The week of April 4,1964, the Beatles held the first five slots on the Billboard singles chart. But that was just one of the Beatles many great accomplishments. The Beatles were a band from 1962 to 1970, they had many successful albums and songs that people still to continue to listen to today. No band has or ever will match the success that the Beatles had. The Beatles were the greatest band of the sixties and still continue that legacy today. The four Beatles we know and love today weren’t the original members though. In 1957 John Lennon was performing with an amater group called the Quarrymen. He met Paul McCartney at a church picnic one day and Lennon eventually invited McCartney to join the Quarrymen and eventually they were writing
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One was in 1963, they recorded “Please Please Me” which went to number two on the charts. In November 1963, the group performed for the Queen Mother at the Royal Command Variety Performance. EMI’s American label didn’t release the group’s 1963 records but eventually the company was persuaded to release the Beatles fourth single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Then, in February, seven screaming mobs met them at New York City’s Kennedy Airport. Also, more than 70 million people watched each of the groups performances on The Ed Sullivan Show on February ninth and sixteenth. In 1964 “Can’t buy Me Love” was the first record to top the American and British charts at the same time. On August fifteenth they performed for 55,600 fans in New York's Shea Stadium and they set a record for the largest concert audience. Their song entitled “Yesterday” which was number one in 1965 would become one of the most often covered songs ever written. The album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band spent fifteen weeks at Number one (which was longer than all their other albums) and the album has sold over eight million copies. Then, in late 1967, “Hello Goodbye” went to number one in both America and Britain. In August they released McCartney’s “Hey Jude” which went number one and was backed by Lennon’s “Revolution” which was number twelve and they both sold over six million copies worldwide. They had their last public appearance which was an impromptu rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters. In Spring 1970, Let it Be was essentially the documentary of their breakup. Later in 1970, Lennon said “I’m leaving the group. I’ve had enough. I want a divorce”. In April 1970 McCartney released his first solo album and also publicly announced the band’s breakup. Also at the same time Let it Be was finally released and became the group’s fourteenth number one album. The Beatles were one of the
One was in 1963, they recorded “Please Please Me” which went to number two on the charts. In November 1963, the group performed for the Queen Mother at the Royal Command Variety Performance. EMI’s American label didn’t release the group’s 1963 records but eventually the company was persuaded to release the Beatles fourth single, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. Then, in February, seven screaming mobs met them at New York City’s Kennedy Airport. Also, more than 70 million people watched each of the groups performances on The Ed Sullivan Show on February ninth and sixteenth. In 1964 “Can’t buy Me Love” was the first record to top the American and British charts at the same time. On August fifteenth they performed for 55,600 fans in New York's Shea Stadium and they set a record for the largest concert audience. Their song entitled “Yesterday” which was number one in 1965 would become one of the most often covered songs ever written. The album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band spent fifteen weeks at Number one (which was longer than all their other albums) and the album has sold over eight million copies. Then, in late 1967, “Hello Goodbye” went to number one in both America and Britain. In August they released McCartney’s “Hey Jude” which went number one and was backed by Lennon’s “Revolution” which was number twelve and they both sold over six million copies worldwide. They had their last public appearance which was an impromptu rooftop concert at Apple Corps headquarters. In Spring 1970, Let it Be was essentially the documentary of their breakup. Later in 1970, Lennon said “I’m leaving the group. I’ve had enough. I want a divorce”. In April 1970 McCartney released his first solo album and also publicly announced the band’s breakup. Also at the same time Let it Be was finally released and became the group’s fourteenth number one album. The Beatles were one of the