Engelsk beatgruppe, dannet som The Quarrymen af John Lennon i Liverpool 1955.
Bestod fra 1962 af sangerne og guitaristerne:
Paul McCartney (f. 1942).
John Lennon (1940-80).
George Harrison (f. 1943).
samt trommeslageren
Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey, f. 1940).
. Banebrydende inspiratorer inden for popul�rmusikken takket v�re Lennons og McCartneys vitale, originale, ofte humoristiske og surrealistiske sange, til melodier med en revolutionerende lyd; mange blev evergreens. Unge efterlignede ikke blot musikken, men ogs� idolernes ukonventionelle kl�dedragt, frisure og livsstil. Britisk pladedebut med singlen Love Me, Do 1962. Deres 2. single, Please, Please Me (1963), startede Beatles-feberen, der hurtigt bredte sig til hele Europa og �ret efter til USA. Gruppen fulgte succes'en op med I Want to Hold Your Hand, Can't Buy Me Love og andre, stadig mere nuancerede millions�lgere, bl.a. LP'erne A Hard Day's Night (film og LP 1964), Beatles for Sale (1964), Help! (film og LP 1965), Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), Magical Mystery Tour (tv-film og LP 1967), Yellow Submarine (tegnefilm 1968, LP 1969) og Let It Be (film 1969, LP 1970). Tildelt ordenen Order of the British Empire 1965. Sidste koncerter 1966; opl�st 1970.

5. juni 1964.
En jetjager ville ikke have haft en chace for at overd�ve hvinet fra KB. hallen i aftes, da 4600 begejstrede unge m�dte The Beatles p� deres f�rste bes�g i Danmark. Ved koncertens afslutning m�tte et k�mpeopbud af politi danne k�de for at holde de unge p� afstand, s� idolerne kunne komme i sikkert til deres hotel. Efter koncerten blev flere anholdt!!!!!!

Beatles, The, British musical ensemble, whose works are among the most universally accepted pop music recordings of the 20th century. The group brought unprecedented sophistication to rock music and symbolized the personal and political rebellion and search for identity of many adolescents and young adults of the 1960s. Formed in 1960 and dissolved in 1970, the group consisted of four Liverpool-born musicians: George Harrison, John Winston Lennon, (James) Paul McCartney, and, after 1962, Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey), who replaced Peter Best, an original member of the group. From the simple, fresh style of early songs such as �I Want to Hold Your Hand� (1963), the Beatles progressed to innovative, experimental works such as the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, in particular, was admired for its dramatic unity, haunting harmony and lyrics, asymmetrical musical phrases and rhythms, and integrated use of electronic music techniques and Indian sitar sound. The Beatles broke up in 1970, but each member continued to perform, either as a soloist or as a member of his own band. Despite individual success, the members were often approached with requests to reunite, which fueled wide speculation until John Lennon's murder in 1980.