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Beatlemania

American  
[beet-uhl-may-nee-uh] / ˌbit əlˈmeɪ ni ə /

noun

  1. a phenomenon in the 1960s characterized by an intense fascination with and extremely enthusiastic reaction to the pop group The Beatles.


Other Word Forms

  • Beatlemania-like adjective
  • Beatlemaniac noun
  • Beatlemaniacal adjective
  • pre-Beatlemania adjective

Example Sentences

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With Beatlemania, argues Fink, “huge masses of women got used to smashing through police barricades.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

“I wasn’t around for Beatlemania, but this feels similar to that,” Ghavami said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

Its 1992 single, “The Drowners,” ignited what would become Britpop, the most significant resurgence of British rock since Beatlemania, paving the way for a new generation of bands and projecting British soft power abroad.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Beatlemania had now gone global and the rest was history.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

The birth of the British-Irish boyband bulldozed 2010s music with infectious pop melodies and vocal-driven performances, bringing back an international frenzy around boybands that hadn't made the American crossover since Beatlemania.

From Salon • Oct. 17, 2024