JANUARY 16, 1988—WITH THE RECENT HIT “GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU,” THE BEATLES’ GEORGE HARRISON BECOMES THE ACT WITH THE LONGEST SPAN OF # 1 HITS IN POP MUSIC HISTORY—24 YEARS. THIS WOULD BE BROKEN BY THE BEACH BOYS WITH THEIR HIT “KOKOMO.”
FLASHBACK: ‘THE BEATLES’ GEORGE HARRISON’S STREAK OF #1 HITS…(JANUARY 16, 1988)