsway, London). George Martin is absent again, and The Beatles record in a new studio away from Abbey Road again. The De Lane Lea studio is located in the basement of an office building opposite the Holborn tube station. Engineer Dave Siddle and tape operator Mike Weighell man the control room. The Beatles record four takes of "It's All Too Much", another song intended for the "Yellow Submarine" movie soundtrack. The song's title at this stage is "Too Much".

Thursday, May 26, 1960: The Silver Beetles, on the Johnny Gentle tour, perform at Town Hall in Forres, Morayshire. The following morning, short on money, they slip out of their hotel without paying the bill.

Friday, May 26, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Saturday, May 26, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 26, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform in home territory, at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool. It is The Beatles' first Liverpool appearance in over six weeks.

Wednesday, May 26, 1965: The Beatles tape their final BBC radio program, "The Beatles (Invite You to Take a Ticket to Ride)". The BBC wanted the show to be another in the "From Us to You" series, but The Beatles feel that the old title no longer represents where they are musically, so they come up with an (somewhat unimaginative) alternate title. The songs: "Ticket to Ride", "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby", "I'm a Loser", "The Night Before", "Honey Don't", "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", and "She's a Woman". Two of these performances, "Ticket to Ride" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy", are included on the 1994 Apple release "The Beatles Live at the BBC" (Disc 2, Tracks 22-23). Despite promises to the contrary, The Beatles will not record any additional radio shows. [Note: the song "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" is spelled "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" on other albums.]

Thursday, May 26, 1966: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Recording "Yellow Submarine". Taping of the basic track, adding Ringo's lead vocal, and also adding John, Paul, and George's backing vocals. Recovering from a case of food poisoning, George Martin misses this recording session, engineer Geoff Emerick overseeing the session.

Friday, May 26, 1967: UK release of Beatles LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Parlophone). The Beatles' eighth album. Songs: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "Getting Better", "Fixing a Hole", "She's Leaving Home", "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite", "Within You Without You", "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Lovely Rita", "Good Morning Good Morning", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)", and "A Day in the Life". Also includes the 15 KC tone and the "Inner Groove", both of which were excluded on the US album. The album was rush-released on May 26, but the official release date of June 1 has been traditionally observed. Highest chart position: #1.

Friday, May 26, 1972: Re-release in Sweden of Beatles double LP "The Beatles" (Parlophone). The "White Album".

Saturday, May 26, 1973: The Beatles compilation LP "The Beatles 1967-1970" reaches #1 in the US charts.

Friday, May 27, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at the Regal Ballroom, Nairn, Nairnshire, on the sixth date of their tour backing singer Johnny Gentle.

Saturday, May 27, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Sunday, May 27, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 27, 1963: US release of Beatles single "From Me to You/Thank You Girl" (VeeJay). With The Beatles still unknown in the US, the single tops out on Billboard's singles chart at #116.

Monday, May 27, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Capitol Cinema, Cardiff, Glamorganshire.

Saturday, May 28, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform the final show of the Johnny Gentle tour, at Rescue Hall, Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

Sunday, May 28, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Monday, May 28, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 28, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Gaumont Cinema, Worcester, Worcestershire.

Saturday, May 28, 1966: The Beatles visit Bob Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London.

Wednesday, May 28, 1969: Release in Sweden of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" (Apple). Eight weeks in the Swedish charts; highest position #2.

Monday, May 29, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Tuesday, May 29, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 29, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Rialto Theatre in York.

Friday, May 29, 1964: UK release of Beatles single "Ain't She Sweet/If You Love Me Baby" (Polydor). "If You Love Me Baby" was released on singles in Germany and the US under the title "Take Out Some Insurance on Me Baby".

Sunday, May 29, 1966: The Beatles again visit Bob Dylan at the May Fair Hotel, London.

Saturday, May 29, 1982: The BBC radio special "The Beatles at the BEEB" is broadcast in the US.

Monday, May 30, 1960: The Silver Beetles perform at Allan Williams' Jacaranda Coffee Bar on Slater St. in Liverpool. This is the first of approximately 12 appearances at the club, but there are no records of the number or dates of those performances.

Tuesday, May 30, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Wednesday, May 30, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 30, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Manchester, Lancashire. The Beatles' performance is reviewed by "Daily Express" correspondent Derek Taylor. Taylor will later become Brian Epstein's personal assistant and, later still, press officer for The Beatles and for Apple Records.

Saturday, May 30, 1964: "Love Me Do" becomes the #1 single in the US (Billboard).

Saturday, May 30, 1964: The Beatles' single "Cry For a Shadow" (instrumental recorded in 1961) is #1 on the charts in Australia.

Thursday, May 30, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Two, EMI Studios, London). Recording sessions begin for the next Beatles album, which will turn out to be "The Beatles", widely known as The White Album. This double-LP will be the first Beatles album released with the Apple label. Recording begins for "Revolution" (the album version, later titled "Revolution 1"). The Beatles record 18 rhythm track takes of "Revolution", the last take running 10 mins 17 secs. The creation of "Revolution 9" is conceived during this session, but it will not be realized until the lengthy take 18, after many overdubs, is cut into two songs.

Friday, May 30, 1969: UK release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" (Apple). 8 weeks on the charts; highest position #1.

Friday, May 30, 1969: The Beatles' single "The Ballad of John and Yoko" is banned by the Australian Broadcasting Commission on the grounds that it is blasphemous. In the US, some stations also ban the song, while others edit the word "Christ", clipping it out and replacing it back in backwards, as a means of avoiding being banned, but John Lennon does not approve of the unauthorized alteration of his work.

Tuesday, May 30, 1989: UK re-release of Beatles single "The Ballad of John and Yoko/Old Brown Shoe" (Parlophone). 20th anniversary reissue. Released as a regular single and also as a picture disc.

Wednesday, May 31, 1961: The Beatles perform at the Top Ten Club, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, West Germany.

Thursday, May 31, 1962: The Beatles perform at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. This is the final night of their 7-week engagement.

Friday, May 31, 1963: The Beatles, touring with Roy Orbison, perform at the Odeon Cinema, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Sunday, May 31, 1964: The Beatles perform two shows at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. The supporting acts were Kenny Lynch, Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, the Vernons Girls, the Lorne Gibson Trio, the Chants, and the Harlems. The Beatles perform "Can't Buy Me Love", "All My Loving", "This Boy", "Roll Over Beethoven", "Till There Was You", "Twist and Shout", and "Long Tall Sally".

Wednesday, May 31, 1967: The Beatles in the recording studio (De Lane Lea Recording Studios, Kingsway, London). A second session at De Lane Lea studios, again without George Martin, to continue work on "It's All Too Much". George's lead vocal, John and Paul's backing vocals, and other overdubs are recorded. [Note: Mark Lewisohn states in his "The Complete Beatles Chronicle" that he incorrectly reported this session as occurring on May 26 in his book "The Beatles Complete Recording Sessions".] The movie version of "It's All Too Much" has an additional verse not on the album version.

Friday, May 31, 1968: The Beatles in the recording studio (Studio Three, EMI Studios, London). Additional work on "Revolution" (the album version later titled "Revolution 1"). Starting with the previous night's take 18, which last 10 mins 17 secs, The Beatles add overdubs of bass, two John vocals, and George/Paul backing vocals. By the end of the session, after numerous overdubs have been added, the final six minutes of the song have evolved into chaotic, random jamming. John goes from repeatedly shouting "alright" to simply shouting, and Yoko enters the picture, she and John moaning and Yoko talking and speaking random phrases such as "you become naked". The final six minutes of sound collage will be eventually removed from the end of "Revolution 1" and be made the basis for "Revolution 9". At this point, John is very interested in the wild "Revolution" being The Beatles' next single. This recording session is the first that Yoko attends, and she will be at very nearly every subsequent Beatles recording session until the group calls it quits.

Saturday, May 31, 1969: The Beatles' single "Get Back" is #1 in the US charts for the 2nd week.

Monday, May 31, 1976: US release of Beatles single "Got to Get You Into My Life/Helter Skelter" (Capitol). 16 weeks on Billboard chart; highest position #7.