Popularniji od Isusa (engleski: More popular than Jesus) su riječi kojima se opisuje kontroverza nastala 1966. godine, a koja je povod imala u izjavi Johna Lennona, člana britanske rock-grupe The Beatles, prema kojoj je ta grupa popularnija od Isusa Krista. Izjava je objavljena 4. marta te godine u londonskom listu Evening Standard u članku Maureen Cleave, posljednjem u seriji koji je čitateljima nastojao prikazati svakodnevni život članova grupe koja je tada bila na vrhuncu popularnosti. Dok u samoj Britaniji nije izazvala gotovo nikakve reakcije, njeno prenošenje u američkom tinejdžerskom časopisu Datebook u augustu iste godine je izazvalo gnušanje u kršćanskim krugovima, pogotovo u tzv. Biblijskom pojasu te zabrane na lokalnim radio-stanicama, bojkote i prijetnje nasiljem od strane Ku Klux Klana. Nakon što su se protesti počeli širiti i na druge države, uključujući Meksiko, a pjesme Beatlesa službeno zabranjene u Španiji i Južnoj Africi, menadžer Beatlesa Brian Epstein je razmišljao o tome da otkaže veliku turneju u SAD zakazanu iste godine. Umjesto toga je 11. augusta 1966. u Chicagu organizirao pres-konferenciju na kojoj je Lennon izjavio da je njegova izjava "izvađena iz konteksta" te se izvinio svim kršćanima kojima je povrijedio osjećaje.
Historičari Beatlesa često ovaj događaj tumače kao razlog zbog čega su se članovi benda odlučili prestati održavati koncerte, a s vremenom doveli i do njegovog raspada. Godinama kasnije je Lennon ustvrdio da bi bez te kontroverze Beatlesi još uvijek postojali, odnosno da bi bio prisiljen raditi koncerte umjesto da radi kao samostalni umjetnik.
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Britanski studijski albumi | Please Please Me • With The Beatles • A Hard Day's Night • Beatles for Sale • Help! • Rubber Soul • Revolver • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • The Beatles • Yellow Submarine • Abbey Road • Let It Be |
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Američki studijski albumi | Introducing... The Beatles • Meet The Beatles! • The Beatles' Second Album • A Hard Day's Night • Something New • The Beatles' Story • Beatles '65 • The Early Beatles • Beatles VI • Help! • Rubber Soul • Yesterday and Today • Revolver • Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band • Magical Mystery Tour • The Beatles • Yellow Submarine • Abbey Road • Let It Be |
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Originalni britanski EP-ovi | Long Tall Sally • Magical Mystery Tour |
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Albumi nakon raspada | Live at the BBC • Anthology 1 • Anthology 2 • Anthology 3 • Let It Be… Naked • Love |
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Kompilacije | 1962–1966 • 1967–1970 • Past Masters • Yellow Submarine Songtrack • 1 |
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Filmografija | A Hard Day's Night • Help! • Magical Mystery Tour • Žuta podmornica • Let It Be |
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Videografija | |
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Suradnici | Allan Williams • Brian Epstein • Allen Klein • Derek Taylor • Lee Eastman • Neil Aspinall • Peter Brown • Mal Evans • Alistair Taylor • Apple Records • Dick James • George Martin • Geoff Emerick • Norman Smith • Ken Scott • Phil Spector • Jeff Lynne • Chris Thomas • Giles Martin • Dave Dexter, Jr. • Eric Clapton • Klaus Voormann • Harry Nilsson • Cynthia Lennon • Yoko Ono • Linda McCartney • Pattie Boyd • Jane Asher • Maureen Starkey • Olivia Harrison • Billy Preston • Rory Storm • Tony Sheridan • Horst Fascher • Andy White • Jimmy Nicol • Astrid Kirchherr • Magic Alex • Tony Barrow • Ken Mansfield • Peter Shotton |
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Diskografija • Kategorija |
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studijski albumi | - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
- Imagine
- Mind Games
- Walls and Bridges
- Rock 'n' Roll
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zajedno sa Yoko Ono | - Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins
- Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions
- Wedding Album
- Some Time in New York City
- Double Fantasy
- Milk and Honey
- Double Fantasy Stripped Down
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live albumi | - Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (zajedno sa Yoko Ono)
- Live in New York City
- Live Jam (zajedno sa Yoko Ono)
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kompilacije | - Shaved Fish
- The John Lennon Collection
- Menlove Ave.
- Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
- Wonsaponatime
- Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
- Acoustic
- Peace, Love & Truth
- Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
- Power to the People: The Hits
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sountrackovi | - Imagine: John Lennon
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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box setovi | - Lennon
- John Lennon Anthology
- Gimme Some Truth
- John Lennon Signature Box
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knjige | - In His Own Write
- A Spaniard in the Works
- Skywriting by Word of Mouth
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filovi | - How I Won the War (1967)
- Two Virgins (1968)
- No. 5 (1968)
- Honeymoon (1969)
- Freedom (1970)
- Fly (1970)
- Legs (1970)
- Apotheosis (1970)
- Erection (1971)
- Imagine (1972)
- Dynamite Chicken (1972)
- Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
- John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985)
- Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
- Two of Us (2000)
- In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000)
- The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
- The Killing of John Lennon (2006)
- Chapter 27 (2007)
- I Met the Walrus (2007)
- Nowhere Boy (2009)
- Lennon Naked (2010)
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porodica | - Alfred Lennon (otac)
- Julia Lennon (majka)
- Mimi Smith (ujna)
- George Smith (ujak)
- Julia Baird (polusestra)
- Cynthia Lennon (prva supruga)
- Julian Lennon (prvi sin)
- Yoko Ono (druga supruga)
- Sean Lennon (drugi sin)
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srodno | ličnosti | |
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mediji | - The Lost Lennon Tapes
- Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music (concert)
- ROOTS: John Lennon Sings The Great Rock & Roll Hits
- Pussy Cats
- Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon
- Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur
- The 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute: Live from the Beacon Theatre, NYC
- A Toot and a Snore in '74
- Lennon (mjuzikl)
- Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (DVD)
- The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
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članci | - atentat
- 251 Menlove Avenue
- Bagism
- Liverpulski aerodrom John Lennon
- Popularniji od Isusa
- John Lennon Museum
- The Immigrant
- Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
- Songwriting Contest
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