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- The Kinks released their third single, “You Really Got Me,” in the UK on Pye Records. The song became their breakthrough hit, later reaching No. 1 on the UK chart and No. 7 in the U.S.
- The Kinks released “You Really Got Me” in the United States.
- The Kinks released their debut album The Kinks.
- The Kinks released the album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), their second consecutive concept project. The album is now regarded as one of the group's finest works of the late 1960s.
- The Kinks played their first concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- The Kinks performed at the Lakeland Civic Center in Lakeland, Florida.
