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“Do Wah Diddy Diddy” reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart. The recording became an international hit and also reached No. 1 in the US, Sweden, and Canada.
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- Manfred Mann held the #1 position with "Do Wah Diddy Diddy." Martha & the Vandellas were at #2 with "Dancing In The Street," while Roy Orbison's "Oh Pretty Woman" was #3. The rest of the Top 10 included Gale Garnett, J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers, The Shangri-Las, Chad & Jeremy, Gene Pitney, The Beach Boys and Betty Everett & Jerry Butler.
- Manfred Mann's single “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” was at number one on the U.S. chart cited by the source.
- Manfred Mann performed on October 2 in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and according to the source became the first Western band to perform on a stage behind the Iron Curtain.
- Manfred Mann became the first Western band to perform behind the Iron Curtain.
- Manfred Mann performed in Bratislava, then part of Czechoslovakia, becoming one of the first major Western bands to perform behind the Iron Curtain. Two concerts were held in Bratislava on October 7 and 8, 1965.