The Beatles

13 albums with 158 original songs. 32 original singles. 190 songs. 162 songs are credited to Lennon and McCartney (including 77 songs actually written by John Lennon, 67 by Paul McCartney and only 18 written by both). George Harrison has written 22 songs. Ringo Starr has written 6 songs (including 1 with John and Paul, and 3 with John, Paul and George).

1963 Please Please Me (8 original songs)

Which is the best song on this album? Probably John Lennon's title tune, but "Love Me Do" and "I Saw Her Standing There" (both by Paul McCartney) are definitely close runner-ups. "Do You Want To Know A Secret?" and "There's A Place" (both by John Lennon) are also excellent.  Three songs are very weak: "Ask Me Why" (Lennon), "P.S. I Love You" (McCartney) and "Misery" (both). Six other songs are also on the album, but they weren't written by The Beatles: "Twist And Shout" (one of their best interpretations of someone else's work), "Anna Go to Him" (an average ballad), "Chains" (a particularly forgettable song), "Boys" (Ringo Starr's impressive debut as a singer), "Baby It's You" (another unexceptional ballad) and "A Taste Of Honey" (one of Paul McCartney's most embarrassing vocal performances).

1963 With The Beatles (8)

There are five good original Beatles' songs on this album. George Harrison has one: "Don't Bother Me", his first song. Paul McCartney has three: "All My Loving" (definitely the best among them), "Hold Me Tight" and "I Wanna Be Your Man". And John Lennon has one, "Not A Second Time". Three others, "It Won't Be Long", "All I've Got To Do" (both by John Lennon) and "Little Child" (co-written by Lennon and McCartney), are highly forgettable. And the remaining six songs weren't written by The Beatles: "Roll Over Beethoven" (Harrison's best vocal performance on this album), "Please Mr. Postman" (an excellent interpretation by Lennon), "You Really Got A Hold On Me" (a terrific Lennon-Harrison duet), "Devil In Her Heart" (far from a triumph for George Harrison as a singer), "Till There Was You" (a rare instance of Paul McCartney singing a non-Beatles tune) and "Money That's What I Want" (probably Lennon' best interpretation of someone else's song).

1964 A Hard Day's Night (13)

Only 2 weak songs (out of a total of 13): "Any Time At All" and "When I Get Home" (both by John Lennon). The rest is perfection.  John Lennon's title tune is probably the best. He also contributes six other great songs: "Tell Me Why", "I Should Have Known Better", "If I Fell", "I'll Cry Instead", "You Can't Do That" and "I'll Be Back". Paul McCartney contributes three: "Can't Buy Me Love", "And I Love Her" and "Things We Said Today". And they both wrote "Happy Just To Dance With You".

1964 Beatles For Sale (8 original songs)

Four good songs. Four weak songs. And six songs that weren't written by The Beatles: excellent "Rock And Roll Music", mediocre "Mr. Moonlight", average "Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!", terrific "Words Of Love", pedestrian "Honey Don't" and unexceptional "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby". "Eight Days A Weak" (co-written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon) is definitely the best, followed by "No Reply" and "I'M A Loser" (both by John Lennon) and "I'll Follow The Sun" by Paul McCartney. "Every Little Thing", "What You're Doing" (both by McCartney), "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" (Lennon) and "Baby's In Black" (both), are very forgettable. 

1965 Help (12 original songs)

Ten great Beatles' songs and two forgettable ones. Paul McCartney's "Yesterday" is the greatest tune on this album. He also contributes "The Night Before" and "I've Just Seen A Face", both excellent. George Harrison has two good songs on this album, "I Need You" and "You Like Me Too Much". The remaining five great songs are all from John Lennon: "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away", "You're Going to Lose That Girl", "It's Only Love", "Ticket To Ride" and the title tune. And then, unfortunately, there are also "Another Girl" and "Tell Me What You See" (both by McCartney). Two songs on the album were not written by the Beatles: "Act Naturally" (one of Ringo Starr's best vocal performances) and "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" (one of John Lennon's worst vocal performances). 

1965 Rubber Soul (14)

A perfect album from The Beatles, without any weak songs. The best one is probably "In My Life" by John Lennon. There are four more great tunes from John Lennon ("Girl", "Run For Your Life", "Nowhere Man" and "Norwegian Wood"), five from Paul McCartney ("Drive My Car", "You Won't See Me", "I'M Looking Through You", "Wait" and "Michelle"), two from George Harrison ("Think For Yourself" and "If I Needed Someone") and one from Ringo Starr ("What Goes On"). Paul McCartney and John Lennon both wrote "The Word". 

1966 Revolver (14)

An almost perfect album, with 13 classic tunes... and "Doctor Robert". "Here There and Everywhere" by Paul McCartney is probably the best. There are also four more great tunes from McCartney: "Eleanor Rigby", "Good Day Sunshine", "For No One" and "Got To Get You Into My Life". George Harrison has three excellent songs: "Taxman", "Love You To" and "I Want To Tell You". And John Lennon has five: "Yellow Submarine", "And Your Bird Can Sing", "I'M Only Sleeping", "She Said She Said" and "Tomorrow Never Knows". "Doctor Robert", the weakest song on the album, was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

1967 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (13)

One of The Beatles' greatest albums. "A Day In The Life" is arguably The Beatles' greatest tune ever. Paul McCartney contributes the brilliantly sarcastic "Getting Better", the quirky "Lovely Rita", the enchantingly nostalgic "When I'M Sixty-Four", the unusual "Fixing A Hole" and the eccentric title song (in two different versions, as an opening and a closing number). John Lennon contributes the psychedelic classic "Lucy In The Sky", the weird oddity "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite" and the truly bizarre piece of atonal quirkiness, "Good Morning Good Morning". They both contribute the memorable "With A Little Help From My Friends" and the whimsical ballad "She's Leaving Home". And George Harrison contributes "Within You Without You", a unique piece of experimental Indian music using sitar, tambura, dilruba and tabla.

1967 Magical Mystery Tour (6 original songs)

Released as an album in the US, it has 6 original songs from the "Magical Mystery Tour" TV movie soundtrack on the A side, and 5 songs previously released as singles in 1967 on the B side. The A side soundtrack includes George Harrison's weirdly eccentric "Blue Jay Way", John Lennon's "I Am The Walrus", and three fine songs by Paul McCartney: the title tune, "The Fool On The Hill" (probably the best original song on the album) and "Your Mother Should Know". Very unusual "Flying" (written by all four Beatles) is also on the album.

1968 The White Album (30)

Tigers, piggies, blackbirds, raccoons and monkeys, oh my! The Beatles' strangest album. The more you listen to it, the more you like it. A fascinating cultural artifact. There is an early, very different version of "Revolution" (a single released in August 1968, three months before "The White Album"), as well as 29 uniquely bizarre, brilliant and extraordinarily original songs (including McCartney's "Wild Honey Pie", a true oddity even by this album's twisted standards, and "Good Night", Lennon's weird lullaby to put his son, and his fans, to sleep). The greatest song is definitely George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". He also contributes "Long Long Long" (one of his best ballads), "Piggies" (a quirky piece of whimsy) and "Savoy Truffle" (a truly original piece of tuneful delight). Ringo Starr has one song, "Don't Pass Me By". Besides "Wild Honey Pie", Paul McCartney contributes 10 more solo songs: three whimsical oddities ("Rocky Raccoon", "Martha My Dear" and "Honey Pie"), two uneven musical experiments ("Mother Nature's Son" and "Why Don't We Do It In The Road?"), a pure rock n' roll number ("Back In The USSR"), a Jamaican ska pastiche ("Obladi Oblada"), two fine ballads ("Blackbird" and "I Will") and an early Heavy Metal song ("Helter Skelter"). Besides "Good Night", John Lennon has 11 more solo efforts: three songs dissing people he met in India ("The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill", "Sexy Sadie" and "Dear Prudence"), a blues parody ("Yer Blues"), a satire about his fans ("Glass Onion"), a soulful ballad about his mother ("Julia"), a purely abstract piece of atonal madness ("Revolution 9"), and four brilliant tunes that defy easy classification ("Happiness Is A Warm Gun", "I'M So Tired", "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey" and "Cry Baby Cry").  And both Lennon and McCartney wrote one of this album's best songs, "Birthday".

1968 Yellow Submarine (4)

The album has 6 songs from the "Yellow Submarine" movie on the A side, and the film's musical score on the B side. There are 4 original songs on this album. Paul McCartney's "All Together Now" is probably, if not the best, then at least the most famous among them (especially among children under 4). John Lennon's "Hey Bulldog" is also excellent. George Harrison has two very unusual songs: "Only A Northern Song" (a brave, but challenging atonal experiment) and "It's All Too Much" (a musical equivalent of an acid trip).

It also includes 2 songs that were previously released on another album ("Yellow Submarine" from "Revolver") or as a single ("All You Need Is Love"). 

1969 Abbey Road (17)

The Beatles' most perfect album, without any weak songs. 16 classic tunes... no, wait, 17 classic tunes... no, 10 classic tunes... depending on whether you count "Abbey Road Medley" as one or as eight separate songs, and whether you include the hidden track of "Her Majesty" at the end (actually, after "The End"... no, after "Abbey Road Medley"). Confused? Let's try to sort it out. There are actually 16 songs listed on the album cover. The first 8 are all fabulous. So far, so good. The next 8 tunes are also fabulous: "You Never Give Me Your Money", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight" and "The End". Except they are really one, single 16-minute song, "Abbey Road Medley", one of The Beatles' most original creations, which shouldn't be listen to separately, or even in a different order. So that makes either 9 or 16 songs. The 10th (or 17th) one is a hidden track, not listed on the cover of the album. It's an excellent, 23-second "homage" to Queen Elizabeth by Paul McCartney, the shortest song in The Beatles' entire oeuvre. "Something" by George Harrison is definitely the best song on the album. He also contributes the second best tune, "Here Comes The Sun". Ringo Starr has his best Beatles' song, "Octopus's Garden". Paul McCartney, besides contributing five songs to the "Medley" (and "Her Majesty"), also has "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" (a truly eccentric oddity of a tune) and "Oh Darling". John Lennon, besides contributing three songs to the "Medley", also has "Come Together", "Because" and "I Want You She's So Heavy".

1970 Let It Be (11)

Four classic songs by Paul McCartney: "Let it Be" (probably the best on this album), "The Long And Winding Road", "Get Back" and "Two Of Us". Two great tunes by George Harrison, "I Me Mine" and "For You Blue". Three excellent songs by John Lennon: "Across The Universe", "Dig A Pony" and "One After 909". There are also two other tunes on this album: a catchy little number called "I've Got A Feeling" (co-written by McCartney and Lennon) and a weird oddity named "Dig It" (co-written by all four Beatles). One song, short and forgettable "Maggie Mae", wasn't written by The Beatles.

Singles (32)

The Beatles released 6 singles in 1963. Four are excellent: "From Me To You", "She Loves You", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (all co-written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon) and "This Boy" (by John Lennon). And two are quite forgettable: "Thank You Girl" and "I'll Get You" (both co-written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon).

The Beatles released 3 original singles in 1964. Only one is excellent: Lennon's "I Feel Fine". The other two are highly forgettable: McCartney's "She's A Woman" and Lennon's "I Call Your Name". 

The Beatles released 4 original singles in 1965. "Day Tripper" (Lennon) and "We Can Work It Out" (Paul McCartney and John Lennon) were both excellent. But unfortunately, McCartney's "I’M Down" and Lennon's "Yes It Is" were also released that year.

The Beatles released 2 singles in 1966, both excellent. "Paperback Writer" (McCartney) and "Rain" (Lennon).

In 1967, The Beatles released 5 terrific singles. They can also all be found on the B side of the "Magical Mystery Tour" album in the US. "Strawberry Fields Forever", "All You Need Is Love" and "Baby You're A Rich Man" (all by John Lennon), as well as "Penny Lane" and "Hello Goodbye" (both by Paul McCartney). They also released "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)".

The Beatles released 4 memorable singles in 1968. Two by Paul McCartney: "Hey Jude" and "Lady Madonna". One by John Lennon: "Revolution". And one by George Harrison: "The Inner Light" (arguably his weakest song for The Beatles, but still quite interesting).

In 1969, The Beatles released 3 fine singles: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko", "Don't Let Me Down" (both by Lennon) and "Old Brown Shoe" (by Harrison).

In 1970, they released 1 single, unique "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" by John Lennon.    

The last Beatles' songs, hauntingly beautiful "Free (As A Bird)", excellent "Real Love" and great "Now and Then" (all by John Lennon), were released in 1995, 1996 and 2023, respectively.  

Top 170 Beatles songs

1. A Day In The Life (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (George Harrison, The White Album, 1968)

3. Yesterday (Paul McCartney, Help, 1965)

4. Something (George Harrison, Abbey Road, 1969)

5. Hey Jude (Paul McCartney, 1968)

6. Strawberry Fields Forever (John Lennon, 1967)

7. Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison, Abbey Road, 1969)

8. Here There And Everywhere (Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)

9. I'M Only Sleeping (John Lennon, Revolver, 1966)

10. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (John Lennon, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

11. Please Please Me (John Lennon, Please Please Me, 1963)

12. Savoy Truffle (George Harrison, The White Album, 1968)

13. Let It Be (Paul McCartney, Let It Be, 1970)

14. Carry That Weight (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

15. Eleanor Rigby (Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)

16. A Hard Day's Night (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

17. You Know My Name Look Up The Number (John Lennon, 1970)

18. In My Life (John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

19. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kitel (John Lennon, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

20. Think For Yourself (George Harrison, Rubber Soul, 1965)

21. Love Me Do (Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, 1963)

22. Happiness Is A Warm Gun (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

23. Lovely Rita (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

24. Revolution (John Lennon, 1968)

25. Help (John Lennon, Help, 1965)

26. The Long And Winding Road (Paul McCartney, Let It Be, 1970)

27. Come Together (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

28. Tell Me Why (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

29. All My Loving (Paul McCartney, With The Beatles, 1963)

30. Girl (John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

31. Taxman (George Harrison, Revolver, 1966)

32. She Loves You (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1963)

33. Lady Madonna (Paul McCartney, 1968)

34. I Need You (George Harrison, Help, 1965)

35. Penny Lane (Paul McCartney, 1967)

36. I Me Mine (George Harrison, Let It Be, 1970)

37. Don't Bother Me (George Harrison, With The Beatles, 1963)

38. Hello Goodbye (Paul McCartney, 1967)

39. All You Need Is Love (John Lennon, 1967)

40. Within You Without You (George Harrison, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

41. Because (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

42. Oh Darling (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

43. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1963)

44. Glass Onion (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

45. Yellow Submarine (John Lennon, Revolver, 1966)

46. Dear Prudence (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

47. The Fool On The Hill (Paul McCartney, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

48. You Like Me Too Much (George Harrison, Help, 1965)

49. Rain (John Lennon, 1966)

50. Across The Universe (John Lennon, Let It Be, 1970)

51. Marta My Dear (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

52. When I'M Sixty-Four (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

53. Sexy Sadie (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

54. I'M So Tired (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

55. The Night Before (Paul McCartney, Help, 1965)

56. Cry Baby Cry (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

57. With A Little Help From My Friends (John Lennon-Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

58. I Am The Walrus (John Lennon, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

59. Ticket To Ride (John Lennon, Help, 1965)

60. Nowhere Man (John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

61. Got To Get You Into My Life (Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)  

62. Don't Let Me Down (John Lennon, 1969)

63. If I Needed Someone (George Harrison, Rubber Soul, 1965)

64. Do You Want To Know A Secret (John Lennon, Please Please Me, 1963)

65. I Want To Tell You (George Harrison, Revolver, 1966)

66. Paperback Writer (Paul McCartney, 1966)

67. Michelle (Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

68. From Me To You (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1963)

69. Norwegian Wood This Bird Has Flown (John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

70. Get Back (Paul McCartney, Let It Be, 1970)

71. Obladi Oblada Life Goes On (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

72. All Together Now (Paul McCartney, Yellow Submarine, 1968)

73. Can't Buy Me Love (Paul McCartney, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

74. Real Love (John Lennon, 1996)

75. Piggies (George Harrison, The White Album, 1968)

76. I Saw Her Standing There (Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, 1963)

77. Getting Better (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

78. And Your Bird Can Sing (John Lennon, Revolver, 1966)

79. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (John Lennon, 1969)

80. Long Long Long (George Harrison, The White Album, 1968)

81. Drive My Car (Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

82. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

83. I've Just Seen A Face (Paul McCartney, Help, 1965)

84. Birthday (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

85. For You Blue (George Harrison, Let It Be, 1970)

86. Eight Days A Week (John Lennon-Paul McCartney, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

87. She's Leaving Home (John Lennon-Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

88. If I Fell (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

89. Maxwell's Silver Hammer (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

90. Hey Bulldog (John Lennon, Yellow Submarine, 1969)

91. I Want You She's So Heavy (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

92. Your Mother Should Know (Paul McCartney, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

93. Wait (Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

94. Honey Pie (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

95. Tomorrow Never Knows (John Lennon, Revolver, 1966)

96. I Will (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

97. No Reply (John Lennon, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

98. Rocky Raccoon (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

99. Love You To (George Harrison, Revolver, 1966)

100. Back In The USSR (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

101. We Can Work It Out (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1965)

102. Good Morning Good Morning (John Lennon, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

103. Wild Honey Pie (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

104. Blue Jay Way (George Harrison, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

105. For No One (Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)

106. She Said She Said (John Lennon, Revolver, 1966)

107. Day Tripper (John Lennon, 1965)

108. I'M Looking Through You (Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

109. Two Of Us (Paul McCartney, Let It Be, 1970)

110. You're Going To Lose That Girl (John Lennon, Help, 1965)

111. I Feel Fine (John Lennon, 1964)

112. This Boy (John Lennon, 1963)

113. Magical Mystery Tour (Paul McCartney, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

114. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

115. I Should Have Known Better (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

116. You Won't See Me (Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

117. Hold Me Tight (Paul McCartney, With The Beatles, 1963)

118. The Word (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

119. Good Day Sunshine (Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)

120. Happy Just To Dance With You (Paul McCartney-John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

121. Octopus's Garden (Ringo Starr, Abbey Road, 1969)

122. It's Only Love (John Lennon, Help, 1965)

123. Dig A Pony (John Lennon, Let It Be, 1970)

124. I'll Be Back (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

125. And I Love Her (Paul McCartney, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

126. Yer Blues (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

127. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (John Lennon, Help, 1965)

128. Blackbird (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

129. Helter Skelter (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

130. Free As A Bird (John Lennon, 1995)

131. I'M A Loser (John Lennon, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

132. There's A Place (John Lennon, Please Please Me, 1963)

133. It's All Too Much (George Harrison, Yellow Submarine, 1969)

134. Julia (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

135. Things We Said Today (Paul McCartney, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

136. I'll Follow The Sun (Paul McCartney, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

137. What Goes On (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Rubber Soul, 1965)

138. I'll Cry Instead (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

139. One After 909 (John Lennon, Let It Be, 1970)

140. Only A Northern Song (George Harrison, Yellow Submarine, 1969)

141. Good Night (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

142. Old Brown Shoe (George Harrison, 1969)

143. Now And Then (John Lennon, 2023)

144. Golden Slumbers (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

145. Baby You're A Rich Man (John Lennon, 1967)

146. Sun King (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

147. Don't Pass Me By (Ringo Starr, The White Album, 1968)

148. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

149. You Can't Do That (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

150. Mean Mr. Mustard (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

151. The Inner Light (George Harrison, 1968)

152. You Never Give Me Your Money (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

153. I Wanna Be Your Man (Paul McCartney, With The Beatles, 1963)

154. Polythene Pam (John Lennon, Abbey Road, 1969)

155. Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

156. The End (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

157. Her Majesty (Paul McCartney, Abbey Road, 1969)

158. Revolution 9 (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

159. Mother Nature's Son (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

160. Revolution 1 (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

161. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey (John Lennon, The White Album, 1968)

162. Why Don't We Do It In The Road? (Paul McCartney, The White Album, 1968)

163. Flying (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Magical Mystery Tour, 1967)

164. I've Got A Feeling (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Let It Be, 1970)

165. Fixing A Hole (Paul McCartney, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)

166. Dig It (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Let It Be, 1970)

167. Christmas Time Is Here Again (Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, 1967)

168. Run For Your Life (John Lennon, Rubber Soul, 1965)

169. Doctor Robert (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Revolver, 1966)

170. Not A Second Time (John Lennon, With The Beatles, 1963)

20 worst Beatles songs

1. Every Little Thing (Paul McCartney, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

2. All I've Got To Do (John Lennon, With The Beatles, 1963)

3. It Won't Be Long (John Lennon, With The Beatles, 1963)

4. Yes It Is (John Lennon, 1965)

5. I'll Get You (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1963)

6. What You're Doing (Paul McCartney, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

7. Another Girl (Paul McCartney, Help, 1965)

8. Little Child (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, With The Beatles, 1963)

9. I'M Down (Paul McCartney, 1965)

10. Tell Me What You See (Paul McCartney, Help, 1965)

11. She's A Woman (Paul McCartney, 1964)

12. I Call Your Name (John Lennon, 1964)

13. Ask Me Why (John Lennon, Please Please Me, 1963)

14. P.S. I Love You (Paul McCartney, Please Please Me, 1963)

15. Any Time At All (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

16. Misery (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Please Please Me, 1963)

17. When I Get Home (John Lennon, A Hard Day's Night, 1964)

18. Thank You Girl (Paul McCartney, John Lennon, 1963)

19. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (John Lennon, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

20. Baby's In Black (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Beatles For Sale, 1964)

John Lennon (post-Beatles)

1968 Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins (1)

A purely experimental album that can (and should) be listen to from the beginning to the end without interruption, as it forms a single musical composition with seamless transitions between its various sections. It's divided into 12 tracks, including 10 original ones (from "Two Virgins No 1" to "Two Virgins No 10") and two covers ("Together" and "Hushabye Hushabye"). Obviously not for all tastes, but positively mainstream (and brilliant) when compared to the really strange "Wedding Album", released the following year. 

1969 Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions (5)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's second experimental album. Uneven, but often fascinating and very original. The most impressive track is "No Bed For Beatle John" consisting of Lennon and Ono singing the text of press clippings about themselves in a cappella chant style. "Cambridge 1969" has Yoko Ono screaming accompanied by electric guitar feedback from Lennon. The screams on this track are way better than similar screams from "John & Yoko" on the "Wedding Album" (1969). Less impressive, but still original, is "Radio Play", which includes sounds of a radio with brief moments of Lennon and Ono having a conversation and Lennon making a phone call in the background. However, two other tracks are completely ill-conceived. "Baby's Heartbeat" is a looped infant mortality recording, made with a Nagra microphone, of John Ono Lennon II's ill-fated actual palpitations. And "Two Minutes Silence" is a completely silent track. 

1969 Wedding Album (2)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's worst album ever, and possibly the worst album ever released, by anyone. Only two tracks, "John & Yoko" and "Amsterdam". The first has John and Yoko screaming each other's names, through a range of volume, tempos, and emotions, over the sound of their heartbeats. The second consists mostly of interviews and conversations explaining their campaign for peace, as well as some musical interludes. To say that neither is particularly impressive would be a serious understatement. However, there is a truly hilarious anecdote related to this album. Melody Maker critic Richard Williams was given two single-sided test pressings for his review. Each had a blank side featuring only an engineer's test signal, but Williams mistook it for a double album. In his review, he noted that sides two and four consisted entirely "of single tones maintained throughout, presumably produced electronically", and that the pitch of the notes appeared to change slightly. Lennon and Ono sent a telegram to Williams thanking him for his review and writing: "We both feel that this is the first time a critic topped the artist. We are not joking."

1970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (11)

John Lennon's first solo album after leaving the Beatles. Two classic songs: "Mother" and "Love". Four very good tracks: "Hold On", "God", "Look At Me" and "Working Class Hero". And five terrible songs that would have been unceremoniously rejected by the other three Beatles if John had ever tried to record them earlier: "My Mummy's Dead", "Remember", "Isolation", "I Found Out" and especially "Well Well Well".

1971 Imagine (10)

Probably John Lennon's greatest solo album. One timeless masterpiece, "Imagine", as well as eight excellent tracks: "Jealous Guy", "How Do You Sleep?" (Paul McCartney's least favourite song), "Oh Yoko!", "Crippled Inside", "How?", "Oh My Love", "Gimme Some Truth" and "It's So Hard". Only one weak song: "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier".

1972 Some Time In New York City (10)

John Lennon's second worst album. Four songs by Yoko Ono. Two cover songs. And among John Lennon's nine original songs, only three are memorable: "The Luck Of The Irish", "John Sinclair" and "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World". The remaining six range from fine ("Angela") to mediocre ("Attica State", "New York City" and "Sunday Bloody Sunday") to downright embarrassing ("Au" and "Scumbag"). "Cold Turkey", a John Lennon single from 1969, is fine. "Attica State" denounces the American judicial and penal system with such lyrics as "Free the prisoners, jail the judges", but ironically, Lennon's own murderer, Mark David Chapman, was incarcerated in the Attica State Correctional Facility for 31 years. It's unbelievable just how vastly inferior "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is to the magnificent U2 song of the same title. And "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" predictably caused quite a scandal, even though (unlike The Rolling Stones with "Some Girls"), John Lennon wasn't even trying to be provocative, just sincerely dumb and naive.

1973 Mind Games (12)

One might argue which song by a post-Beatles John Lennon is the best (#9 Dream" or "Imagine"), but there is no argument about which song is the worst: "Nutopian International Anthem", this album's sixth track, is the undisputed champion in that category, not only because it doesn't actually contain any sound (after all, "Two Minutes Silence" from the "Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions" has that very same quality), but also because of its ridiculous short length (3 seconds). But the rest of the album is excellent (except, perhaps, for "Meat City"). "Mind Games" is a masterpiece. "Intuition" and "Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)" are both incredibly impressive. "Only People", "One Day (At A Time)", "Tight A$", "Aisumasen (I'M Sorry)" and "I Know (I Know)" are very good. And even "You Are Here" and "Out The Blue" are quite fine.

1974 Walls And Bridges (11)

Two timeless classics: "#9 Dream" (arguably John Lennon's greatest post-Beatles song) and "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night". Three weak and disappointing songs: "Going Down On Love", "Bless You" and "Beef Jerky". And six fine tracks that fall somewhere in between: "Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)", "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)", "Steel And Glass", "What You Got", "Scared" and "Old Dirt Road". "Ya Ya" is a cover song.

1975 Shaved Fish (4)

A compilation album that includes four excellent singles: "Give Peace a Chance" (1969), "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" (1970), "Power To The People" (1971) and "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (1971).

1980 Double Fantasy (8)

John Lennon's final album before his death. Fourteen songs, including seven by Yoko Ono. Among John Lennon's seven songs, four are among his very best: "Woman", "Watching The Wheels", "(Just Like) Starting Over" and "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)". "Dear Yoko" and "I'M Losing You" are also very good. Only "Cleanup Time" is quite forgettable. The 2000 reissue of the album include a bonus track with a rather weak song, "Help Me To Help Myself". 

1984 Milk And Honey (6)

Six songs by Yoko Ono. And six songs by John Lennon. Two classics: "Nobody Told Me" (the best song on the album) and "Borrowed Time" (a close second). There are also four other good songs: "Grow Old With Me", "I'M Stepping Out", "I Don't Wanna Face It" and "(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess".

1998 John Lennon Anthology (12)

A compilation album that also includes 12 John Lennon home recordings that were never released before: "God Save Oz", "Dear John", "Do the Oz", "It's Real", "Life Begins at 40", "The Great Wok", "Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)", "My Life", "The Rishi Kesh Song", "Stranger's Room", "Serve Yourself" and "Satire". They are quite unimpressive, except for the brilliantly satiric "Serve Yourself". 

Songs written for Ringo Starr (3):

weak "I'M The Greatest" (Ringo, 1973)

very good "(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna" (Goodnight Vienna, 1974)

fine "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)" (Ringo's Rotogravure, 1976)

Other songs (5):

unimpressive "Here We Go Again" (1973)

weak "Move Over Ms L" (1975)

excellent "Mucho Mungo" (1976)

unimpressive "India India" (1980)

disappointing "Rock and Roll People" (1986)

Top 60 John Lennon songs (post-Beatles)

1. "#9 Dream" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

2. "Imagine" (Imagine, 1971)

3. "Woman" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

4. "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" (1970)

5. "Watching The Wheels" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

6. "Mind Games" (Mind Games, 1973)

7. "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

8. "(Just Like) Starting Over" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

9. "Mucho Mungo" (1976)

10. "Mother" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

11. "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

12. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (1971)

13. "Jealous Guy" (Imagine, 1971)

14. "Nobody Told Me" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

15. "Love" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

16. "Intuition" (Mind Games, 1973)

17. "Dear Yoko" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

18. "How Do You Sleep?" (Imagine, 1971)

19. "Oh Yoko!" (Imagine, 1971)

20. "Bring On The Lucie (Freda Peeple)" (Mind Games, 1973)

21. "The Luck Of The Irish" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

22. "Borrowed Time" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

23. "(It's All Down To) Goodnight Vienna" (1974)

24. "Only People" (Mind Games, 1973)

25. "I'M Losing You" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

26. "One Day (At A Time)" (Mind Games, 1973)

27. "Hold On" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

28. "Tight A$" (Mind Games, 1973)

29. "Surprise Surprise (Sweet Bird Of Paradox)" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

30. "John Sinclair" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

31. "Give Peace a Chance" (1969)

32. "Crippled Inside" (Imagine, 1971)

33. "Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

34. "How?" (Imagine, 1971)

35. "God" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

36. "Steel And Glass" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

37. "Aisumasen (I'M Sorry)" (Mind Games, 1973)

38. "Oh My Love" (Imagine, 1971)

39. "Woman Is The Nigger Of The World" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

40. "Unfinished Music No 1: Two Virgins (entire album)" (1968)

41. "Grow Old With Me" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

42. "Power To The People" (1971)

43. "Serve Yourself" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

44. "No Bed For Beatle John" (Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions, 1969)

45. "What You Got" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

46. "I'M Stepping Out" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

47. "Look At Me" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)

48. "Angela" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

49. "I Know (I Know)" (Mind Games, 1973)

50. "I Don't Wanna Face It" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

51. "Scared" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

52. "Gimme Some Truth" (Imagine, 1971)

53. "You Are Here" (Mind Games, 1973)

54. "Old Dirt Road" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

55. "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

56. "Cold Turkey" (1969)

57. "Out The Blue" (Mind Games, 1973)

58. "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)" (Ringo's Rotogravure, 1976)

59. "(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess" (Milk And Honey, 1984)

60. "Cambridge 1969" (Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions, 1969)

40 worst John Lennon songs (post-Beatles)

1. "Nutopian International Anthem" (Mind Games, 1973)

2. "Two Minutes Silence" (Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions, 1969)

3. "John & Yoko" (Wedding Album, 1969)

4. "Baby's Heartbeat" (Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions, 1969)

5. "Amsterdam" (Wedding Album, 1969)

6. "The Great Wok" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

7. "Well Well Well" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970)

8. "Do the Oz" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

9. "Au" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

10. "Beef Jerky" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

11. "I Don't Want To Be A Soldier" (Imagine, 1971)

12. "Dear John" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

13. "Help Me To Help Myself" (Double Fantasy Reissue, 2000)

14. "Scumbag" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

15. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

16. "Move Over Ms L" (1975)

17. "Isolation" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

18. "Life Begins At 40" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

19. "Cleanup Time" (Double Fantasy, 1980)

20. "It's Real" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

21. "Remember" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

22. "My Life" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

23. "New York City" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

24. "I Found Out" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

25. "Radio Play" (Unfinished Music No 2: Life With The Lions, 1969)

26. "Rock and Roll People" (1986)

27. "The Rishi Kesh Song" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

28. "Bless You" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)

29. "India India" (1980)

30. "Meat City" (Mind Games, 1973)

31. "My Mummy's Dead" (John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, 1970) 

32. "I'M The Greatest" (1973)

33. "Attica State" (Some Time In New York City, 1972)

34. "God Save Oz" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

35. "Here We Go Again" (1973)

36. "Stranger's Room" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

37. "It's So Hard" (Imagine, 1971)

38. "Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

39. "Satire" (John Lennon Anthology, 1998)

40. "Going Down On Love" (Walls And Bridges, 1974)