The+Beatles-Lung+Alexandra

//**The Beatles** were a// [|//pop//] //and// [|//rock//] //group from// [|//Liverpool//]//,// [|//England//]//. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the// [|//history of popular music//]//.[|[2]]// //In the// [|//United Kingdom//]//, The Beatles released more than 40 different// [|//singles//]//,// [|//albums//]//, and// [|//EPs//] //that reached// [|//number one//]//. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries; their record company,// [|//EMI//]//, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion records worldwide.[|[3]] The Beatles are the best-selling// [|//musical act//] //of all time in the// [|//United States//]//, according to the// [|//Recording Industry Association of America//]//.[|[4]]// //In 2004,// [|//Rolling Stone//] //magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[|[5]] According to that same magazine, their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s[|[2]] and their influence on pop culture is still evident today.// //The Beatles led the mid-1960s musical "//[|//British Invasion//]//" into the United States. Although their initial musical style was rooted in 1950s// [|//rock and roll//] //and homegrown// [|//skiffle//]//, the group explored// [|//genres//] //ranging from// [|//Tin Pan Alley//] //to// [|//psychedelic rock//]//. Their clothes, styles, and statements made them trend-setters, while their growing social awareness saw their influence extend into the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s//