Apple Proves the Beatles Still Sell

The Beatles still rock.

Apple says customers scooped up more than 450,000 copies of Beatles albums plus two million individual songs during the Fab Four's first week on sale through iTunes.

Apple Inc. says the best-selling Beatles album in the U.S. is "Abbey Road," and the best-selling individual track is "Here Comes the Sun." The Beatles Box Set, which costs $149, is No. 10 on Apple's weekly iTunes top-10 list.

The Beatles' music went on sale on iTunes on Nov. 16. Until then, the biggest-selling, most influential group in rock history has been glaringly absent from iTunes and other legal online music services.

Apple struck an agreement after on-and-off negotiations with the Beatles' recording label, EMI Group, and their management company, Apple Corps. 

17 Beatles Albums up on iTunes

Ladies and Gentleman....  The Beatles

Direct link here:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-beatles/id136975

Beatles on iTunes Tomorrow

Breaking News

According to unofficial reports, Steve Jobs will announce the debut of The Beatles catalog on iTunes at a press event on Tuesday.

Reports say a deal has been hammered out between Apple, reps for The Beatles and record label EMI.

The parties have been going back and forth in legal battles since 1978 when The Beatles accused Apple of infringing on its trademark, Apple Corps Ltd., the flagship of Apple Records.

Looking forward to the announcement tomorrow, although anyone who wanted Beatles on their iPods, I'm sure already has it.