The Beatles Have No True Peers From Current Pop Artists!

[@genekersten7165]

The Beatles not only changed many facets of popular music, but they changed the world. Kids today just can’t comprehend their magnificence, but if you were alive then, well you certainly know.

[@Fab4Fan1964]

Totally agree!

[@johnsrous1616]

Once again, Michael, a terrific video. We all know The Beatles will never be touched in the world of music. It is indeed ludicrous to put Taylor Swift in the same category as John, Paul, George and Ringo. Everyone with a pulse knows there is no equal to the Fab Four. The Beatles were a worldwide phenomenon that never seemed to end. We, as their fans can consider ourselves blessed because we got the privilege of listening to them.

[@pedrox6959]

Nice commentary Michael. I’m from Adelaide, South Australia. I wasn’t around, but when the Beatles toured in ‘64, 350,000 people lined the streets from the Airport to the centre of town ( to the Hotel where the Beatles were staying). It is now acknowledged that this crowd was the largest in the world to greet the Fab Four To put into perspective, Adelaide’s then population wouldn’t have been more than half a million. Assuming that the very elderly or babies didn’t attend, then basically the whole population turned out!! That is a phenomenon in the purest sense of the word! In the 70s, 80s and beyond, every new act or band, was immediately compared to the Beatles, as in..”is this the new Beatles’” but alas, there would never be another, in fact, I think their star shines brighter now because as years and decades have rolled past, we have come to realise everything else that has followed has just been a pale imitation. Cheers.

[@brettweary8491]

Absolutely True Michael you are 100 Percent Correct

[@TigerRogers0660]

Michael, another excellent video!! Probably the best comment i can make about The Beatles, is they had a "magic" that no other musical artist before or since has EVER matched!! It wasn't just Lennon & McCartney. Harrison & Starr - with the incredible textures they wove into the songs - were every bit as important. The Beatles were four, & nothing less!!

[@braemtes23]

Very true. It wasn't just Lennon and McCartney, they were four, but Lennon and McCartney contributed the most and innovated the most. That is undeniable.

[@buddyneher9359]

"Two guys in their eighties and two guys who are dead" !! Glad I didn't have any liquid in my mouth when you said that! Laptop would have died, or taken very ill :-O

[@TheMaijicalKingdom]

Oops! So sorry about that Buddy! 😂😉👌❤

[@josephblue4135]

😅

[@jakepepper2279]

Other than The Rolling Stones, who actually recorded a whole album of new material, The Beatles might be the oldest musical act still on the charts for the end of 2023. It is strange seeing an aging Paul and Ringo, mixed in with younger images of John and George at drastically earlier ages. It is kind of creepy bringing those two deceased mop heads back from the dead like Frankenstein.

[@RobScuremusic]

Great video, Michael. Those are all valid points. No one can match the accomplishments of the Beatles.

[@JeffKain]

Hi Michael, your tasteful presentation was again intelligent, articulate, succinct, and phenomenal. Thank you. As a young boy in 1964, the Beatles taught me (and millions) everything about the art of music excellence by listening to them morning, noon, and night. The Beatles are ingrained in our global collective conscience, unifying cultures, societies, countries, and generations throughout the world. The Beatles triumphantly raised the bar of intelligence and sophistication before and since. As you well point out, the Beatles will forever remain repeated universal phenomena as a group as well as individually. Comparing anyone to them is entirely pointless.

[@TheOldTapeArchive]

If there was a technology that counted every time a Beatles album was played on a home record player into a "streaming" database that counted toward Billboard Hot 100 points, the Fab Four would have 200 Top 40 and 150 Top 10 hits. The "release every track as a streaming single" model of today makes comparisons between eras impossible. The fact that Billboard does this has made their charts long since irrelevant for historical purposes.

[@tommyzai7038]

Modern artists use a formula. The Beatles could have continued to crank out Beatlemania-esq songs until the well ran dry, but instead they were bold and continued to change the world with their evolution.

[@applepitz]

Bravo brotha Michael... you just spoke the absolute TRUTH of what ALOT of us are thinking... you had the courage to do it my friend... and you did it very well... awesome really... God Bless

[@stevenmaginnis1965]

We don't have the courage to say what they think because the bent of the artuce he was referring to was to elevate pop and rap at the expense of rock and roll. The gist is, "Pop and Rap Relevant Art, Rock and Roll Lame Hackwork!" 😡

[@BeatleLOVER]

Micheal I couldn’t agree more u said exactly what I was thinking ❤ the Beatles are the greatest band of all time and Paul John and George Are easily the greatest song writers of all time ❤❤❤(Ringo is Also an amazing songwriter ) but that fact that these so called “Good” “articles” about music people call them is complete garbage. THE BEATLES WILL LIVE ON FOREVER ❤❤❤❤No one Compares To the Fab 4 in the infinity of time and space.❤

[@matthewblackwood4704]

Totally agree. The Beatles are one of a kind event, never to be duplicated.

[@AlexandraElorza]

Dear Michael, I enjoyed watching your video. I don’t begrudge Taylor Swift, Madonna, and Drake their success. They are not in the same category as the Beatles. The Beatles played an important role in shaping and revolutionizing rock. Their music evolved into something beautiful, emotional, entertaining, humorous, and thought provoking. The Now and Then video brought me to tears. My response was unexpected. I don’t believe there will be another band that will come close to their influence and success.

[@georgeedward1226]

Time is the ultimate judge of these things.

[@toms4442]

I bought albums by Taylor, Madona and Drake and I put them next to my Beatles albums and the record holes all closed up on Taylor, Madonna, and Drake. I can only assumed that their records became embarrassed and did not want anybody to play them. Excellent video.

[@MrSparklespring]

It's even an insult to compare them to those hyped artists of today. They are in a total different league.

[@edgardohernandezvila634]

Of all the facts you laid out there Michael, the one I agree with you the most is that years and decades from now, WE WILL NOT BE HEARING TAYLOR SWIFT’S ALMOST ENTIRE CATALOG anywhere. For crying out loud, we barely hear Madonna now!!!!!!! And that’s a fact!!!

[@dino_j]

Very well put! Ringo once said (and I think the clip is on KZbin somewhere), that there would be another Beatles someday. I think he's correct in terms of 'numbers' (as you mentioned regarding Taylor Swift and her chart stats), but I don't think there will be another Beatles in terms of influencing our culture and society the way that they did. Early on, the Beatles managed to appeal to teens and their parents, partly due to their first film. Adults could see these guys were smart, funny, and all of a sudden realize that (even in the early days) the music wasn't just a pop fad. As the 60's progressed, they shaped the youth culture of the time by being a mirror to it (being influenced) and by being a leader in it (being influencers). They took and gave back and moved forward. When you bought a Beatles record (particularly after 1966) and put it on, you not only were entertained by some great music, you were also challenged to listen to the lyrics and get into the philosophies and ideas these guys were into. It was music for your heart and your brain. The times were so different, and as you mentioned the world was much smaller. People went to the store to buy records because there was no internet to listen to songs on demand. Your only option was to listen to the radio and hope the single would be played again soon. So you had to part with your hard earned money to listen to your favorite music. In the Beatles' era, they vastly outsold the competition, and what competition they had! Look at the great songs of the day by the other British Invasion groups, by all the wonderful American groups, Motown artists, etc. I'm not knocking any modern artist, I think Drake, Madonna, Taylor Swift have talent and I'm happy for their success. But they did not have the same impact on society as John, Paul, George and Ringo.

[@musicstream26]

A lot of Taylor Swift/Drake stats include people streaming for free on Spotify; not buying singles and albums.

[@bobbystereo936]

Not to mention, the Beatles new single on disc format is expensive as fuk!

[@ricardo_miguel13]

5€ for the cd isn’t that expensive

[@ricardo_miguel13]

The Beatles were still on front of Drake on daily spotify streams hehe. Although he has the all time record

[@jameswilson7084]

But, Taylor Swift does sell a lot of physical copies. She would have reached #1, even with just physical copies and download sales.

[@musicstream26]

@@jameswilson7084 I said it iNCLUDES free streaming. Taylor's sales doesn't touch The Beatles. Grow up

[@clydekimsey7503]

I can't see any cultural impact from Swift. We no longer have much current culture 😅

[@johnyarusso4953]

You make some great points Michael 👍

[@mikenaykki3133]

Totally agree with you! The Beatles are the greatest pop n rock band of all time!👍👍😎

[@48musicfan]

The Beatles are a phenomenon that will never happen again! - Roger

[@tlar9572]

I flew down to Mexico City a few days ago, to see McCartney in concert. It was great to see such a mix of ages. A LOT of young people singing along to the classics. Guy next to me looked to be about 20 hrs old, and was singing every word to “In Spite of All the Danger” with full enthusiasm! It gives me confidence that the Beatles legacy will live on for many generations.

[@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897]

Taylor Swift popularity does not measure up to her talents which is mediocre at best. There are so many newer artist out there who are much more talented then Swift who do not get the attention they deserve in today's mainstream music. Swift and the people around her are brilliant at marketing her and I bet if she did not have her good looks she would not be nearly as popular as she is today. Sad state of today's popular music.

[@elijah8867]

I've been saying for years she's a second or third rate talent. It's her handlers that got her where she is.

[@thejoyofthemusicinmylife7897]

@@elijah8867I could not agree more.

[@pasqualeminichillojr831]

The Beatles evolved their sound and wrote about so many different things. I can't even think of a song where they tried to destroy the reputation of an ex,never mind having an albums worth. They strived not to write popular music but great creative music. That is the different between now and then

[@laurentburcet30160]

I totally agree with you, Michael !

[@EricSchultz-zs8hz]

Yet another video of really great commentary. I always like listening to you. I missed you, not being with Royce last night. I hope you and your wife are doing well.

[@joemasse4568]

Michael you think like most serious music lovers. I couldn’t agree more, when the planets population has doubled in the past 60 years, of course current pop stars should sell more than their counterparts from the 60s? But do they? I thoroughly enjoyed this video, you have great knowledge! Bravo my friend!

[@paulc5935]

Great video Just to add about sales of records now When The Beatles were releasing new albums 1964-1970 People had to actually physically go out to the record store and buy the record Not just order or download online with the touch of a finger from their house

[@jameswilson7084]

But, many fans do order physical copies from Taylor's webstores.

[@royceinthehouse842]

Great video as usual Michael and I couldn't agree more!

[@gailg2327]

Great analysis! Thanks.🙏

[@tonyfederici1961]

Well said and totally agree with you. A+

[@anthonyvigliotti6560]

Well done, Michael. 100% spot-on. 👍

[@DC-ih8bv]

I'm a huge Led Zeppelin fan. Huge. However , no one is near The Beatles. No one. From " I wanna hold your hand " to " Ballad of John and Yoko" Stellar. It's so incredible. I just watched a video of Leonard Bernstein breaking down some Beatle tunes. It's amazing.

[@fchampd4512]

Huge zeppelin fan too. But you picked the 2 worst songs by beatles 😂

[@tangois]

​@@fchampd4512He doesn't mean those 2 songs only, he means what happened in between them, too.

[@DC-ih8bv]

@@fchampd4512 haha I wrote it fast. You get my drift.

[@clydekimsey7503]

They have no peers from the last 2000 years

[@orbitsun]

Only Beethoven.

[@rhiannonrede]

Amen, dude.

[@johnsrous1616]

They WON'T have any peers over the NEXT 2000 years

[@helenespaulding7562]

By any chance, Michael, did you add up album sales by the four lads through 1980 to see if that would beat out Drake or Swift? Just curious.

[@rikkousa]

Mozart died in 1791. Had to compare with the Beatles, but relatively speaking --he was pretty special.

[@mikescully6972]

My uncle was a elvis fan and he’d say elvis was greater than than the Beatles, and I’d tell him the Beatles had 20 no.1s and elvis had 18, and he’d then say well took four of ‘‘em beat him lol

[@somthingbrutal]

i am not even a massive beatles fan and i can't disagree

[@dawalt009]

If you listen to music from the 40's right through to now, you get an understanding of what was, what is and what will be. In that space of time there is much repetition, everyone copies music that's of it's time from Blues to Rock and Roll, ballads to soul, pop to heavy metal, garage to grunge, glam to disco or psychedelic to rap. Not in any particular order, a common theme was if you found a new beat you stuck to it. Along come The Beatles, defying all odds, whatever they put their collective minds too, would never be repetitive or sound familiar to whatever was there before them. In 6 short years they did more for all forms of entertainment than any other person, group or art in any type of genre. You don't defy endurance by just being there, you have to be able and willing to find that X factor that keeps you ahead of whatever is coming second. The biggest drawer back to music was early 70's heavy metal guitar solos, followed by disco, 80's synthesised pop, then finally rap. If you wanted to end musical entertainment, it is being achieved by what is out there today. Just like Rome we are destroying ourselves from within. The Beatles have never been a part of that, they were always on the outside looking in.

[@MeanMrMustard1]

I agree with everything you said except about rap. Rap from its inception until around 93 or so was great. After that is when it started to go downhill, in my opinion.

[@curaeus007]

Michael, always love your perspectives on anything to do with music. I'm still a little surprised that music now 60 years old and more should still resonate as strongly as it does in the age of Taylor Swift although I really shouldn't be given the ground breaking nature of much of the Beatles music. Still remember trying to decide whether to spend my pocket money as a kid on She Loves You or 24 Hours from Tulsa from a city department store in the early 60's. Went with the Fabs and ended up buying all their stuff and regret not one dollar spent on singles, LP's, CD's and concerts (Beatles once, Macca (several) and Ringo and his troupe of old rockers). Might pick up the red compilation for the remixes of the older songs.

[@MrGhostown81]

I'm hoping that "Now And Then" will bring in new Beatles fans. "Free As A Bird" did it for me when I was 14. Before then, I thought they just music for teenage girls in the 1960s. How dumb was I! 😅

[@davidkornblatt851]

As far as red and blue albums go…Verdict; Songs A+ production B- C+ Package grade D

[@Bookmarkerer]

You knocked the cover off the ball Michael; I and my brother are honoured to be a part of your tribe; you gotta love the past and you gotta love the present and you gotta love the future because the Beatles will always be a part of us; much love and good health to you, thank you very much.

[@jamesgordon2805]

Well said Michael. Nobody compares with the Beatles, they are still the biggest and greatest band ever!

[@ml5955]

Good points Michael. Yes, if you include their post singles material and albums (from 1970 - 1987), you’d have to add another 11 or so #1 LP’s and 16 #1 singles in the US. Pretty amazing considering they were at quarter strength while solo. Between the Beatles and the Solo singles you are looking at something around 36 #1 hits in the US, and far far more Top 10 hits.

[@Tony-im3bk]

I couldn't agree more !!!!

[@edwardmclaughlin719]

I remember when Prince came out with Rasbery Beret, and people were comparing it to the Beatles. He said he wasn't trying for that and that though the Beatles were a good band Prince said he doesn't thing that stuff would hang today.

[@michaeljozwiak25]

Michael, I saw the recent Taylor Swift concert film at a theater, because I was in the area, I did not want to go home yet and to find out what all the Taylor Swift mania was all about. The film was very entertaining. The concert was analogous to a three hour Madonna or Beyoncé Super Bowl halftime show. The concert film hardly showed any of the girl fans. But it did show the rich Millennial fans who could afford general admission up front by the stage.

[@beatlebrian4404]

The Beatles are the William Shakespeare of music And just like Shakespeare they will never be forgotten

[@MG-fh4ed]

Sad to say this: Taylor Swift blocked the 16th #1 album for The Beatles in the uk albums charts. Indeed, in the Usa charts, Taylor and Drake are the next artists that will smash The Beatles, in terms of #1 albums and # 1 songs. 😢😢😢

[@jldraw]

At the risk of being blunt Drake is a fool. A wealthy fool but a fool nonetheless. Taylor Swift is a talented, smart businesswoman who is enjoying a generational run of success. Regardless of whatever numbers contemporary artists post, the world will not forget about The Beatles. Fifty years from now people will be discussing and analyzing The Beatles music. They might not celebrate it in much the same way we do but they will not be forgotten. Look at the music of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven. Maybe they aren’t discussed in the mainstream anymore but they are certainly honored and appreciated by those who are aware of fine art. That’s where The Beatles are headed when all of us are no longer here. The twenty-first century denizens will have Taylor Swift or whomever but the folks who truly love and appreciate music will always pay homage to The Beatles.

[@lancelotkamaka2563]

Amen to all this. I am not in to td's music, even the new beatle song Now And Then. It doesn't even sound like the Beatles.

[@Meeshrick]

Facts! Great video Michael

[@tangois]

Well said, Sir! Also... May I add that they accomplished all those things before their 30th birthday? If The Beatles would've had the media exposure that all those other artists enjoy today..., well, they would be singing another tune!

[@dennisfarber3708]

The Beatles are the sum total of everything that came before them. They have long since reached an unquestionable level of immortality in the world of music. The Beatles are to modern music as Bach is to classic music.

[@monofavoriten]

Music died with them quitting and the echo rang approximately until 1980. and then the shit began...

[@danaaronmusic]

Also, consider how many other great artists the Beatles were competing with in their day. How many great artists does Taylor Swift have to compete with?

[@TheMaijicalKingdom]

Amen Clyde! ❤❤❤

[@orbitsun]

Your rant ended very well. And when Taylor is 80+ her music will be a long time not relevant or revered. Beatles music is eternal.

[@zuni1919]

Preach!!!!! Love it.

[@YaHashaWha]

Beatles rule! Enough said.

[@gregoryriley3993]

Thank You.

[@charlover]

Great video as always, can't really add much to the other comments. Thanks for giving me some hard facts to use during my next argument with someone who believes only in what they want to believe, in spite of facts. Lots of them around these days.

[@910salmar]

Excellent, excellent video brother, amen Michael!

[@BruceColon-BSides]

As Beatle fans, we all know it's about much more than the numbers. When it comes to cultural impact and artistic influence, they remain untouched. Their longevity shows no signs of slowing down. We'll see how many people are discussing good ol' Tay Tay in 100 years.

[@steveborstelmann1171]

Loved it. Your “rant” hit home with me and made me feel better not knowing much Taylor Swift music. Thanks!

[@Borella309]

Sought of funny but the debut single from The SaddleSore Boys is something I'm listening to more than Now and Then currently, but I must admit Michael, yes The Beatles remain number 1! Thanks for your work putting these critiques/analysis's together - always entertaining stuff!.

[@MeanMrMustard1]

But you will hear Now and Then the rest of your life. You might go years without hearing the SaddleSore Boys.

[@williamlegge2167]

Your absolutely right. Thanks

[@Wolfgang_Amadeus_X_Machina]

Taylor as relevant as Leslie Gore? C'mon dude.

[@stephenthorpe3591]

Might as well say it as it is: it is the same old story that metrics by which "success" is measured really don't mean much. For example, even if you are talking simply about making money from touring, which of the following is better? (1) Grossing $50M in 10 concerts, or (2) grossing $100M in 30 concerts? The second would be higher on the list of highest grossing tours, but, if I were a performer, I'd go for (1), because I only have to do 1/3 of the work and still walk away with stack of cash big enough to do pretty much anything I might want! At any rate, here's the real comparison between the Beatles and TS: Despite all her commercial success, I've never seen any serious discussion or analysis of the merits of Swift's music. I may have missed it, but all discussion I've seen has simply been about her commercial success, as an end in itself. Her success probably has a lot to with current woke bandwagons which positively discriminate in favour of strong women. It seems to me that a lot of people buy TS music because she is a role model in some socio-political sense, which is fine, I guess, but it doesn't have much to do with the music and is of no relevance to me personally. Still, Paul McCartney hasn't done badly for himself. He has been a billionaire for quite some time now. Until recently, he was well ahead of the rest of the pack. He did get the rewards that he deserved. If others less deserving get the same or more, that's unfortunate, but life ain't fair! Also, the music industry back in the Beatles heyday was very different to what it is today. Back then, sales depended more (but certainly not entirely) on the merits of the music. Nowadays, success is more about the marketing and promotion and whether you fit the desired sociopolitical profile. The industry makes the artist successful these days, not so much the music. Beyonce is another good example. Musically unremarkable, but a fairly wholesome and strong young African-American woman goes down well as a role model in today's society. In a way, the Beatles are analogous to Alan Turing and Swift to Bill Gates. The former paved the way for the latter to capitalize on their legacy and reap greater rewards.

[@Fab4Fan1964]

Well said!

[@garywohlgemuth3916]

Youre exactly right, Michael.

[@docsavage8640]

It's no different than comparing modern baseball stats with 1920s-1930s baseball stats. They're barely even playing the same game. A homerun, for example, was much harder to get back then, same with a hit single.

[@michaelbutters5650]

What can one say entertainment at its best 😊

[@johned2769]

Right on, Michael. You hit it on the nail.

[@tod3msn]

Listen to the original Walrus and you go on an acid trip with John without the drugs. The Beatles made music for themselves but allowed fans to listen. Ironically, John did Walks and Bridges and Rick n Roll albums while with May Pang. If you get a chance to see May’s documentary on John see it because it shows John warts and all. The doc played in my hometown for an evening but hasn’t been released for streaming.

[@robertwheatley2471]

1:48 ... c'mon... everyone knows the Beatles will never be "Drake" lol... Taylor Swift is a media "darling" and she wouldn't be 1/2 of what she is today without it. I think it was part of the reason why the media detested bands like Zeppelin because they became huge WITHOUT the media and the band didn't need them and basically gave the media a giant middle finger..

[@Fab4Fan1964]

IMO, Much of the interest surrounding Taylor Swift seems to derive from which guy she is currently dating and what songs refer to which guys she has broken up with. I do think she is a very talented entertainer though.

[@MJEvermore853]

Just throwing this out there, but at the time, the Beatles were the media darlings for many years…

[@Stublinsky]

The Beatles were a social, cultural, and popular music phenomenon. No other popular music act had, or has, the worldwide societal effect which The Beatles had on societies around the world. No other popular music act, past or present, comes close to being the phenomenon that The Beatles were.

[@timfurnier7061]

I've been saying the same thing about the increase in the population accounting for records breaking ever they said the Princess Diana tribute song by Elton John produced by George Martin, "Candle in the Wind", broke Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" record.

[@helenespaulding7562]

By any chance, Michael, did you add up album sales by the four lads through 1980 to see if that would beat out Drake or Swift? Just curious.

[@BEEAye-qd7yj]

When did the Beatles officially end..... well apparently 10th April 1970. But of course because of Legal battles that part of 'The End' was 29th Dec 1974 .... When was N&T Written by JL...? Apparently in the LATE 1970's. (1977?)...so it begs the Question HOW IS THIS A BEATLES TUNE ?? ... It sounds like a JL tune.... Just asking the question.... Don't get all hateful, I just wonder how many others see this for what it is..... as opposed to what (obviously ) many want it to be....

[@ricardo_miguel13]

if all four accept it to be a Beatles song it is..Simple as that, just ask the band members. And John would be okay with it, its maybe even about Paul and he considered working with Paul on it.

[@TheSameoldjoe]

Thank you for the grand video. Defending the Beatles is unnecessary, but it is genuine fun. The one defense point that could be made for Swift, Madonna, and Drake is that there is only one of them against four members of the Beatles.

[@jakepepper2279]

I couldn't name one Drake or Taylor Swift song. Their new albums get at least ten hit singles because of instant downloads. The music industry that put out physical albums and singles was replaced with some other method. The way albums chart are totally different as well.

[@BILLYMORGAN1971]

Is Taylor Swift or Drake the biggest? Geez, everytime I go to add a gif comment on facebook for example or in particular I am inundated with K-pop gifs. If I enter Clint Eastwood into the box It got 1000 k-pop gifs. I believe k-pop is an intelligence op used on North Koreans but don't understand why facebook promotes them so much. Their online plays are ridiculous. I also believe the Beatles and rock music in general was an intelligence op(not that they were privy to the inner workings)but it was far more entertaining. I cannot name you 1 song by Taylor Swift, Drake's cakes? Sounds like a stomach ache at 52 years old. Twitter by the way didn't show me k-pop(music search term)but showed me Swift being interviewed by Barbara Wah Wah. Music industry is pretty fake. I'd argue a lot of young people love the Beatles. They're not getting any record contracts or anything or promotion though. I can remember a time as a kid, nearly or about a decade or so AB(after Beatles)and if you gave the big knob on the stereo a really good spin you would find 4-5 Beatles songs playing. Granted payola but it's also what radio stations thought would sell products better. Easy listening to classic rock stations and even occasionally a hardrock station would play a Revolution or Helter Skelter. B'aus'tin.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

The Beatles were even before the „streaming number one“ Drake on spotify daily streaming stats at #35! So great.. and #86 on monthly listeners

[@adamfindlay7091]

I just like em.☮️ Can only compare em to Mozart or Beethoven imo. And when John Paul Geo or Ringo, spoke of their beautiful artists that inspired em they were truly humbled by Smokey, L Richard, Chuck, Fats, Elvis, Buddy, Shirrels, Dylan et .

[@Pait728]

Swift holding all of these spots in the Top Ten simultaneously doesn't hold a candle to when the Beatles did it. Swift had every song off of one album released as "singles" (whatever that means today) at the same time. Very different situations. Imagine if her listeners had to drive to a record store and plop down 2 bucks for every physical copy of the song they wanted to hear. I doubt those "singles" would have done as well.

[@helenespaulding7562]

The Beatles changed the taste in music of a generation. Is that a claim that Swift fans make? I’m serious. I don’t know. I DO know she has cultural clout because of social media. The Beatles did too….without tweets, Instagram, FB or TikTok etc. Not cutting down Swift. Just saying that The Beatles did much more with what was available at the time.

[@rikkousa]

I read that Taylor Swift received a huge number of awards at last nights Billboard awards program. Perhaps she is the only perform with talent? Make sense.

[@gerryh61]

Check out what Leonard Bernstein said about the Beatles.

[@braemtes23]

They had to go to top ten to beat the Beatles. If one looks at the most number one hit songs in the USA, the Beatles have the most at 20 number one hit songs. It would probably be twenty-four because they had five songs that charted at 1, 2,, 3, 4 and 5 at the same time. That is more than any other singer or band,. Taylor Swift - 11 number 1 hit songs Madonna - 12 " " Drake - 13 " " If their solo works are included, an additional 17 songs can be added: 9 Paul, 3 John , 3 George and 2 Ringo. That is a total of 37 number one hit songs. No one else comes close.

[@franco426]

Love and respect to Taylor but another thing to mention is the demographics. Mostly Taylor's audience consist of young women or girls similar to the Beatles in their early years (the period the Red Album covers), but the Beatles expanded their audience over time to the point where the Fabs have fans of all ages and of all genders and even non-binary. It remains to be seen whether Taylor can expand her fan base as well over time.

[@jldraw]

With all due respect to Taylor Swift, I don’t think she will expand her audience beyond her current demographic. Then again I’m not sure if she’ll need to. Occasionally in music we have seen artists come along who build such a successful career for themselves along gender lines that they don’t need to expand their demographic. Point in case I’ve been a fan of Bruce Springsteen since the eighties. I’ve gone to around fifty concerts in that time and while there is always a smattering of women and young folks in the audience the vast majority of Springsteen’s fans are the male audience (now predominantly settled into their fifties-seventies) who grew up with him since the nineteen seventies. I would assume the same is true for an artist like Carole King but in reverse. I can’t envision many men tailgating outside a venue before heading in to hear her sing renditions of songs from “Tapestry”.

[@anthonyjd6097]

Micheal if the Beatles had the internet nobody would come close & nobody can dispute it right on brother

[@JB19504]

I just listened to the new albums on my Apple Music Hi Res Lossless thru my FiiO DAC on my iPhone 14 and Bose earphones and I must say there has NEVER EVER EVER been a better band. Even The Floyd and Zep don't really compare to the depth of talent. Am I wrong?

[@braemtes23]

I agree completely. There are many bands and singers I love, but none compare to the Beatles.

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

I frankly am not keen on today's music, however its a totally different world of convenience and short attention spans. I think its the demise of radio. You had to listen to what was served and that's not always a bad thing.

[@sixstringhans-tone5574]

Oh Mike, your just bias to begin with no matter what! 😮😂 PEACE!

[@helenespaulding7562]

You’re a big Beatle fan??? Who knew?? 😂. Luv ya, Michael! 🤗

[@garyspring5981]

The Beatles are fantastic the other bands talked about will not be talked about 60 plus years later greatness is greatness the Beatles brought back rock and roll in the 60s you had the bobby s the Johnny s etc Fabian Paul anka very tame stuff of the Time and opened the flood gates for other uk bands like dave Clark five the stones .etc too take the USA. Taylor Swift and others can't hold a candle too the Beatles

[@stephenbrown4211]

I know one thing, we need the Beatles right now. I’m glad these albums have arrived now and that final song. Now maybe millennials and Gen stupid might wake up to what music is about

[@dalegallacher7074]

You could combine the next best 5 bands and they would still be a distant 2nd to the Beatles

[@Whytemonkee]

Drake has 76 top 10 hits-I couldn't name one song. I don't think most Drake fans could name more than 20 of them. Bizarre.