British invasion

The  British invasion refers in   Canada  and the   United States  to the "tidal wave" of   British  bands  in the   sixties  American bands and artists in the charts overshadowed.

In 1963 The Beatles reached all the great success in home country (and in Sweden). The international success came at the beginning of 1964 and were (also) conquered the American charts . That was remarkable, because until then were not appreciated in the United States foreign hits. On 4 april 1964 were the first five places in the Billboard Hot 100 for The Beatles.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Other British bands could benefit. The following was The Dave Clark Five with Glad All Over. This was followed by others, such as The Animals (The House of the Rising Sun),The Hollies (Stop Stop Stop), The Kinks (Dedicated Follower of Fashion), The Rolling Stones and The Who. There followed many American tours.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The American response to the British invasion included The Byrds (not to be confused with the Birds) and The Monkees. Of the existing bands actually managed only The Beach Boys, The Four Seasons and The Mamas and the Papas to – against the tide – to maintain the success.