Song #360: "I Feel Fine"--The Beatles (1964)

It was late 1964 when the Beatles released today's song as a single, the sixth from the Fab Four to go number one in what could be considered the most magical year for any act in the rock era. Six singles going to the top of the charts is a record. In second place? The Beatles, with five, in 1965.

(Separate Note: Six acts have hit number one four times in a calendar year. Do you know who they are??)

"I Feel Fine" actually was the bridge from 1964 to 1965, being number one in both calendar years, and is, allegedly, the first song to use feedback on a rock record. If you think about it, that one note at the beginning is almost a bridge, too, as the sound of the group was about to change from the "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" of "She Loves You", to, eventually, "Sgt. Pepper" and "The White Album".

As for our countdown, there are eight Beatles tunes total, not counting other songs from individual members.