23 January – "Downtown" hits #1 in the US singles chart, makingPetula Clark the first British female vocalist to reach the coveted position since the arrival ofThe Beatles.
27 January –Paul Simon broadcasts onBBC radio for the first time, on theFive to Ten show, discussing and playing thirteen songs, twelve of which would appear on his May-recorded and August-released UK-only solo album,The Paul Simon Song Book.
6 February –Donovan gets his widest audience so far when he makes the first of three appearances on "Ready, Steady, Go!".
12 February –NME reports thatthe Beatles will star in a film adaptation ofRichard Condon's novelA Talent for Loving. The story is about a 2,253-kilometer (1,400 mi) horse race that takes place in the old west. The film is never made.
12 June –The Beatles are appointedMembers of the British Empire (MBE) by the Queen. With no tradition of awarding popular entertainers such honours, a number of previous recipients complain and protest.
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