As Britpop debuts atop the U.K.'s Official Albums chart, Robbie Williams breaks his historic tie with The Beatles and claims the most No. 1 albums of all time.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Beatles score multiple U.K. chart wins this week, as “Now and ...

In 1966, the Beatles famously stopped touring, despite being arguably the biggest musical act in the entire world with millions of fans who wanted nothing more than to see the Fab Four perform live.

During their reign, The Beatles were the No. 1 band in the world. You can argue that fact until you’re blue in the face, but that is the reality, and the numbers prove it. In the roughly eight years ...