One Of The Beatles' Most Famous Songs Finally Becomes A Hit In Their Home Country

31 December, 2024 - 0 Comments

The Beatles’ catalog is packed to the brim with songs that have stood the test of time and are still beloved to this day. Many of their most popular tracks became hits when they were new, especially in the United Kingdom, the band’s home base. A few of their famous compositions never reached the weekly rankings, for one reason or another, but that doesn’t make them unsuccessful.

One of The Beatles’ most familiar and most-covered songs somehow escaped the U.K. charts for decades. That losing streak—if it can even be called that—is over, as the track debuts on one list across the pond.

“Blackbird” finally becomes a chart hit in the U.K., as of this week. The tune debuts at No. 96 on the Official Singles Downloads ranking, which tracks the bestselling legal downloads in the nation.

The Official Singles Downloads chart is the first list that “Blackbird” has appeared on in the U.K. That may be difficult to believe for many fans of the Fab Four—and the song itself—but it’s true. Despite its legacy and popularity, the title has never sold or streamed well enough in one tracking period to land on any list until now.

The Beatles released “Blackbird” in 1968. It was featured on their self-titled project, which is also known as The White Album, due to its largely blank cover. The song was never selected as a single, but it’s become a classic nonetheless.

The White Album never produced any singles, so “Blackbird” isn’t alone in its album cut status. The full-length also features fellow Beatles favorites like "Back in the U.S.S.R.," "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da," and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," among other fan favorites, and no one can call those tracks unsuccessful.

Source: Hugh McIntyre/forbes.com

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