‘Let It Be,’ final studio album released by The Beatles, debuts at #104 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1970)


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(Saturday, May 30, 1970)Let It Be, the twelfth and final studio album released by the English rock band the Beatles, debuted at #104 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart.

Let It Be was the final album that The Beatles completed and released before the band’s dissolution in April 1970, but most of that LP had been recorded (in January 1969) before the Abbey Road album sessions began.

Let It Be was released in tandem with the motion picture documentary of the same name, which premiered May 13, 1970, in select U.S. theaters.

The film documents the group rehearsing and recording songs for the album. It also includes an unannounced rooftop concert by the group on Jan. 30, 1969, their last public performance.