Since the compilation of 27 of the Fab Four's top hits was released barely
a week ago, it has sold 319,126 copies. The record is also No. 1 in Canada,
Germany, France and Spain.
The three surviving Beatles - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo
Starr - were described by their spokesman as "dead chuffed," a British
colloquialism meaning "very, very pleased."
The spokesman said, "It seems like we are passing the audition," a
reference to the late John Lennon's comment on passing auditions in the "Get
Back" track on the band's "Let It Be" album.
The current release is a collection of all the Beatles' No. 1 singles from
1962 to their breakup in 1972, from "Love Me Do" to "The Long and Winding
Road." It broke through the 200,000 sales mark within four days. One
critic said "1" is "expected to be a big seller for weeks to come."
British chart expert Gennaro Castaldo of HMV said the early sales figures
for "1" indicated that it "is likely to be the biggest-selling album this
Christmas, if not the year."
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