The
best-selling band in history, the Beatles have sold between 600 million
[2][3] and (at EMI estimates) over 1 billion units worldwide. They have had more number-one albums on the British charts, fifteen, and sold more singles in the UK, 21.9 million, than any other act. In 2004,
Rolling Stone ranked the Beatles as the best artist of all time. They ranked number one on
Billboard magazine's list of the all-time most successful Hot 100 artists, released in 2008 to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary. As of 2012, they hold the record for most number-one hits on the
Billboard Hot 100, with twenty. The
Recording Industry Association of America certifies that the Beatles have sold 177 million units in the US, more than any other artist. They were collectively included in
Time magazine's compilation of
the twentieth century's 100 most influential people. In 2014, they received the
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
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