- 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.
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.
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.
week 1, 1965348weeks in the chart
with 32 records1965first entry
week 1, 19652023latest entry
week 46, 202314years with an entry
- 1Help!196524 weeks
- 1Yesterday196523 weeks
- 1No Reply196521 weeks
- 1Hey Jude196821 weeks
- 1Ticket To Ride196518 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.