The Beatles debut album "Please Please Me" goes to #1 on the UK charts on May 11, 1963

The Beatles debut album Please Please Me went to #1 on the UK charts on May 11 of 1963, 44 years ago today. The album set a record of 30 consecutive weeks at #1. A record that still stands today.

The album was released on March 22nd of 1963. 10 of the songs (all of the songs that weren't previously released on singles) were recorded in less than 10 hours all on February 11th of 1963!

The final track on the album was also the last recorded due to the tremendous stress it put on John Lennon's voice. That track was a cover of the song "Twist & Shout" which the Beatles made their own.

Watch this live performance of "Twist & Shout" at the London Palladium on November 4th of 1963:


The albums track list is as follows:
1. I Saw Her Standing There (Lennon/McCartney original)
2. Misery (Lennon/McCartney)
3. Anna (cover)
4. Chains (cover)
5. Boys (cover)
6. Ask Me Why (Lennon/McCartney)
7. Please Please Me (Lennon/McCartney)
8. Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney)
9. PS I Love You (Lennon/McCartney)
10. Baby It's You (cover)
11. Do You Want To Know A Secret? (Lennon/McCartney)
12. A Taste Of Honey (cover)
13. There's A Place (Lennon/McCartney)
14. Twist & Shout (cover)

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