While the Beatles arrival on iTunes Tuesday made big headlines in the U.S., it seems that in the UK it had some heavy competition.
As Richard Porter of www.beatlesinlondon.com told us in a Tuesday email, "It seems the Fabs are doing less well in the UK than the US. One reason could be the anouncement of the royal wedding has wiped out any other news stories - including the Beatles on iTunes."
He has sent us a few sets of chart listings from the UK from the last 24 hours. Here's 10 p.m. UK time on Tuesday:
- 25. "Sgt Pepper"
- 26. "1967-1970"
- 28. "1962-1966"
- 40. "Abbey Road"
- 46. "White Album"
- 52. "Revolver"
- 62. "Rubber Soul"
- 66. "Beatles Box set"
- 75. "Magical Mystery Tour"
- 79. "Please Please Me"
- 101. "Let it Be"
- 107. "With the Beatles"
- 114. "A Hard Days Night"
- 122. "Past Masters"
- 141. "Beatles For Sale"
- 168. "Help!"
Richard sent us a note an hour later saying there were 25 albums in the top 200.
At 8 a.m. today (Wednesday) London time, Richard sent this update: "Things improving all the time"
- 16. "1967-1970"
- 19. "1962-1966"
- 21. "Sgt Pepper"
- 31. "Abbey Road"
- 34. "The Beatles (White Album)"
- 40. "Revolver"
- 47. "Rubber Soul"
- 49. Beatles Box Set
And he added, "In the songs chart now have 36 in top 200! Leading songs still 'Hey Jude' at 36, then comes 'Twist and Shout' at 55, 'Let It Be' at 58, 'Here Comes the Sun' at 60 and 'In My Life' at 86."
And finally, at 10 a.m. London time:
- 11. "1967-1970"
- 13. "Sgt. Pepper"
- 14. "1962-1966"
- 24. "Abbey Road"
- 31. "The Beatles (White Album)"
- 35. "Revolver"
- 40. The Beatles Box
- 41. "Rubber Soul"
And, he says, 44 songs are in the top 200. "Hey Jude" is the highest at 33.
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