When was the Beatles album 1 released?
The Beatles released 1 on the 13th of November 2000. This collection gathered twenty-seven number-one singles from their career in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1962 and 1970.
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The Beatles released 1 on the 13th of November 2000. This collection gathered twenty-seven number-one singles from their career in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1962 and 1970.
Producers George Martin, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr curated the tracklist together. They selected only songs that reached the top spot on either the Record Retailer Top 50 chart or the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Please Please Me failed to top the Record Retailer chart even though it led other British music magazines like New Musical Express. Strawberry Fields Forever did not reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 because Penny Lane held that position instead.
In September 2011 Apple Records issued a remastered version of the album. Giles Martin returned in November 2015 to create new remixes for the deluxe edition.
Sales figures exceeded thirty-one million copies worldwide by 2009 according to Apple Corps. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 during the week ending the 2nd of December 2000 with over 595,500 copies sold.
Apple Records released 1+ on the 6th of November 2015 as a deluxe version of the original compilation. This package included two video discs containing fifty restored promotional films and performances.