Premise: Beatlemania was the intense fan frenzy directed towards the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s . The break-up of the Beatles was a cumulative process throughout 1968 to 1970 , marked by rumours of a split and ambiguous comments by the Beatles themselves regarding the future of the group . The Beatles . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market . The Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide .
Hypothesis: The Beatles was a band.
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