It is sometimes claimed that a given artist "sold more records" or "had more hit songs" than The Beatles, but this tends to be hype, based on the number of records released, versus the number of copies sold, or is based on charts other than the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Music chart.It must also be remembered that The Beatles' achievements were nearly all made in just seven years, from their first chart-topper to their last new release as a group. Artists of greater longevity may well release more chart hits, over a longer career. (The ratio of releases to hits could also be taken into consideration, in making comparisons to the Beatles.)Several individual albums, such as The Eagles' Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Michael Jackson's Thriller, or Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, have outsold any Bea