1978 Event "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premieres in New York City 1969 Event After 88 weeks Sgt Pepper drops off the charts 1968 Event 10th Grammy Awards: Up Up and Away, Sgt. Pepper's wins 4 1968 Event Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" wins Grammy 1967 Event Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks 1967 Event Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold 1967 Event Cover picture of Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's" is photographed 1966 Event The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper"