- Who
- The Beatles
- Where
- United States ()
- When
The Beatles (UK) – John Lennon (b. 9 October 1940, d. 8 December 1980), Paul McCartney, George Harrison (b. 25 February 1943, d. 29 November 2001) and Ringo Starr – have more No.1 albums in the US (19) and UK (15) than anyone else. The band’s US tally includes nine consecutive No.1s from 1965–68 and chart-topping debuts for all three Anthology collections in 1995–96. The "Fab Four" managed seven consecutive No.1 albums in their homeland (1963–66). Their chart debut, Please Please Me (1963), remains the album to beat for most consecutive weeks at No.1 on UK albums chart (group, one album) – 30 weeks from 11 May to 30 November 1963. In both countries, The Beatles have the most cumulative weeks at No.1 (group, multiple albums) – 132 weeks in the USA and 174 weeks in the UK.
