![]() ![]() sales of Beatles albums during the period 1964 - 1985 and the figure visually depicts the same information. But for right now I’d like to concentrate on sales. The nuances of the Beatles’ contracts and exactly what they were suing about is an interesting topic in its own right. This required more finesse than one might think because the Beatles constantly were suing Capitol (not to mention each other) over one thing or another. In 1985 I was Vice President of Capitol Records and one of my jobs was overseeing the marketing of Beatles records in the U.S. Here’s how I arrived at early sales data. Thus the answer to the question is approximately 139.5 million albums since 1964. My informed estimate is that during the period 1986 - 1990 they sold approximately 1.5 million albums per year, for a total of approximately 7.5 million. 9 in remastered versions,” Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2009). During the period 1991 - 2008 the answer is 57 million (source: SoundScan results quoted in Randy Lewis, “Beatles’ catalog will be reissued Sept. But there still remains a nagging question - how many records did they actually sell?ĭuring the period 1964 - 1985 the answer is 75 million (74,786,835 million to be exact). Literally and figuratively the Beatles defined the cultural mores of a decade, affecting the attitudes, orientations and outlooks of a generation. Their prodigious output (some 19 albums in 7 years) remains a profound legacy of enduring artistic influence. Although their mercurial career spanned but a few short years in the 1960s their phenomenological impact was incalculable. The Beatles were Capitol Records’ most famous recording artists. The Fab Four once again is in the news with the announcement that remastered versions of their catalog will be available in September 2009. ![]()
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