The Beatles were a car company.
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 . They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market . 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 .