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TIL: That The Beatles held on to the number #1 spot in the Australian charts for the entire first half of 1964. Spanning 5 different singles, they were preceeded by Gerry & The Pacemakers in December 1963 and were eventually dethroned by Mary Wells' "My Guy" in June 1964.

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