Some wondered if The Beatles would make an impact with the addition of their catalogue to iTunes, largely because the music has been bought – in various formats – several times over the years by fans as technology has changed.
The latest news to confound the naysayers is that The Beatles have sold 5 million songs, and a million albums, through iTunes in just 2 months.
Apple Insider reports that Apple revealed to The Loop on Friday that the current best-selling album is “Abbey Road,” priced at $12.99, while the most popular song is “Here Comes the Sun” from the same album, which costs $1.29 individually.
The numbers show that the pace of sales has slowed since the first week of availability, when 450,000 albums were sold, along with 2 million songs. Then again, the best-selling album and song were “Abbey Road” and “Here Comes the Sun,” respectively.
The Beatles catalog came to iTunes in mid-November, after a wait of more than 7 years since when the iTunes Store opened and began selling music. Apple and the Beatles’ parent company, Apple Corps, were involved in a trademark dispute for years, before it was finally settled in 2007.