I know I am in the minority...but the Beatles' success was a product of their era; overrated! They would never make it today! A couple good songs that are only good because they remind me of a good movie or commercial. Don't bother if you were curious like I was.

Prompt delivery and very secure wrapping. Great condition. Could not have asked for a better service for the money.

Appart from a couple 4-star cuts, this record is just amazing. It has all The Beatles' singles that went up to #1, in US and UK charts, arranged chronologically.

You may like it more or less, but you can't deny all the songs here defined the whole sound of contemporary pop/rock music, even till today, no matter how hard the critics are.

It may still lack a few other excellent songs from the band deserving to be on a greatest hits collection, but you may still try to get them sepparately by looking for the career albums.

These are just #1s. Not more. No less.

For all of you who think that this cd is just already available songs put together, i agree with some others about the purpose. this is a digitally remastered cd of all the beatles number one hits. I'm 13 and i used to listen to the old, unremastered beatles and all of my friends were like "why are u listening to all that oldies stuff. now they're actually asking me who is singing it, cause they want to download them! i love this cd and i hope that whatever genius buys it next enjoys it too!!
P.S... Who else is celebrating that the guy who killed john lennon 28 years ago was denied paroll the other day??

This is a wonderful collection of twenty-seven of The Beatles most popular songs all of which reached number one in both the UK and the USA. Spanning the years 1962 (LOVE ME DO) to 1970 THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD this is a great album to introduce younger music lovers to THE BEATLES music as well as to ignite the memories of baby boomers. A short booklet with pictures of original record covers as well as the date each song was recorded and the dates that song was number one in the US and UK is included.

What else can you say about the greatest pop band in history to date? This album showcases all the bands "number 1 hits". All the tracks are remastered, and there are enough of them on the disc to keep the new or old Beatles fan singing for quite some time. Yes, all these songs are available on some other album, but this disc reveals to you in chronological order how the Beatles tunes could change and the listeners changed with them. From the poppy love songs of the beginning, to the trippy songs in the middle, and back out the other side with the mature songs of the later years. All in all a great summation of the Beatles amazing talent. If you're an old Beatles fan who wants to hear them again, or a newbie who's just getting started, this album is a great compilation in my opinion.

Purists have and will continue to argue this particular release into the ground with a host of complaints that range from "The audio mix is bad!" to "Lady Madonna was never number one on the charts!" But while it may come as deep shock to them, not every one approaches The Beatles as if they were holy relics, not everyone considers them "essential," and not every one feels it necessary to purchase every album the band made.

Quite obviously I tend to fall into this category. I like quite a few of The Beatles' recordings, but they never spoke me in a gotta-have-it way, and although I like "Come Together" I'm not going to buy ABBEY ROAD in order to obtain it. But while this compilation doesn't include every one of my favorites, it does include enough of them to make me willing to put a few of my hard-earned dollars on the table.

It is true that #1 is open to "number one according to who?" arguments, but even so the collection does gather twenty-seven of the band's best known and most popular releases--and also offers a fairly good overview of their style as they moved from mop-top-pop to psychedelia with plenty of innovation and serious musicianship along the way. It may be true that some of the songs sound better in original monoaural; it may be true that every selection could stand a meticulous remastering--but I personally had no complaints about sound quality.

This is really a recording for two classes of listeners: novices who know little about the band and would like to test the waters and old hands who like certain songs but don't like them well enough to go to the expense of replacing scratched up albums with CDs. You'll still have to do that if you want the likes of "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," "Strawberry Fields Forever," and "Octopus Garden"--but this collection really does hit most of the obvious notes.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

It's hard to find a reason to buy this CD for a long time Beatles fan like me, who owns all their entire catalog. I admit that I would never buy such a compilation, but finally I did because I've found a reason: the remastered sound. The songs sounds better than ever and certainly the sound of this CD has no comparison with the released official albums. If Apple or EMI someday decide to update the sound of all Beatles CD's the way they did with this one, I would no doubt to replace mi collection.

It's pretty hard to beat the Beatles if you're into the oldies. The best part of this title is it's so complete and it brings back so many memories.

I've had this album for over seven years and I never get tired of it. And if you're someone who appreciates good music, neither will you. Whether you're a casual fan, a die hard fan or even just recently a new fan, this will be a very worthy addition. For the new fan, it's the perfect introduction to one of the most influential bands in music. You can actually hear them grow with each track. Yet as superb as this album is, it only scratches the surface. The albums "With The Beatles", "Sgt. Pepper" and The White Album are not covered because there were no singles off those albums. "Nowhere Man" from "Rubber Soul" was released as a single in the U.S. but only went to #3. This undermines the fact that some of their most popular songs didn't top the charts or were not released as singles. For the long time or die hard fan this is worth getting for the packaging. The liner notes feature different picture sleeves for all the singles as well as release dates. Finally, all the tracks except the first three are in stereo.

John, Paul, George and Ringo have definitely left their mark on the world. This collection is proof of that.

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There are certainly better qualified Beatles fans to get a review from, however, I must say I am enjoying this CD. The time I've spent listening to it is no longer markable in hours. We are looking at days here now. I am not entirely sure that all the #1 hits are on here but enough are for me to enjoy the whole thing.

It is also filling some gaps I have in my newly forming Beatles collection. Some of their songs it seems aren't on the albums and this CD got them in my hands and ears. That shows the value of the CD right there.

Very enjoyable and highly recommended.

I know that the Beatles' music is held near and dear to many diehard fans so I don't want to even try to suppose I know how well this complilation was organized but I do know that I loved the music!

This compilation has some of the greatest songs ever performed by the best group in history.

I get this cd for my wife birhday, the item is brand new, excelent condition, and on better price then regular store.

This CD takes the listener on a journey through the essential three periods of The Beatles' music. Since those tunes are radically different on each end, any newcomer to The Beatles (living on Venus? *.* ) might experience a little confusion as to how this may have happened. The answer to that is probably to listen to the "Anthology" on 6 discs.

In any case, these are the biggies that we heard on the radio, AM when The Beatles first got rolling. I savoured most of these early tunes on crystal clear powerhouse WOWO Radio AM, Fort Wayne, Indiana, which was hundreds of miles west of my home in southeastern Ohio, on warm summer nights. During the daytime, when WOWO powered down, we listened on WKEE AM ("KEE Radio," Huntington, West Virginia), which was one of the first rock stations to ultimately make the jump to FM in our region.

Nostalgia aside, I bought this CD practically on the day that it was released. If a person owned only one [The] Beatles album, I guess that this should be it. If one only cared for the middle, "psychedelic period," then they should probably go for either "Sargeant Pepper's" or "The White Album" (see my full reviews of those fine works).

Keep in mind that this is "Top 40" stuff so the listener definitely misses out on the brilliant nuances of The Beatles' more obscure works which is, in my opinion, what launched them as a mega-music-machine, given the additional boost by both Brian Epstein and George Martin. In the old "33 RPM" days, (and in the 8-Track ones... YIKES!!!), we listened to The Beatles albums in their entirety, not really honing in on a single hit song so much, (although the 45 RPMs were certainly available and popular with some).

Still, this is a super compilation and, albeit it comes off as a bit of a mix-match of tunes, I'm glad it's available as long as people know what to expect when they buy it.

Some songs never get old. If you love the Beatles you'll love this CD. The sound quality is great, and those early songs that were mono on vinyl sound great on todays 5.1 sound systems. If you're too young to have listened to the Beatles when they were together this is a good way to listen to how their music developed in their short but remarkable time together.

What a delightful trip down memory lane! It's great to hear the Beatles hits all on a single disc.

This is an awesome collection of Beatles hits. It hits pretty right on- since their catalog isn't available online, this is pretty close to making your own mix of hits.

Number ones as designated by various charts. But they're all good and oh so catchy.

I own several copies of this CD - that says it all. The reason for multiple copes is so that I can be sure and always have a copy in whatever car or house or room that I'm in. I have a copy for every car, home, and cd player. It's the only CD you need. At least if you came of age with the Fab 4.

Most collections you get so many great songs and the rest are only average. Not with this. The Beatles have so many great songs, and they are here on one CD. I always liked "We Can Work It Out" the most. "A Hard Days Night", "She Loves You", "Lady Madonna', "Something", "Yesterday... are just some of the great ones on here that I like. Be sure to check out the John Lennon CD LENNON LEGEND for some more great music.

Great price, fast shipping. Has all the No. 1 Hits on this CD. Highly recommend this great album to anyone who loves the Beatles.

Wonderful condition.
I really enjoy this album.
It really is a great journey of the Beatles musical history.
From start to finish.
I can't really say any more than this.
I have been a Beatles fan from the time Yellow Submarine was released - that song captured me! I can still remember singing to it with other other children my age at the time, I was about age 5.
Interesting to note that my son who is roughly the same age currently, enjoys Yellow Submarine too and sings along. But his favorite song on the album is 'Let it Be'! A far more mature, thought provoking, choice!The Beatles speak to every age and for all time!

The Beattles 1 CD. Very good price for most all of the Beattles greatest hits on one order.

What great fun to have my own sing along in the car! Love Love Love it.

Yeah , nice sequencing. Great songs. But really , can ANY music collection be complete without every album from the Beatles ? Maybe if you weren't around for all the fervor , but I can't even listen to the "red and blue" comps from vinyl days of yore. There you go.

I totally enjoyed this CD as it provided all of the initial songs that brought the Beatles to fame and carried us through our teenage years but then continued with the Beatles' greatest hits that came later in their careers. Younger music fans will be introduced to songs which they may not know but which their parents were immersed in in their youth and occasionally "hum" on a sunny day.

I'm not sure what all the buzz about the word 'remastered' is ... other then sounds good to move product. This is the CD that changed my mind entirely about the word 'remastered.' It certainly lost something on many of the tracks. At times it is 'brittle ... harsh ... and even 'flat sounding' in the sense of the 'attacks' are almost completely washed out. There's no comparison between these 'remasters' and the "Love" CD that George and Giles Martin did. (George Martin also oversaw the remastering of the Yellow Submarine CD that came out a few years ago.) Personally, this CD was a big disappointment. Some like it - but I'd recommend you listen for yourself first. (They could have done much better - and should have.)

This CD proves that great music survises the years. These Beatles hits still sound great and bring back good memories.

What can I say, it's the Beatles
Great price, great songs
I grew up in the era of the Beatles
This will be a Christmas present for my 17 year old Step Daughter who recently discovered the Beatles and loves them

"And when I touch you, I feel happy inside," was the simple lyric that rocked my world during grade school days. The Beatles were an incredible band, unmatched in their ability to play off each other and creatively spark their listeners and hold their imaginations. From the tight harmonies and rocking tunes from their early days from "Love Me Do" to "I Feel Fine," they blazed across the Atlantic and touched the world. John Lennon's urgent voice singing, "I've been working like a dog ... I should be sleeping like a log, but when I get home to you, I find the things you do will make me feel all right" on "A Hard Day's Night" burst with incredible energy. "Day Tripper" has one of the most distinctive bass lines ever recorded with McCartney's genius in full bloom and Harrison's slamming lead guitar, "Got a good reason for taking the easy way out." The Beatles' middle period where they moved from a singles band to phenomenon where legions waited for each new album is reflected in the inventively different "Eleanor Rigby" with the stunning string arrangement, so incredibly different from the rest of radio. The Beatles were great businessmen, but they also were incredible artists. Looking back, I'm so pleased that George Harrison's "Something" reached the top of the charts. His emotionally charged guitar was always a tremendously important, if slightly understated, element of their success. "Somewhere in her smile she knows that I don't need no other lover, something in her style that shows me" is such an incredibly intimate lyric married to such a beautiful melody and Harrison's guitar sounding like part ecstasy, part teardrop. This collection is such an excellent single disc that it really is a pearl of great price. Enjoy!

"1" is a true treat for your ears and well worth owning - even if you have all their albums on CD. My first impression was that these remastered tracks were vastly superior to the same tracks on the CD albums - but the difference is in fact only marginal. The tracks on "1" have been carefully processed to enhance their apparent loudness.

Using my multitrack sound editor I compared the 1987 CD album version of "Come Together" to that from "1" and found that you need to reduce the "1" version volume by 55% to match the perceived volume of the 1987 version - but it's certainly not all bad news.

You can see that the dynamic range has been reduced in the remastering, but the spectrum analyser shows that the freqency range has been increased to 22kHz (the 1987 version cuts off at 20kHz). The tape hiss in the 1987 version has been totally eliminated. The most siginificant difference is that new version has noticeably more bass - but the mids and highs seem equally well defined in both versions.

"1" wets your appetite for hearing the entire Beatles catalogue in higher resolution 24-bit 96kHz DVD-Audio - and the "Love" album proves that The Beatles justify every possibility of that format.

The four stars are for the #1 compilation itself, not a rating of The Beatles' music on the disc, nearly all of which is obviously genuine "5 Star" material! So, with over a thousand reviews here at the time of writing, why yet another? Because it needs to be pointed out that this is not a complete "Best Of" compilation nor a fair cross section of what the Beatles were musically capable, and that popularity (ie.sales) should not be a validation of worth. One thing that can be said with certainty is: A top numerical position on the charts does not necessarily mean that a compilation of these number ones is the definitive best of the Beatles. We DO get rollicking rockers such as "Can't Buy Me Love", "I Feel Fine", "Lady Madonna", and "Get Back" as well as the beloved ballads "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Eleanor Rigby" and "Something", both categories proving the band mastered those styles, but what about the superb in-between music played regularly by progressive radio stations everywhere and represented by the 'Rock Beatles': "Revolution", "Rain", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and psychedelic-era Beatles tracks - "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds", "I Am the Walrus", "Strawberry Fields Forever"? The answer is: Of course they're not here because they weren't #1 charting songs. (Though the non-#1 "Penny Lane" mysteriously IS, while "Please Please Me", a true Number One in many countries, is NOT.) If you want to enjoy the full glory of the Beatles' music and understand them more, you need these latter tracks...Still, #1 is a more sensible collection than the earlier ill-conceived LOVE SONGS and ROCK & ROLL compilations, but not as honest as the vinyl-only GREATEST HITS or import-only vinyl LIVERPOOL BOX. The BEATLES 1 set has other strengths, such as the beautiful and generous color booklet and fine remastered sound. Four-and-half stars: Slightly skewed selection but otherwise good value.

Inredible. I know I"m a "poser" for this being my first Beatles CD, but I love this album so much it's almost making me cry writing about it. Buy it, You must, must, must own this. I mean all the best, smash-hits on ONE cd, who wouldn't want it?

Buy and fall in love with music all over again. Thank you for everything Beatles.

Paul

This is a good way to start with the Beatles, Imagine, you have 27 number one hits on a single cd ! Who could ask for more ?
Of course, The Beatles have many great songs that were not number ones, but if you want only the number one, your search is over, buy this one !