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in 1964 has proved a particularly enduring image of Beatlemania.]] Beatlemania is a term that was used during the 1960s to describe fan frenzy (particularly by young teenaged girls) toward The Beatles . Many fans across the world were known to have ''Beatlemania'', which hit the United States hard after The Beatles performed on the '' Ed Sullivan Show '' in 1964 . It later became the name of various tribute groups dedicated to singing the songs of the Beatles. These groups have had John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr look-alikes. The term has had a number of derivatives, usually shortlived, such as Rollermania in the early 1970s to describe a similar phenomenon directed at the Scottish Boy Band Bay City Rollers , and in the early 1980s , Menudomania to describe frenzy across Latin America for another world famous boy band, Menudo . THE DIMENSIONS The dimensions of the original ''Beatlemania'' during its peak year in 1964 one can envision by a look at the unprecedented sales figures caused by it. During 1964, the Beatles sold over 30 million records in America alone: =Singles ''Released by Capitol records''
Total: over 10 million (4 million RIAA-certified) ''Released by other companies (such as Swan, Tollie, Vee Jay, Polydor)''
Total: over 7.4 million (non RIAA-certified) =Albums ''Released by Capitol records''
Total: over 13 million (16 million RIAA-certified) ''Released by other companies''
Total: over 1.7 million (non RIAA-certified) These sales represent a total of 17.4 million singles and 14.7 million albums giving a grand total of 32.1 million records sold in just 12 months (of which 21 million are certified by the RIAA). Never before or since has a musical act approached sales figures on such a scale in such short a period of time. Sources:
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