"Bigger Than The Beatles" is the title of a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American

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 country music artist Joe Diffie

Joe Diffie

Joe Logan Diffie is an American country music singer known for his ballads and novelty songs. Between 1990 and 2004, Diffie charted 35 cuts on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, including five number one singles: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun",...

. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny

Life's So Funny

Life's So Funny is the fifth main studio album released by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It contains the single "Bigger Than the Beatles", Diffie's last Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Following this single were, in order: "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y", "Down...

. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs

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) chart, becoming the fifth and final Number One single of Diffie's career. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Content

The song talks about an amateur rocker and his bartender girlfriend. The narrator states that the couple has a love "bigger than the Beatles".

Critical reception

Alanna Nash

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 of Entertainment Weekly

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gave the song a C-minus rating, with her review calling it a "lighthearted tale of an amateur rocker and his shopgirl squeeze" and "just a lame device to evoke the names of beloved rock heroes."

This song was parodied by country music parodist Cledus T. Judd

Cledus T. Judd

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 on his album I Stoled This Record

I Stoled This Record

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as "(She's Got a Butt) Bigger Than the Beatles".

Chart positions

"Bigger Than the Beatles" debuted at #58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 2, 1995.

Chart (1995-1996)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1