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The Beatles' The Beatles' Million Sellers EP was released December 6, 1965 it consisted of :

{{Infobox album

| name = The Beatles' Million Sellers

| type = ep

| artist = [[the Beatles]]

| cover = Million Sellers-Beatles.jpg

| alt =

| released = 6 December 1965

| recorded = 1 July 1963{{snd}}18 October 1964{{sfn|Lewisohn|1988|pp=32, 36, 38–39, 50}}

| venue =

| studio = {{ubl|[[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], London|Pathé Marconi, Paris}}

| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]

| length = 9:17

| label = [[Parlophone]]

| producer = [[George Martin]]

| chronology = The Beatles EP

| prev_title = [[Beatles for Sale No. 2]]

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = [[Yesterday (Beatles EP)|Yesterday]]

| next_year = 1966

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beatles-million-sellers-ep-mw0001043026|title=The Beatles' Million Sellers [EP] - The Beatles - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref>

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'''''The Beatles' Million Sellers''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by [[the Beatles]], released on 6 December 1965. The EP was only issued in [[Monaural|mono]], with the catalogue number [[Parlophone]] GEP 8946. It was also released in New Zealand.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web|title=Beatles, The – The Beatles' Million Sellers at Discogs|publisher=Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Beatles-The-Beatles-Million-Sellers/master/302426|access-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> The EP consists of songs that had sold over 1 million copies each as singles, the biggest seller being ''She Loves You'', which sold 1.89 million copies.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}}

Side A: 1) She Loves You 2) I Want To Hold Your Hand

All four tracks had previously been number 1 hit singles in the UK chart. Apart from "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]", the songs had not appeared on any previous Beatles album. ''Million Sellers'' was the second EP compilation of the band's singles following ''[[The Beatles' Hits]]'' in September 1963.

Side B: 1) Can't Buy Me Love 2) I Feel Fine

==Background==

The EP was only released in Mono and never released in Stereo

''The Beatles' Million Sellers'' is the tenth EP released by the Beatles. The EP includes four songs, all released in 1963 and 1964. As of 2007, the combined worldwide sales of all four singles stood at over 27 million copies. These songs all rank in the top 30 [[UK Million-Selling Singles]]. The EP itself was number 1 for 4 weeks in early 1966.

==Track listing==

It's catalogue number is Parlophone GEP 8946

All songs written by [[Lennon–McCartney]].

'''Side one'''

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#"[[She Loves You]]" – 2:19

#"[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]" – 2:24

'''Side two'''

#"[[Can't Buy Me Love]]" – 2:15

#"[[I Feel Fine]]" – 2:20

==Personnel==

According to [[Ian MacDonald]]:{{sfn|MacDonald|2007|pp=83, 99, 104, 136}}

'''The Beatles'''

*[[John Lennon]]{{snd}}lead vocal, rhythm guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars {{small|("I Feel Fine")}}

*[[Paul McCartney]]{{snd}}lead and harmony vocals, bass, handclaps

*[[George Harrison]]{{snd}}harmony vocal, lead guitar, handclaps; lead & rhythm guitars {{small|("I Feel Fine")}}

*[[Ringo Starr]]{{snd}}drums, handclaps

'''Production'''

*[[George Martin]]{{snd}}producer

*[[Norman Smith (record producer)|Norman Smith]]{{snd}}[[Audio engineer|engineer]]

==See also==

* [[Outline of the Beatles]]

* [[The Beatles timeline]]

==References==

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=== Sources ===

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* {{cite book |last1=Lewisohn |first1=Mark |author1-link=Mark Lewisohn |title=The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions |date=1988 |publisher=[[Harmony Books]] |___location=New York |isbn=978-0-600-63561-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/the-beatles-recording-sessions |url-access=registration}}

* {{cite book |last1=MacDonald |first1=Ian |author1-link=Ian MacDonald |title=Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties |date=2007 |publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] |___location=Chicago |isbn=978-1-55652-733-3 |edition=Third |url=https://archive.org/details/revolutioninhead0003macd |url-access=registration}}

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