Who has outsold The Beatles?

In a decade that produced countless hits for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Cliff Richard and many more, Ken Dodd's track outsold them all – except for two songs by The Beatles: She Loves You and I Want to Hold Your Hand, both released in 1963.
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Who sold more records than The Beatles?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, British rock band The Beatles are top of the list for best-selling artists worldwide, with 183 million units certified sales. Second is Garth Brooks with over 157 million units sales, followed by Elvis Presley with 139 million units.
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Who has more hits than The Beatles?

Drake has officially broken The Beatles' Billboard Hot 100 record, which they held for 55 years.
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Did one direction outsold The Beatles?

The single sold 341,000 copies, according to the band's reps, topping the digital tracks and songs chart. Meaning? The fivesome from across the pond even outsold the Beatles here in the States!
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Who has the biggest selling records of all time?

Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.
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Who is the highest grossing band of all time?

The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time, collecting over $2.5 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. The band is followed by U2, who also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue.
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Is Harry Styles bigger than The Beatles?

Singer Harry Styles has said One Direction are "bigger" than The Beatles when it comes to fame. He also made it clear the band do not believe their music is in "the same league" as the Fab Four. "We all sat and watched the film of The Beatles arriving in America. And, to be honest, that really was like us.
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Is BTS bigger than The Beatles?

They've also both swept up a vast number of awards, BTS with a staggering 407, The Beatles with 12, bearing in mind a lot more award shows exist now compared to when The Beatles were active.
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Did The Beatles ever have a #1 hit?

50 YEARS AGO: THE BEATLES SCORE THEIR FINAL NUMBER ONE SINGLE. It was 50 years ago Saturday (June 13th, 1970) that the Beatles' "The Long And Winding Road" became the group's 20th and final Number One hit.
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Has anyone surpassed The Beatles?

Canadian rapper Drake has surpassed the record of the legendary English rock band – The Beatles as he has officially become the artist with the most top five hits in Billboard Hot 100 history. He achieved the feat with DJ Khaled's 'Staying Alive,' on which he and Lil Baby are featured, debuting at No.
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Who is bigger Drake or The Beatles?

Canadian rapper Drake has surpassed the record of the legendary English rock band - The Beatles as he has officially become the artist with the most top five hits in Billboard Hot 100 history.
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Who was bigger the Beach Boys or The Beatles?

In 1967, as far as most of the general public was concerned, The Beatles had surpassed The Beach Boys by a mile. It's one of pop music's greatest tragedies that Brian abandoned Smile.
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Did Jay Z sell more than The Beatles?

The sales mean that Jay-Z has now scored more solo Number One albums in the US than any other artist, even eclipsing Elvis Presley. Among all acts he is in second place, ironically to The Beatles, who have reached the top spot of the Billboard 200 19 times.
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Who is the #1 artist in the world?

Ed Sheeran is the most-followed artist on Spotify, while Ariana Grande is the most-followed female artist. Drake is the most-streamed artist of all time on Spotify, while Taylor Swift is the most-streamed female artist.
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Who was bigger Beatles or Rolling Stones?

While the Beatles maintained the shorter career span, the Rolling Stones were certainly the more prolific of the two bands. Some of the Rolling Stones best-known albums, including Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main Street, Goat's Head Soup, Some Girls, and Tattoo You all came out after the Beatles broke up.
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Who is better than the Beatles?

It includes songs from their 1965 album Philosophy of the World and the 1982 compilation Shaggs' Own Thing. The album title is a reference to the musician Frank Zappa, who is often reported as having called the Shaggs "better than the Beatles".
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Are the Beatles the biggest band ever?

The English rock band the Beatles are commonly regarded as the foremost and most influential band in popular music history.
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What are Beatles fans called?

But there will never, ever be any group of fans as legendary and as sweetly original as the Beatles' most devoted admirers, the Apple Scruffs. Because not only did the Apple Scruffs follow the most celebrated and innovative musical foursome that pop music has produced, they helped keep the band sane.
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Who was bigger Beatles or One Direction?

'The Beatles Second Album' went double platinum, while 'A Hard Day's Night' has moved 4 million copies. Compare those 11 million in total sales to One Direction -- which has sold just 4.8 million total for its initial three albums. That's some 200,000 less than the Beatles' stateside debut, all by itself.
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Which Beatle had the biggest solo career?

Which Beatle has the most singles to chart in the Billboard's Hot 100? Below is a breakdown of the most successful singles by each member of The Beatles, with Paul McCartney leading the way by some margin: Paul McCartney – 42 singles.
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Which Beatle had the biggest hit?

"Hey Jude" is still the biggest hit music of the Beatles' run, but it's the best-played song in Billboard chart history. The Beatles have no doubt about their status as best-selling artists on the planet, with 183 million albums certified in America alone.
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What are the top 3 bands of all time?

The 10 best rock bands ever
  1. The Beatles. The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story. ...
  2. The Rolling Stones. ...
  3. U2. ...
  4. The Grateful Dead. ...
  5. Velvet Underground. ...
  6. Led Zeppelin. ...
  7. Ramones. ...
  8. Pink Floyd.
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Which band broke the most records?

The Beatles

The group earned the title of the best-selling group by Guinness World Records for over 177 million album sales in the United States alone; this is only one of the band's 25 Guinness World Records.
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Who is the most loved band?

19 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Rock Bands Of All Time
  • The Rolling Stones.
  • Pink Floyd.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers.
  • Queen.
  • The Beatles.
  • AC/DC.
  • Aerosmith.
  • Fleetwood Mac.
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