The Beatles bring Let It Be back to several charts in the U.K. this week, as the final release from the rockers is a bestseller once more in their home country. 10th January 1964: Paul McCartney, ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. BEATLES 1966 Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George ...
As the 60s swung about them and their iconic mop-tops grew increasingly shaggy, The Beatles enjoyed an unprecedented level of celebrity. Ubiquitous, universally adored, John, Paul, George and Ringo ...
SOME would have us believe it’s the sound of the world’s biggest band breaking apart. It took the form of a sprawling double album, four sides of vinyl offering 30 tracks spanning 93 minutes and 35 ...
The Beatles landed at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964, greeted by 3,000 of the fans that had sent “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the top of the Hot 100, and America’s love affair with the Fab Four hasn ...
"Sgt. Pepper" spent 15 consecutive weeks at the top of the charts. — -- It was 50 years ago today that "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" got its official release in the U.K. The Beatles' ...
George Harrison 's best solo album is also his biggest hit, having sold more than all of his other LPs combined. John Lennon ...
As a project, the production that led to their last studio album (to actually be released, that is) was always fraught. And the ultimate result was an album The Beatles regretted making. The Beatles ...
The Beatles were practically the biggest band in the world during their prime in the 1960s and in the decades that followed. By the time the band released their twelfth and final studio album, Let It ...
John Lennon said 'Let It Be' sounded lousy and made him feel dreadful. Obviously, Beatles fans didn’t share the same sentiments as him. McCartney was at it again with Let It Be. He suggested a return ...