Record Sales
When it comes to cold, hard sales, The Beatles trump The Rolling Stones comfortably. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band has sold 32 million copies globally, compared with The Stones’ top offering – their greatest hits, Hot Rocks - has sold a mere 12 million in comparison.
The Beatles ARE the artist with the highest album sales in total in the U.S. They have sold almost 107,000,000 albums in the U.S. (Garth Brooks is 2nd with 92,000,000)
World wide they have sold over 600,000,000 units, and increasing due to the recent release of their entire catalog on itunes