When The Beatles Held No. 1 Through No. 5 Spots on America's Pop Charts
If you’re searching for the recording artist with the most commercial success, you don’t have to look beyond The Beatles. In their relatively short run making records (1962-70), the Fab Four packed away enough material to sell some 600 million albums (LPs) and billions of singles.
Their run on the UK and Billboard charts was also unmatched. Not even Elvis Presley racked up the number of chart-topping singles (20) and long-players (21). If nothing else, these statistics are worth keeping in mind when someone says Drake surpassed such-and-such Beatles chart milestone.
As far as the Fab Four’s chart dominance goes, the band really lorded over the Billboard Hot 100 and 200 in 1964. That year, they set a record for most No. 1 hits in a calendar year (six). At the peak of Beatlemania, the group also managed to hold the top five spots on America’s pop charts simultaneously.
Source: cheatsheet.com
