Fame+in+the+US

__Fame in the US__

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 * ﻿1963 **
 * **CBS News showed the first film of the Beatles in the US. **
 * **DJ Carroll James was the first DJ to play the Beatles on American radio. The song was //I Want to Hold Your Hand.// **
 * **//I Want to Hold Your Hand// reached number one in the US. It stayed there for 8 weeks. **
 * **//I Want to Hold Your Hand// reached number one in the US. It stayed there for 8 weeks. **
 * **//I Want to Hold Your Hand// reached number one in the US. It stayed there for 8 weeks. **

**1964**
 * **The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. There were 73 million viewers (click the YouTube Video above).**
 * **The Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show two more times.**
 * **They held the top five spots on the Billboard Chart:**
 * 1) **Can't Buy Me Love**
 * 2) **Twist and Shout**
 * 3) **She Loves You**
 * 4) **I Want to Hold Your Hand**
 * 5) **Please Please Me**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**The movie, //Hard Days Night//, was released in the US.**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">**The Beatles received two Grammy Awards, one for Best New Artists and one for Best Performance by a Vocal Group.**