Also, much like with the Madonna vs Gaga stuff, you can't fairly compare The Beatles "defining rock music" from decades ago when everything was massively more limited from getting started to becoming known to staying relevant with anything modern.
Beatles also existed in the pre-internet era where any dipshit with a laptop can cut a record of digital pop slop. And lets not forget that all of them had hit albums as solo artists for multiple decades after they hung it up as a group, except Lennon who got shot to death. Individually they were all more prolific than most of the artists we have been debating in this derail. Even fucking Ringo had top five releases for a decade, plus launched the careers of numerous artists through the touring of the All Starr Band. Counting the Wilderberries, Harrison had top ten hits in three decades following the Beatles breakup. I won't bother to read out McCartneys resume, except to say that he is the guy MJ AND Stevie Wonder reached out to to collaborate with.
Go back to listening to Linkin Park and Rage For the Machine on a loop on your walkman at Taco Bell. You have no concept of musical history at all.
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