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

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

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

• 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.

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

• Eric IdleCompared with: The Rutles’ affectionate parody draws its characters and story from Beatles history.

• Pink FloydCompared with: Their concise songcraft provides a useful contrast to Pink Floyd’s growing emphasis on extended forms.

• The White StripesCompared with: The White Stripes’ “The Beatles” song title playfully invokes this contrasting band.

• Lou ReedCompared with: Their polished pop approach offers a contrast to the Velvet Underground’s abrasive sound and subject matter.

• Spice GirlsCompared with: Both became global British pop phenomena, but through sharply different eras and musical identities.

• Cui JianCompared with: Their recordings were among the Western rock influences that reached Chinese listeners before Cui Jian’s rise.

• Herb AlpertCompared with: Their chart rivalry with the Tijuana Brass illustrates competing sounds in mid-1960s pop.

• Neil SedakaCompared with: The Beatles’ arrival coincided with the decline of Sedaka’s early chart prominence in the United States.

• Kim LarsenCompared with: Larsen’s early musical world included the British rock that Danish bands adapted.