Question: What song gave the Beatles their first No. 1 hit in the U.S.?
Answer: The Beatles’ first U.S. No. 1 hit, I Want to Hold Your Hand, was released on Dec. 26, 1963. It reached No. 1 on Feb. 1, 1964, marking the start of seven No. 1 singles in a year and igniting Beatlemania and the British Invasion.