beat music artists
12 published beat music artists, led by The Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
At a glance
12 published beat music artists; 148 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 5 tier 2 · 6 tier 3
- 12
- Release groups
- 1,417
- Studio albums
- 200
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 148
- Timeline events
- 279
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 72.2M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 700M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 55.2 years
- Full biographies
- 11
- Biography words
- 72,685
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (9 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1960s | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most beat music artists. United Kingdom leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with beat music. The most shared is rock music, with 8 artists in both.
Covers from beat music
148 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
The Beatles Celebration
The Beatles · 1999
The World’s First Beatles Shaped CD
The Beatles · 1996
The Beatles Tapes From The David Wigg Interviews
The Beatles · 1990
The Compleat Beatles
The Beatles · 1982
Let It Be
The Beatles · 1970
Abbey Road
The Beatles · 1969
The Beatles
The Beatles · 1968
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles · 1967
Revolver
The Beatles · 1966
Yesterday and Today
The Beatles · 1966
Beatles VI
The Beatles · 1965
Rubber Soul
The Beatles · 1965
Leaders
Paul McCartney has the most release groups (305); Buddy Holly the longest career (70 years); Paul McCartney the most awards (52).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Paul McCartney | 305 |
| The Beatles | 294 |
| John Lennon | 252 |
| Buddy Holly | 230 |
| George Harrison | 134 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Buddy Holly | 70 |
| The Beatles | 64 |
| Paul McCartney | 59 |
| John Lennon | 58 |
| The Dave Clark Five | 58 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Paul McCartney | 52 |
| The Beatles | 18 |
| John Lennon | 10 |
| George Harrison | 10 |
| Buddy Holly | 6 |
Most famous beat music artists
The Beatles
United Kingdom · Group · 1960–1970
rock music, pop music, hard rock, rock and roll, blues rock, beat music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, traditional folk music, experimental rock, classic rock
35.2M listeners · 245 wikis
Paul McCartney
United Kingdom · Person · born 1942
rock music, rock and roll, beat music, psychedelic rock, pop rock, art rock, classical music
13.4M listeners · 149 wikis
John Lennon
United Kingdom · Person · born 1940
rock music, pop music, hard rock, rock and roll, blues rock, beat music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, pop rock, art rock, experimental music
14.1M listeners · 185 wikis
George Harrison
United Kingdom · Person · born 1943
rock music, pop music, beat music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, world music, raga rock
9.6M listeners · 125 wikis
Buddy Holly
United States · Person · born 1936
rock music, beat music, rockabilly, country music
75 wikis
The Dave Clark Five
United Kingdom · Group · 1957–1970
beat music, pop rock
28 wikis
The Nice
United Kingdom · Group · 1967–2003
rock music, beat music, jazz, classical music
24 wikis
Dave Clark
United Kingdom · Person · born 1942
beat music
14 wikis
The Easybeats
Australia · Group · 1964–present
rock music, rock and roll, beat music, psychedelic rock
19 wikis
Hep Stars
Sweden · Group · 1963–present
beat music
18 wikis
Czerwone Gitary
Poland · Group · 1965–present
rock and roll, beat music, pop rock
11 wikis
Adrian Ivanițchi
Romania · Person · born 1947
rock music, beat music, folk music
5 wikis