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Top 50 Producers Ever - NME.com

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Watch this quick history of The Beatles.  We will be checking out GEORGE MARTIN who was their producer  in our Role of a Producer Unit.

A Brief History of the Beatles

Some facts you might not know about The Beatles and their producer George Martin:

Winners of 3 BRIT awards
Nominated for 26 Grammy awards, won 9 Grammies!
In 2001 The Beatles won a World Music Award for "World's Best Selling Pop Rock Artists/Group"

The Beatles had 27 number one hits world-wide, all but one song was produced by George Martin:

1. "Love Me Do" – 2:20
   • Released in the UK on 5 October 1962, and in the US on 27 April 1964, where it reached #1 in the US for one week on 30 May. This is the version released in the US with Ringo Starr on tambourine and session musician Andy White on drums.
2. "From Me to You" – 1:56
   • Released on 11 April 1963 in the UK and reached #1 on 2 May, where it stayed for seven weeks.
3. "She Loves You" – 2:21
   • Released in the UK on 23 August 1963, where it stayed at #1 for six weeks, then again on 28 November. Released in the US on 16 September 1963, and went to #1 for two weeks on 21 March 1964.
4. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:24
   • Released in the US on 26 December 1963, it reached #1 for seven weeks between 1 February and 20 March 1964. Released in the UK on 29 November 1963 and stayed at #1 for five weeks.
5. "Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:11
   • Released on 20 March 1964 in the UK and on 16 March 1964 in the US. The song reached #1 for three weeks in the UK on 2 April 1964. The song went to #1 in the US for five weeks on 4 April 1964.
6. "A Hard Day's Night" – 2:33
   • The song reached #1 in the UK for three weeks on 23 July 1964 and was #1 for two weeks in the US on 1 August 1964.
7. "I Feel Fine" – 2:18
   • The song stayed at #1 for five weeks in the UK starting on 10 December 1964, and reached #1 in the US on 26 December 1964.
8. "Eight Days a Week" – 2:44
   • Released on 15 February 1965 in the US, where it went to #1 for two weeks on 13 March 1965.
9. "Ticket to Ride" – 3:10
   • Released on 9 April 1965 in the UK, was #1 for three weeks on 22 April 1965. The song was released in the US on 19 April 1965, reaching #1 for one week on 22 May 1965.
10. "Help!" – 2:18
    • Released on 23 July 1965 in the UK, it reached #1 for three weeks on 5 August 1965. In the US, it was released on 19 July 1965, also reaching #1 for three weeks on 4 September 1965.
11. "Yesterday" – 2:05
    • Released on 13 September 1965 in the US, attaining #1 for four weeks on 9 October 1965.
12. "Day Tripper" – 2:48
    • Released on 3 December in the UK, reaching #1 for five weeks on 16 December 1965. A tape drop-out that appears in previous stereo releases of this song has been corrected here.
13. "We Can Work It Out" – 2:15
    • Released in the UK on 3 December 1965 and reached #1 for five weeks on 16 December 1965. The song was released on 6 December 1965 in the US, and reached #1 for three weeks on 8 January 1966.
14. "Paperback Writer" – 2:18
    • Released on 10 June 1966 in the UK and on 30 May 1966 in the US. The song reached #1 for two weeks in the UK on 23 June, and also for two weeks in the US on 25 June 1966.
15. "Yellow Submarine" – 2:38
    • Released on 5 August 1966 in the UK, where it reached #1 for four weeks on 18 August.
16. "Eleanor Rigby" – 2:06
    • Released on 5 August 1966 in the UK, reaching #1 for four weeks on 18 August, as part of a double-A-Sided single with "Yellow Submarine".
17. "Penny Lane" – 2:59
    • Released on 17 February 1967 in the UK, and on 13 February 1967 in the US.. The song reached #1 in the US on 18 March for one week.
18. "All You Need Is Love" – 3:47
    • Released on 7 July 1967 in the UK, it reached #1 for three weeks on 19 July. In the US, it attained #1 for one week on 19 August 1967.
19. "Hello, Goodbye" – 3:27
    • Released on 24 November in the UK, it reached #1 for seven weeks on 6 December 1967. In the US, the song was released on 27 November 1967, and reached #1 for three weeks on 30 December 1967.
20. "Lady Madonna" – 2:16
    • Released on 15 March 1968 in the UK, reaching #1 for two weeks on 27 March.
21. "Hey Jude" – 7:04
    • Released on 26 August 1968 in the US and on 30 August in the UK. It reached #1 in the UK for two weeks on 11 September and was #1 for a record nine weeks in the US, starting on 28 September 1968.
22. "Get Back" – 3:12
    • Released on 11 April 1969 in the UK and on 5 May 1969 in the US. It reached #1 in the UK for six weeks on 23 April, and in the US for five weeks on 24 May 1969.
23. "The Ballad of John and Yoko" – 2:59
    • Released in the UK on 30 May 1969 reaching #1 for three weeks on 11 June.
24. "Something" (George Harrison) – 3:01
    • Released on 31 October 1969 in the UK, and on 6 October in the US It reached #1 for one week in the US on 29 November 1969.
25. "Come Together" – 4:18
    • Released on 31 October 1969 in the UK, and on 6 October in the US. As the B-side of a double A-sided-single with "Something", it reached #1 in the US on 29 November, and stayed there for one week.
26. "Let It Be" – 3:50
    • Released on 6 March 1970 in the UK, and on 11 March 1970 in the US, reaching #1 for two weeks on 11 April 1970.
27. "The Long and Winding Road" – 3:37
    • Released in the US on 11 May 1970 and reached #1 for two weeks on 13 June 1970. This version has the orchestral "wall of sound" added by re-producer Phil Spector. It is the only track not produced by George Martin.