The Beatles were the most influential music group of the rock era. Initially they affected the post-war baby boom generation of Great Britain and the United States during the 1960s, and later the rest of the world. Certainly they were the most popular group, with global sales exceeding 1.1 billion records.

Throughout their relatively short time recording and performing together, the Beatles set a number of world records — most of which have yet to be broken. The following is a partial list.