61 years ago today, The Beatles' 'Help!' hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100—a personal cry from John Lennon that became a ...

It dominated the charts during its heyday.

McCartney and Lennon, along with bandmates George Harrison and Ringo Starr, made up the Beatles, a rock group that took the world by storm during the 1960s. The group released hits like “Love Me Do,” ...

Nothing dominated the '60s music scene quite like the Beatles. The four-piece rock outfit from Liverpool defined the decade, and are still considered one of the greatest bands of all time (and ...

Sixty years after they invaded the US, The Beatles continue to be the gift that keeps on giving. After November’s release of “Now and Then” — “the last Beatles song” — some more unearthed treasure ...

In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed a cover of “With a Little Help From My Friends.” “[Record producer] Denny Cordell gave me a ring and said, ‘We love that song that ...

On August 11, 1965, Help!—the Beatles’ second feature film after the previous year’s A Hard Day’s Night—hit U.S. theaters. By this time, the Hollywood shine had worn off for the Fab Four, with John ...

"Help!" is one of the many early Beatles classics that first set them apart from the rest of the 1960s groups that were defining rock 'n' roll in that decade. It has an impossibly catchy groove, but ...

Released in the summer of 1965, Help! found The Beatles at a crossroads – caught between the screaming insanity of Beatlemania and the serious, studio-bound artists they were rapidly becoming.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. As of this frame, The Beatles' 1967-1970 (or the Blue Album) has ...