The Beatles faced the same situation when the Red and Blue albums first came out in 1973. Back then, David Bowie's Aladdin Sane denied them the number one. This week, the two records end up in ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. BEATLES 1966 Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and George Harrison at ...