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Album cover of 1962–1966
Compilations

1962–1966

The Beatles

  • 1973
  • 26 tracks
  • 63 min

Tracks

Side A 7 tracks · 15:28

  1. 11963Love Me Do2:22D major
  2. 21963Please Please Me2:01E major
  3. 31963From Me To You1:56A major
  4. 41963She Loves You2:23B major
  5. 51966I Want To Hold Your Hand2:27
  6. 61963All My Loving2:08
  7. 71964Can't Buy Me Love2:12G major

Side B 6 tracks · 15:23

  1. 11964A Hard Day's Night2:34
  2. 21964And I Love Her2:30G♯ major
  3. 31964Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 10 of 1965, 17 weeks in the chartEight Days A Week2:44E major
  4. 41965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 1 of 1965, 16 weeks in the chartI Feel Fine2:20
  5. 51965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 19 of 1965, 18 weeks in the chartTicket To Ride3:10C♯ minor
  6. 61965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 46 of 1965, 23 weeks in the chartYesterday2:06

Side C 6 tracks · 14:08

  1. 11965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 32 of 1965, 24 weeks in the chartHelp!2:20A major
  2. 21965You've Got To Hide Your Love Away2:09A major
  3. 31966We Can Work It Out2:16F♯ major
  4. 41965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 52 of 1965, 14 weeks in the chartDay Tripper2:50B major
  5. 51965Drive My Car2:29D major
  6. 61965Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)2:05E major

Side D 7 tracks · 17:29

  1. 11965Nowhere Man2:44F♯ major
  2. 21965Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 7 of 1966, 16 weeks in the chartMichelle2:42C minor
  3. 31965In My Life2:26A major
  4. 41965Girl2:32G major
  5. 51966Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 27 of 1966, 9 weeks in the chartPaperback Writer2:19G major
  6. 61966Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 35 of 1966, 14 weeks in the chartEleanor Rigby2:07E major
  7. 71999Yellow Submarine2:39G♯ minor

Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl

Sound of 1962–1966

1962–1966 sounds more acoustic and brighter than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 120 bpm.

Quietest track: Michelle · most energetic: She Loves You

  • Tempo120 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy32% · 38%
  • Mood72% · 63%
  • Acoustic97% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 26 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of the line-up

All six members of The Beatles over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.

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Frequently asked questions

When was 1962–1966 by The Beatles released?

The album 1962–1966 came out in 1973.

How many tracks are on 1962–1966?

The album 1962–1966 has 26 tracks, 63 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.

Which tracks from 1962–1966 made the Dutch Top 40?

Nine tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Eight Days A Week, I Feel Fine, Ticket To Ride, Yesterday, Help!, Day Tripper and three others. The highest was I Feel Fine, at number 1 in week 1 of 1965.

Which category is 1962–1966 in?

The album 1962–1966 is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by The Beatles.

Which other albums by The Beatles are in the collection?

The collection holds one more album by The Beatles: 1967–1970 (1973).

Who was in The Beatles when 1962–1966 came out?

In 1963–1999, The Beatles consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.

What do the percentages for the sound of 1962–1966 mean?

They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.

How do you play 1962–1966?

With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

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