The Beatles' debut album was recorded in just one day, which left John Lennon-and his voice-in a terrible state.

The Beatles' second single, Please Please Me, was a game-changer for the band, but John Lennon has said that they actually ...

The Britpop legends’ first Number One heralded the moment they turned from thrilling rock’n’roll band to cultural phenomenon. Here's how it came together.

So first up from 1972, written by Ewan MacColl in 1957 for Peggy Seeger, a major international hit for Roberta Flack winning ...

Paul Weller is one of the most iconic British musicians of the last few decades. But he got his inspiration from very ...

The music industry has grown into a behemoth in the last 60 years, as perfectly exemplified by these titans of sound who have ...

To mark St David's Day, here's a selection of big rock tunes from the Land Of Song: everyone from Bonnie Tyler to Jones The ...

Beatles enthusiasts ... to churn out hits consistently on his own. Admirers argue that his work on All Things Must Pass, a triple album released in 1970, stands as one of his finest achievements.

Beatles icon Ringo Starr , 84, blew fans away with his incredibly youthful appearance at a lively stage show in Nashville ...

He is currently tied with Taylor Swift and Jay-Z for the most No. 1 albums among solo artists. The Beatles — 19 The Beatles hold both records for the most No. 1 songs on the Hot 100 and the most ...

The "hits" are ranked in order of how well they performed as rookies, and that ranking is based relative to when they were drafted. The higher the pick, the higher the expectation. Year 1 hits ...

when acts generally promoted one single at a time in the physical-only marketplace and on radio. That shift in consumption helps explain why artists have been able to increase their total number ...