A Beatles Blockbuster Sees Its Sales Skyrocket 200% In One Week

Photo of the Beatles, April 1963; L-R: Ringo Starr, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon – posed, group shot – jumping on wall, Used on the Twist & Shout EP cover (Photo by Fiona Adams/Redferns)Abbey Road by The Beatles surges nearly 200% in U.S. sales, reentering multiple Billboard lists as renewed demand pushes the iconic album back into focus.

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Abbey Road by The Beatles is one album that can always be counted on to sell well. The set regularly appears on at least one or two Billboard charts, as well as a handful of tallies in the United Kingdom. Even when it disappears, the set is usually gone only briefly, before an uptick in pure purchases brings it back to one ranking or another.

Sometimes a special event, like a viral moment, an anniversary, or a new batch of vinyl records becoming available, sends the beloved classic to various Billboard charts. That’s the case this frame, as purchases of one of the most famous Beatles collections — and that’s saying a lot, considering how many massive projects the Fab Four released during their short time together and in the decades since — have more than doubled in a matter of just a few days. Once again, Abbey Road can properly be called a bestseller in the largest music economy in the world.

Abbey Road Sales Jump Nearly 200% in the U.S.

In the tracking period reflected on the current Billboard charts, Luminate reports that Abbey Road sold just over 4,800 copies. The frame before, the title didn’t manage to sell even 1,700. From one period to the next, The Beatles’ blockbuster saw its pure purchase total increase by just under 200%.

Abbey Road Bounds Back onto the Billboard Charts

Thanks to that uptick in sales, Abbey Road finds its way back onto four Billboard rankings. Tellingly, it lands highest on the Vinyl Albums and Top Album Sales charts, reentering at Nos. 7 and 18, respectively. Purchases on wax are largely to thank for The Beatles’ return to such lofty positions on those two tallies.

The Beatles Return to the Billboard 200

Abbey Road is also a top 40 winner once again on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart, the company’s roster of the most consumed titles in those genres. Both the Top Rock & Alternative Albums and Billboard 200 lists are compiled using a methodology that measures overall consumption, not just sales. Still, purchases were so impressive that Abbey Road manages to soar back onto those rankings.

The Beatles find themselves at No. 36 on the genre-specific chart and No. 144 on the Billboard 200. Abbey Road moved 9,900 equivalent units last frame in America, with about half of those being actual sales.

How Many Weeks Has Abbey Road Spent on the Charts?

Throughout the years, Abbey Road has spent hundreds of frames on all four charts where it currently appears. The title is nearing a very special milestone on both the Billboard 200 and Vinyl Albums ranking, as it may crack 500 total stays before the end of 2025.

The Beatles’ blockbuster needs just three more turns on the Billboard 200 to join the exclusive club of releases that have reached that landmark figure, and five more on the vinyl-only tally.

The Beatles’ Record Reign on the Billboard 200

The Beatles reached No. 1 on all four charts mentioned with Abbey Road in the past, and it has spent months ruling some of those lists. The title is included in the 19 leaders that The Beatles collected on the Billboard 200 — a record that still stands as the greatest accumulation of leaders of all time, and one The Beatles will likely hold for years to come.

Abbey Road is tied with Meet the Beatles! as the band’s third-longest-running champion, behind Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and A Hard Day’s Night, which led for 15 and 14 frames, respectively. It’s also The Beatles’ second-longest-charting title on the Billboard 200, following only the 1 compilation. That hits-packed project, which arrived in 2000, has spent 555 weeks somewhere on the 200-position ranking.