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 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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What bands are bigger than the Beatles?

11 bands better than The Beatles?
  • Led Zeppelin. (Reuters) ...
  • The Rolling Stones. 50 years on and counting, and still garnering a beggar's banquet's worth of satisfaction. ...
  • The Velvet Underground. ...
  • U2. ...
  • Radiohead. ...
  • Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. ...
  • Rush. ...
  • The Band.
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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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Who was the biggest band of all time?

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and the Eagles sold the most albums, as measured by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: A History of Their Legendary Rivalry



Who is the biggest rock band of all time?

The Beatles

The Beatles are unquestionably the best and most important band in rock history, as well as the most compelling story.
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Who has more #1 hits than the Beatles?

The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, topped the charts 13 times. This is just as a solo artist — Jackson had even more as part of his childhood band, The Jackson 5. But as a solo artist, he had 13 No.
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Who was a bigger star Elvis or 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 was 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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Who is more famous than The Beatles?

list for Rock Hall inductees ranks Elvis Presley slightly above The Beatles, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney holding their own just a few slots below their own group. But does a tabulation of fame and popularity really answer the question of “Who was bigger”? Elvis Presley vs The Beatles: Who Was Bigger?
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Who was the biggest rival for The Beatles?

It's easy to see why those two extremely popular British bands were pitted against each other, but when it came to innovations in the songwriting, arrangements, and production of pop music in the 1960s, The Beatles' greatest rivals were The Beach Boys.
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Who is better Stones or Beatles?

The Rolling Stones as the Better Band

The Rolling Stones evolved into a full-fledged rock band as their sound evolved both before, and after the Beatles broke up. While the Beatles maintained the shorter career span, the Rolling Stones were certainly the more prolific of the two bands.
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Who rejected The Beatles?

Exactly 50 years ago, Decca's Dick Rowe turned down the Fab Four, so heading an unenviable club of talent-spotters who passed up their biggest chance.
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Was Bob Dylan bigger than The Beatles?

Dylan is almost universally acclaimed as the No. 2 most influential music artist/group of all time, behind only The Beatles.
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Who was the king of rock?

Elvis Presley is, quite simply, the King of Rock & Roll. In 1954, the performer kicked off a musical revolution by modernizing traditional genres such as blues, country and bluegrass for contemporary (and more youthful) audiences.
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Who is the greatest selling solo artist of all time?

Elvis Presley, recognised as the best-selling solo music artist of all time by Guinness World Records, sold over 400.
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Who has sold the most albums ever?

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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What is the biggest selling Beatles song of all time?

Today, 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' remains The Beatles' highest-selling physical single of all time, with no less than 12 million copies sold worldwide.
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What song stayed number 1 the longest?

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks.
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What is the #1 rock song of all time?

The Greatest EVER Rock Song
  • 1) LED ZEPPELIN - STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN. ...
  • 2) QUEEN - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY. ...
  • 3) LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FREE BIRD. ...
  • 4) DEEP PURPLE - SMOKE ON THE WATER. ...
  • 5) PINK FLOYD - COMFORTABLY NUMB. ...
  • 6) LED ZEPPELIN - KASHMIR. ...
  • 7) RAINBOW - STARGAZER. ...
  • 8) FREE - ALL RIGHT NOW.
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Who is the most loved rock 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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Who is better Queen or The Beatles?

That one goes to Beatles. They have 27 no. 1 singles in just 8 years, beat the world record of domination of the top charts and hold it since, and of course, invented a lot of stuff, like the simble of Rock and Roll. Queen has some 8 Major hits, but Beatles are the most famous, hands down.
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Are Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger friends?

“We went through some pretty strange times,” Mick Jagger shared while inducting the Beatles into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. “We had a sort of — a lot of rivalry in those early years, and a little bit of friction, but we always ended up friends.
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