List of The Beatles songs
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The following is a table of all songs recorded and/or written by The Beatles.
- The columns Title, Year, and Album list each song title, the year in which the song was recorded, and the official UK studio album or post break-up album on which the song first appeared.
- The column Songwriter(s) lists the writer(s) of each song. Many songs credited to "Lennon–McCartney" were written by John Lennon or Paul McCartney alone, or minor input from the other. Those credits are here listed as follows:
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- Lennon and McCartney: Songs written "eyeball to eyeball" (as Lennon once put it) (e.g. "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand").
- Lennon, with McCartney or McCartney, with Lennon: Songs with one main composer (the first name listed), but where the other made some noteworthy contribution, for example, cases where one wrote or rewrote some of the lyrics or melody, or where one wrote the verse and the other wrote the "middle eight" or bridge section, or gives the other an unfinished song to merge with an almost complete song (e.g. "I've Got a Feeling", or "A Day in the Life").
- Lennon or McCartney: Songs that one of them wrote completely on his own (e.g. "Nowhere Man" or "All My Loving").
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| Title | Year | Album | Songwriter(s) | Lead vocal(s) | Chart position UK | Chart position US | Notes |
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| "12-Bar Original" | 1965 | Anthology 2 | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starkey | N/A | — | — | instrumental |
| "A Beginning" | 1968 | Anthology 3 | Martin | N/A | — | — | instrumental |
| "A Day in the Life" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon, with McCartney | 63 | — | B-side |
| "A Hard Day's Night" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Terry Thompson | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "A Taste of Honey" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Scott, Marlow | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "A World Without Love" | 1964 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Single by Peter and Gordon, February 1964 | |
| "Across the Universe" | 1968 | Let It Be | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Act Naturally" | 1965 | Help! | Russell, Morrison | Starkey | — | 47 | Cover, B-side |
| "Ain't She Sweet" | 1961 | Anthology 1 | Yellen, Ager | Lennon | — | 19 | Cover. A 1969 recording appears on Anthology 3 |
| "All I've Got to Do" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "All My Loving" | 1963 | With the Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | 45 | |
| "All Things Must Pass" | 1969 | Anthology 3 | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "All Together Now" | 1967 | Yellow Submarine | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney, with Lennon | — | — | |
| "All You Need Is Love" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 1 | |
| "And I Love Her" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | McCartney | McCartney | — | 12 | |
| "And Your Bird Can Sing" | 1966 | Revolver | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Anna (Go to Him)" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Alexander | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Another Girl" | 1965 | Help! | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Any Time at All" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon, with McCartney | — | — | |
| "Ask Me Why" | 1962 | Please Please Me | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | B-side |
| "Baby It's You" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Bacharach, David, Dixon | Lennon | 7 | 67 | Cover of The Shirelles song; the BBC version charted in the UK |
| "Baby, You're a Rich Man" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon | 1 | 34 | B-Side |
| "Baby's in Black" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | 19 | — | |
| "Bad Boy" | 1965 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Williams | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Bad to Me" | 1963 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | Single by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, July 1963 | |
| "Because" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Bésame Mucho" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Velázquez, Skylar | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Birthday" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney, with Lennon | — | — | |
| "Blackbird" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Blue Jay Way" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Boys" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Dixon, Farrell | Starkey (Best) | — | — | Cover |
| "Can't Buy Me Love" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "Carnival of Light" | 1967 | McCartney | N/A | — | — | ||
| "Carol" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Carry That Weight" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | — | — | |
| "Catswalk" | 1962 | N/A | — | — | instrumental | ||
| "Cayenne" | 1960 | Anthology 1 | McCartney | N/A | — | — | instrumental |
| "Chains" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Goffin, King | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" | 1967 | The Beatles' Christmas Album | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | 2 | 6 | B-side of "Free As A Bird" |
| "Clarabella" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Pingatore | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Come and Get It" | 1969 | Anthology 3 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Recorded by Badfinger |
| "Come Together" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | 4 | 1 | |
| "Cry Baby Cry" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon, with McCartney | — | — | |
| "Cry for a Shadow" | 1961 | Anthology 1 | Lennon and Harrison | N/A | — | — | instrumental |
| "Crying, Waiting, Hoping" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Buddy Holly | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Day Tripper" | 1965 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 1 | 5 | Double A-side with "We Can Work It Out" |
| "Dear Prudence" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | McCartney on drums |
| "Devil in Her Heart" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Drapkin (aka Ricky Dee) | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Dig a Pony" | 1969 | Let It Be | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Dig It" | 1969 | Let It Be | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | Lennon | — | — | Not on "Let It Be...Naked" |
| "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" | 1965 | Help! | Williams | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Do You Want to Know a Secret" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Lennon and McCartney | Harrison | — | 2 | US single only |
| "Doctor Robert" | 1966 | Revolver | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Don't Bother Me" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Don't Ever Change" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Goffin, King | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Don't Let Me Down" | 1969 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon | Lennon | — | 35 | B-side |
| "Don't Pass Me By" | 1968 | The Beatles | Starkey | Starkey | — | — | Featuring Jack Fallon on fiddle. |
| "Drive My Car" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Eight Days a Week" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon, with McCartney and Harrison | — | 1 | US single only |
| "Eleanor Rigby" | 1966 | Revolver | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | 1 | 11 | Authorship disputed[1] |
| "Etcetera" | 1968 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | ||
| "Every Little Thing" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Perkins | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Fixing a Hole" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Co-authorship claim by Mal Evans |
| "Flying" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | N/A | — | — | instrumental |
| "For No One" | 1966 | Revolver | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Inspired by Jane Asher. Featuring Alan Civil on french horn . |
| "For You Blue" | 1969 | Let It Be | Harrison | Harrison | — | 1 | |
| "Free as a Bird" | 1995 | Anthology 1 | Lennon, with McCartney, Harrison and Starkey | Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison | 2 | 6 | |
| "From a Window" | 1964 | McCartney | N/A | — | — | Single by Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, July 1964 | |
| "From Me to You" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 1 | 41 | |
| "From Us to You" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Get Back" | 1969 | Let It Be | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "Getting Better" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Girl" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Glad All Over" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Bennett, Tepper, Schroeder | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Glass Onion" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Golden Slumbers" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Good Day Sunshine" | 1966 | Revolver | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Good Morning Good Morning" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Good Night" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Starkey | — | — | |
| "Got to Get You into My Life" | 1966 | Revolver | McCartney | McCartney | — | 7 | |
| "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" | 1960 | Anthology 1 | Charles | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Hello, Goodbye" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "Hello Little Girl" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | Recorded by The Fourmost, released August 1963 |
| "Help!" | 1965 | Help! | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | 1 | 1 | |
| "Helter Skelter" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | B-Side (USf) |
| "Her Majesty" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Here Comes the Sun" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Here, There and Everywhere" | 1966 | Revolver | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Hey Bulldog" | 1968 | Yellow Submarine | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Hey Jude" | 1968 | Past Masters Volume 2 | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "Hippy Hippy Shake" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Romero | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Hold Me Tight" | 1963 | With the Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Honey Don't" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Perkins | Starkey | — | — | Cover |
| "Honey Pie" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "How Do You Do It?" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Murray | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "I Am the Walrus" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon | Lennon | — | 56 | |
| "I Call Your Name" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | EP release (UK). First release by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, July 1963 |
| "I Don't Want to See You Again" | 1964 | McCartney | N/A | — | — | Single by Peter and Gordon, September 1964 | |
| "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Lennon | Lennon | — | 39 | B-side (US) |
| "I Feel Fine" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 1 | |
| "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" | 1964 | Live at the BBC | Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "I Got a Woman" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Charles | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "I Got to Find My Baby" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | cover |
| "I Just Don't Understand" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Wilkin, Westberry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "I Lost My Little Girl" | 1962 | McCartney | Lennon | — | — | ||
| "I Me Mine" | 1970 | Let It Be | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "I Need You" | 1965 | Help! | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "I Saw Her Standing There" | 1963 | Please Please Me | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | 14 | B-side (US) |
| "I Should Have Known Better" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | 8 | 53 | B-side in the US to A Hard Day's Night and a B-Side to Yesterday in the UK |
| "I Wanna Be Your Man" | 1963 | With the Beatles | McCartney, with Lennon | Starkey | — | — | |
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "I Want to Tell You" | 1966 | Revolver | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I Will" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Written for Linda McCartney |
| "If I Fell" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon and McCartney | — | 53 | B-side (US) |
| "If I Needed Someone" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "If You've Got Trouble" | 1965 | Anthology 2 | Lennon and McCartney | Starkey | — | — | Authorship unclear |
| "I'll Be Back" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I'll Be on My Way" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Single by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, April 1963 |
| "I'll Cry Instead" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | — | 25 | US single only |
| "I'll Follow the Sun" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "I'll Get You" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | B-side |
| "I'll Keep You Satisfied" | 1963 | McCartney, with Lennon | Lennon and/or McCartney | — | — | Single by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas, November 1963 | |
| "I'm a Loser" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I'm Down" | 1965 | Past Masters Volume 1 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | B-side |
| "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Thomas, Biggs | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Harrison | — | 95 | B-side (US) |
| "I'm In Love" | 1963 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | Written for The Fourmost, single released November 1963 | |
| "I'm Looking Through You" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Inspired by Jane Asher |
| "I'm Only Sleeping" | 1966 | Revolver | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I'm So Tired" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I'm Talking About You" | 1962 | Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "In My Life" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon, with McCartney, with Martin | Lennon | — | — | Authorship disputed[1] |
| "In Spite of All the Danger" | 1958 | Anthology 1 | McCartney and Harrison | Lennon | — | — | |
| "It Won't Be Long" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | — | — | |
| "It's All Too Much" | 1967 | Yellow Submarine | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "It's for You" | 1964 | Lennon and/or McCartney | N/A | — | — | Single by Cilla Black, July 1964. | |
| "It's Only Love" | 1965 | Help! | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "I've Got a Feeling" | 1969 | Let It Be | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney, with Lennon | — | — | |
| "I've Just Seen a Face" | 1965 | Help! | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Jazz Piano Song" | 1969 | McCartney, Starkey | McCartney | — | — | Seen only in Let it Be, the Movie | |
| "Johnny B. Goode" | 1964 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Julia" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | B-Side (US) |
| "Junk" | 1968 | Anthology 3 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | The Beatles (White Album) outtake |
| "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Leiber, Stoller/Penniman | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Goffin, King | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon/McCartney/Nicolas/Hellmer | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | German version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand"; the German translators were credited as co-writers |
| "Lady Madonna" | 1968 | Past Masters Volume 2 | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 4 | |
| "Leave My Kitten Alone" | 1964 | Anthology 1 | Turner, McDougall | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Lend Me Your Comb" | 1963 | Anthology 1 | Twomey, Wise, Weisman | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Let It Be" | 1969 | Let It Be | McCartney | McCartney | 2 | 1 | |
| "Like Dreamers Do" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Recorded by The Applejacks |
| "Little Child" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Burnette, Burnette, Burlison, Mortimer | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Long, Long, Long" | 1968 | The Beatles | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Long Tall Sally" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Blackwell, Johnson, Penniman | McCartney | — | — | Cover; EP release (UK) |
| "Looking Glass" | 1962 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | ||
| "Love Me Do" | 1962 | Please Please Me | McCartney, with Lennon | Lennon and McCartney | 4 | 1 | featuring Andy White on drums |
| "Love Me Tender" | 1962 | Fosdick, Poulton | Sutcliffe[2][3] | — | — | Cover | |
| "Love of the Loved" | 1962 | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | — | Single by Cilla Black, September 1963 | |
| "Love You To" | 1966 | Revolver | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Lovely Rita" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Loving You" | N/A | Leiber, Stoller | Sutcliffe[2] | — | — | Cover | |
| "Lucille" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Penniman, Collins | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Madman" | 1969 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | From "Get Back/Let It Be" recording sessions | |
| "Maggie Mae" | 1969 | Let It Be | (Traditional) arr. Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starkey | Lennon | — | — | Cover, not on "Let It Be...Naked" |
| "Magical Mystery Tour" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues" | 1969 | Anthology 3 | Row, Katz, Roberts, Clayton | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Martha My Dear" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Matchbox" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Perkins, Jefferson | Starkey (Best) | — | 17 | Cover; US single only; EP release (UK) |
| "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Mean Mr. Mustard" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Memphis, Tennessee" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Michelle" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Misery" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Money (That's What I Want)" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Gordy, Bradford | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Moonlight Bay" | 1963 | Anthology 1 | Percy Wenrich, Edward Madden | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise | — | — | Performed on the Morecambe and Wise Show in 2/12/63 |
| "Mother Nature's Son" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Mr. Moonlight" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Johnson | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "No Reply" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon, with McCartney | — | — | |
| "Nobody I Know" | 1964 | McCartney | N/A | — | — | Single by Peter and Gordon, May 1964 | |
| "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Not a Second Time" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Not Guilty" | 1968 | Anthology 3 | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | The Beatles (White Album) outtake |
| "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Fontaine | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Nowhere Man" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon | Lennon | — | 3 | US single only |
| "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | 49 | Released as a single in the U.S. in 1976 |
| "Octopus's Garden" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Starr | Starr | — | — | |
| "Oh! Darling" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Old Brown Shoe" | 1969 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | B-side |
| "One After 909" | 1969 | Let It Be | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "One and One Is Two" | 1964 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Single by the Strangers with Mike Shannon, May 1964 | |
| "Only a Northern Song" | 1967 | Yellow Submarine | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Ooh! My Soul" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Penniman | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Paperback Writer" | 1966 | Past Masters Volume 2 | McCartney | McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "Penny Lane" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney | McCartney | 2 | 1 | Double A-side with "Strawberry Fields Forever". Featuring David Mason on Piccolo trumpet |
| "Piggies" | 1968 | The Beatles | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Please Mr. Postman" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Dobbins, Garrett, Holland, Bateman, Gorman | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Please Please Me" | 1962 | Please Please Me | Lennon | Lennon and McCartney | 2 | 3 | |
| "Polythene Pam" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "P.S. I Love You" | 1962 | Please Please Me | McCartney | McCartney | 4 | 10 | |
| "Rain" | 1966 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 23 | B-side |
| "Real Love" | 1979 (1995) | Anthology 2 | Lennon, with McCartney, Harrison, Starkey | Lennon | 4 | 11 | |
| "Revolution" | 1968 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 12 | Hey Jude B-side |
| "Revolution 1" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Revolution 9" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon, with Ono and Harrison | N/A | — | — | |
| "Rip It Up/"Shake, Rattle, and Roll"/"Blue Suede Shoes"" | 1969 | Anthology 3 | Blackwell-Marascalco ("Rip It Up"), Calhoun ("Shake, Rattle, and Roll"), Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes") | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Rock and Roll Music" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Rocky Raccoon" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Roll Over Beethoven" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Berry | Harrison | — | 68 | Cover |
| "Run for Your Life" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Savoy Truffle" | 1968 | The Beatles | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Searchin'" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Leiber, Stoller | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "September in the Rain" | 1962 | Al Dubin, Harry Warren | McCartney | — | — | Cover | |
| "Sexy Sadie" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | Originally called "Maharishi" |
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney | 63 | 71 | Co-authorship claim by Mal Evans |
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney, Lennon and Harrison | — | — | |
| "Shakin' in the Sixties" | 1969 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | ||
| "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "She Loves You" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 1 | 1 | |
| "She Said She Said" | 1966 | Revolver | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "She's a Woman" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | McCartney | McCartney | — | 4 | B-side |
| "She's Leaving Home" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney, with Lennon | — | — | arranged by Mike Leander |
| "Shout" | 1964 | Anthology 1 | Isley, Isley, Isley | Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey | — | — | Cover |
| "Sie Liebt Dich" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney/Nicolas/Montague | Lennon–McCartney | — | 97 | German version of "She Loves You"; the German translators were credited as co-writers |
| "Slow Down" | 1964 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Williams | Lennon | — | 25 | Cover; B-side (US); EP release (UK) |
| "So How Come (No One Loves Me)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Bryant, Bryant | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Cason, Moon | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Some Other Guy" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Leiber, Stoller, Barrett | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Something" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Harrison | Harrison | 4 | 1 | Double A-side with Come Together" |
| "Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias" | 1968 | Anthology 3 | McCartney (Step Inside Love); Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starkey (Los Paranoias) | McCartney | — | — | "Step Inside Love" was recorded by Cilla Black, 1968 |
| "Strawberry Fields Forever" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Lennon | Lennon | 2 | 8 | Double A-side with "Penny Lane" |
| "Sun King" | 1969 | Abbey Road | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Sure to Fall (In Love with You)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Perkins, Claunch, Cantrell | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Sweet Little Sixteen" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Take Good Care of My Baby" | 1962 | Goffin, King | Harrison | — | — | Cover | |
| "Taxman" | 1966 | Revolver | Harrison, with Lennon | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Teddy Boy" | 1969 | Anthology 3 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | The Beatles (White Album) outtake |
| "Tell Me What You See" | 1965 | Help! | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Tell Me Why" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Thank You Girl" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | 35 | B-Side |
| "That Means a Lot" | 1965 | Anthology 2 | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | Authorship unclear; recorded by P.J. Proby |
| "That'll Be the Day" | 1958 | Anthology 1 | Allison, Holly, Petty | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "That's All Right (Mama)" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Crudup | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "The Ballad of John and Yoko" | 1969 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 8 | The story of John and Yoko Ono's relationship. Paul joins in at the end |
| "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon, with Starkey | — | — | Featuring Yoko Ono and Maureen Starkey as background singers |
| "The End" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "The Fool on the Hill" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "The Honeymoon Song" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Theodorakis, Sansom | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "The Inner Light" | 1968 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Harrison | Harrison | — | 96 | B-side |
| "The Long and Winding Road" | 1969 | Let It Be | McCartney | McCartney | — | 1 | |
| "The Night Before" | 1965 | Help! | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "The Sheik of Araby" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Smith, Wheeler-Snyder | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "The Word" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison | — | — | |
| "There's a Place" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Things We Said Today" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Think for Yourself" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "This Boy" | 1963 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon | Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison | — | — | B-Side |
| "Three Cool Cats" | 1962 | Anthology 1 | Leiber, Stoller | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Ticket to Ride" | 1965 | Help! | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | 1 | 1 | |
| "Till There Was You" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Willson | McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Tip of My Tongue" | 1962 | Lennon and/or McCartney | McCartney/Lennon | — | — | Recorded by The Beatles in November 1962, now lost; recorded by Tommy Quickly, released July 1963 | |
| "To Know Her is to Love Her" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Spector | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Tomorrow Never Knows" | 1966 | Revolver | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Too Much Monkey Business" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Berry | Lennon | — | — | Cover |
| "Twist and Shout" | 1963 | Please Please Me | Medley, Russell | Lennon | 1 | 2 | Cover |
| "Two of Us" | 1969 | Let It Be | McCartney | McCartney, with Lennon | — | — | Written for Linda McCartney |
| "Wait" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon and McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | |
| "Watching Rainbows" | 1969 | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon | — | — | without Harrison | |
| "We Can Work It Out" | 1965 | Past Masters Volume 2 | McCartney, with Lennon | McCartney, with Lennon | 1 | 1 | Double A-side with "Day Tripper" Was inspired by Jane Asher |
| "What Goes On" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Lennon, with McCartney and Starkey | Starkey | — | 81 | |
| "What You're Doing" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "What's The New Mary Jane" | 1968 | Anthology 3 | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | The Beatles (White Album) outtake, was inspired by Syd Barrett. |
| "When I Get Home" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "When I'm Sixty-Four" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" | 1968 | The Beatles | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | featuring Eric Clapton on electric guitar |
| "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Wild Honey Pie" | 1968 | The Beatles | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Winston's Walk" | 1960 | Lennon | N/A | — | — | instrumental | |
| "With a Little Help from My Friends" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney, with Lennon | Starkey | 63 | 71 | |
| "Within You Without You" | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "Woman" | 1965 | McCartney (as Bernard Webb or A. Smith) | McCartney | — | — | Single by Peter and Gordon, January 1966, performed by The Beatles in 1969 at "Let It Be" film sessions | |
| "Words of Love" | 1964 | Beatles for Sale | Holly | Lennon and McCartney | — | — | Cover |
| "Yellow Submarine" | 1969 | Revolver | McCartney | Starkey | 1 | 2 | |
| "Yer Blues" | 1968 | The Beatles | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "Yes It Is" | 1965 | Past Masters Volume 1 | Lennon | Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison | 1 | 46 | B-side |
| "Yesterday" | 1965 | Help! | McCartney | McCartney | 8 | 1 | |
| "You Can't Do That" | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Lennon | Lennon | 1 | 48 | B-side |
| "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" | 1969 | Past Masters Volume 2 | Lennon, with McCartney | Lennon and McCartney | 2 | — | B-side |
| "You Know What to Do" | 1964 | Anthology 1 | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | Full band demo recorded 3 June 1964 |
| "You Like Me Too Much" | 1965 | Help! | Harrison | Harrison | — | — | |
| "You Never Give Me Your Money" | 1969 | Abbey Road | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "You Really Got a Hold on Me" | 1963 | With the Beatles | Robinson | Lennon and Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "You Won't See Me" | 1965 | Rubber Soul | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "You'll Be Mine" | 1960 | Anthology 1 | Lennon and McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "Young Blood" | 1963 | Live at the BBC | Leiber, Stoller | Harrison | — | — | Cover |
| "Your Mother Should Know" | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney | McCartney | — | — | |
| "You're Going to Lose That Girl" | 1965 | Help! | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | |
| "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | 1965 | Help! | Lennon | Lennon | — | — | Written as a tribute to Brian Epstein |
[edit] Notes and references
- William J. Dowlding Beatlesongs, ISBN 978-0-671-68229-3
- Mark Lewisohn The Complete Beatles Chronicle, ISBN 978-0-600-60033-6
- Mark Lewisohn The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Story of the Abbey Road Years 1962-1970, ISBN 978-0-600-61207-0
- Bård Ose Beatles hele livet, ISBN 82-514-0580-7
- Complete Beatles songs list including remastered releases and remixes
- ^ a b Regarding the "Eleanor Rigby"/"In My Life" dispute, this article gives Lennon a co-writer's credit on 'Eleanor Rigby', and McCartney a co-writer's credit on 'In My Life'.
- ^ a b "Stuart Sutcliffe > Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p129725. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Norman, Philip. Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation.
[edit] External links
- http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beatles/songs-beatles-didnt-do.html
- Beatles Guitar Chords Beatles chords | Beatles Guitar Chords
