Title |
Year |
Album |
Songwriter(s) |
Lead vocal(s) |
Chart position UK |
Chart position US |
Notes |
"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 |
&1000000000000006300000063 |
— |
B-side |
"A Hard Day's Night" |
1964 |
A Hard Day's Night |
Lennon, with McCartney |
Lennon and McCartney |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
— |
&1000000000000004700000047 |
Cover, B-side |
"Ain't She Sweet" |
1961 |
Anthology 1 |
Yellen, Ager |
Lennon |
— |
&1000000000000001900000019 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000004500000045 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"And I Love Her" |
1964 |
A Hard Day's Night |
McCartney |
McCartney |
— |
&1000000000000001200000012 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000070000007 |
&1000000000000006700000067 |
Cover of The Shirelles song; the BBC version charted in the UK |
"Baby, You're a Rich Man" |
1967 |
Magical Mystery Tour |
Lennon with McCartney |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000003400000034 |
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 |
&1000000000000001900000019 |
— |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000060000006 |
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 |
&100000000000000040000004 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000050000005 |
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 |
— |
&100000000000000020000002 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000003500000035 |
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 |
— |
&100000000000000010000001 |
US single only |
"Eleanor Rigby" |
1966 |
Revolver |
McCartney, with Lennon |
McCartney |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000001100000011 |
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 |
— |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"Free as a Bird" |
1995 |
Anthology 1 |
Lennon, with McCartney, Harrison and Starkey |
Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000060000006 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000004100000041 |
|
"From Us to You" |
1963 |
Live at the BBC |
Lennon and McCartney |
Lennon and McCartney |
— |
— |
|
"Get Back" |
1969 |
Let It Be |
McCartney |
McCartney |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
— |
&100000000000000070000007 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"Hello Little Girl" |
1962 |
Anthology 1 |
Lennon |
Lennon |
— |
— |
Recorded by The Fourmost, released August 1963 |
"Help!" |
1965 |
Help! |
Lennon, with McCartney |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
— |
&1000000000000005600000056 |
|
"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 |
— |
&1000000000000003900000039 |
B-side (US) |
"I Feel Fine" |
1964 |
Past Masters Volume 1 |
Lennon |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
— |
&1000000000000001400000014 |
B-side (US) |
"I Should Have Known Better" |
1964 |
A Hard Day's Night |
Lennon |
Lennon |
&100000000000000080000008 |
&1000000000000005300000053 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
— |
&1000000000000005300000053 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000002500000025 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000009500000095 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000040000004 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000040000004 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
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) |
— |
&1000000000000001700000017 |
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 |
— |
&100000000000000030000003 |
US single only |
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" |
1968 |
The Beatles |
McCartney |
McCartney |
— |
&1000000000000004900000049 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"Penny Lane" |
1967 |
Magical Mystery Tour |
McCartney |
McCartney |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
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 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000030000003 |
|
"Polythene Pam" |
1969 |
Abbey Road |
Lennon |
Lennon |
— |
— |
|
"P.S. I Love You" |
1962 |
Please Please Me |
McCartney |
McCartney |
&100000000000000040000004 |
&1000000000000001000000010 |
|
"Rain" |
1966 |
Past Masters Volume 2 |
Lennon |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000002300000023 |
B-side |
"Real Love" |
1979 (1995) |
Anthology 2 |
Lennon, with McCartney, Harrison, Starkey |
Lennon |
&100000000000000040000004 |
&1000000000000001100000011 |
|
"Revolution" |
1968 |
Past Masters Volume 2 |
Lennon |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000001200000012 |
Hey Jude B-side |
"Revolution 1" |
1968 |
The Beatles |
Lennon |
Lennon |
— |
— |
|
"Revolution 9" |
1968 |
The Beatles |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000006800000068 |
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 |
&1000000000000006300000063 |
&1000000000000007100000071 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"She Said She Said" |
1966 |
Revolver |
Lennon |
Lennon |
— |
— |
|
"She's a Woman" |
1964 |
Past Masters Volume 1 |
McCartney |
McCartney |
— |
&100000000000000040000004 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000009700000097 |
German version of "She Loves You"; the German translators were credited as co-writers |
"Slow Down" |
1964 |
Past Masters Volume 1 |
Williams |
Lennon |
— |
&1000000000000002500000025 |
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 |
&100000000000000040000004 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
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 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
&100000000000000080000008 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000003500000035 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000080000008 |
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 |
— |
&1000000000000009600000096 |
B-side |
"The Long and Winding Road" |
1969 |
Let It Be |
McCartney |
McCartney |
— |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
Double A-side with "Day Tripper" Was inspired by Jane Asher |
"What Goes On" |
1965 |
Rubber Soul |
Lennon, with McCartney and Starkey |
Starkey |
— |
&1000000000000008100000081 |
|
"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 Barret. |
"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 |
Lennon and McCartney |
Starkey |
&1000000000000006300000063 |
&1000000000000007100000071 |
|
"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 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&100000000000000020000002 |
|
"Yer Blues" |
1968 |
The Beatles |
Lennon |
Lennon |
— |
— |
|
"Yes It Is" |
1965 |
Past Masters Volume 1 |
Lennon |
Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000004600000046 |
B-side |
"Yesterday" |
1965 |
Help! |
McCartney |
McCartney |
&100000000000000080000008 |
&100000000000000010000001 |
|
"You Can't Do That" |
1964 |
A Hard Day's Night |
Lennon |
Lennon |
&100000000000000010000001 |
&1000000000000004800000048 |
B-side |
"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" |
1969 |
Past Masters Volume 2 |
Lennon, with McCartney |
Lennon and McCartney |
&100000000000000020000002 |
— |
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 |