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  • classic rock
  • psychedelic rock
  • United Kingdom
  • formed 1960, Liverpool
  • disbanded 1970
  • 2 albums
  • 32 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 1973

The Beatles is a group from the United Kingdom, formed on 27 March 1960 in Liverpool and disbanded on 10 April 1970. Over the years, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best and Ringo Starr played in the group. The collection holds two albums by the group, all from 1973: 1962–1966 (1973) and 1967–1970 (1973). On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. In all, 32 records reached the Dutch Top 40, 16 of them the top spot. The highest was Help!: number 1 in week 32 of 1965.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by The Beatles

By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Sound of The Beatles

The Beatles sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 125 bpm.

  • Tempo125 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy32% · 38%
  • Mood70% · 63%
  • Acoustic96% · 85%
  • Danceable47% · 47%

Across 69 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of The Beatles

The six members of The Beatles, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

The BeatlesJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonStuart SutcliffePete BestRingo Starr19601970198019902000201020201962–196619731967–19701973Help!number 1 in week 32 of 1965 · 24 weeksYesterdaynumber 1 in week 46 of 1965 · 23 weeksNo Replynumber 1 in week 16 of 1965 · 21 weeksHey Judenumber 1 in week 37 of 1968 · 21 weeksTicket To Ridenumber 1 in week 19 of 1965 · 18 weeksI Feel Finenumber 1 in week 1 of 1965 · 16 weeksMichellenumber 1 in week 7 of 1966 · 16 weeksDay Trippernumber 1 in week 52 of 1965 · 14 weeksEleanor Rigbynumber 1 in week 35 of 1966 · 14 weeksAll You Need Is Lovenumber 1 in week 29 of 1967 · 13 weeksHello, Goodbyenumber 1 in week 50 of 1967 · 13 weeksStrawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lanenumber 1 in week 9 of 1967 · 13 weeksGet Backnumber 1 in week 19 of 1969 · 10 weeksThe Ballad Of John And Yokonumber 1 in week 25 of 1969 · 10 weeksPaperback Writernumber 1 in week 27 of 1966 · 9 weeksLet It Benumber 1 in week 12 of 1970 · 9 weeksEight Days A Weeknumber 2 in week 10 of 1965 · 17 weeksMagical Mystery Tournumber 3 in week 52 of 1967 · 11 weeksLet It Benumber 3 in week 17 of 1987 · 10 weeksLady Madonnanumber 3 in week 13 of 1968 · 9 weeksCome Togethernumber 4 in week 45 of 1969 · 7 weeksOb-La-Di, Ob-La-Danumber 5 in week 6 of 1969 · 9 weeksTwist And Shoutnumber 6 in week 8 of 1994 · 8 weeksThe Long And Winding Roadnumber 9 in week 29 of 1970 · 5 weeksFree As A Birdnumber 10 in week 51 of 1995 · 5 weeksAll Together Nownumber 19 in week 10 of 1972 · 6 weeksReal Lovenumber 20 in week 13 of 1996 · 3 weeksIf I Fellnumber 21 in week 2 of 1965 · 3 weeksBad Boy [EP]number 32 in week 23 of 1966 · 5 weeksNow And Thennumber 34 in week 45 of 2023 · 2 weeksThe Beatles' Movie Medleynumber 35 in week 31 of 1982 · 3 weeksI Should Have Known Betternumber 40 in week 1 of 1965 · 1 week

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end

Also appears on

The Beatles also appears on an album by others: Yellow Submarine.

Biggest hits of The Beatles

In the Dutch Top 40, The Beatles had 32 records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

1peak position
week 1, 1965
348weeks in the chart
with 32 records
1965first entry
week 1, 1965
2023latest entry
week 46, 2023
14years with an entry
  1. 1Help!
    The Beatles
    196524 weeks
  2. 1Yesterday
    The Beatles
    196523 weeks
  3. 1No Reply
    The Beatles
    196521 weeks
  4. 1Hey Jude
    The Beatles
    196821 weeks
  5. 1Ticket To Ride
    The Beatles
    196518 weeks

All 32 records by The Beatles in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by The Beatles are in the collection?

There are two: 1962–1966 (1973) and 1967–1970 (1973).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Beatles have?

The Beatles had 32 records in the Dutch Top 40, 16 of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Help!, which reached number 1 in week 32 of 1965.

Who played in The Beatles?

Over the years that was John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe, Pete Best and Ringo Starr. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature The Beatles?

The Beatles appears on one album by others: Yellow Submarine.

How do you play the music of The Beatles?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. 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.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.