The Greatest Band Ever?
On 30 January 1969, The Beatles performed in public for the last time together on the Roof of Apple Records in London, UK. It's no surprise to music
fans that they are multiple Guinness World Record holders, so here are five of the Fab Four's finest.
Best selling original album on the UK chart
The biggest-selling original album on the UK chart is Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, with a reported 4.8 million sales
since its release in June 1967.
Fastest selling album
The Beatles album titled 1,released on November 13, 2000, sold a record 13.5 million copies around the world in its first month, 3.6 million
of which on its first day alone.
Greatest advance sales for a single
Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles, sold 2.7 million worldwide before it was released on 21 March 1964.
Most albums on US chart - simultaneously
The record for the most albums on the US Top 200 at the same time is seven, held jointly by The Beatles, The Monkees and U2.
Most consecutive No. 1 singles - UK chart
The most consecutive No. 1's is held by The Beatles, who had 11 in a row between 1963 and 1966 (from 'From Me to You' through to 'Yellow Submarine').
30 January 2008