The Beatles discography
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 The Beatles in 1964 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 12 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 15 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 13 | |
| ↙Singles | 24 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 19 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 34 | |
| ↙Extended plays | 6 | |
| ↙Singles | 49 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 19 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 36 | |
| ↙Singles | 46 | |
| References and footnotes | ||
The Beatles released twelve original albums, twelve EPs, one double EP, and twenty-four singles (mainly featuring original music not found on their albums) in eight years (1962-1970) in their native United Kingdom. Their international discography is complicated, however, due to sometimes different versions of their albums released in other countries, particularly in their early years on Capitol Records in the United States. In addition, most of their releases are available in both mono and stereo mixes.
The Beatles discography was originally released on the vinyl format, with full-length long plays (LPs), shorter extended plays (EPs), and singles. Over the years, the collection has also been released on cassette, 8-track, and compact disc (CD). The Beatles catalogue has not yet been released digitally, but steps are being made toward that goal.[1]
Most of the Beatles' albums were released in both mono and stereo. The first two albums, Please Please Me and With the Beatles, were mixed in mono only. Since mono record players were the most common at the time, producer George Martin and the Beatles gave more time and attention to preparing mono mixes of their recordings for most of their albums. By the late 1960s, stereo record players were more common; The Beatles' final two albums, Abbey Road and Let It Be, were originally mixed and released in stereo only.
The Beatles UK discography was released on CD in the late 1980s. For these, the first four albums were released in mono, and the remaining albums in stereo. However, the sound of the digital transfers of the current discs, produced by George Martin in 1987 and 1988 using the best equipment available during the early days of the format, no longer meet standards achievable using current techniques. Digital remasters of the Beatles' catalogue are currently in development.[2]
There are currently plans to release remastered versions of the Beatles catalogue according to Olivia Harrison, who claims that the plans are nearly complete.[3][4]
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[edit] Official canon (UK discography)
This section lists the canon of material currently sanctioned by the Beatles as part of their official catalogue.[5] After the band's breakup, EMI, who controlled the Beatles material, "explored a range of repackaging schemes to exploit their Beatles catalogue",[6] without input from the Beatles themselves. It was not until "an agreement reached with EMI/Capitol in 1989... gave the Beatles control of future use of all their EMI recordings. This meant that any shoddy repackaging ideas... could now be nipped in the bud by Apple".[7] The canon of official Beatles releases include the following albums, EPs, and singles. The albums are currently all available on vinyl and CD. The EPs and singles have been made available as both vinyl and CD boxed sets but are currently deleted. All tracks are however available on CD albums.
[edit] Studio albums
The official canon of Beatles studio albums consists of the original albums as released in their native UK from 1962 to 1970. The single exception is Magical Mystery Tour, which was released as a 6-song double EP in the UK, but as a longer 11-song LP in the U.S. (the LP included singles and B-sides released during that year). When the Beatles catalogue was released on CD in the 1980s, the longer U.S. version was chosen for release and is now considered a part of their official catalogue.
[edit] Compilation albums
- A Collection of Beatles Oldies Parlophone Records (1966-12-09) #7 (Considered official at time of release, but has since been deleted from catalogue)
- 1962–1966 (the "Red Album") Apple Records #3(1973-04-19) (Re-released in September 1993 and hit UK number 3)
- 1967–1970 (the "Blue Album") Apple Records #2(1973-04-19) (Re-released in September 1993 and hit UK number 4)
- Magical Mystery Tour Parlophone Records (1976-11-19) (Official UK issue of the American album which originally used the Capitol masters, which had "fake stereo" mixes for "Penny Lane," "Baby You're a Rich Man," and "All You Need is Love." Its re-release in 1987, which coincided with its release on compact disc, replaced the American fake stereo mixes with German mixes originally released on the Hör Zu! label in 1971. It became part of the official catalogue with its release on CD with every track in true-stereo. As an American import, the album peaked at #31 in 1968. Continued sales of the album as an import led to this release.)
- Past Masters, Volume One Parlophone Records (1988-03-07) (singles from 1962-1965 and other songs that were left off earlier albums) #49
- Past Masters, Volume Two Parlophone Records (1988-03-07) (singles from 1965-1970 and other songs that were left off later albums) #46
- (Past Masters as a 2-LP set was issued by Parlophone Records on 1988-11-10)
- The Beatles Box Set Parlophone Records (1988-11-15)
- Live at the BBC Apple Records (1994-11-30) (Contains 69 songs The Beatles recorded for various BBC radio shows that never were recorded for Parlophone/Capitol/EMI. #1
- Anthology 1 Apple Records (1995-11-21) (Containing early performances, live shows, demos, out-takes in the period 1958 to 1964 and the first "new" Beatles song since the band broke up in 1970) #2
- Anthology 2 Apple Records (1996-03-18) (Containing unreleased tracks, live shows, demos, and out-takes from 1965 to 1968 and the second "new" Beatles song since the band broke up in 1970) #1
- Anthology 3 Apple Records (1996-10-28) (Containing unreleased tracks, demos, and out-takes in the period 1968 to 1970) #4
- Yellow Submarine Songtrack Apple Records (1999-09-13) #8
- The Beatles 1 Apple Records (2000-11-13) (A collection of The Beatles' #1 hits on the Billboard [U.S.] and Record Retailer [UK] charts, including both sides of their double-A sided singles if both hit the top slot. The collection has 27 songs in it.) #1
- Let It Be... Naked Apple Records (2003-11-17) (Remastered and remixed cut from the original sessions, devoid of arrangements by "re-producer" Phil Spector. The first copies released shipped with a 21-minute Fly on the Wall bonus disc.) #7
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 1, Capitol Records (2004-11-16) (Box set compilation comprising The Beatles' 1964 American Capitol Records releases)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 2, Capitol Records (2006-04-11) (Box set compilation comprising The Beatles' 1965 American Capitol Records releases)
- Love Apple Records (2006-11-20) #3 (A soundtrack to the Cirque du Soleil production Love, featuring remastered and remixed versions of the Beatles' songs by Sir George Martin and his son Giles Martin)
[edit] EPs
The following Beatles EPs were considered "official" at the time of their release and were reissued in 1981 (on vinyl) and 1992 (on CD) in the EP Collection boxed sets but have since been deleted from the current Beatles catalogue. All of the songs from the EPs are now available on various CD releases. Only two of the EPs contained songs that were not also featured on their albums or singles: the Long Tall Sally EP, whose tracks can now be found on the Past Masters, Volume One CD, and the Magical Mystery Tour EP, whose tracks are on the Magical Mystery Tour CD album.
- Twist and Shout (1963-07-12)
- The Beatles' Hits (1963-09-06)
- The Beatles (No. 1) (1963-11-01)
- All My Loving (1964-02-07)
- Long Tall Sally (1964-06-19) The first Beatles EP to feature otherwise unavailable material, including the Lennon-McCartney original "I Call Your Name".
- Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964-11-04)
- Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964-11-06)
- Beatles for Sale (1965-04-06)
- Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965-06-04)
- The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965-12-06)
- Yesterday (1966-03-04)
- Nowhere Man (1966-07-08)
- Magical Mystery Tour (1967-12-08); #2 (in the UK singles chart topped by "Hello, Goodbye"). The second Beatles EP to feature otherwise unavailable material. In the U.S., this was released as a longer LP with additional songs not found on this release. It is the U.S. LP version that is now considered official.
[edit] Singles
The UK Singles Chart is compiled solely from sales figures; airplay statistics are not used. For this reason the chart positions for the UK Singles are indicated per disc, not per song. Pos column indicates the peak position in the charts. Currently, all of the non-album singles can be collected on the Past Masters, Volumes One and Two discs (1988), the "Baby It's You" CD E.P. (1995), the "Free as a Bird" CD Single (1995), and the "Real Love" CD single (1996).
| Release date | Pos | Songs | Label/number | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-10-05 | #17 | "Love Me Do" "P.S. I Love You" |
Parlophone R4949 | Please Please Me | Original pressings contained a non-album version of "Love Me Do." Later pressings contained the album version of the song. |
| 1963-01-11 | #2 | "Please Please Me" "Ask Me Why" |
Parlophone R4983 | Please Please Me | (#1 in N.M.E's chart) |
| 1963-04-11 | #1 | "From Me to You" "Thank You Girl" |
Parlophone R5015 | non-album single | |
| 1963-08-23 | #1 | "She Loves You" "I'll Get You" |
Parlophone R5055 | non-album single | |
| 1963-11-29 | #1 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "This Boy" |
Parlophone R5084 | non-album single | |
| 1964-03-20 | #1 | "Can't Buy Me Love" "You Can't Do That" |
Parlophone R5114 | A Hard Day's Night | |
| 1964-07-10 | #1 | "A Hard Day's Night" "Things We Said Today" |
Parlophone R5160 | A Hard Day's Night | |
| 1964-11-27 | #1 | "I Feel Fine" "She's a Woman" |
Parlophone R5200 | non-album single | |
| 1965-04-09 | #1 | "Ticket to Ride" "Yes It Is" |
Parlophone R5265 | Help! (A-Side only, B-Side a non-album track.) | |
| 1965-07-23 | #1 | "Help!" "I'm Down" |
Parlophone R5305 | Help! (A-Side only, B-Side a non-album track.) | |
| 1965-12-03 | #1 | "We Can Work It Out" "Day Tripper" |
Parlophone R5389 | non-album single | |
| 1966-06-10 | #1 | "Paperback Writer" "Rain" |
Parlophone R5452 | non-album single | |
| 1966-08-05 | #1 | "Yellow Submarine" "Eleanor Rigby" |
Parlophone R5493 | Revolver | |
| 1967-02-17 | #2 | "Strawberry Fields Forever" "Penny Lane" |
Parlophone R5570 | Magical Mystery Tour (Originally a non-album single.) | (kept off the #1 position by Engelbert Humperdinck's "Release Me") |
| 1967-07-07 | #1 | "All You Need Is Love" "Baby You're a Rich Man" |
Parlophone R5620 | Magical Mystery Tour (Originally a non-album single.) | |
| 1967-11-24 | #1 | "Hello Goodbye" "I Am the Walrus" |
Parlophone R5655 | Magical Mystery Tour (A-Side originally a non-album track.) | |
| 1968-03-15 | #1 | "Lady Madonna" "The Inner Light" |
Parlophone R5675 | non-album single | |
| 1968-08-30 | #1 | "Hey Jude" "Revolution" |
Apple R5722 | non-album single | |
| 1969-04-11 | #1 | "Get Back" "Don't Let Me Down" |
Apple R5777 | Let It Be (A-Side with a different mix on the album, B-Side a non-album track.) | (The Beatles with Billy Preston) |
| 1969-05-30 | #1 | "Ballad of John and Yoko" "Old Brown Shoe" |
Apple R5786 | non-album single | |
| 1969-10-31 | #4 | "Something" "Come Together" |
Apple R5814 | Abbey Road | |
| 1970-03-06 | #2 | "Let It Be" "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" |
Apple R5833 | Let It Be (A-Side with a different mix on the album, B-Side a non-album track.) | (kept off the #1 position by Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water") |
| 1995-03-20 | #7 | "Baby It's You" "I'll Follow the Sun" "Devil in Her Heart" "Boys" |
Apple R6406 | Live at the BBC (Track 1, the other songs are non-album tracks.) | (BBC versions issued in tandem with Live at the BBC. All four tracks were on both the 7" vinyl and CD single) |
| 1995-12-12 | #2 | "Free as a Bird" "I Saw Her Standing There" "This Boy" "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" |
Apple R6422 | Anthology 1 (Track 1, the other songs are non-album tracks.) | (kept off the #1 position by Michael Jackson's "Earth Song") ("I Saw Her Standing There" and "This Boy" were bonus songs on the CD Single that did not appear on the 7" vinyl single. |
| 1996-03-04 | #4 | "Real Love" "Baby's in Black" "Yellow Submarine" "Here, There and Everywhere" |
Apple R6425 | Anthology 2 (Track 1, the other songs are non-album tracks.) | "Yellow Submarine" and "Here, There and Everywhere" were bonus songs on the CD Single that did not appear on the 7" vinyl single. |
[edit] UK non-canon releases
This list reflects the various albums, EPs, and singles released in the UK which are not considered a part of the official Beatles catalogue as they were not authorised by Apple Corps. An agreement between Apple and EMI in 1989 meant EMI could no longer reissue any Beatles material without Apple's consent.
[edit] Compilations
- The Beatles' First Polydor Records (1967-08-04) (British issue of the 1964 German LP)
- Rock 'n' Roll Music Parlophone Records (1976-06-10) #11
- (Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol.1 and Vol. 2 were issued individually by Music for Pleasure in 1980)
- The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl Parlophone Records (1977-05-06) (Live performances from 1964-08-23 and 1965-08-30 at the Hollywood Bowl) #1
- Love Songs Parlophone Records (1977-11-19) #7
- The Beatles Collection Parlophone Records (1977-11-02) (A 14-record box set containing all of The Beatles' original Parlophone/Apple LPs along with Rarities)
- Rarities Parlophone Records (1978-12-02) (Although not made explicit on the sleeve, this album consisted of every Parlophone and Apple Beatles B-side and EP track which had not been included on their UK studio albums, or on the 1973 "Red" and "Blue" Albums. It included 2 songs in German ("Sie Liebt Dich" and "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand"), a song recorded for an American album and an alternative version of "Across The Universe") #71
- Hey Jude Parlophone Records (1979-05-11) (Official UK issue of American album)
- The Beatles' Ballads Parlophone Records (1980-10-13) (compilation) #17
- The Beatles Box Parlophone Records/World Records (1980-11-03) (This is an 8-record compilation which was available by mail order only)
- Reel Music Parlophone Records (1982-03-29) (compilation of tracks from The Beatles' films) Did not chart
- The Beatles Mono Collection Parlophone/Apple (1982-10-??) (box set - 10 chronological mono Beatle albums from Please Please Me to Yellow Submarine excluding A Collection of Beatles Oldies. Intended for export, originally in a red box similar to The Beatles Collection, reissued later in black)
- 20 Greatest Hits Parlophone Records (1982-10-18) #10
[edit] EPs
- The Beatles EP Collection, Parlophone (1981-12-07) (15-disc 7" EP set, featuring all 13 Beatles British EPs, with both mono and stereo editions of Magical Mystery Tour plus an EP of 4 stereo mixes, new to the UK, of "The Inner Light", "Baby You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy", housed in a blue flip-top box similar to The Beatles Collection. The set was issued on CD in a black box for the first time in the UK on (1992-05-26 with releases in the U.S. and Japan in the following month)
- The Beatles (1981-12-07) (a rarities' EP featuring "The Inner Light", "Baby You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy")
[edit] Singles
| Release date | Pos | Songs | Label/number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-01-05 | #48 | "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" | Polydor NH 66-833 | (by "Tony Sheridan & The Beatles")[8] |
| 1964-05-29 | #29 | "Ain't She Sweet" / "If You Love Me, Baby" | Polydor NH 52-317 | (B-side with Tony Sheridan, vocal) |
| 1976-03-05 | #8 | "Yesterday" "I Should Have Known Better" |
Parlophone R6013 | Issued simultaneously with the re-release of all the group's British singles. Another 5 singles re-entered the top 40 with "Hey Jude" making #12. |
| 1976-05-25 | #19 | "Back in the U.S.S.R." "Twist and Shout" |
Parolophone R6016 | Both tracks taken from the 1976 compilation album, Rock 'n' Roll Music |
| 1978-09-22 | #63 | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"/"With a Little Help from My Friends" "A Day in the Life" |
Parolophone R6022 | Issued to coincided with the release of the film, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1982-05-24 | #10 | "The Beatles' Movie Medley" "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" |
Parolophone R6055 | Medley contains excerpts from songs released on Reel Music album. |
| 1982-11-19 | #4 | "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" | Parlophone R4949 | (20th anniversary reissue. Also note all singles were reissued throughout the 1980s as 20th anniversary reissues including picture disc issues. In 1983, "Please Please Me" and "From Me To You" made the top 40) |
| 1982-12-06 | The Beatles Singles Collection | Parlophone BSC 1 | 22-disc 7" singles set, featuring the complete Beatles EMI singles catalogue, with new picture sleeves for many of the discs. The set was first issued on CD in the UK 1992-11-02, and in the U.S. 1992-11-09. The set was first packaged in Japan using a longbox housing the complete set of 3" CD singles in December 1989. |
[edit] U.S. discography
[edit] U.S. albums
The first seven Beatles albums appeared in different versions in the U.S., where Capitol Records mixed UK album tracks with UK single tracks to create different albums altogether, with different titles, track listings, and often different audio mixes. The first eight of these records have been released on CD as The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 (2004) and The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 (2006). The Capitol release of Rubber Soul is preferred by some over its UK counterpart, due to its more folky flavour[citation needed]; it was this version of the album that greatly influenced the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson, who "answered" it by releasing Pet Sounds in 1966[citation needed]. Upon the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967, the Beatles albums had the same track listing in both the U.S. and the U.K. (The only exception to this is Magical Mystery Tour, which was released as a double EP in the UK, and a longer LP in the U.S., and Hey Jude, which was comprised primarily of non-album songs.)
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[edit] U.S. compilations and other releases
- The Beatles' Story, Capitol TBO 2222 (Mono)/STBO 2222 (Stereo (1964-11-23) #7 (12/19/1964+) (1/2/1965-)
- In the Beginning (Circa 1960), Polydor Records 24-4504 (1970-05-04) #117
- 1962–1966 (the "Red Album"), Apple SKBO-3403 (1973-04-02) #3 (4/21/1973)
- 1967–1970 (the "Blue Album"), Apple SKBO-3404 (1973-04-02) #1(1) (4/21/1973)
- Rock 'n' Roll Music, Capitol Records (1976-06-07) #2(2) (6/26/1976)
- (Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol.1 and Vol. 2 were issued individually by Capitol Records on 1980-10-27)
- Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962, Lingasong (2 May 1977) #111
- The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl, Capitol Records (1977-05-04) #2(2) (5/21/1977)
- Love Songs, Capitol Records (1977-10-21) #24 (11/19/1977)
- The Beatles Collection, Capitol Records (1979-12-01) (Unlike the British release, the American issue was a limited edition with only 3000 copies made. The British release which was not a limited edition became a popular import for the U.S. market as a result.)
- Rarities, Capitol SHAL-12060 (1980-03-24) #21 (4/19/1980)
- Reel Music, Capitol Records (1982-03-22) #19 (4/10/1982)
- 20 Greatest Hits, Capitol Records (1982-10-11) #50
- Please Please Me, Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-02-26)
- With the Beatles, Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-02-26)
- A Hard Day's Night (British version), Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-02-26)
- Beatles for Sale, Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-02-26)
- Help! (British version), Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-04-30)
- Rubber Soul (British version), Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-04-30)
- Revolver (British version), Parlophone/Capitol Records (1987-04-30)
- (The above 1987 CD releases mark the first official releases for The Beatles' early British albums in the U.S.)
- Past Masters, Volume One, Parlophone/Capitol Records (1988-03-07) #149
- Past Masters, Volume Two, Parlophone/Capitol Records (1988-03-07) #121
- (Past Masters as a 2-LP set was issued by Capitol Records on 1988-10-24)
- The Beatles Box Set Parlophone/Capitol Records (1988-11-15)
- Live at the BBC, Capitol Records (1994-12-06) #3 (12/24/1994+) (1/8/1995-)
- Anthology 1, Capitol Records (1995-11-21) #1 (12/9/1995+) (1/13/1996-)
- Anthology 2, Capitol Records (1996-03-19) #1 (4/20/1996)
- Anthology 3, Capitol Records (1996-10-29) #1 (11/23/1996+) (1/3/1997-)
- Yellow Submarine Songtrack, Capitol Records (1999-09-14) #15 (10/2/1999)
- The Beatles 1, Capitol Records (2000-11-14) #1 (12/2/2000+) (1/6/2001-)
- Let It Be... Naked, Capitol Records (2003-11-18) #5 (12/13/2003+) (1/17/2004-)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 1, Capitol Records (2004-11-16) #35 (12/4/2004+) (1/1/2005-)
- The Capitol Albums, Volume 2, Capitol Records (2006-04-11) #46
- Love, Capitol Records (2006-11-21) #4 (12/16/2006+) (1/20/2007-)
[edit] U.S. EPs
- Souvenir of Their Visit to America (Vee Jay Records) (1964-03-23)
- Four by the Beatles (1964-05-11)
- 4-by the Beatles (1965-02-01)
- Baby It's You (1995-03-23) (Maxi-CD single)
- Free as a Bird (1995-12-12) (Maxi-CD single)
- Real Love (1996-03-05) (Maxi-CD single)
[edit] U.S. singles
The Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. is compiled from sales and airplay statistics, so the individual songs on any given disc can be charted separately.
| Release date | Songs | Label/number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-04-23 | "My Bonnie" "The Saints" |
Decca 31382 | (Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers) |
| 1963-02-25 | "Please Please Me" "Ask Me Why" |
Vee-Jay 498 | (Early pressings misspelled as The Beattles) |
| 1963-05-27 | "From Me to You" #116 "Thank You Girl" |
Vee-Jay 522 | |
| 1963-09-16 | "She Loves You" "I'll Get You" |
Swan 4152 | (first release; white label with red print) |
| 1963-12-26 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" #1 "I Saw Her Standing There" #14 |
Capitol 5112 | |
| 1964-01-25 | "She Loves You" #1 "I'll Get You" |
Swan 4152 | (second release; black label with silver print) |
| 1964-01-27 | "My Bonnie" #26 "The Saints" |
MGM 13213 | (Tony Sheridan with the Beatles) |
| 1964-01-30 | "Please Please Me" #3 "From Me to You" #41 |
Vee-Jay 581 | |
| 1964-02-08 | "All My Loving" #45 "This Boy" |
Capitol 72144 | (Canadian import) |
| 1964-02-15 | "Roll Over Beethoven" #68 "Please Mister Postman" |
Capitol 72133 | (Canadian import) |
| 1964-03-02 | "Twist and Shout" #2 "There's a Place" #74 |
Tollie 9001 | |
| 1964-03-16 | "Can't Buy Me Love" #1 "You Can't Do That" #48 |
Capitol 5150 | |
| 1964-03-23 | "Do You Want to Know a Secret" #2 "Thank You Girl" #35 |
Vee-Jay 587 | |
| 1964-03-27 | "Why" #88 "Cry for a Shadow" |
MGM 13227 | (Tony Sheridan with the Beatles) |
| 1964-04-27 | "Love Me Do" #1 "P.S. I Love You" #10 |
Tollie 9008 | |
| 1964-05-21 | "Sie Liebt Dich"#97 "I'll Get You" |
Swan 4182 | (German, A-side shown as "DIE BEATLES") |
| 1964-06-01 | "Sweet Georgia Brown" "Take Out Some Insurance On Me" |
Atco 6302 | |
| 1964-07-06 | "Ain't She Sweet" #19 "Nobody's Child" |
Atco 6308 | |
| 1964-07-13 | "A Hard Day's Night" #1 "I Should Have Known Better" #53 |
Capitol 5222 | |
| 1964-07-20 | "I'll Cry Instead" #25 "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" #95 |
Capitol 5234 | |
| 1964-07-20 | "And I Love Her" #12 "If I Fell" #53 |
Capitol 5235 | |
| 1964-08-24 | "Matchbox" #17 "Slow Down" #25 |
Capitol 5255 | |
| 1964-11-23 | "I Feel Fine" #1 "She's a Woman" #4 |
Capitol 5327 | |
| 1965-02-15 | "Eight Days a Week" #1 "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" #39 |
Capitol 5371 | |
| 1965-04-19 | "Ticket to Ride" #1 "Yes It Is" #46 |
Capitol 5407 | |
| 1965-07-19 | "Help!" #1 "I'm Down" #101 |
Capitol 5476 | |
| 1965-09-13 | "Yesterday" #1 "Act Naturally" #47 |
Capitol 5498 | |
| 1965-12-06 | "We Can Work It Out" #1 "Day Tripper" #5 |
Capitol 5555 | |
| 1966-02-21 | "Nowhere Man" #3 "What Goes On" #81 |
Capitol 5587 | |
| 1966-05-30 | "Paperback Writer" #1 "Rain #23 |
Capitol 5651 | |
| 1966-08-08 | "Yellow Submarine" #2 "Eleanor Rigby" #11 |
Capitol 5715 | |
| 1967-02-13 | "Penny Lane" #1 "Strawberry Fields Forever" #8 |
Capitol 5810 | |
| 1967-07-17 | "All You Need Is Love" #1 "Baby You're a Rich Man" #34 |
Capitol 5964 | |
| 1967-11-27 | "Hello, Goodbye" #1 "I Am the Walrus" #56 |
Capitol 2056 | |
| 1968-03-18 | "Lady Madonna" #4 "The Inner Light" #96 |
Capitol 2138 | |
| 1968-08-26 | "Hey Jude" #1 "Revolution" #12 |
Apple 2276 | |
| 1969-05-05 | "Get Back" #1 "Don't Let Me Down" #35 |
Apple 2490 | (The Beatles with Billy Preston) |
| 1969-06-04 | "The Ballad of John and Yoko" #8 "Old Brown Shoe" |
Apple 2531 | |
| 1969-10-06 | "Come Together" #1 "Something" #1 |
Apple 2654 | |
| 1970-03-11 | "Let It Be" #1 "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" |
Apple 2764 | |
| 1970-05-11 | "The Long and Winding Road" #1 "For You Blue" |
Apple 2832 | |
| 1976-05-31 | "Got to Get You into My Life" #7 "Helter Skelter" |
Capitol 4274 | |
| 1976-06-08 | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" #49 "Julia" |
Capitol 4347 | |
| 1978-08-14 | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "With a Little Help from My Friends" #71 "A Day in the Life" |
Capitol 4612 | |
| 1982-03-22 | "Beatles Movie Medley" #12 "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" |
Capitol 5107 | |
| 1986-07-23 | "Twist and Shout" #23 "There's a Place" |
Capitol 5624 | (reissue) |
| 1995-04-17 | "Baby It's You" #67 "I'll Follow the Sun" "Devil in Her Heart" "Boys" |
Apple 58348 | BBC recording sessions |
| 1995-12-12 | "Free as a Bird" #6 "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" |
Apple 58497 | first new Beatles song in 25 years |
| 1996-03-04 | "Real Love" #11 "Baby's in Black" (live) |
Apple 58544 | second new Beatles song in 25 years |
[edit] Canadian discography
[edit] Canadian albums
The division of Capitol Records in Canada released three unique albums and nine singles in 1963 and 1964 before aligning with the American division and releasing the same albums as in the U.S. The first Canadian release was the "Love Me Do" single (72076) on 1963-02-04.
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After this album, Capitol of Canada synchronised its catalogue production with the U.S. market, beginning with United Artists' A Hard Day's Night and concluding with Apple's Hey Jude. Notably, the albums Something New and The Beatles' Story were only produced in mono when originally released. In 1967 the American back catalogue was released in Canada:
- The Beatles' Second Album, ST 2080 (Stereo)/ T 2080 (Mono), 1 February 1967
- Meet The Beatles, ST 2047 (Stereo), 1 February 1967
- Something New, ST 2108, 1 February 1967
- The Beatles' Story, STBO 2222 (Stereo), 1 August 1968
- The Early Beatles, ST 2309 (Stereo), 1 August 1968
[edit] Canadian compilations
All post-Beatles albums were released exactly the same in Canada as in the U.S., with the exception of:
- Very Together, Polydor (Fall 1969)
- The Beatles' Ballads, Capitol Records (1980-10-13)
[edit] Canadian singles
This reflects the Beatles singles which appeared on the "CHUM Hit Parade" charts between the weeks of Monday 6 January 1963 and Saturday 8 January 1977.[9] Capitol of Canada took on the Beatles early on and issued early singles in their 72000 series of Canada only releases[10] before aligning with the American company's numbering system when the American company began issuing Beatle singles. American Beatle recordings issued on the Vee-Jay, Swan and Tollie labels were issued by Capitol of Canada with 72000 series catalogue numbers. Capitol Canada was the only country outside of the U.K. to issue version 1 of "Love Me Do" with Ringo on the drums.
| Release date | Songs | Label/number | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-04-23 | "My Bonnie" / "The Saints" | Decca 31382 | Test Pressing, never issued |
| 1963-02-03 | "Love Me Do" #8 / "P.S. I Love You" | Capitol 72076 | #8 for two weeks beginning 1964-03-23 |
| 1963-02-25 | "Please Please Me" #5 / "Ask Me Why" | Capitol 72090 | #5 for two weeks beginning 1964-03-09 |
| 1963-06-18 | "From Me to You" #6 / "Thank You Girl" | Capitol 72101 | #6 on 1964-03-09 |
| 1963-09-16 | "She Loves You" #1 / "I'll Get You" | Capitol 72125 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1964-01-20 |
| 1963-12-09 | "Roll Over Beethoven" #2 / "Please Mister Postman" | Capitol 72133 | First Canadian Beatle single to make charts almost immediately upon release. |
| 1963-12-26 | "I Want to Hold Your Hand" #1 / "I Saw Her Standing There" #1 | Capitol 5112 | #1 for six weeks beginning 1964-02-10 |
| 1964-02-17 | "All My Loving" #1 / "This Boy" #1 | Capitol 72144 | #1 for six weeks beginning 1964-03-23. This Boy held the #1 spot alone after All My Loving had fallen to #5 in week six. |
| 1964-03-16 | "Twist and Shout" #5 / "There's a Place" | Capitol 72146 | |
| 1964-03-27 | "Why" / "Cry for a Shadow" | MGM 13227 | (The Beatles With Tony Sheridan) |
| 1964-03-16 | "Can't Buy Me Love" #3 / "You Can't Do That" #33 | Capitol 5150 | |
| 1964-04-20 | "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" / "Thank You Girl" | Capitol 72159 | |
| 1964-06-15 | "Sie Liebt Dich" #20 / "I'll Get You" | Capitol 72162 | |
| 1964-07-06 | "Ain't She Sweet" / "Nobody's Child" (w/Tony Sheridan) | Atco 6308 | |
| 1964-07-13 | "A Hard Day's Night" #1 / "I Should Have Known Better" #1 | Capitol 5222 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1964-08-10 |
| 1964-07-20 | "I'll Cry Instead" #20 / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" #20 | Capitol 5234 | |
| 1964-07-20 | "And I Love Her" #15 / "If I Fell" | Capitol 5235 | |
| 1964-08-24 | "Matchbox" #6 / "Slow Down" #6 | Capitol 5255 | |
| 1964-11-23 | "I Feel Fine" #1 / "She's a Woman" #1 | Capitol 5327 | #1 for five weeks beginning 1964-12-21 |
| 1965-02-15 | "Eight Days a Week" #1 / "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" #1 | Capitol 5371 | #1 for four weeks beginning 1965-03-15 |
| 1965-04-19 | "Ticket to Ride" #1 / "Yes It Is" #1 | Capitol 5407 | #1 for three weeks beginning 1965-05-10 |
| 1965-07-19 | "Help!" #1 / "I'm Down" #1 | Capitol 5476 | #1 for three weeks beginning 1965-08-16 |
| 1965-09-13 | "Yesterday" #1 / "Act Naturally" #1 | Capitol 5498 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1965-10-11 |
| 1965-12-06 | "We Can Work It Out" #1 / "Day Tripper" #1 | Capitol 5555 | #1 for six weeks beginning 1965-12-27 |
| 1966-02-21 | "Nowhere Man" #1 / "What Goes On" | Capitol 5587 | #1 for three weeks beginning 1966-03-28 |
| 1966-05-30 | "Paperback Writer" #1 / "Rain" #1 | Capitol 5651 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1966-06-13 |
| 1966-08-08 | "Yellow Submarine" #1 / "Eleanor Rigby" #1 | Capitol 5715 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1966-08-29 |
| 1967-02-13 | "Penny Lane" #1 / "Strawberry Fields Forever" #1 | Capitol 5810 | #1 for three weeks beginning 1967-02-27 |
| 1967-07-17 | "All You Need Is Love" #1 / "Baby You're a Rich Man" | Capitol 5964 | #1 for one week beginning 1967-08-07 |
| 1967-11-27 | "Hello, Goodbye" #1 / "I Am the Walrus" | Capitol 2056 | #1 for three weeks beginning 1967-12-04 |
| 1968-03-18 | "Lady Madonna" #1 / "The Inner Light" | Capitol 2138 | #1 for one week beginning 1968-04-08 |
| 1968-08-26 | "Hey Jude" #1 / "Revolution" #1 | Apple 2276 | #1 for six weeks beginning 1968-09-14 |
| 1969-05-05 | "Get Back" #1 / "Don't Let Me Down" #1 | Apple 2490 | #1 for five weeks beginning 1969-05-17, (The Beatles with Billy Preston) |
| 1969-06-04 | "The Ballad of John and Yoko" / "Old Brown Shoe" | Apple 2531 | Banned from Canadian Radio stations nationwide |
| 1969-10-06 | "Something" #1 / "Come Together" | Apple 2654 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1969-11-08 |
| 1969-10-06 | "Come Together" / "Something" | Apple 2654 | Released with A-side as B-side |
| 1970-03-11 | "Let It Be" #1 / "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" | Apple 2764 | #1 for four weeks beginning 1970-03-28 |
| 1970-05-11 | "The Long and Winding Road" #1 / "For You Blue" #1 | Apple 2832 | #1 for two weeks beginning 1970-06-13 |
| 1976-05-31 | "Got to Get You into My Life" #2 / "Helter Skelter" | Capitol 4274 | |
| 1976-06-08 | "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" #19 / "Julia" | Capitol 4347 | |
| 1978-08-14 | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "With a Little Help from My Friends" / "A Day in the Life" | Capitol 4612 | |
| 1982-03-22 | "Beatles Movie Medley" / "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | Capitol 5107 | |
| 1986-07-23 | "Twist and Shout" / "There's a Place" | Capitol 5624 | (reissue) |
| 1995-04-17 | "Baby It's You" #67 / "I'll Follow the Sun" / "Devil in Her Heart" / "Boys" | Apple 58348 | (EP) |
| 1995-12-12 | "Free as a Bird" #6 / "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" | Apple 58497 | |
| 1996-03-04 | "Real Love" #11 / "Baby's in Black" (live) | Apple 58544 |
[edit] Christmas records
The Beatles also recorded annual Christmas records for their fan club members. From 1963 to 1969 these were released as 7" flexidiscs on LYN. In 1970 the 7 previous records were put onto a 12" vinyl record, From Then to You. In the United States, the 1964 and 1965 Christmas records were not released. In 1964, American fans received an edited copy of the 1963 record. In 1965, instead of a Christmas record, American fans received a postcard saying, "Seasons Greetings from the Beatles." Nothing was sent to American fans in 1963. These remain largely unavailable today (although they have been widely bootlegged), with the exception of one track, "Christmas Time Is Here Again", which was edited and released on the Free As a Bird CD single in 1994:
- The Beatles Christmas Record, LYN 492 (1963)
- Season's Greetings from The Beatles, LYN 757 (1964)
- The Beatles 3rd Christmas Record, LYN 948 (1965)
- Everywhere It's Christmas, LYN 1145 (1966)
- Christmas Time Is Here Again, LYN 1360 (1967)
- Beatles 1968 Christmas Record, LYN 1743/4 (1968)
- Happy Christmas 1969, LYN 1970/1 (1969)
- From Then to You, (UK) Apple LYN 2154 / The Beatles' Christmas Album (U.S.) Apple SBC 100 (1970)
[edit] Sales figures
[edit] RIAA and Soundscan albums
US Sales figures. Soundscan began tracking since 1991, thus the figures listed represent only the part of the album sales after 1991.
| Album | RIAA | Soundscan |
|---|---|---|
| The Beatles | 19x Platinum (Diamond plus nine) | 3,180,000 |
| 1967–1970 | 16x Platinum (Diamond plus six) | 2,568,000 |
| 1962–1966 | 15x Platinum (Diamond plus five) | 2,214,000 |
| Abbey Road | 12x Platinum (Diamond plus two) | 3,957,000 |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 11x Platinum (Diamond plus one) | 3,866,000 |
| 1 | 10x Platinum (Diamond) | 11,191,000 |
| Anthology 1 | 8x Platinum | 3,666,000 |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 6x Platinum | 1,595,000 |
| Rubber Soul | 6x Platinum | 2,291,000 |
| Meet The Beatles! | 5x Platinum | 50,000 |
| Revolver | 5x Platinum | 1,888,000 |
| A Hard Day's Night | 4x Platinum | 1,187,000 |
| Help! | 4x Platinum | 1,281,000 |
| Let It Be | 4x Platinum | 1,209,000 |
| Live at the BBC | 4x Platinum | 1,518,000 |
| Anthology 2 | 4x Platinum | 1,739,000 |
| Beatles '65 | 3x Platinum | 24,000 |
| Hey Jude | 3x Platinum | 68,000 |
| Love Songs | 3x Platinum | 94,000 |
| Anthology 3 | 3x Platinum | 1,363,000 |
| 20 Greatest Hits | 2x Platinum | 821,000 |
| The Beatles' Second Album | 2x Platinum | 20,000 |
| Something New | 2x Platinum | 11,000 |
| Beatles for Sale | Platinum | 673,000 |
| Beatles VI | Platinum | 10,000 |
| Let It Be... Naked | Platinum | 1,147,000 |
| Past Masters, Volume One | Platinum | 826,000 |
| Past Masters, Volume Two | Platinum | 1,164,000 |
| Please Please Me | Platinum | 882,000 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Music | Platinum | 216,000 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol. 1 | Platinum | Not available |
| Rock 'n' Roll Music Vol. 2 | Platinum | Not available |
| The Beatles Box Set | Platinum | Not available |
| The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl | Platinum | 11,000 |
| The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 | Platinum | 230,000 |
| The Early Beatles | Platinum | 19,000 |
| Yellow Submarine | Platinum | 1,090,000 |
| Yesterday...and Today | Platinum | 26,000 |
| Love | Platinum | 1,735,000 |
| Rarities | Gold | 10,000 |
| Reel Music | Gold | 16,000 |
| The Beatles' Story | Gold | 3,000 |
| The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 | Gold | 78,000 |
| With the Beatles | Gold | 651,000 |
| Yellow Submarine Songtrack | Gold | 756,000 |
| Total | 172 Million | 55,695,000[11] |
[edit] Singles sales figures
| Single | Cat. # | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" | Capitol 5112 | 5x Platinum |
| "Hey Jude"/"Revolution" | Apple 2276 | 4x Platinum |
| "Can't Buy Me Love"/"You Can't Do That" | Capitol 5150 | 3x Platinum |
| "She Loves You"/"I'll Get You" | Swan 4152 | 2.5x Platinum |
| "Get Back"/"Don't Let Me Down" | Apple 2490 | 2x Platinum |
| "Something"/"Come Together" | Apple 2654 | 2x Platinum |
| "Let It Be"/"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" | Apple 2764 | 2x Platinum |
| "Twist and Shout"/"There's a Place" | Tollie 9001 | Platinum |
| "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You" | Tollie 9008 | Platinum |
| "Please Please Me"/"From Me to You" | VJ 581 | Platinum |
| "Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" | Capitol 5715 | Platinum |
| "A Hard Day's Night"/"I Should Have Known Better" | Capitol 5222 | Platinum |
| "All You Need Is Love"/"Baby You're a Rich Man" | Capitol 5964 | Platinum |
| "The Ballad of John and Yoko"/"Old Brown Shoe" | Apple 2531 | Platinum |
| "Do You Want to Know a Secret"/"Thank You Girl" | VJ 587 | Platinum |
| "Eight Days a Week"/"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" | Capitol 5371 | Platinum |
| "Hello, Goodbye"/"I Am the Walrus" | Capitol 2056 | Platinum |
| "Help!"/"I'm Down" | Capitol 5476 | Platinum |
| "I Feel Fine"/"She's a Woman" | Capitol 5327 | Platinum |
| "Lady Madonna"/"The Inner Light" | Capitol 2138 | Platinum |
| "Nowhere Man"/"What Goes On" | Capitol 5587 | Platinum |
| "Paperback Writer"/"Rain" | Capitol 5651 | Platinum |
| "Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" | Capitol 5810 | Platinum |
| "We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper" | Capitol 5555 | Platinum |
| "Yesterday"/"Act Naturally" | Capitol 5498 | Platinum |
| "And I Love Her"/"If I Fell" | Capitol 5235 | Gold |
| Free as a Bird EP | Apple 58497 | Gold |
| "Got to Get You into My Life"/"Helter Skelter" | Capitol 4274 | Gold |
| "I'll Cry Instead"/"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | Capitol 5234 | Gold |
| "Matchbox"/"Slow Down" | Capitol 5255 | Gold |
| Real Love EP | Apple 58544 | Gold |
| "The Long and Winding Road"/"For You Blue" | Apple 2832 | Gold |
| "Ticket to Ride"/"Yes It Is" | Capitol 5407 | Gold |
| Total | 42 Million |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ia8abfc4edd03266a1b3a10ca750bdfb7?imw=Y
- ^ http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/reissuerumors08.html
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "The Beatles Albums". thebeatles.com. http://thebeatles.com/core/music/. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ Ingham, Chris (2006). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Rough Guides. pp. 66. ISBN 1843537206.
- ^ Ingham, Chris (2006). The Rough Guide to the Beatles. Rough Guides. pp. 71. ISBN 1843537206.
- ^ [3]
- ^ 1050 CHUM - CHUM Charts
- ^ The 72000 Series Of 45 RPM Vinyl Discs
- ^ Reuters: 2007 U.S. Music Purchases Exceed 1.4 Billion
[edit] Bibliography
- Castleman, Harry and Walter J. Podrazik (1975). All Together Now: the only Complete Beatles Discography 1961-1975. Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-29794-6.
- Wallgren, Mark (1982). The Beatles on Record. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-45682-2.
[edit] External links
- The Beatles discography at Discogs
- http://www.ptrob.com/Music/Beatles/Stereo_vs__Mono/body_stereo_vs__mono.html
- http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/kozinn.htm
- The Beatles Discography
- Beatles LPs EPs and singles all over the world
- The Beatles reviews @ progarchives.com
- Beatles LP and CD discography
- Beatles singles and EP discography
- A UK discography, including details on bootleg releases
- The Beatles in Canada includes Canada-only discography
- The Beatles on Vee-Jay Records
- The Beatles Discography At Discoogle
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