1963: The Beatles’ second single, “Please, Please Me,” is released in the UK. Their producer, George Martin, predicted during the recording session that it wold be their first #1. He was wrong. It peaked at #2.
But less than one year later, they will be holding down the #1 position on record charts all over the world. Alas, "Please, Please Me," while performing well all over the world, never reaches #1 on any chart.