The Beatles is a British rock band founded in Liverpool, England in 1960, consisting of four members: John Lennon, Lingo Starr, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison.
In 1963, the band released their first official music album, "Please Please Me," which set a record of topping the UK pop chart for 30 consecutive weeks. In 1964, he set a record of simultaneously ranking in the top 5 of the US Billboard Hot 100; In the same year, he won the "Best Newcomer Award" at the 7th Grammy Awards. The music single "Yesterday" released in 1965 topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for four consecutive weeks. In 1966, a psychedelic rock style music album called "Revolver" was released. The music album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" released in 1967 won the Album of the Year award at the 10th Grammy Awards. The music single "Hey Jude" released in 1968 topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for nine consecutive weeks; In the same year, the studio album "The Beatles" was released. The last public performance was held in 1969 [47]; The music album "Abbey Road" released in the same year was named one of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" by Rolling Stone music magazine. In 1970, released the music album "Let It Be"; In the same year, the band announced its official dissolution.
In 1980, John Lennon passed away. Entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1996, he won the "Best Pop Band Award" at the 39th Grammy Awards. In 2001, George Harrison passed away. In 2004, he was selected as the top 50 greatest pop musicians in history by Rolling Stone magazine. In 2008, it ranked first on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with 20 number one singles, ranking first on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2012, it topped the official UK best-selling band chart released by the company. The band's final single "Now And Then" will be released in 2023.

In 1955, John Lennon, who was studying at an art school, formed a rock band called "The Quarrymen", which was the predecessor of The Beatles. In 1956, John Lennon met Paul McCartney in a church in Liverpool, and both left a deep impression on each other; Afterwards, Paul McCartney joined the band and played guitar.
In 1958, Paul McCartney's friend George Harrison joined the Quarrymen band, and at the same time, other musicians also joined the band on a temporary basis. The drummer who stayed on the band for a longer time was Colin Hunton, who joined in 1957 and retired in 1958. In the end, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison formed the band's core stable lineup in the late 1950s.
In March 1960, John Lennon's college classmate Stuart Sutcliffe joined the Quarrymen band and suggested renaming the band to "The Beetles"; In the summer of the same year, the band changed its name to "The Silver Beetles", and drummer Peter Best also announced joining the band; In mid August, they officially changed the band name to "The Beatles", and the band was officially established.

Tour to Hamburg, Germany
On February 9, 1961, they made their debut at the Cave Club located on Matthew Street in Liverpool. In March, they returned to Hamburg, Germany and participated in the recording of the album as a reserve band for Hamburg singer Tony Sheridan. During this time, they also composed some songs, but none were released. In the same year, the band's bassist Stuart Sutcliffe returned to the university campus, Paul McCartney became the band's bassist, George Harrison became the lead guitarist, John Lennon became the rhythm guitarist, and Peter Best became the drummer. However, they often exchanged and played various other instruments while singing and performing, so during this period, each member of the band was the lead vocalist. In November, Brian Epstein, the owner of Leopold Records, first saw their performance at the Cave Club and decided to become their manager, signing a five-year agency contract with them.
Signed with a record company
In 1962, George Martin, the manager of Palo Wind Records, a subsidiary of EMI, signed a contract with The Beatles. On June 2nd, the recording of the first album began at Abbey Road Studios in London. On August 16th, Lingo Starr officially replaced Peter Best as the drummer for the band. On October 5th, The Beatles released their first British single "Love Me Do/P.S.I Love You", after which they began touring the UK [21]. At the end of November, another version of the single "Please Please Me" was recorded. In December, the fifth and final trip to Hamburg ended.

In January 1963, The Beatles released their single "Please Please Me", which first topped the UK pop music singles chart. In February, the recording of the first album "Please Please Me" was completed. On March 22nd, the band released their first official studio album "Please Please Me". After its release, the album not only topped the UK pop chart, but also held the top spot for a record breaking 30 weeks. On May 4th, the released songs "From Me to You" and "Thank You Girl" once again topped the UK pop music singles chart. In the same year, The Beatles' single "From Me to You" won the top spot on the UK pop music singles chart after its release, while another single "Bubbling Under" became The Beatles' first hit on the Billboard Hot 200 singles chart. In August, they released the single "She Loves You", which was their first single in the UK to sell over one million copies. In November, invited to perform at the Royal Variety Theatre; At the end of the year, the second studio album "With the Beatles" was released; The song "Don't Mother Me" from the album set a single sales record of one million times in the UK, while other songs such as "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "Meet the Beatles!" also made it to the Billboard Hot 200 singles chart [25]; In the same year, Paul McCartney and John Lennon became the core figures in the band's music creation.