BEATLES WORLDWIDE SALES

THE BEATLES HAVE SOLD WORLDWIDE WELL OVER A BILLION RECORDS SINCE THEY HIT NYC IN 1964. SALES FIGURES ARE NOT EASY TO MEASURE BUT JUST USING "SGT. PEPPER" AS AN EXAMPLE

IT WAS CERTIFIED GOLD ON JUNE 15,1967, MEANING THAT IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK OR SO IT HAD SOLD ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF LP'S. BRING THAT FORWARD 40 YEARS ADD IN 8-TRACKS,CASSETTES,CD'S, AND THE AMOUNT OF UNITS SOLD FOR "PEPPER" MUST BE STAGGERING. THE R.I.A. CERTIFIES THE AWARDS BASED ON RECORD COMPANY INFORMATION,CONSIDERING THAT THEY WERE DEALING WITH SALES FIGURES NEVER SEEN,BEFORE OR SINCE WE PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA JUST HOW HUGH THE NUMBERS WERE. AS FOR THEIR ROYALITIES,THEY CAN THANK ALLAN KLEIN FOR GETTING THEM A MUCH BETTER AND MUCH MORE FAIR CUT IN THE 60'S. WHEN CAPITOL SENDS OUT THOSE CHECKS TO THEM TWICE A YEAR THEY MUST BE VERY HAPPY.