Paul McCartney announces UK and Ireland summer tour
Sir Paul McCartney has announced his first ever stadium tour of the UK and Ireland.
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BBC chart reveals best-selling UK Beatles songs
‘She Loves You’, The Beatles’ second number one hit, has topped a chart of the group’s biggest selling songs in
UK album release: Let It Be
The Beatles’ final album was released in the UK on this day. Ostensibly the soundtrack to their fifth film, Let
UK single release: Let It Be
The Beatles’ final UK single of their career, not including various reissues and the Anthology releases, was ‘Let It Be’.
UK single release: Something/Come Together
In the United Kingdom, The Beatles had never previously issued singles containing songs that were already available on an album.
UK album release: Abbey Road
The Beatles’ 12th official album, Abbey Road, was released in the UK on 26 September 1969. Their last-recorded album, it
UK single release: The Ballad Of John And Yoko
The Beatles’ second UK single of 1969, ‘The Ballad Of John And Yoko’, was released on this day. The b-side
UK album release: Electronic Sound by George Harrison
The Beatles’ experimental label Zapple Records was launched on this day, with the UK release of two albums: George Harrison’s
UK album release: Two Virgins by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Just over two weeks after its US release, Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins by John Lennon and Yoko Ono
UK album release: The Beatles (White Album)
The Beatles’ ninth original UK album was their self-titled double, commonly known as the White Album.
UK album release: Wonderwall Music by George Harrison
The first Beatles solo album, George Harrison’s Wonderwall Music, was released on this day in the United Kingdom.
UK single release: Hey Jude
The Beatles second – and final – UK single of 1968 was an all-time classic. ‘Hey Jude’, with ‘Revolution’ on
UK EP release: Magical Mystery Tour
More than two weeks before its accompanying film received its premiere on BBC television, The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour EP
UK single release: Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles’ third and final single of 1967 was issued in the UK on this day: ‘Hello, Goodbye’, with ‘I
UK single release: All You Need Is Love
The Beatles’ 15th UK single, ‘All You Need Is Love’, was rush-released in the wake of the Our World satellite
UK album release: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Heralded upon its release as The Beatles’ masterpiece, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was issued in the UK on
UK EP release: Nowhere Man
Although the Rubber Soul album had been on sale for more than six months, Parlophone on this day issued a
UK single release: Paperback Writer
The Beatles’ 12th Parlophone single was their lowest-seller since ‘Love Me Do’.
The Beatles live: NME Poll-Winners’ show – their final UK concert
Although they famously performed on the rooftop of Apple in January 1969, 1 May 1966 was The Beatles’ final scheduled
UK EP release: Yesterday
On the same day that John Lennon’s comments that The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus were first published, The