01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – On this date, Elvis Presley’s single ‘One Night’ made chart history by becoming the 1,000th UK No.1. Elvis scored more number one UK hits than any other artist with 20 No.1’s, beating The Beatles’ 17 chart toppers.
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1964 (Jan 16) – Beatles Play Two Shows at the Olympia Theater
01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles played two shows at the Olympia Theatre, Paris, France, the first of an 18-night engagement. This first show was attended mostly by Paris’ ‘top society’ members (all dressed in formal evening attire). The French press had little good to say about The Beatles in the next day’s papers.
1981 (Jan 16) – John Lennon’s ‘Woman’ Released in the UK
01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The second single released from the Double Fantasy album, and it was the first Lennon single issued after his murder on 8 December 1980. The B-side of the single is Ono’s song “Beautiful Boys”. The single debuted at number 3 in Lennon’s native UK, then moving to number 2 and finally reaching number 1, where […]
2008 (Feb 20) – Beatles’ Autographed Rolling Stones Album Auctioned
01/16/2026 @ All Day – A 1976 Rolling Stones album bought for £2 at a car boot sale sold for £4,000 at an auction. The ‘Black and Blue’ LP was signed by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Paul and Linda McCartney and George Harrison as well as members of the Rolling Stones. The seller obtained the album after haggling the cost […]
1980 (Jan 16) – Paul McCartney Jailed in Japan
01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – Paul McCartney was jailed for nine days in Tokyo for marijuana possession. He had been found with 219g on his arrival at Narita Airport in Japan. McCartney said in 2004. “This stuff was too good to flush down the toilet, so I thought I’d take it with me.”
1957 (Jan 16) – The Cavern Club Opens
01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Cavern Club became the home of many Liverpool bands including The Beatles who appeared at the club 292 times. Over the years a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club, including The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Hollies, The Kinks, Elton John, Black Sabbath, Queen, The Who and John Lee Hooker.
1966 (Feb 18) – Brian Wilson Finishes ‘Good Vibrations’
01/16/2026 @ All Day – Beach Boy Brian Wilson finished recording the future classic song ‘Good Vibrations’, which went on to become the band’s third US number-one hit. As a child, his mother told him that dogs could pick up “vibrations” from people, so that the dog would bark at “bad vibrations” Wilson turned this into the general idea for […]
1988 (Jan 16) – George Harrison #1 in the US with ‘Got My Mind Set On You’
01/16/2026 @ 12:00 am – 24 years after The Beatles first topped the chart, George Harrison went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Got My Mind Set On You’. The song was originally recorded by James Ray in 1962. In the UK, Harrison’s version spent four weeks at No.2.
1963 (Jan 17) – Cavern Club for Lunch; Majestic Ballroom for Dinner
01/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – The Beatles played at The Cavern Club at lunchtime and in the evening played at the Majestic Ballroom, Birkenhead. At the Majestic, every ticket had been sold in advance, leaving 500 disappointed fans waiting outside.
1969 (Jan 17) – Parlophone Releases ‘Yellow Submarine’ in the US
01/17/2026 @ 12:00 am – ‘Yellow Submarine’ is released by Parlophone in the US.