Beatles’ Abbey Road voted band’s top album

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pop queen Madonna's new album Celebration has topped European album chart. The new album has beaten Muse's The Resistance to reach the topspot of Billboard's European Top 100 Albums countdown.

September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Dame Vera Lynn has piped The Beatles and Bob Dylan in becoming the oldest living artist in the world to have a number one album. The 92-year-old, whose career flourished during World War II when she was nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart", toppled artists including the Arctic Monkeys and the Kings of Leon after her album We'll Meet Again - The Very Best of Vera Lynn topped the charts.

September 9th, 2009 Beatlemania back as Britain celebrates B-DayLONDON — The Beatles are back, sounding better than ever, and Britain is embracing them one more time. It's not exactly 1964 — no fainting teens or visible signs of feverish Beatlemania — but the long-awaited release of the remastered Beatles CDs and the Rock Band video game has again brought the Fab Four to the top of the British charts.

September 9th, 2009 Beatlemania returns with rollout of CD, video gameLONDON — Beatlemania is back with the rollout Wednesday of the Fab Four's remastered CDs and first-ever video game, reaching out to a whole new generation decades after their parents — and even grandparents — first succumbed. It's been nearly 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo announced their breakup, but the new game and discs caused a worldwide buzz as the Beatles returned to the top of the charts in Britain, the land where it all began.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - It's almost 40 years since 'The Beatles' split, and yet the British band is set to earn the biggest amount ever this year, and could even net 1billion pounds by Christmas. The Beatles comeback will start with remastered versions of 13 of late John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and late George Harrison's studio albums.

September 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Brit singer Sir Paul McCartney has in an exclusive interview spoken out about the final days of 'The Beatles', and insisted that the group became victims of their own success when businessman Allen Klein took over their financial affairs. According to music magazine Mojo, McCartney said that he and his bandmates struggled to come to terms with all the business decisions they were suddenly forced to make as they were recording their final album 'Abbey Road'.

August 27th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney has disclosed that people often checked him over to make sure he wasn't an impostor after the circulation of a conspiracy theory which claimed he had died in the 1960s. About 40 years ago rumours about the former Beatle's death in a 1966 accident had gained currency and conspiracy theorists proved the death with clues appearing on the cover of The Beatles' last recorded album Abbey Road.

August 13th, 2009 LONDON - Even after 40 years, 'The Beatles' still remain the most popular music band in America. The Fab Four were among the top four choices across all generations and were most popular in the age group 50 to 64, reports the Daily Express In the survey conducted by Pew Research Centre, late king of pop Michael Jackson was popular among those in late teens and in 20s.

August 10th, 2009 LONDON - The zebra crossing featured on the cover of the Beatles' album 'Abbey Road' has been seen as a death trap by officials, who now want to remove it. Councillors want it removed, as there have been a number of accidents caused by tourists flocking to be photographed on the road.

August 9th, 2009 LONDON - TV personality and model Abbey Clancy has revealed that she used invisible braces to correct her 'crooked' smile, a secret that's been tipped to boost her earnings by 5 million pounds. The 23-year-old has revealed how she used the invisible dental brace the Invisalign for just under a year to overcome insecurities about her looks.

August 8th, 2009 Beatles fans swarm Abbey Road on album anniversaryLONDON —Hundreds of Beatles fans swarmed Abbey Road on Saturday, singing songs and snarling traffic to mark 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy north London street and into the history books on iconic pop photos. The famous photo graced the cover of the Fab Four's "Abbey Road," the last album recorded together, and shows the bandmates walking purposefully across the zebra-striped asphalt.

August 8th, 2009 LONDON - Fans of legendary band The Beatles have started walking across the Abbey Road to make the 40th anniversary of the Abbey Road album photoshoot. Organiser Richard Porter, who has been running tours for more than 20 years, said he had decided to mark the special occasion on popular demand.

July 31st, 2009 Geffen to release album featuring Benedict XVILONDON — Pope Benedict XVI will release an album on which he sings and recites prayers to the Virgin Mary, his label said Friday. The pontiff's as-yet-untitled album also includes eight original pieces of contemporary classical music, Geffen/Universal said.

July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Legendary rocker Sir Paul McCartney still laughs off rumours that he had died and was replaced by a lookalike in 'The Beatles' - 40 years after the rumours first surfaced. The Fab Four were photographed walking along a pedestrian crossing on the legendary cover of their 1969 album Abbey Road.

July 7th, 2009 LONDON - English lingerie model Abbey Clancy was spotted struggling to keep the 'monokini' she was wearing in place, as she soaked up the sun on a luxury yacht. Clancy, 23, is on holiday in Ibiza with her Brit footballer boyfriend Peter Crouch, 28, and the two were seen spending the whole day snorkelling before retiring to their luxury hillside villa.