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Dec 16, 2002, 11:47 AM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: Feb 05, 2001
Location: Germany
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Beatles vs. Stones: a chart comparison
The Beatles and the Stones are considered to be the prototype "rivals" of rock history. Here`s how both acts did on the charts. The Beatles` stats start with "Love Me do" and end with "Let It Be", the Stones` stats start with "Come On" and end with "Sticky Fingers".
The three biggest musical markets of the 1960s are taken into consideration (US, UK, West Germany):
Number One Hits
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 17
STONES: 8
United States
BEATLES: 20
STONES: 6
West Germany
BEATLES: 11
STONES: 6
Number One Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 11
STONES: 6
United States
BEATLES: 14
STONES: 2
West Germany
BEATLES: 9
STONES: 4
Top 10 Hits
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 23
STONES: 14
United States
BEATLES: 32*
STONES: 13
West Germany
BEATLES: 29
STONES: 15
Top 10 Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 13
STONES: 13
United States
BEATLES: 19
STONES: 15
West Germany
BEATLES: 15
STONES: 14
Weeks at Number One (Singles)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 69
STONES: 18
United States
BEATLES: 59
STONES: 15
West Germany
BEATLES: 40
STONES: 22
Weeks at Number One (Albums)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 162
STONES: 38
United States
BEATLES: 118
STONES: 7
West Germany
BEATLES: 108
STONES: 20
Weeks On Chart (Singles)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 347
STONES: 202
United States
BEATLES: 557**
STONES: 240***
West Germany
BEATLES: 557
STONES: 248
Weeks On Chart (Albums)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 674
STONES: 348
United States
BEATLES: 1,363
STONES: 438
West Germany
BEATLES: 484
STONES: 366
Hit Singles
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 25
STONES: 16
United States
BEATLES: 61****
STONES: 24*****
West Germany
BEATLES: 39
STONES: 20
Hit Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 14
STONES: 14
United States
BEATLES: 26
STONES: 16
West Germany
BEATLES: 20
STONES: 16
Number Two Hits
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 4
STONES: 2
United States
BEATLES: 3
STONES: 1
West Germany
BEATLES: 6
STONES: 3
Number Two Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 0
STONES: 2
United States
BEATLES: 4
STONES: 4
West Germany
BEATLES: 0
STONES: 4
Weeks at Number Two (Singles)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 9
STONES: 6
United States
BEATLES: 6
STONES: 3
West Germany
BEATLES: 17
STONES: 8
Weeks at Number Two (Albums)
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 0
STONES: 4
United States
BEATLES: 24
STONES: 14
Highest Number of Hits in a Calendar Year
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 7 (1964 & 1976)
STONES: 3 (1964-1966)
United States
BEATLES: 30 (1964)
STONES: 6 (1965 & 1966)
West Germany
BEATLES: 16 (1964)
STONES: 6 (1965)
Highest Number of Album Hits in a Calendar Year
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 2 (1963-1966 & 1968-1969)
STONES: 3 (1971)
United States
BEATLES: 11 (1964)
STONES: 3 (1965-1967)
West Germany
BEATLES: 6 (1964)
STONES: 3 81965 & 1967)
Consecutive Number One Hits
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 11
STONES: 5
United States
BEATLES: 6
STONES: 2
West Germany
BEATLES: 6
STONES: 4
Consecutive Top 10 Hits
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 17
STONES: 14
United States
BEATLES: 19
STONES: 9
West Germany
BEATLES: 17
STONES: 14
Consecutive Number One Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 7
STONES: 2
United States
BEATLES: 8
STONES: 0
West Germany
BEATLES: 2
STONES: 2
Consecutive Top 10 Albums
United Kingdom
BEATLES: 13
STONES: 13
United States
BEATLES: 11
STONES: 15
West Germany
BEATLES: 7
STONES: 11
* = 27 Top 10 hits if b-sides are excluded
** = 412 weeks if b-sides are excluded
*** = 218 weeks if b-sides are excluded
**** = 37 hits if b-sides are excluded
***** = 21 hits if b-sides are excluded
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Dec 16, 2002, 02:59 PM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: Dec 09, 2002
Location: Dunwoody, Georgia
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Re: Beatles vs. Stones: a chart comparison
This is very interesting.
Thanks for posting, Wolf.
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Oct 07, 2005, 01:56 PM
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Wild Honey Pie
Join Date: Jul 31, 2005
Location: Here (Sometimes Over There)
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That was interesting.
Weeks On Chart (Albums)
United States
BEATLES: 1,363
Good god!
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Oct 07, 2005, 04:13 PM
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Sun King
Join Date: Jun 30, 2003
Location: colorado
Posts: 23,460
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no surprise to me :)
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Oct 07, 2005, 04:45 PM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: Aug 07, 2005
Posts: 386
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Beatles r teh Stones pwners ^10!!!!!111
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Oct 08, 2005, 10:34 AM
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Apple Scruff
Join Date: Apr 27, 2005
Location: New Jersey, USA
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Originally Posted by thepandoras
Beatles r teh Stones pwners ^10!!!!!111
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I could not have said it in a more excited and fangirly way. Teh pwn!!
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Oct 08, 2005, 03:37 PM
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Old Brown Shoe
Join Date: Jan 08, 2004
Location: La Plata, Argentina
Posts: 3,913
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Thanks for sharing it! I always wanted to make a comparisson like that , but this one is great, better than imagined
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Oct 08, 2005, 06:09 PM
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Paperback Writer
Join Date: Jul 05, 2003
Location: Central upstate NY
Posts: 2,883
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Pretty neat. Thanks for sharing that.
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Oct 09, 2005, 11:52 AM
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Bulldog
Join Date: Nov 02, 2004
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,388
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Yet they call themselves the greatest rock band ever..... i think George John Paul and Ringo have the right to reclaim that title.
Go Beatles!
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Oct 10, 2005, 05:44 PM
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Day Tripper
Join Date: Aug 07, 2005
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Rurouni_Idoru
I could not have said it in a more excited and fangirly way. Teh pwn!!
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Oct 11, 2005, 06:39 AM
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Sun King
Join Date: Feb 13, 2003
Location: Ohio
Posts: 9,373
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Wow, i never compared the numbers before. So that proves the beatles are the greatest rock band! lol!
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