The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turns 50 More than half* of all listeners to Sgt. Pepper on Spotify are under the age of 40

The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ turns 50

More than half* of all listeners to Sgt. Pepper on Spotify are under the age of 40

This Friday 26^th May will mark 50 years since The Beatles released their Grammy Award winning eighth studio album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band in the UK**.

Recorded in London’s legendary Abbey Road studio, the album produced some of the most popular tracks ever released by The Beatles, including ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’, ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ and ‘A Day in the Life’, and became one of the most iconic albums – and album covers – in recorded music history.

To celebrate the original launch of the album in 1967, Spotify has compiled a list of statistics on The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper on Spotify.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band facts

• Just over half (50.1%*) of all listeners to Sgt. Pepper on Spotify are under the age of 40
• 61% of Sgt. Pepper’s listeners are male, and 39% are female (versus overall The Beatles listening, which is 56% male, 44% female)
• There are 1,765,759 active playlists on Spotify which feature Sgt. Pepper songs
• Pepper tracks have been streamed for the equivalent of 564 years since The Beatles released their catalogue on Spotify on December 24th 2015.

Top 5 Sgt. Pepper tracks on Spotify

1. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
2. A Day In The Life
3. With A Little Help From My Friends
4. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
5. When I’m Sixty Four

Top 5 cities that listen most to Sgt. Pepper

1. Mexico City, Mexico
2. Santiago, Chile
3. Los Angeles, USA
4. London, Great Britain
5. Buenos Aires, Argentina

Top 5 countries that listen most to Sgt. Pepper

1. USA
2. Great Britain
3. Mexico
4. Brazil
5. Canada

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*50.1%. We know this statistic seems implausible, but it is genuinely true!

**Sgt. Pepper was released on 26th May 1967 in the UK, and on June 2nd 1967 in the US