Throughout their career, they have sold over[1] 250 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

[2] Billboard ranked them as the 2nd Greatest artist of all time (behind the Beatles).

[4] According to the Recording Industry Association of America, they have sold 66.5 million albums in the US, making them the 16th best-selling group in history.

They were then signed to Virgin Records from 1993 to 2006, and Universal Music Group since 2007.

Before 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market.