The Beatles albums discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 (UK), 17 (US) |
EPs | 36 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 51 |
Mash-ups | 2 |
Box sets | 17 |
Worldwide, the British rock band the Beatles released 12 studio albums (17 in the US), 5 live albums, 51 compilation albums, 36 extended plays (EPs), and 17 box sets. In their native United Kingdom, during their active existence as a band, they released 12 studio albums (including 1 double album), 1 compilation album, and 13 EPs (including 1 double EP). The early albums released from 1962 to March 1968 were originally on Parlophone, and their albums from August 1968 to 1970 were on their subsidiary label Apple. Their output also includes vault items, remixed mash-ups and anniversary box-sets.
The Beatles are the biggest selling band of all time, selling over 500 million records. [1] With the first CD releases of their albums in 1987 and 1988, the Beatles' core catalogue was harmonised worldwide to encompass their 12 original UK studio albums, the 1967 US Magical Mystery Tour album and the newly assembled Past Masters: Volumes One and Two compilation albums consisting of all the studio recordings released during 1962 to 1970 that are not present on the UK studio albums or Magical Mystery Tour (mainly non-album singles, B-sides and EP tracks). When the core catalogue was reissued in remastered editions in 2009, the two volumes of Past Masters were combined into one double album. Since then, other past releases have been reissued in digital formats and on vinyl. The catalogue is currently distributed by Universal Music Enterprises' Calderstone Productions. This core catalogue contains all 217 tracks [a] intended for commercial release, either as album tracks, EP tracks, or singles, that were put out by the Beatles from 1962 to 1970. [2] [3]
The Beatles' international discography is more complicated due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years on Capitol Records in North America. Prior to 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market. The first seven British Beatles albums were converted into ten LPs for the American market, adding material from singles and the UK EPs; the band were unhappy with these reconfigurations. With the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, studio releases from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 forward were uniform in both the UK and the US. The band's first eight albums were released on Parlophone. From 1968, in both the UK and the US, starting with the single "Hey Jude" and the album The Beatles (better known as "the White Album"), new releases appeared on the Beatles' own Apple record label, although Parlophone and Capitol catalogue numbers continued to be used for contractual reasons.
The Beatles' discography was originally released on the vinyl format, with full-length long plays (LPs), shorter EPs and singles. Over the years, the collection has also been released on cassette, 8-track, compact disc (CD), on a USB flash drive in MP3 and 24-bit FLAC format, and on digital media streaming services. The Beatles' UK discography was first released on CD in 1987 and 1988. Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions. [4] The band's catalogue was remastered in both mono and stereo in 2009. [5] [6]
Title | Album details [A] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||
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UK [8] [9] | AUS [10] | CAN [11] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | NOR [14] | US [15] [16] | ||||
Please Please Me |
| 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 155 | ||
With the Beatles [B] | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 179 | |||
A Hard Day's Night |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Beatles for Sale |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| |
Help! |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
Rubber Soul |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | ||
Revolver |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | — | ||
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |
The Beatles ("The White Album") |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yellow Submarine [C] |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
Abbey Road |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |
Let It Be |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Title | Album details [A] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||
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UK [8] [9] | AUS [10] | CAN [11] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | NOR [14] | US [15] [16] | US Cash Box | ||||
Introducing... The Beatles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| ||
Meet the Beatles! |
| — | — | 1 | — | 68 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
The Beatles' Second Album |
| — | — | 1 | — | 50 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
A Hard Day's Night |
| — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Something New |
| — | — | 2 | — | 38 | — | 2 | 2 | ||
Beatles '65 |
| — | — | 1 | 80 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Beatles VI |
| — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Help! | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Rubber Soul |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Yesterday and Today |
| — | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Revolver |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |
Magical Mystery Tour |
| 31 | 48 | — | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
The Beatles ("The White Album") |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yellow Submarine [F] |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Abbey Road |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |
Let It Be |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Since the first release of their music on CD during 1987–1988, the Beatles' studio albums have been standardised worldwide to the following albums: [31] [32]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [8] | AUS [10] | AUT [33] | CAN [34] | GER [13] | NLD [35] | NOR [14] | NZ [36] | SWE [37] | US [15] [16] | |||||
Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (UK and German title) / First Live Recordings (US title) | — | 24 | 12 | — | 21 | — | 16 | — | — | 111 |
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The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl [A] |
| 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 | |||
Live at the BBC |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 |
| 12 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 7 | |||
Get Back – The Rooftop Performance |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [9] | AUS [10] | AUT [33] | CAN [42] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | NOR [14] | NZ [36] | SWE [37] | US [15] [16] | ||||
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests (with Tony Sheridan and the Titans) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||
Jolly What! (with Frank Ifield) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | ||
The Beatles' First ! (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles Beat |
| — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
Ain't She Sweet (with Tony Sheridan and the Swallows) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles vs the Four Seasons [A] (with the Four Seasons) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | ||
The Beatles' Story |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| |
The Early Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | ||
The Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles' Greatest |
| — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |||
The Beatles in Italy |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Les Beatles dans leurs 14 plus grands succès |
| — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Los Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits Volume 1 |
| — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
A Collection of Beatles Oldies |
| 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles' First (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
Very Together (Canadian title) / In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (US title) (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | ||
Hey Jude |
| — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
From Then to You (UK title) / The Beatles' Christmas Album (US title) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Por Siempre Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Essential Beatles |
| — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962–1966 ("The Red Album") |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 3 | ||
1967–1970 ("The Blue Album") |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | ||
Rock 'n' Roll Music |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||
Love Songs |
| 7 | 59 | — | 18 | 11 | — | 20 | 3 | — | 24 | ||
Rarities |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
20 Golden Hits |
| — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||
Rarities |
| — | 27 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 43 | — | 21 | ||
The Beatles Ballads |
| 17 | 1 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume One |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume Two |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles 1967–1970 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Reel Music |
| 56 | 26 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | ||
20 Greatest Hits |
| 10 | 52 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 50 | ||
The Number Ones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Early Tapes of the Beatles (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Past Masters, Volume One [B] |
| 49 | 79 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 149 | ||
Past Masters, Volume Two [B] |
| 46 | 75 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 121 | ||
Anthology 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
Anthology 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
Anthology 3 [C] |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | ||
Yellow Submarine Songtrack |
| 8 | — | 8 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 1 | — | 22 | 15 | ||
1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Let It Be... Naked |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 5 | ||
Past Masters (both volumes combined as one double album) |
| 31 | 34 | 40 | — | — | 61 | — | 33 | 36 | 154 | ||
Tomorrow Never Knows |
| 44 | 34 | 34 | 15 | — | — | 22 | 37 | — | 24 | ||
I Saw Her Standing There |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | ||
Mono Masters [D] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [9] [53] | AUS [10] | AUT [33] | CAN [42] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | NOR [14] | NZ [36] | SWE [37] | US [15] [16] | |||
Liverpool Sound Collage (with Paul McCartney, Super Furry Animals and Youth) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Love |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [9] | AUS [10] | AUT [33] | CAN [42] [55] | FRA [12] | GER [13] | NOR [14] | NZ [36] | SWE [37] | US [15] [16] | |||
The Beatles Collection [A] |
| — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
|
The Beatles Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
The Beatles EP Collection [B] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Beatles: The Collection [A] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Beatles Mono Collection [A] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Beatles Box Set [A] |
| — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 35 |
|
The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 [A] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
|
The Beatles in Mono [C] |
| 57 | — | — | 47 | — | 3 | — | — | 15 | 40 | |
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) [A] |
| 24 | 23 | 58 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 15 | 15 | |
1962–1966 / 1967–1970 |
| 59 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 38 | 35 | — | — |
|
Anthology Box Set [A] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at the BBC: The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
The U.S. Albums [A] |
| — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 48 | |
The Japan Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
The Christmas Records |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Singles Collection Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Beatles: 1964 Albums in Mono |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [9] | AUS [10] | US [15] [16] | ||
My Bonnie (with Tony Sheridan) |
| — | — | — |
Twist and Shout |
| 1 | 5 | — |
The Beatles' Hits |
| 1 | 52 | — |
The Beatles (No. 1) |
| 2 | 79 | — |
All My Loving |
| 1 | 1 | — |
Souvenir of Their Visit to America |
| — | — | — |
Four by the Beatles |
| — | — | 92 |
Requests |
| — | 1 | — |
Long Tall Sally |
| 1 | — | — |
The Beatles Again! |
| — | — | — |
A Hard Day's Night No. 1 |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles No. 2 |
| — | — | — |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night |
| 1 | — | — |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night |
| 8 | — | — |
4 by the Beatles |
| — | — | 68 |
Beatles for Sale |
| 1 | — | — |
Beatles for Sale No. 2 |
| 5 | — | — |
The Beatles' Million Sellers |
| 1 | — | — |
Yesterday |
| 1 | — | — |
Nowhere Man |
| 4 | — | — |
Magical Mystery Tour |
| 2 | 3 | — |
Spooky Songs |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles for Kids – Morning, Afternoon & Night |
| — | — | — |
Got to Get You Into My Life |
| — | — | — |
Meditation Mix |
| — | — | — |
Study Songs Vol. 1 |
| — | — | — |
Study Songs Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — |
At Home with the Beatles |
| — | — | — |
Getting Better All the Time |
| — | — | — |
We Can Work It Out |
| — | — | — |
New Year's Workout |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles for Kids – Colours |
| — | — | — |
All About the Girl |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles (Love Me Do) |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles for Kids – Animals |
| — | — | — |
The Beatles – Inspirations |
| — | — | — |
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
The Beatles released seven consecutive Christmas records on flexi disc for members of their UK and US fan clubs, from 1963 to 1969, ranging in length between 3:58 and 7:48. These short collections had a mix of spoken and musical messages for their official fan clubs.
Please Please Me is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released in the UK on EMI's Parlophone label on 22 March 1963. The album is 14 songs in length, and contains a mixture of cover songs and original material written by the partnership of band members John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
With the Beatles is the second studio album by the English rock band the Beatles. It was released in the United Kingdom on 22 November 1963 on Parlophone, eight months after the release of the band's debut album, Please Please Me. Produced by George Martin, the album features eight original compositions and six covers. The sessions also yielded the non-album single, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" backed by "This Boy". The cover photograph was taken by the fashion photographer Robert Freeman and has since been mimicked by several music groups. A different cover was used for the Australian release of the album, which the Beatles were displeased with.
A Hard Day's Night is the third studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 10 July 1964 by Parlophone, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. The American version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 June 1964 by United Artists Records, with a different track listing that included selections from George Martin's film score. In contrast to the Beatles' first two albums, all 13 tracks on A Hard Day's Night were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, showcasing the development of their songwriting partnership.
Help! is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965 by Parlophone. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help!" and "Ticket to Ride", appeared in the film and take up the first side of the vinyl album. The second side includes "Yesterday", the most-covered song ever written. The album was met with favourable critical reviews and topped the Australian, German, British and American charts.
Magical Mystery Tour is a record by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a double EP in the United Kingdom and an LP in the United States. It includes the soundtrack to the 1967 television film of the same name. The EP was issued in the UK on 8 December 1967 on the Parlophone label, while the Capitol Records LP release in the US and Canada occurred on 27 November and features an additional five songs that were originally released as singles that year. In 1976, Parlophone released the eleven-track LP in the UK.
This is the discography of Apple Records, a record label formed by the Beatles in 1968. During its early years, the label enjoyed a fair degree of commercial success, most notably with Mary Hopkin and Badfinger, as well as discovering acts such as James Taylor and Billy Preston who would go on to greater success with other labels. However, by the mid-1970s, Apple had become little more than an outlet for the Beatles' solo recordings. After EMI's contract with the Beatles ended in 1976, the Apple label was finally wound up. The label was reactivated in the 1990s with many of the original Apple albums being reissued on compact disc, and the company now oversees new Beatles releases such as the Anthology and 1 albums as well as the 2009 Beatles remastering programme. In 2010, Apple set about remastering and reissuing its back catalogue for a second time.
"Let It Be" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 6 March 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single version of the song, produced by George Martin, features a softer guitar solo and the orchestral section mixed low, compared with the album version, produced by Phil Spector, featuring a more aggressive guitar solo and the orchestral sections mixed higher.
Rock 'n' Roll Music is a compilation album by the English rock band the Beatles containing previously released tracks. It was issued on 7 June 1976 in the United States, on Capitol Records, and on 11 June on Parlophone in the United Kingdom. A double album, the 28-track compilation includes 15 Lennon–McCartney songs, one George Harrison composition ("Taxman"), and a dozen cover versions of songs written by significant rock and roll composers of the 1950s, including Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Carl Perkins and Larry Williams. Not counting the 1971 Spanish compilation album, Por Siempre Beatles, Rock 'n' Roll Music was the first Beatles album to include "I'm Down", which had previously only been available as the B-side of the "Help!" single.
"Across the Universe" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song first appeared on the 1969 various artists' charity compilation album No One's Gonna Change Our World and later, in a different form, on their 1970 album Let It Be, the group's final released studio album. The original version featured on two different albums both titled Rarities: a 1978 British release and a 1980 US release. It was also included on their 1988 album Past Masters, Volume Two. The song has been covered by many artists, including David Bowie on his 1975 album Young Americans, which featured contributions from Lennon.
"And I Love Her" is a song recorded by English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. It is the fifth track of their third UK album A Hard Day's Night and was released 20 July 1964, along with "If I Fell", as a single release by Capitol Records in the United States, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.
"I'll Cry Instead" is a song written by John Lennon, and recorded by the English rock band the Beatles for their third studio album, A Hard Day's Night (1964), a part-studio and part-soundtrack album to their film of the same name (1964). In the United States, the song originally appeared in the US version of A Hard Day's Night before it was released as a single backed with "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" along with the US album Something New.
"All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their second UK album With the Beatles (1963). It was written by Paul McCartney, and produced by George Martin. Though not officially released as a single in the United Kingdom or the United States, the song drew considerable radio airplay, prompting EMI to issue it as the title track of an EP. The song was released as a single in Canada, where it became a number one hit. The Canadian single was imported into the US in enough quantities to peak at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in April 1964.
"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It is the debut single by the Marvelettes for the Tamla (Motown) label, notable as the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The single achieved this position in late 1961; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. "Please Mr. Postman" became a number-one hit again in early 1975 when The Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100. "Please Mr. Postman" has been covered several times, including by the British rock group the Beatles in 1963. The 2017 song "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man draws on "Please Mr. Postman" and includes a credit for Brian Holland.
Yellow Submarine is the tenth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released in January 1969. It is the soundtrack to the animated film of the same name, which premiered in London in July 1968. The album contains six songs by the Beatles, including four new songs and the previously released "Yellow Submarine" and "All You Need Is Love". The remainder of the album is a re-recording of selections from the film's orchestral soundtrack by the band's producer, George Martin.
The Beatles Box Set is a sixteen-disc box set compiling the entire recorded works of the Beatles as issued by the band between 1962 and 1970. It was released on 15 November 1988 in Britain and America, with the same catalogue number in each of those countries. While available also in vinyl LP and cassette formats, the box set was the first complete collection of original Beatles material to be released by EMI and Capitol Records on compact disc.
Live at the BBC is a 1994 compilation album featuring performances by the Beatles that were originally broadcast on various BBC Light Programme radio shows from 1963 to 1965. The mono album, available in multiple formats but most commonly as a two-CD set, consists of 56 songs and 13 tracks of dialogue; 30 of the songs had never been issued previously by the Beatles. It was the first official release by the Beatles of previously unreleased performances since The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl in 1977 and the first containing previously unreleased songs since their final studio album, Let It Be, in 1970.
Past Masters is a two-disc compilation album set by the English rock band the Beatles. It was originally released as two separate volumes on 7 March 1988, as part of the first issue of the band's catalogue on compact disc. The album contains all songs released commercially by the band that were not available on the Beatles' 12 original UK albums or the US Magical Mystery Tour LP. It was compiled by Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn, who also wrote the liner notes. The majority of the Past Masters set consists of A- and B-sides from the band's singles, including single versions of songs that appeared in a different form on the band's albums. Also included are the full contents of the UK-only Long Tall Sally EP, two German-language tracks, a song recorded for the American market, and a track released on a charity compilation album.
The Beatles in Mono is a boxed set compilation comprising the remastered monaural recordings by the Beatles. The set was released on compact disc on 9 September 2009, the same day the remastered stereo recordings and companion The Beatles were also released, along with The Beatles: Rock Band video game. The remastering project for both mono and stereo versions was led by EMI senior studio engineers Allan Rouse and Guy Massey.
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), also known as The Beatles: Stereo Box Set, is a box set compilation comprising all remastered recordings by English rock band the Beatles. The set was issued on 9 September 2009, along with the remastered mono recordings and companion The Beatles in Mono and The Beatles: Rock Band video game. The remastering project for both mono and stereo versions was led by EMI senior studio engineers Allan Rouse and Guy Massey. The Stereo Box also features a DVD which contains all the short films that are on the CDs in QuickTime format. The release date of 09/09/09 is related to the significance to John Lennon of the number nine.
The Beatles are the biggest selling band of all time, selling over 500 million records.
Focusing on the 217 tracks that the band released officially through EMI between 1962 and 1970 ...