The Beatles are the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.
The Beatles . The Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide . According to the RIAA , the Beatles are also the best-selling music artists in the United States , with 178 million certified units . In 2008 , the group topped Billboard magazine 's list of the all-time most successful `` Hot 100 '' artists ; , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty .