it was at the Cavern that they were discovered by Brian Epstein, the man who become their manager and set them on the road to fame. The Beatles quickly became an international phenomenon. Fans and the media mobbed the band wherever they went. Only 15 months after they had debuted, they were getting 10,000 per show,and had earned 17 million. Some said that their popularity wasn't going to last, but in fact, it only increased. In 1966, their album Can't Buy Me Love was the first record to go to the top of the British and American charts simultaneously-before it was even released.