Nearly five years to the day that The Beatles finally embraced the digital world of music by releasing their famed catalog on iTunes, the Fab Four are now officially offering their 13 studio albums and 4 essential collections on music streaming services. The most prolific streamers like Spotify and Apple Music are featuring The Beatles music today, along with other industry players including Google Play, Amazon Prime Music, Tidal, Deezer, Slacker Radio, Rhapsody, and Microsoft Groove. Back in 2011 when the band landed on iTunes, it quickly sold 2 million songs and 450,000 albums during its first week on Apple’s music store. Looking forward to finding out how the streaming community picks up on their sudden inclusion.
The Beatles dropped its catalog on Christmas Eve; a special gift to the world, indeed. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! Celebrate with the band’s announcement video posted after the break.
Update (12/27): Spotify has released some streaming data re: The Beatles, including the most streamed songs around the world. Skip after the break for the intel.
Here are the facts: In its first three days available on Spotify, fans have streamed more than 70 million Beatles songs. The streaming service also points out the fact that 65% of subscribers listening to Beatles music are under the age of 34, “so we’re helping introduce a new generation of fans to the most important band in history,” notes Spotify creator Daniel Ek in a blog post. EW goes on to report that Beatles songs have been added to over 673,000 Spotify playlists and counting. Below, check out the top 10 most streamed Beatles songs around the world and in the U.S. It’s Beatle Mania all over again!
Spotify’s top 10 most-streamed Beatles songs around the world:
1. “Come Together”
2. “Let It Be”
3. “Hey Jude”
4. “Love Me Do”
5. “Yesterday”
6. “Here Comes The Sun”
7. “Help!”
8. “All You Need Is Love”
9. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
10. “Twist and Shout”
Spotify’s top 10 most-streamed Beatles songs in the U.S.:
1. “Come Together”
2. “Hey Jude”
3. “Here Comes The Sun”
4. “Let It Be”
5. “Twist and Shout”
6. “Blackbird”
7. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
8. “In My Life”
9. “She Loves You”
10. “Help!”