The Beatles top charts with final song 'Now and Then', 60 years after their first hit

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The Beatles have achieved another historic milestone, securing the top spot on the charts with their single "Now and Then.".

The Beatles' last chart-topping single was "The Ballad of John and Yoko" in 1969.APThe song's success includes 78,200 combined UK chart units, with the largest one-week physical sales in nearly a decade...

"Now and Then" debuted at number 42, based on just 10 hours of sales after its release on November 2. Since then, it climbed 41 places, marking the 18th number one single for Sir Paul, Sir Ringo Starr, and the late John Lennon and George Harrison...

The Beatles hold the record for the most number one singles in UK charts history among British acts, with only Elvis Presley having more...

Official Charts Company head Martin Talbot said: "The return of John, Paul, George and Ringo with the last ever Beatles single has cemented their legend by breaking a catalogue of records - and in doing so underlined the extraordinary scope of their enduring appeal, across all the generations, with huge numbers of streams, downloads and vinyl singles."..

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