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The 92 pages that link to The Beatles, each with the reason it gives.

• Music videoRelated: Their promotional films helped establish filmed songs as an alternative to touring for publicity.

• British InvasionBroader topic: Their 1964 US success made them the central force of the Invasion.

• The Rolling StonesCompared with: The press contrasted the Stones’ blues-rooted, rebellious image with the Beatles’ public persona.

• The MiraclesRelated: Their cover of “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me” brought a Miracles song to a new audience.

• HamburgNarrower topic: Hamburg’s repeated club performances helped turn the group into a formidable live band.

• David BowieRelated: Their songwriting and records influenced Bowie’s early development as a musician.

• Ravi ShankarRelated: George Harrison’s study with Shankar connected the group’s audience with Indian instruments and musical ideas.

• Progressive rockRelated: Albums such as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band helped legitimize studio-based, album-scale experimentation.

• Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardBroader topic: The group received the honor for its collective artistic legacy.

• Transcendental MeditationRelated: Their association with Maharishi made the movement visible to a much wider audience.

• Glam rockRelated: Their studio experimentation and changing public image preceded glam’s close integration of music and presentation.

• Karlheinz StockhausenRelated: The band cited Stockhausen as an influence and included his image on the Sgt. Pepper's cover.

• Psychedelic rockRelated: Their mid-1960s experiments brought psychedelic sounds into mainstream pop.

• Album-oriented rockRelated: Their increasingly cohesive albums strengthened the case for hearing records as more than collections of singles.

• Tape loopRelated: Their recordings brought tape-loop effects, including reversed and repeated sounds, to a mass audience.

• LiverpoolBroader topic: The band made Liverpool central to the story of modern popular music.

• Chuck BerryRelated: They recorded Berry songs and drew on his work as a model for rock songwriting.

• George HarrisonNarrower topic: Harrison’s role as lead guitarist and increasingly independent songwriter developed within the band.

• Brill BuildingCompared with: Their rise shifted pop prestige toward artist-performers and away from the specialist songwriting model.

• George MartinRelated: Martin produced most of the band's recordings and helped translate its musical ideas into studio arrangements.

• Paul McCartneyBroader topic: McCartney’s fame and much of his songwriting legacy began with the band.

• Teen idolRelated: Beatlemania expanded teen fandom from admiration of individual singers to mass devotion to a band.

• Boy bandRelated: Their early image and fan response became a template later boy bands adapted.

• The ShadowsRelated: The Beatles cited the Shadows among the British groups that preceded their rise.

• Rock operaRelated: Their album-length experiments helped establish the rock album as an artistic form.

• Audio feedbackRelated: Their early use of guitar feedback helped bring the sound into recorded popular music.

• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandNarrower topic: Their studio collaboration and changing public identity made the album possible.

• SkiffleBroader topic: Several future Beatles first learned to perform in skiffle groups.

• The Beach BoysRelated: The Beach Boys and Beatles influenced one another through a celebrated exchange of musical ideas.

• Aleister CrowleyRelated: Crowley’s image appears among the figures on the cover of the band’s 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

• Little RichardRelated: The Beatles admired Richard and covered his songs early in their career.

• Ringo StarrRelated: Starr joined in 1962 and became the band’s drummer.

• The Goon ShowRelated: The band admired The Goon Show, and its absurdist humour informed their public comic style.

• Yé-yéRelated: Their international hits supplied material and models for French adaptations.

• Grammy Award for Best New ArtistBroader topic: The group won Best New Artist in 1965 during its rapid rise in the United States.

• Power popRelated: Their harmonies and melodic economy became enduring models for power-pop songwriters.

• Yoko OnoRelated: Ono’s relationship with Lennon became entangled with the band’s public history and breakup narratives.

• MerseybeatBroader topic: The Beatles became the most internationally influential group associated with Merseybeat.

• Pop rockRelated: Their melodic, concise songs helped establish a durable model for guitar-based pop.

• Smokey RobinsonCompared with: The Beatles admired the Miracles and recorded Robinson’s “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me.”

• ABBACompared with: Both groups built enduring catalogues around close collaboration and carefully crafted pop songs.

• Billy JoelRelated: Joel has cited the band’s records as a formative influence on his musical ambitions.

• British popular cultureBroader topic: Their music and style became enduring symbols of Britain’s global cultural influence.

• Buddy HollyRelated: The Beatles admired Holly, and their name echoed the Crickets’ insect motif.

• Olympia (Paris)Related: Their 1964 Olympia engagement brought international rock stardom to the Paris stage.

• René MagritteRelated: The band’s 1967 album cover for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band included Magritte among its pictured figures.

• Swinging LondonRelated: Their international success amplified London’s association with youthful British culture.

• Top of the PopsRelated: The group’s appearances and promotional films became landmark moments in the program’s history.

• Bee GeesCompared with: The Bee Gees’ early British success unfolded amid the Beatles’ dominance of pop.

• Brian EpsteinRelated: Epstein became their manager in 1962 and guided their public presentation and business affairs.