BEATLES
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The Liverpool fab four were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr
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The band had 17 No1 Singles and 15 No1 albums in their career
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Their biggest selling single in the UK is 1963's She Loves You, with sales of about 1.9m
- Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the UK's biggest selling studio album, on sales of around 5m
FROM THE ARCHIVE
Songwriters - by Michael Lydon, unpublished (March 1966)
"'None of us has barely started,' Paul says. 'At first we wanted to make money, now we’ve got it, a fantastic platform of money to dive off into anything. People say we’ve had a fantastic success and that is all. We don’t look at it that way. We look at our lives as a whole, think in terms of forty more years of writing. I wouldn’t mind being a white-haired old man writing songs, but I’d hate to be a white- haired old Beatle at the Empress Stadium, playing for people. We might write longer pieces, film scores – I know we want to write the whole score of our next film. We might write specifically for other people, write for different instrument – you name it, and it’s possible we could do it.'"
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TOP 75 RELEASES
| DATE | TITLE ARTIST (LABEL) | PEAK POSITION | WKS | WKS AT NO.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/1962 | LOVE ME DOBEATLES (Parlophone R 4949) |
17 | 18 | 0 |
| 17/01/1963 | PLEASE PLEASE MEBEATLES (Parlophone R 4983) |
2 | 18 | 0 |
| 18/04/1963 | FROM ME TO YOUBEATLES (Parlophone R 5015) |
1 | 21 | 7 |
| 06/06/1963 | MY BONNIETONY SHERIDAN & THE BEATLES (Polydor NH 66833) |
48 | 1 | 0 |
| 29/08/1963 | SHE LOVES YOUBEATLES (Parlophone R 5055) |
1 | 33 | 6 |
| 05/12/1963 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HANDBEATLES (Parlophone R 5084) |
1 | 22 | 5 |
| 26/03/1964 | CAN'T BUY ME LOVEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5114) |
1 | 15 | 3 |
| 11/06/1964 | AIN'T SHE SWEETBEATLES (Polydor 52 317) |
29 | 6 | 0 |
| 16/07/1964 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Parlophone R 5160) |
1 | 13 | 3 |
| 03/12/1964 | I FEEL FINEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5200) |
1 | 13 | 5 |
| 15/04/1965 | TICKET TO RIDEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5265) |
1 | 12 | 3 |
| 29/07/1965 | HELP!BEATLES (Parlophone R 5305) |
1 | 14 | 3 |
| 09/12/1965 | DAY TRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUTBEATLES (Parlophone R 5389) |
1 | 12 | 5 |
| 16/06/1966 | PAPERBACK WRITERBEATLES (Parlophone R 5452) |
1 | 11 | 2 |
| 11/08/1966 | YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBYBEATLES (Parlophone R 5493) |
1 | 13 | 4 |
| 23/02/1967 | PENNY LANE/STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVERBEATLES (Parlophone R 5570) |
2 | 11 | 0 |
| 12/07/1967 | ALL YOU NEED IS LOVEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5620) |
1 | 13 | 3 |
| 29/11/1967 | HELLO GOODBYEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5655) |
1 | 12 | 7 |
| 13/12/1967 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (DOUBLE EP)BEATLES (Parlophone SMMTIMMT 1) |
2 | 12 | 0 |
| 20/03/1968 | LADY MADONNABEATLES (Parlophone R 5675) |
1 | 8 | 2 |
| 04/09/1968 | HEY JUDEBEATLES (Apple R 5722) |
1 | 16 | 2 |
| 23/04/1969 | GET BACKBEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON (Apple R 5777) |
1 | 17 | 6 |
| 04/06/1969 | THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKOBEATLES (Apple R 5786) |
1 | 14 | 3 |
| 08/11/1969 | SOMETHING/COME TOGETHERBEATLES (Apple R 5814) |
4 | 12 | 0 |
| 14/03/1970 | LET IT BEBEATLES (Apple R 5833) |
2 | 10 | 0 |
| 13/03/1976 | YESTERDAYBEATLES (Apple R 6013) |
8 | 7 | 0 |
| 27/03/1976 | HEY JUDEBEATLES (Apple R 5722) |
12 | 7 | 0 |
| 27/03/1976 | PAPERBACK WRITERBEATLES (Parlophone R 5452) |
23 | 5 | 0 |
| 03/04/1976 | STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVERBEATLES (Parlophone R 5570) |
32 | 3 | 0 |
| 03/04/1976 | GET BACKBEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON (Apple R 5777) |
28 | 5 | 0 |
| 10/04/1976 | HELP!BEATLES (Parlophone R 5305) |
37 | 3 | 0 |
| 10/07/1976 | BACK IN THE U.S.S.R.BEATLES (Parlophone R 6016) |
19 | 6 | 0 |
| 07/10/1978 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDSBEATLES (Parlophone R 6022) |
63 | 3 | 0 |
| 05/06/1982 | BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEYBEATLES (Parlophone R 6055) |
10 | 9 | 0 |
| 16/10/1982 | LOVE ME DOBEATLES (Parlophone R 4949) |
4 | 7 | 0 |
| 22/01/1983 | PLEASE PLEASE MEBEATLES (Parlophone R 4983) |
29 | 4 | 0 |
| 23/04/1983 | FROM ME TO YOUBEATLES (Parlophone R 5015) |
40 | 4 | 0 |
| 03/09/1983 | SHE LOVES YOUBEATLES (Parlophone R 5055) |
45 | 3 | 0 |
| 26/11/1983 | I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HANDBEATLES (Parlophone R 5084) |
62 | 2 | 0 |
| 31/03/1984 | CAN'T BUY ME LOVEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5114) |
53 | 2 | 0 |
| 21/07/1984 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Parlophone R 5160) |
52 | 2 | 0 |
| 08/12/1984 | I FEEL FINEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5200) |
65 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/04/1985 | TICKET TO RIDEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5265) |
70 | 2 | 0 |
| 30/08/1986 | YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBYBEATLES (Parlophone R 5493) |
63 | 1 | 0 |
| 28/02/1987 | PENNY LANE/STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVERBEATLES (Parlophone R 5570) |
65 | 2 | 0 |
| 18/07/1987 | ALL YOU NEED IS LOVEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5620) |
47 | 3 | 0 |
| 05/12/1987 | HELLO GOODBYEBEATLES (Parlophone R 5655) |
63 | 1 | 0 |
| 26/03/1988 | LADY MADONNABEATLES (Parlophone R 5675) |
67 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/09/1988 | HEY JUDEBEATLES (Apple R 5722) |
52 | 2 | 0 |
| 22/04/1989 | GET BACKBEATLES WITH BILLY PRESTON (Apple R 5777) |
74 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/10/1992 | LOVE ME DOBEATLES (Parlophone R 4949) |
53 | 1 | 0 |
| 01/04/1995 | BABY IT'S YOUBEATLES (Apple CDR 6406) |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| 16/12/1995 | FREE AS A BIRDBEATLES (Apple CDR 6422) |
2 | 8 | 0 |
| 16/03/1996 | REAL LOVEBEATLES (Apple CDR 6425) |
4 | 7 | 0 |
| DATE | TITLE ARTIST (LABEL) | PEAK POSITION | WKS | WKS AT NO.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/04/1963 | PLEASE PLEASE MEBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1202) |
1 | 70 | 30 |
| 30/11/1963 | WITH THE BEATLESBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1206) |
1 | 51 | 21 |
| 18/07/1964 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1230) |
1 | 38 | 21 |
| 12/12/1964 | BEATLES FOR SALEBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1240) |
1 | 46 | 11 |
| 14/08/1965 | HELP!BEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1255) |
1 | 37 | 9 |
| 11/12/1965 | RUBBER SOULBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 1267) |
1 | 42 | 8 |
| 13/08/1966 | REVOLVERBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 7009) |
1 | 34 | 7 |
| 10/12/1966 | A COLLECTION OF BEATLES OLDIESBEATLES (Parlophone PMC 7016) |
7 | 34 | 0 |
| 03/06/1967 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDBEATLES (Parlophone PCS 7027) |
1 | 149 | 27 |
| 13/01/1968 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR (IMPORT)BEATLES (Capitol SMAL 2835) |
31 | 2 | 0 |
| 07/12/1968 | THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)BEATLES (Apple PCS 7067/8) |
1 | 22 | 8 |
| 01/02/1969 | YELLOW SUBMARINEBEATLES (Apple PCS 7070) |
3 | 10 | 0 |
| 04/10/1969 | ABBEY ROADBEATLES (Apple PCS 7088) |
1 | 81 | 17 |
| 23/05/1970 | LET IT BEBEATLES (Apple PXS 1) |
1 | 59 | 3 |
| 16/01/1971 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Parlophone PCS 3058) |
30 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/07/1971 | HELP!BEATLES (Parlophone PCS 3071) |
33 | 2 | 0 |
| 05/05/1973 | THE BEATLES 1962-1966BEATLES (Apple PCSP 718) |
3 | 114 | 0 |
| 05/05/1973 | THE BEATLES 1967-1970BEATLES (Apple PCSP 717) |
2 | 148 | 0 |
| 26/06/1976 | ROCK 'N' ROLL MUSICBEATLES (Parlophone PCSP 719) |
11 | 15 | 0 |
| 21/08/1976 | THE BEATLES TAPESBEATLES (Polydor 2683 068) |
45 | 1 | 0 |
| 21/05/1977 | THE BEATLES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWLBEATLES (Parlophone EMTV 4) |
1 | 17 | 1 |
| 17/12/1977 | LOVE SONGSBEATLES (Parlophone PCSP 721) |
7 | 17 | 0 |
| 03/11/1979 | RARITIESBEATLES (Parlophone PCM 1001) |
71 | 1 | 0 |
| 15/11/1980 | BEATLES BALLADSBEATLES (Parlophone PCS 7214) |
17 | 16 | 0 |
| 30/10/1982 | 20 GREATEST HITSBEATLES (Parlophone PCTC 260) |
10 | 30 | 0 |
| 07/03/1987 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464372) |
30 | 4 | 0 |
| 07/03/1987 | PLEASE PLEASE MEBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464352) |
32 | 4 | 0 |
| 07/03/1987 | WITH THE BEATLESBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464362) |
40 | 3 | 0 |
| 07/03/1987 | BEATLES FOR SALEBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464382) |
45 | 2 | 0 |
| 09/05/1987 | REVOLVERBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464412) |
46 | 12 | 0 |
| 09/05/1987 | RUBBER SOULBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464402) |
60 | 5 | 0 |
| 09/05/1987 | HELP!BEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464392) |
61 | 2 | 0 |
| 06/06/1987 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464422) |
3 | 53 | 0 |
| 05/09/1987 | THE BEATLES (WHITE ALBUM)BEATLES (Apple CDS 7464439) |
18 | 2 | 0 |
| 05/09/1987 | YELLOW SUBMARINEBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464452) |
60 | 1 | 0 |
| 03/10/1987 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOURBEATLES (Parlophone PCTC 255) |
52 | 1 | 0 |
| 31/10/1987 | ABBEY ROADBEATLES (Apple CDP 7464462) |
30 | 11 | 0 |
| 31/10/1987 | LET IT BEBEATLES (Parlophone CDP 7464472) |
50 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/03/1988 | PAST MASTERS VOLUME 2BEATLES (Parlophone CDBPM 2) |
46 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/03/1988 | PAST MASTERS VOLUME 1BEATLES (Parlophone CDBPM 1) |
49 | 1 | 0 |
| 02/10/1993 | THE BEATLES 1962-1966BEATLES (Parlophone BEACD 2511) |
3 | 24 | 0 |
| 02/10/1993 | THE BEATLES 1967-1970BEATLES (Parlophone BEACD 2512) |
4 | 24 | 0 |
| 10/12/1994 | LIVE AT THE BBCBEATLES (Apple CDS 8317962) |
1 | 20 | 1 |
| 02/12/1995 | ANTHOLOGY 1BEATLES (Apple CDPCSP 727) |
2 | 10 | 0 |
| 30/03/1996 | ANTHOLOGY 2BEATLES (Apple CDPCSP 728) |
1 | 12 | 1 |
| 09/11/1996 | ANTHOLOGY 3BEATLES (Apple CDPCSP 729) |
4 | 11 | 0 |
| 25/09/1999 | YELLOW SUBMARINE SONGTRACK (OST)BEATLES (Parlophone 5214812) |
8 | 5 | 0 |
| 25/11/2000 | 1BEATLES (Apple 5299702) |
1 | 46 | 9 |
| 29/11/2003 | LET IT BE - NAKEDBEATLES (Apple 5957132) |
7 | 7 | 0 |
| 02/12/2006 | LOVEBEATLES (Apple 3798102) |
3 | 15 | 0 |
| 03/11/2007 | THE BEATLES 1962-1966BEATLES (Apple CDPCSP 717) |
71 | 2 | 0 |
| 09/05/2009 | 1BEATLES (Apple 5293252) |
43 | 7 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDBEATLES (Apple 3824192) |
5 | 5 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | ABBEY ROADBEATLES (Apple 3824682) |
6 | 4 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | REVOLVERBEATLES (Apple 3824172) |
9 | 4 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | RUBBER SOULBEATLES (Apple 3824182) |
10 | 4 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | THE BEATLESBEATLES (Apple 3824662) |
21 | 3 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | THE BEATLES STEREO BOXSETBEATLES (Apple 6994490) |
24 | 1 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | HELP!BEATLES (Apple 3824152) |
29 | 3 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | PAST MASTERSBEATLES (Apple 2438072) |
31 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | MAGICAL MYSTERY TOURBEATLES (Apple 3824652) |
33 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | A HARD DAY'S NIGHTBEATLES (Apple 3824132) |
37 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | PLEASE PLEASE MEBEATLES (Apple 3824162) |
38 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | LET IT BEBEATLES (Apple 3824722) |
49 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | WITH THE BEATLESBEATLES (Apple 3824202) |
51 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | BEATLES FOR SALEBEATLES (Apple 3824142) |
56 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/09/2009 | THE BEATLES (MONO)BEATLES (Apple 6994512) |
57 | 1 | 0 |
