- Clockwise Top Left -
John Lennon ... Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr ... George Harrison
The band personnel are as iconic as the band's name itself. The most esteemed honor was given to The Beatles - "most influential band of all time."
The full history of The Beatles can be found on Wikipedia.
"Beatlemania," "The Fab Four," and "British Invasion" are forever quintessential to historic pop culture.
Point of interest -
Ringo Starr did not join The Beatles until 1962.
The Beatles Honors -
- Best selling music act of all time
- Over 183 million copies sold in the U.S.
- 600 million copies sold worldwide
- Record for most No. 1 albums on UK Albums Chart (15)
- Record for most No. 1 hits on Billboard Hot 100 (20)
- Record for most singles sold in the UK (21.9 million)
- No. 1 on Billboard's list of all-time most successful artists on Billboard Hot 100
The Beatles Certifications U.S. -
- 6 Diamond albums
- 20 Multi-Platinum albums
- 16 Platinum Albums
- 6 Gold Albums
The Beatles Certifications UK -
- 4 Multi-Platinum albums
- 4 Platinum albums
- 8 Gold albums
- 1 Silver album
The Beatles Esteemed Honors -
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1988)
- Individually inducted between 1994 and 2015
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2014)
- Appointed Members of the Order of the British Empire
(1965 by Queen Elizabeth II)
The Beatles Awards -
- 7 Grammy Awards
- 4 Brit Awards
- Academy Award (Best Original Song Score for 1970 Let It Be)
- 15 Ivor Novello Awards
- Discography -
Please Please Me (1963)
With the Beatles (1963)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Beatles for Sale (1964)
Help! (1965)
Rubber Soul (1965)
Revolver (1966)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Beatles ("The White Album" ... 1968)
Yellow Submarine (1969)
Abbey Road (1969)
Let It Be (1970)
The band had to start somewhere. Their legacy lives on.
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