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English rock band (1960–1970) the band|their eponymous album|The Beatles (album)!''The Beatles'' (album)|other uses|Beatles (disambiguation) Redirect-multi/2/Beatle|Fab Four|the insect|Beetle|other uses|Fab Four (disambiguation) Featured article Pp|small=yes Use British English October 2024 October 2024 Infobox musical artist | name = The Beatles | image = The Fabs.JPG | caption = The Beatles in 1964; clockwise from top left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison | alt = A square quartered into four head shots of young men with moptop haircuts. All four wear white shirts and dark coats. | origin = Liverpool, England | genre = hlist|Rock music|Rock|Pop music|pop|beat music|beat|Psychedelic music|psychedelia | discography = hlist|The Beatles albums discography Albums|The Beatles singles discography singles|List of songs recorded by the Beatles|songs | years_active = 1960–1970 | label = hlist|Polydor Records|Polydor|Parlophone|Tollie Records|Tollie|Vee-Jay Records|Vee-Jay|Capitol Records|Capitol|Swan Records|Swan|United Artists Records|United Artists|Atco Records|Atco|Apple Records|Apple | spinoff_of = The Quarrymen | website = URL|thebeatles.com | past_members = * John Lennon * Paul McCartney * George Harrison * Ringo Starr * (see #Personnel|Personnel section for others) ''The Beatles'' were an English Rock music|rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles|most influential band in Western popular music and were integral to the development of Counterculture of the 1960s|1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form.sfn|Hasted|2017|p=425sfn|Frontani|2007|p=125 Rooted in skiffle, beat music|beat and 1950s rock and roll|rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band also explored music styles ranging from Folk music|folk and Music of India|Indian music to Psychedelic music|psychedelia and hard rock. As Recording practices of the Beatles|pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the Beatles revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the Baby boomers|era's youth and sociocultural movements.sfn|Frontani|2007|p=157 Led by primary songwriters Lennon–McCartney|Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles evolved from Lennon's previous group, the Quarrymen, and built their reputation by playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany, over three years starting in 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing Bass guitar|bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before inviting Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after they signed with EMI and achieved their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four". Epstein, Martin or other members of the band's entourage were sometimes informally referred to as a "fifth Beatle". By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars and had achieved unprecedented levels of critical and commercial success. They became a leading force in Britain's cultural resurgence, ushering in the British Invasion of the United States pop market. They soon made their film debut with ''A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night'' (1964). A growing desire to refine their studio efforts, coupled with the challenging nature of their concert tours, led to the band's retirement from live performances in 1966. During this time, they produced albums of greater sophistication, including ''Rubber Soul'' (1965, ''Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver'' (1966) and ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1967). They enjoyed further commercial success with ''The Beatles (album)|The Beatles'' (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and ''Abbey Road'' (1969). The success of these records heralded the album era, as albums became the dominant form of record use over single (music) singles. These records also increased public interest in psychedelic drugs and Eastern spirituality, and furthered advancements in electronic music, album art and music videos. In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After Break-up of the Beatles|the group's break-up in 1970, all principal former members enjoyed success as solo artists, and some Collaborations between ex-Beatles|partial reunions occurred. Lennon Murder of John Lennon|was murdered in 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active. The Beatles are the List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music act of all time, with estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide.cite news https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/yeah-yeah-yeah-rare-footage-of-the-beatles-dublin-performance-34420385.html Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Rare footage of the Beatles's Dublin performance Siggins Gerard 7 February 2016 |work=Irish Independent 1 December 2017 9 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191109095328/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/yeah-yeah-yeah-rare-footage-of-the-beatles-dublin-performance-34420385.htmllivecite news https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19800654 The Beatles at 50: From Fab Four to fabulously wealthy Hotten Russell 4 October 2012 |work=BBC News 28 January 2013 12 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130312172123/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19800654live They are the most successful act in the history of the US Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts,cite magazine https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists/ Greatest of All Time Artists |magazine=Billboard 21 March 2023 14 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191114170915/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-artists/live with the List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones#|most number-one hits on the US Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart (20, and they hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart (15) and most singles sold in the UK (21.9 million). The band received List of awards and nominations received by the Beatles|many accolades, including seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Academy Award for Best Original Score#1970s|Best Original Song Score for the 1970 documentary film ''Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be'') and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, 1988, and each principal member was individually inducted between 1994 and 2015. In 2004 and 2011, the group topped ''Rolling Stone''s lists of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|the greatest artists in history. ''Time (magazine)|Time'' magazine named them among the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century|20th century's 100 most important people.