It's The Beatles: It's Not The Beatles Quiz

Answer: Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas

Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas owe nearly all of their UK chart career to The Beatles. They had six UK chart hits of which four were Lennon/McCartney songs. The first one was "Do You Want To Know A Secret" which reached number two on the UK chart in 1963. The Beatles recorded it themselves on their first UK album "Please Please Me", released as a single in the US it was a number two hit in 1964.

Gerry & The Pacemakers first UK hit was "How Do You Do It" which reached number one for three weeks in 1963. It reached number nine on the US pop chart in 1964. The Searchers first UK hit was "Sweets For My Sweet" (a cover of The Drifters song) which reached number one for two weeks in 1963. It never charted in the US. The Swinging Blue Jeans first UK hit was "It's Too Late Now" which reached number 30 in 1963. It never charted in the US.

Answer: Del Shannon

"From Me To You" was a number 77 hit on the US pop chart for Del Shannon in 1963. It never charted in the UK. The Beatles original version was released in the US in 1963 on the Vee-Jay label but failed to chart. It was re-released as the B-side of "Please Please Me" on the Vee-Jay Label and reached number 41 in 1964. The Beatles version was number one for seven weeks on the UK chart in 1963 and was the first of 11 consecutive UK number one hits for them.

Lou Christie had a number six hit on the US pop chart with "Two Faces Have I" in 1963. It failed to chart in the UK. Bobby Vee had a number three hit on the US pop chart with "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" in 1963. It reached number three on the UK chart the same year. Tommy Roe had a number three hit on the US pop chart with "Everybody" in 1963. It reached number nine on the UK chart the same year.

Answer: I Wanna Be Your Man

The Rolling Stones had a number 12 hit with "I Wanna Be Your Man" on the UK chart in 1963. Unbelievably it was relegated to the B-side of "Not Fade Away" in the US. A Beatle song as a B-side, what were they thinking?

"Come On" written by Chuck Berry was The Rolling Stones first chart hit in the UK and reached number 21 in 1963. It never charted in the US. "Not Fade Away" was written by Buddy Holly under his christian names Charles Hardin. Although Norman Petty his manager's name is credited as co-writer on this and many other Holly tracks, it was a formality in many cases to share in the song writing royalties. It was the B-side of The Crickets hit "Oh Boy!". The Rolling Stones reached number three on the UK chart in 1964 with the song. It was their fist chart hit in the US and reached number 48 the same year. "The Last Time" was their first UK hit written by Jagger/Richards and reached number one for three weeks in 1965. It reached number nine on the US pop chart the same year.

Answer: The Hollies

"If I Needed Someone" was a number 20 hit on the UK chart for The Hollies in 1965. It was their lowest chart position since their first hit in 1963. It did not chart in the US. Maybe it didn't catch on because it was released at the same time as The Beatles version on "Rubber Soul".

Herman's Hermits had a number three hit on the UK chart with "Silhouettes" in 1965. It reached number five on the US pop chart the same year. Freddie & The Dreamers had a number two hit on the UK chart with "I'm Telling You Now" in 1963. It reached number one for two weeks on the US chart in 1965. Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders had a number two hit on the UK chart with "Game Of Love" in 1965. It reached number one for one week on the US pop chart the same year.

Answer: The Overlanders

"Michelle" gave The Overlanders a number one hit for three weeks on the UK chart in 1966. It did not chart in the US. They never bothered the UK chart again. The Beatles original version was on their "Rubber Soul" album.

The Spencer Davis Group had a number one hit for one week on the UK chart with "Keep On Running" in 1966. It reached number 76 on the US pop chart the same year. Manfred Mann had a number one for three weeks on the UK chart with "Pretty Flamingo" in 1966. It reached number 29 on the US pop chart the same year. The Small Faces had a number one hit for one week on the UK chart with "All Or Nothing" in 1966. It failed to chart in the US.

Answer: Marmalade

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" gave Marmalade a number one hit for three weeks on the UK chart in 1969. It failed to chart in the US. Formed as Dean Ford and The Gaylords in the early '60s they were the first Scottish group to top the UK chart.

Honeybus had a number eight hit on the UK chart with "I Can't Let Maggie Go" in 1968. Their only UK chart hit, did not chart in the US. The Honeycombs had a number one hit for two weeks on the UK chart with "Have I The Right" in 1964. It reached numnber five on the US pop chart the same year. The Rockin' Berries had a number three hit on the UK chart with "He's In Town" in 1964. It failed to chart in the US.

Answer: Ray Charles

"Yesterday" gave Ray Charles a number 25 hit on the US pop chart in 1967. It reached number 44 on the UK chart the same year. The Beatles original version reached number one for four weeks on the US pop chart in 1965. It wasn't released as a single in the UK until 1976 and reached number eight.

Frank Sinatra's version never entered the US or UK pop charts. Matt Monro's version reached number eight on the UK chart in 1965. It did not chart in the US. Marianne Faithfull's version reached number 36 on the UK chart in 1965. It did not chart in the US.

Answer: Fats Domino

"Lady Madonna" gave Fats Domino his last entry on the US pop chart. It reached number 100 and it was on the chart for two weeks in 1968. It failed to chart in the UK. This was his 66th hit on the US pop chart since his first in 1955.

Jerry Lee Lewis had a number 94 hit on the US pop chart with "What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)" in 1968, it failed to chart in the UK. Little Richard had a number 47 hit on the US pop chart with "Freedom Blues" in 1970, It failed to chart in the UK. Chuck Berry had a number one for two weeks on the US pop chart with "My Ding-A-Ling" in 1972. It reached number one for four weeks on the UK chart the same year. It was his only number one hit on either chart.

Answer: Joe Cocker

"With A Little Help From My Friends" gave Joe Cocker his only UK number one hit. It was number one for one week in 1968. It reached number 68 on the US pop chart the same year. Joe Cocker had tried for success with a Beatle song before, in 1964 he recorded his first record "I'll Cry Instead" for Decca UK but it disappeared without trace.

Englebert Humperdinck had a number 18 hit on the US pop chart with "Am I That Easy To Forget", (with a name like that, I don't think so). It reached number three on the UK chart the same year. Long John Baldry had a number 88 hit with "Let The Heartaches Begin" on the US pop chart in 1968. It reached number one for two weeks on the UK chart in 1967, at 6 foot 7 inches he was the tallest UK chart topper to date. Georgie Fame had a number seven hit on the US pop chart with "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" in 1968. It reached number one for one week on the UK chart the same week.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

"Eleanor Rigby" was a number 17 hit on the US pop chart for "The Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin in 1969. It never charted in the UK. She had a 20 year gap between US number one hit records, "Respect" 1967 and "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)", a duet with George Michael 1987. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.

Dusty Springfield had a number ten hit on the US pop chart with "Son Of A Preacher Man" in 1969, it reached number nine on the UK chart in 1968. Barbra Streisand had a number six hit on the US pop chart with "Stoney End" in 1971, it reached number 27 on the UK chart the same year. Linda Ronstadt had a number 25 hit on the US pop chart with "Long Long Time" in 1970, it failed to chart in the UK.