Welcome to the third edition of The No. 1 Song on This Day, a biweekly column where we discuss the No. 1 songs from decades ago that are way cooler …
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The No. 1 Song On July 8, 1965 Sounds So Much Cooler Today
Come sing along to everyone's shared crisis: "I can't get no satisfaction / I can't get no satisfaction / Cause I try, and I try, and I try and I try." Not only do these lyrics belong to one of the Rolling Stones' most universal, catchiest, and enduring songs (about 940 million Spotify listens), they belong to a song that hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 8, 1965. You'd never guess it came out in '65, though, as the song sounds vastly more modern and even cooler today.
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