5m Beatles downloads on iTunes

Since becoming available in November 2010, sales of Beatles tracks have exceeded 5 million, according to Apple.

Among US iTunes users the most popular track has been ‘Here Comes The Sun’.

Apple stated that the 1969 album Abbey Road was the band’s bestselling album on iTunes, with overall album sales topping 1m.

Following a lengthy legal tangle between the Beatle’s record label EMI and software giant Apple, the Beatle’s tracks were finally launched on iTunes on November 16^th 2010.

To date there has been no public disclosure of the commercial agreements reached by all concerned parties, although some unconfirmed reports purport thatr Apple is offering better royalty payments for Beatle’s music than with standard iTunes contracts.

Single Beatle’s tracks sell for 99p with albums costing £10.99. Specific sales figures for the UK have not been released.