Beatles fans rejoice! Christmas is officially here because you can now listen to all of the music made by The Beatles on the streaming service of your choice, such as iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, TIDAL, Amazon Music and more!
The Beatles made a ton of music, much of which was never released in the United States, but fans can now listen to it from start to finish - digitally remastered, too. According to BBC.com, "There's a really simply reason why the Beatles catalogue took so long to join streaming services - their publishers didn't want to do anything to damage potential sales of reissues and retrospectives - it's a very lucrative catalogue. But they've waited until the market has got some scale and they could get the best deal. It's a big PR catch as it helps communicate that the platforms are 'all the music in the world' - which is the value proposition of streaming services."
There have been certain Beatles music on iTunes, such as The White Album, which was released in 2010 - already seven years after iTunes launched, proving that The Beatles are, and have always been, behind the times.
Although rough on fans, who, in today's era, using streaming sites like Spotify and Google Play to seamlessly hear their favorite artist and until now, The Beatle's music (except for a few) were completely missing. Now, The Beatles' entire musical catalog can be found on streaming services - marking another massive milestone in their illustrious career.
How illustrious was their career? They've been awarded six Diamond albums, 24-multi Platinum albums, 45 Gold Albums, and 39 Platinum albums all within the US. As of recent, The Beatle's held the record for the most No. 1 songs on Billboard's Top 100 Chart, which included the likes of:
1) "Hey Jude" (9 weeks at No. 1 as of 9/28/2015)
2) "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (7 weeks at No. 1 as of 1/18/1964)
3) "She Love You" (2 weeks at No. 1 as of 1/25/1964)
4) "Get Back" (5 weeks at No. 1 as of 5/10/1969)
5) "Let It Be" (2 weeks at No.1 as of 3/21/1970)
6) "Come Together/Something" (1 week at No. 1 as of 10/18/1969)
7) "Hello Goodbye" (3 weeks at No.1 as of 12/2/1967)
8) "A Hard Day's Night" (2 weeks at No. 1 as of 7/18/1964)
9) "We Can Work It Out" (3 weeks at No. 1 as of 12/18/2015)
10) "Can't Buy Me Love" (5 weeks at No. 1 as of 3/28/1964)
11) "I Feel Fine" (3 weeks at No. 1 as of 12/5/1964)
12) "Yesterday" (4 weeks at No. 1 as of 9/25/1965)
13) "Help!" (3 weeks at No. 1 as of 8/7/1965)
14) "All You Need Is Love" (No. 1 as of 7/22/1967)
15) "Love Me Do" (1 week at No. 1 as of 4/11/1964)
16) "Ticket To Ride" (1 week at No. 1 as of 4/24/2015)
17) "Paperback Writer" (2 weeks at No. 1 as of 6/11/1966
18) "The Long And Winding Road/For You Blue" (2 weeks at No. 1 as of 5/23/2015)
19) "Eight Days A Week" (2 weeks at No. 1 as of 2/20/1965)
20) "Penny Lane" (1 week at No. 1 as of 2/25/1967)
With a staggering 20, No.1 tracks on Billboard's Top 100, including 14 in 1964, which held the record until Justin Bieber and Drake broke it in 2015, when they each had 17 tracks in the Billboard Top 100, The Beatle's records are still incredible, regardless. With the Holiday Season upon us, it's only fair to share The Beatle's latest milestone. You can now stream all of their music on Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, Pandora, and iTunes. Enjoy!
