The Beatles' Top 100 Songs

The Beatles Top 100 Songs

The world’s best-selling group of all time. Formed in Liverpool, England. Active 1960 to 1970. Members: John Lennon (v/g), Paul McCartney (v/g; switched to b 4/61), George Harrison (g/v), and Ringo Starr (d/v – Rory Storm and the Hurricanes: Beatles: 8/62 to 4/70). Earlier members included Stu Sutcliffe (b – left in April 1961), and Pete Best (d: 8/60-8/62), as well as John Lowe (piano) and Colin Hanton (d) who were in early version known as the Quarrymen. Group managed by Brian Epstein until his death in 1967 and produced by George Martin. First U.S. tour in 2/64. Won the 1964 Best New Artist Grammy Award. Starred in movies A Hard Day’s Night (1964), Help! (1965), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), and Let It Be (1970). Also contributed soundtrack to animated Yellow Submarine (1968). Own Apple label in 1968. McCartney publicly announced group’s dissolution on 4/10/70. Six of their songs (“Hey Jude,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “Yesterday,” “Let It Be,” “She Loves You,” and “Strawberry Fields Forever”) are featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Songs of the Rock Era, 1954-1999. Five of their albums – Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) (the DMDB’s #1 album of all time), The White Album (1968), and Abbey Road (1969) – are featured in the DMDB book The Top 100 Albums of All Time. For a complete list of this act’s songs and albums honored by the DMDB, check out the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry. Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

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Top 100 Songs Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by song’s appearances on best-of lists, appearances on compilations and live albums by the featured act, and songs’ chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. Songs which hit #1 on various charts are noted. (Click for codes to singles charts.) DMDB Top 1%: 1. Hey Jude (1968) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 2. I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) #1 US, UK, AU 3. Yesterday (1965) #1 US, CN 4. Let It Be (1970) #1 US, CN, AU 5. She Loves You (1963) #1 US, UK 6. Strawberry Fields Forever (1967) #1 AU 7. A Day in the Life (1967) 8. Get Back (w/ Billy Preston, 1969) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 9. Something (1969) #1 CN, AU 10. Help! (1965) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 11. Penny Lane (1967) #1 US, CN, AU 12. Can’t Buy Me Love (1964) #1 US, UK, AU 13. All You Need Is Love (1967) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 14. Twist and Shout (1963) 15. Eleanor Rigby (1966) #1 UK, CN, AU 16. In My Life (1965) 17. A Hard Day’s Night (1964) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 18. We Can Work It Out (1965) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 19. Ticket to Ride (1965) #1 US, UK, CN, AU DMDB Top 5%: 20. Come Together (1969) #1 US, AU 21. I Feel Fine (1964) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 22. Hello Goodbye (1967) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 23. Day Tripper (1965) #1 UK, AU 24. Paperback Writer (1966) #1 US, UK, CN, AU 25. The Long and Winding Road (1970) #1 US, CN 26. Michelle (1965) 27. Revolution (1968) 28. Love Me Do (1962) #1 US, AU 29. Here Comes the Sun (1969) 30. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (1968) #1 AU 31. Lady Madonna (1968) #1 UK, AU 32. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965) 33. Yellow Submarine (1966) #1 UK, CN, AU 34. And I Love Her (1964) 35. Please Please Me (1963) 36. Nowhere Man (1965) #1 CN, AU 37. I Saw Her Standing There (1963) #1 AU 38. All My Loving (1963) #1 AU 39. Eight Days a Week (1964) #1 US, CN 40. Got to Get You into My Life (1966) #1 CN 41. Do You Want to Know a Secret? (1963) 42. I Am the Walrus (1967) 43. The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) #1 UK, AU 44. From Me to You (1963) #1 UK 45. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (1965) DMDB Top 10%: 46. Act Naturally (1965) 47. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (1968) #1 AU 48. If I Fell (1964) #1 AU 49. Rain (1966) 50. P.S. I Love You (1962) 51. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 52. Tomorrow Never Knows (1966) 53. Here, There and Everywhere (1966) 54. Free As a Bird (1995) 55. I Should Have Known Better (1964) #1 AU 56. Ain’t She Sweet? (w/ Tony Sheridan, 1961) DMDB Top 20%: 57. She’s a Woman (1964) 58. The Beatles Movie Medley (1982) 59. Helter Skelter (1968) 60. Back in the U.S.S.R. (1968) 61. Blackbird (1968) 62. With a Little Help from My Friends (1967) 63. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (1967) 64. Roll Over Beethoven (1963) #1 AU 65. My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (as “My Bonnie”) (w/ Tony Sheridan, 1961) 66. Thank You Girl (1963) 67. Baby, You’re a Rich Man (1967) 68. Don’t Let Me Down (1969) 69. You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away (1965) 70. Across the Universe (1970) 71. Matchbox (1964) 72. Moonlight Bay (1963) 73. Slow Down (1964) 74. I’ll Cry Instead (1964) 75. She’s Leaving Home (1967) 76. Oh! Darling (1969) 77. Taxman (1966) 78. Magical Mystery Tour (1967) 79. Real Love (1996) 80. Drive My Car (1965) 81. The Sheik of Araby (1962) 82. Sweet Georgia Brown (w/ Tony Sheridan, 1961) Not in DMDB Top 20%: 83. Birthday (1968) 84. She Said She Said (1966) 85. When I’m 64 (1967) 86. Till There Was You (1963) 87. Rock and Roll Music (1964) #1 AU 88. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (1969) 89. Rocky Racoon (1968) 90. Please Mr. Postman (1963) #1 AU 91. Long Tall Sally (1964) #1 AU 92. I’m a Loser (1964) 93. Within You without You (1967) 94. Happiness Is a Warm Gun (1968) 95. You Can’t Do That (1964) 96. I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party (1964) 97. I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1969) 98. Boys (1963) #1 AU 99. Hey Bulldog (1969) 100. I’m Down (1965) Resources and Related Links: DMDB Encyclopedia entry for The Beatles DMDB Encyclopedia entry for George Harrison DMDB Encyclopedia entry for John Lennon DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Paul McCartney DMDB Encyclopedia entry for Ringo Starr Dave’s Music Database: “Acts’ Profile Pages and Best-of Lists” First posted 2/7/2014; updated 6/5/2022.