The Beatles burst onto the music scene in the early 1960's leading to what was known as the British Invasion. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, the bands popularity caused hysteria whereever they performed. No other band in history has caused the sensation that the Beatles did. With a career that spanned 30 years, the band had more number one singles than any other band coming in at 23 number one hits. Lennon and McCartney still remain the biggest selling song writing team of all time and their songs have been recorded by just about everyone in the music world today. The band's song "Yesterday" is the most recorded song of all time with over 3,000 artists having recorded it to date and it is also the most played song in history. Their music continues to be heard on radio stations around the world, which has allowed several generations to grow up with their music. The music of this band will live on forever as it continues to get airplay and as more and more artists record their music.