List of songs recorded by the Beatles

Table columns:
Song
Album debut
Songwriter(s)[a]
Lead vocal(s)
Year
Notes
Ref(s)

Table rows:
cells: "12-Bar Original"
Anthology 2
John LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRingo Starr
Instrumental
1965
cells: "Across the Universe"
Let It Be
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[4]
cells: "Act Naturally"
UK: Help!US: Yesterday and Today
Johnny RussellVoni Morrison
Starr
1965
Cover
[5][6]
cells: "Ain't She Sweet"
Anthology 1
Jack YellenMilton Ager
Lennon
1961
Cover
cells: "All I've Got to Do"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Lennon
Lennon
1963
[7][8]
cells: "All My Loving"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
McCartney
McCartney
1963
[7][8]
cells: "All Things Must Pass"
Anthology 3
Harrison
Harrison
1969
cells: "All Together Now"
Yellow Submarine
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1967
[9]
cells: "All You Need Is Love"
Magical Mystery Tour
Lennon
Lennon
1967
[10]
cells: "And I Love Her"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1964
[11][12]
cells: "And Your Bird Can Sing"
UK: RevolverUS: Yesterday and Today
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1966
[13][14]
cells: "Anna (Go to Him)"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Arthur Alexander
Lennon
1963
Cover
[15]
cells: "Another Girl"
Help!
McCartney
McCartney
1965
[16]
cells: "Any Time at All"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1964
[17][18]
cells: "Ask Me Why"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1962
[15]
cells: "Baby It's You"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Burt BacharachHal DavidLuther Dixon
Lennon
1963
Cover
[19]
cells: "Baby, You're a Rich Man"
Magical Mystery Tour
LennonMcCartney
Lennon
1967
Non-album singleB-side of "All You Need is Love"
[10]
cells: "Baby's in Black"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1964
[20][21]
cells: "Back in the U.S.S.R.
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[22]
cells: "Bad Boy"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Beatles VI
Larry Williams
Lennon
1965
Cover
[23][24]
cells: "Bad to Me"
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
Lennon
Lennon
1963
Written for Billy J. Kramer
cells: "The Ballad of John and Yoko"
UK: 1967–1970US: Hey Jude
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1969
cells: "Beautiful Dreamer"
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
Stephen Foster
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Because"
Abbey Road
Lennon[25]
LennonMcCartneyHarrison[26]
1969
[27]
cells: "Because I Know You Love Me So"
Let It Be... Naked - Fly on the Wall bonus disc
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1969
cells: "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lennon
Lennon
1967
[28]
cells: "Bésame Mucho"
Anthology 1
Consuelo VelázquezSunny Skylar
McCartney
1962
Cover
cells: "Birthday"
The Beatles
LennonMcCartney
McCartney(with Lennon)
1968
[29]
cells: "Blackbird"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[30]
cells: "Blue Jay Way"
Magical Mystery Tour
Harrison
Harrison
1967
[31]
cells: "Boys"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Luther DixonWes Farrell
Starr
1963
Cover
[15]
cells: "Can't Buy Me Love"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Hey Jude
McCartney
McCartney(with Lennon)
1964
[11]
cells: "Carol"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Carry That Weight"
Abbey Road
McCartney[32]
McCartney(with Lennon, Harrison, and Starr)[33]
1969
[27]
cells: "Catswalk"
N/A
McCartney
N/A
1962
cells: "Cayenne"
Anthology 1
McCartney
Instrumental
1960
cells: "Chains"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Gerry GoffinCarole King
Harrison(with LennonMcCartney)
1963
Cover
[15]
cells: "Child of Nature"
Let It Be... Naked - Fly on the Wall bonus disc
Lennon
Lennon
1968
Turned into Lennon's "Jealous Guy"
cells: "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
The Beatles' Christmas Album
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
1967
Non-album singleB-side of "Free As A Bird"
cells: "Circles"
Harrison
Harrison
1968
On Harrison's Gone Troppo
cells: "Clarabella"
Live at the BBC
Mike Pingitore
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Come and Get It"
Anthology 3
McCartney
McCartney
1969
Recorded by Badfinger
cells: "Come Together"
Abbey Road
Lennon[33]
Lennon[33]
1969
Double A-side single with "Something"
[34]
cells: "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[22]
cells: "Cry Baby Cry”
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1968
[35]
cells: "Cry for a Shadow"
Anthology 1
Lennon and Harrison
Instrumental
1961
cells: "Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
Live at the BBC
Buddy Holly
Harrison
1963
Cover
cells: "A Day in the Life"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1967
[36]
cells: "Day Tripper"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Yesterday and Today
Lennon(with McCartney)
LennonMcCartney
1965
Double A-side with "We Can Work It Out”
[23][14]
cells: "Dear Prudence"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
McCartney on drums
[22]
cells: "Devil in Her Heart"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: The Beatles' Second Album
Drapkin (a.k.a. Ricky Dee)
Harrison
1963
Cover
[37][38]
cells: "Dig a Pony"
Let It Be
Lennon
Lennon
1969
[4]
cells: "Dig It"
Let It Be
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
Lennon
1969
[4]
cells: "Dizzy, Miss Lizzy"
UK: Help!US: Beatles VI
Larry Williams
Lennon
1965
Cover
[5][39]
cells: "Do You Want to Know a Secret?"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Lennon
Harrison
1963
[19]
cells: "Doctor Robert"
UK: RevolverUS: Yesterday and Today
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1966
[13][6]
cells: "Don't Bother Me"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Harrison
Harrison
1963
[7][40]
cells: "Don't Ever Change"
Live at the BBC
Gerry GoffinCarole King
Harrison and McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Don't Let Me Down"
UK: 1967–1970US: Hey Jude
Lennon
Lennon (with McCartney)
1969
Non-album singleB-side of "Get Back"
cells: "Don't Pass Me By"
The Beatles
Starkey[b]
Starr
1968
[30]
cells: "Drive My Car"
UK: Rubber SoulUS: Yesterday and Today
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1965
[41][6]
cells: "Eight Days a Week"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
McCartney(with Lennon)
Lennon(with McCartney)
1964
US single only
[42][24]
cells: "Eleanor Rigby"
Revolver
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1966
[43]
cells: "The End"
Abbey Road
McCartney
McCartney[44]
1969
[34]
cells: "Etcetera"
Unreleased
McCartney
McCartney
1968
cells: "Every Little Thing"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
McCartney
Lennon(with McCartney)
1964
[42][39]
cells: "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[29]
cells: "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Carl Perkins
Harrison
1964
Cover
[42][45]
cells: "Fixing a Hole"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney
McCartney
1967
[28]
cells: "Fancy My Chances with You"
Let It Be... Naked - Fly on the Wall bonus disc
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1969
cells: "Flying"
Magical Mystery Tour
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
Instrumental
1967
[31]
cells: "The Fool on the Hill"
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney
McCartney
1967
[31]
cells: "For No One"
Revolver
McCartney
McCartney
1966
Featuring Alan Civil on French horn
[13]
cells: "For You Blue"
Let It Be
Harrison
Harrison
1969
[46]
cells: "Free as a Bird"
Anthology 1
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
Lennon, McCartney and Harrison
1977
cells: "From Me to You"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: 1962–1966
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
Non-album single
[47]
cells: "From Us to You"
Live at the BBC
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
cells: "Get Back"
Let It Be
McCartney
McCartney
1969
[46]
cells: "Getting Better"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1967
[28]
cells: "Girl"
Rubber Soul
Lennon
Lennon
1965
[48]
cells: "Glad All Over"
Live at the BBC
Roy C. BennettSid TepperAaron Schroeder
Harrison
1963
Cover
cells: "Glass Onion"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[22]
cells: "Golden Slumbers"
Abbey Road
McCartney[32]
McCartney[33]
1969
[27]
cells: "Good Day Sunshine"
Revolver
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1966
[13]
cells: "Good Morning Good Morning"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lennon
Lennon
1967
McCartney plays guitar solo
[36]
cells: "Good Night"
The Beatles
Lennon
Starr
1968
[35]
cells: "Goodbye"
McCartney
McCartney
1969
cells: "Got to Get You into My Life"
Revolver
McCartney
McCartney
1966
[13]
cells: "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
Anthology 1
Ray Charles
McCartney
1960
Cover
cells: "Happiness Is a Warm Gun"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[22]
cells: "A Hard Day's Night"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: 1962–1966
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon(with McCartney)
1964
[11]
cells: "Heather"
McCartney
McCartney
1968
Donovan plays on the demo
cells: "Hello, Goodbye"
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney
McCartney
1967
[10]
cells: "Hello Little Girl"
Anthology 1
Lennon
Lennon
1962
Recorded by The Fourmostreleased August 1963
cells: "Help!"
Help!
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1965
[16]
cells: "Helter Skelter"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
Featuring Starr with shouted words in stereo version
[29]
cells: "Her Majesty"
Abbey Road
McCartney
McCartney
1969
[27]
cells: "Here Comes the Sun"
Abbey Road
Harrison
Harrison[49]
1969
[27]
cells: "Here, There and Everywhere"
Revolver
McCartney
McCartney
1966
[43]
cells: "Hey Bulldog"
Yellow Submarine
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1968
[9]
cells: "Hey Jude"
UK: 1967–1970US: Hey Jude
McCartney
McCartney
1968
cells: "Hippy Hippy Shake"
Live at the BBC
Chan Romero
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Hold Me Tight"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1963
[37][40]
cells: "Honey Don't"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Carl Perkins
Starr
1964
Cover
[42][45]
cells: "Honey Pie"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[35]
cells: "The Honeymoon Song"
Live at the BBC
Mikis TheodorakisSansom
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "How Do You Do It?"
Anthology 1
Mitch Murray
Lennon
1962
Cover
cells: "I Am the Walrus"
Magical Mystery Tour
Lennon
Lennon
1967
[31]
cells: "I Call Your Name"
UK: "Long Tall Sally" EPUS: The Beatles' Second Album
Lennon
Lennon
1964
First release by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas(July 1963)
[50][51]
cells: "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
Lennon
Lennon, with McCartney
1964
[42][24]
cells: "I Feel Fine"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Beatles '65
Lennon
Lennon
1964
Non-album single
[47][45]
cells: "I Forgot to Remember to Forget"
Live at the BBC
Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers
Harrison
1964
Cover
cells: "I Got a Woman"
Live at the BBC
Ray Charles
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "I Got to Find My Baby"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "I Just Don't Understand"
Live at the BBC
Marijohn WilkinKent Westberry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "I Lost My Little Girl"
McCartney
Lennon
1962
cells: "I Me Mine"
Let It Be
Harrison
Harrison
1970
[4]
cells: "I Need You"
Help!
Harrison
Harrison
1965
[16]
cells: "I Saw Her Standing There"
UK: Please Please MeUS: Meet the Beatles!
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1963
[15][8]
cells: "I Should Have Known Better"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Hey Jude
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[11]
cells: "I Wanna Be Your Man"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
McCartney(with Lennon)
Starr
1963
Written for the Rolling Stones
[37][40]
cells: "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Meet the Beatles!
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
[23][8]
cells: "I Want to Tell You"
Revolver
Harrison
Harrison
1966
[13]
cells: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Abbey Road
Lennon
Lennon[52]
1969
[34]
cells: "I Will"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[30]
cells: "If I Fell"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1964
[11][12]
cells: "If I Needed Someone"
UK: Rubber SoulUS: Yesterday and Today
Harrison
Harrison
1965
[48][14]
cells: "If You've Got Trouble"
Anthology 2
LennonMcCartney
Starr
1965
cells: "I'll Be Back"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Beatles '65
Lennon
Lennon and McCartney)
1964
[17][45]
cells: "I'll Be on My Way"
Live at the BBC
McCartney
Lennon
1963
Single by Billy J Kramer with the Dakotas(April 1963)
cells: "I'll Cry Instead"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[17][18]
cells: "I'll Follow the Sun"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
McCartney
McCartney(with Lennon)
1964
[20][21]
cells: "I'll Get You"
UK: Past Masters Volume 1US: The Beatles' Second Album
LennonMcCartney
Lennon(with McCartney)
1963
Non-album singleB-side of "She Loves You”
[51]
cells: "I'm a Loser"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[20][21]
cells: "I'm Down"
Rock 'n' Roll Music
McCartney
McCartney
1965
Non-album singleB-side of "Help!”
cells: "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
Live at the BBC
Joe ThomasHoward Biggs
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
LennonMcCartney
Harrison
1964
[11][12]
cells: "I'm In Love"
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
Lennon
Lennon
1963
Written for The Fourmost(single released November 1963)
cells: "I'm Looking Through You"
Rubber Soul
McCartney
McCartney(with Lennon)
1965
[48]
cells: "I'm Only Sleeping"
UK: RevolverUS: Yesterday and Today
Lennon
Lennon
1966
[43][6]
cells: "I'm So Tired"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[30]
cells: "I'm Talking About You"
Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1962
Cover
cells: "In My Life"
Rubber Soul
LennonMcCartney
Lennon
1965
[48]
cells: "In Spite of All the Danger"
Anthology 1
McCartney and Harrison
Lennon
1958
cells: "The Inner Light"
UK: RaritiesUS: Rarities
Harrison
Harrison
1968
Non-album singleB-side of “Lady Madonna”
cells: "It Won't Be Long"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1963
[7][8]
cells: "It's All Too Much"
Yellow Submarine
Harrison
Harrison
1967
[9]
cells: "It's Only Love"
UK: Help!US: Rubber Soul
Lennon
Lennon
1965
[48][53]
cells: "I've Got a Feeling"
Let It Be
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1969
[46]
cells: "I've Just Seen a Face"
UK: Help!US: Rubber Soul
McCartney
McCartney
1965
[5][54]
cells: "Jazz Piano Song"
Let it Be film
McCartneyStarr
McCartney
1969
cells: "Jessie's Dream"
Magical Mystery Tour
Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, Starr
Instrumental
1967
cells: "Johnny B. Goode"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1964
Cover
cells: "Julia"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[30]
cells: "Junk"
Anthology 3
McCartney
McCartney
1968
cells: "Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey!"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller/Little Richard
McCartney
1964
Cover
[20][24]
cells: "Keep Your Hands Off My Baby"
Live at the BBC
Gerry GoffinCarole King
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Komm, gib mir deine Hand"
UK: RaritiesUS: Something New
LennonMcCartneyJean NicolasHeinz Hellmer
LennonMcCartney
1964
Non-album singleGerman version of "I Want to Hold Your Hand”
[12]
cells: "Lady Madonna"
UK: 1967-1970US: Hey Jude
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1968
Non-album single
cells: "Leave My Kitten Alone"
Anthology 1
Little Willie JohnTitus TurnerJames McDougall
Lennon
1964
Cover
cells: "Lend Me Your Comb"
Anthology 1
Kay TwomeyFred WiseBen Weisman
LennonMcCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Let It Be"
Let It Be
McCartney
McCartney
1969
[4]
cells: "Like Dreamers Do"
Anthology 1
McCartney
McCartney
1962
Recorded by The Applejacks
cells: "Little Child"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
[7][40]
cells: "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes"
Live at the BBC
Johnny BurnetteDorsey BurnettePaul BurlisonAl Mortimer
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "The Long and Winding Road"
Let It Be
McCartney
McCartney
1969
[46]
cells: "Long, Long, Long"
The Beatles
Harrison
Harrison
1968
[29]
cells: "Long Tall Sally"
UK: Long Tall Sally EPUS: The Beatles' Second Album
Robert "Bumps" BlackwellEnotris JohnsonLittle Richard
McCartney
1964
Non-album singleCover
[50][51]
cells: "Looking Glass”
McCartney
McCartney
1962
cells: "Love Me Do"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1962
featuring Andy White on drums
[19]
cells: "Love of the Loved"
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1962
Single by Cilla Black(September 1963)
cells: "Love You To"
Revolver
Harrison
Harrison
1966
[43]
cells: "Lovely Rita"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney
McCartney
1967
[36]
cells: "Lucille"
Live at the BBC
Little RichardAlbert Collins
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Lennon
Lennon
1967
[28]
cells: "Madman"
N/A
Lennon
Lennon
1969
From Get Back/Let It Be sessions
cells: "Maggie Mae"
Let It Be
Traditional, arr. Lennon, McCartneyHarrison, Starr
Lennon(with McCartney)
1969
Cover
[4]
cells: "Magical Mystery Tour"
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1967
[31]
cells: "Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues"
Anthology 3
Ruth RobertsBill KatzStanley Clayton
Lennon
1969
Cover
cells: "Martha My Dear"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[30]
cells: "Matchbox"
UK: "Long Tall Sally" EPUS: Something New
Carl PerkinsBlind Lemon Jefferson
Starr
1964
Cover
[55][18]
cells: "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
Abbey Road
McCartney[56]
McCartney[57]
1969
[34]
cells: "Mean Mr. Mustard"
Abbey Road
Lennon[58]
Lennon(with McCartney)
1969
[27]
cells: "Memphis, Tennessee"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Michelle"
Rubber Soul
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1965
[41]
cells: "Misery"
UK: Please Please MeUS: Introducing… The Beatles
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon and McCartney
1963
[15]
cells: "Money (That's What I Want)"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: The Beatles Second Album
Berry GordyJanie Bradford
Lennon
1963
Cover
[37][38]
cells: "Moonlight Bay"
Anthology 1
Percy WenrichEdward Madden
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonEric MorecambeErnie Wise
1963
Performed on the Morecambe and Wise Show in 2/12/63
cells: "Mother Nature's Son"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[29]
cells: "Mr. Moonlight"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Roy Lee Johnson
Lennon
1964
Cover
[20][21]
cells: "The Night Before"
Help!
McCartney
McCartney
1965
[16]
cells: "No Reply"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon(with McCartney)
1964
[20][21]
cells: "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
Rubber Soul
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1965
[41]
cells: "Not a Second Time"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Lennon
Lennon
1963
[37][40]
cells: "Not Guilty"
Anthology 3
Harrison
Harrison
1968
cells: "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)"
Live at the BBC
Eddie Fontaine
Harrison
1963
Cover
cells: "Nowhere Man"
UK: Rubber SoulUS: Yesterday and Today
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon(with McCartney and Harrison)
1965
[41][6]
cells: "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[22]
cells: "Octopus's Garden"
Abbey Road
Starkey[c]
Starr
1969
[34]
cells: "Oh! Darling"
Abbey Road
McCartney[32]
McCartney[59]
1969
[34]
cells: "Old Brown Shoe"
UK: 1967–1970US: Hey Jude
Harrison
Harrison
1969
Non-album singleB-side of "The Ballad of John and Yoko”
cells: "One After 909"
Let It Be
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1969
[46]
cells: "One and One Is Two"
McCartney
McCartney
1964
Single by The Strangers with Mike Shannon(May 1964)
cells: "Only a Northern Song"
Yellow Submarine
Harrison
Harrison
1967
[9]
cells: "Ooh! My Soul"
Live at the BBC
Little Richard
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Paperback Writer"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Hey Jude
McCartney
McCartney
1966
Non-album single
[23]
cells: "Penny Lane"
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney
McCartney
1966
Double A-side singlewith "Strawberry Fields Forever”
[10]
cells: "Piggies"
The Beatles
Harrison
Harrison
1968
[30]
cells: "Please Mr. Postman"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: The Beatles' Second Album
Georgia DobbinsWilliam GarrettBrian HollandRobert BatemanFreddie Gorman
Lennon
1963
Cover
[7][51]
cells: "Please Please Me"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Lennon
Lennon and McCartney
1962
Single
[15]
cells: "Polythene Pam"
Abbey Road
Lennon
Lennon
1969
[27]
cells: "P.S. I Love You"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1962
[19]
cells: "Rain"
UK: RaritiesUS: Hey Jude
Lennon
Lennon
1966
Non-album singleB-side to "Paperback Writer”
cells: "Real Love"
Anthology 2
Lennon
Lennon
1980
cells: "Revolution"
UK: 1967-1970US: Hey Jude
Lennon
Lennon
1968
Non-album singleB-side to "Hey Jude"
cells: "Revolution 1"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[35]
cells: "Revolution 9"
The Beatles
Lennon(with Ono and Harrison)
Sound Collage
1968
[35]
cells: "Rip It Up"/"Shake, Rattle, and Roll"/"Blue Suede Shoes"
Anthology 3
Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco ("Rip It Up”)Charles Calhoun(“Shake, Rattle, and Roll”) Carl Perkins ("Blue Suede Shoes")
LennonMcCartney
1969
Cover
cells: "Rock and Roll Music"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles '65
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1964
Cover
[20][21]
cells: "Rocky Raccoon"
The Beatles
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney
1968
[30]
cells: "Roll Over Beethoven"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: The Beatles' Second Album
Chuck Berry
Harrison
1963
Cover
[37][38]
cells: "Run for Your Life"
Rubber Soul
Lennon(with McCartney)
Lennon
1965
[48]
cells: "Savoy Truffle"
The Beatles
Harrison
Harrison
1968
[35]
cells: "Searchin'"
Anthology 1
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
McCartney
1962
Cover
cells: "September in the Rain"
Al DubinHarry Warren
McCartney
1962
Cover
cells: "Sexy Sadie"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[29]
cells: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney
McCartney(with Lennon, Harrison and Starr)
1967
[28]
cells: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney
McCartneyLennonHarrisonStarr
1967
[36]
cells: "Shakin' in the Sixties"
Unreleased
Lennon
Lennon
1969
cells: "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"
Abbey Road
McCartney
McCartney
1969
[27]
cells: "She Loves You"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: The Beatles Second Album
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
Non-album single
[47][51]
cells: "She Said She Said"
Revolver
Lennon
Lennon
1966
[43]
cells: "She's a Woman"
UK: RaritiesUS: Beatles '65
McCartney (with Lennon)
McCartney
1964
Non-album singleB-side to "I Feel Fine"
[45]
cells: "She's Leaving Home"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1967
[28]
cells: "The Sheik of Araby"
Anthology 1
Harry B. SmithFrancis WheelerTed Snyder
Harrison
1962
Cover
cells: "A Shot of Rhythm and Blues"
Live at the BBC
Terry Thompson
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Shout"
Anthology 1
Rudolph IsleyRonald IsleyO'Kelly Isley Jr.
LennonMcCartneyHarrisonStarr
1964
Cover
cells: "Sie liebt dich"
UK: RaritiesUS: Rarities
LennonMcCartneyJean NicolasLee Montogue
LennonMcCartney
1964
Non-album singleGerman version of "She Loves You"
cells: "Slow Down"
UK: "Long Tall Sally" EPUS: Something New
Larry Williams
Lennon
1964
Non-album singleB-side of "Matchbox"Cover
[55][18]
cells: "So How Come (No One Loves Me)"
Live at the BBC
Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Harrison
1963
Cover
cells: "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)"
Live at the BBC
Buzz CasonTony Moon
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Some Other Guy"
Live at the BBC
Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerRichie Barrett
LennonMcCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Something"
Abbey Road
Harrison
Harrison[60]
1969
Double A-side singlewith "Come Together”
[34]
cells: "Sour Milk Sea"
Unreleased
Harrison
Harrison
1968
”White Album” outtake
cells: "Step Inside Love/Los Paranoias"
Anthology 3
McCartney ("Step Inside Love”)Lennon–McCartneyHarrison–Starr ("Los Paranoias”)
McCartney
1968
"Step Inside Love" was recorded by Cilla Black(1968)
cells: "Strawberry Fields Forever"
Magical Mystery Tour
Lennon
Lennon
1966
Double A-side single(with "Penny Lane”)
[10]
cells: "Sun King"
Abbey Road
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney and Harrison)
1969
[27]
cells: "Sure to Fall (in Love with You)"
Live at the BBC
Carl PerkinsQuinton ClaunchBill Cantrell
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "Sweet Little Sixteen"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Take Good Care of My Baby"
Gerry GoffinCarole King
Harrison
1962
Cover
cells: "Taking a Trip to Carolina"
Let It Be... Naked - Fly on the Wall bonus disc
Starr
Starr
1969
cells: "A Taste of Honey"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Bobby ScottRic Marlow
McCartney
1963
Cover
[19]
cells: "Taxman"
Revolver
Harrison
Harrison(with Lennon and McCartney)
1966
McCartney plays guitar solo
[43]
cells: "Teddy Boy"
Anthology 3
McCartney
McCartney
1969
"Let It Be" outtake
cells: "Tell Me What You See"
UK: Help!US: Beatles VI
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1965
[5][39]
cells: "Tell Me Why"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[11][12]
cells: "Thank You Girl"
UK: RaritiesUS: The Beatles Second Album
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
Non-album singleB-side of "From Me To You”
[38]
cells: "That Means a Lot"
Anthology 2
McCartney
McCartney
1965
Recorded by P.J. Proby(1965)
cells: "That'll Be the Day"
Anthology 1
Jerry AllisonBuddy HollyNorman Petty
Lennon
1958
Cover
cells: "That’s All Right (Mama)"
Live at the BBC
Arthur Crudup
McCartney
1963
Cover
cells: "There's a Place"
UK: Please Please MeUS: Rarities
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
1963
[19]
cells: "Things We Said Today"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
McCartney
McCartney
1964
[17][18]
cells: "Think for Yourself"
Rubber Soul
Harrison
Harrison
1965
[41]
cells: "This Boy"
UK: RaritiesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney and Harrison)
1963
Non-album singleB-side of "I Want To Hold Your Hand”
[8]
cells: "Three Cool Cats"
Anthology 1
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Harrison
1962
Cover
cells: "Ticket to Ride"
Help!
Lennon
Lennon(with McCartney)
1965
[16]
cells: "Till There Was You"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: Meet the Beatles!
Meredith Willson
McCartney
1963
Cover
[7][40]
cells: "Tip of My Tongue"
Unreleased
LennonMcCartney
LennonMcCartney
Recorded by Tommy Quickly(Released in 1963)
cells: "To Know Her is to Love Her"
Live at the BBC
Phil Spector
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Tomorrow Never Knows"
Revolver
Lennon
Lennon
1966
[13]
cells: "Too Much Monkey Business"
Live at the BBC
Chuck Berry
Lennon
1963
Cover
cells: "Twist and Shout"
UK: Please Please MeUS: The Early Beatles
Phil MedleyBert Berns
Lennon
1963
Cover
[19]
cells: "Two of Us"
Let It Be
McCartney
McCartney(with Lennon)
1969
[4]
cells: "Wait"
Rubber Soul
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney and Lennon
1965
[48]
cells: "Watching Rainbows"
Lennonand McCartney
Lennon
1969
cells: "We Can Work It Out"
UK: A Collection of Beatles OldiesUS: Yesterday and Today
McCartney(with Lennon)
McCartney(with Lennon)
1965
Non-album singleDouble A-side with "Day Tripper"
[47][14]
cells: "What Goes On"
UK: Rubber SoulUS: Yesterday and Today
LennonMcCartneyStarkey[d]
Starr
1965
[48][14]
cells: "What You're Doing"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
McCartney
McCartney
1964
[42][39]
cells: "What's The New Mary Jane"
Anthology 3
Lennon
Lennon
1968
"White Album" outtake
cells: "When I Get Home"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: Something New
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[17][18]
cells: "When I'm Sixty-Four"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
McCartney
McCartney
1966
[36]
cells: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
The Beatles
Harrison
Harrison
1968
Eric Clapton plays lead guitar(uncredited)
[22]
cells: "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[30]
cells: "Wild Honey Pie"
The Beatles
McCartney
McCartney
1968
[22]
cells: "With a Little Help from My Friends"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
LennonMcCartney
Starr(with Lennon and McCartney)
1967
[28]
cells: "Within You Without You"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Harrison
Harrison
1967
[36]
cells: "Woman"
Let It Be film
McCartney (as Bernard Webb)
McCartney
1965
Single by Peter and Gordon(January 1966)
cells: "The Word"
Rubber Soul
LennonMcCartney
Lennon(with McCartney and Harrison)
1965
[41]
cells: "Words of Love"
UK: Beatles for SaleUS: Beatles VI
Buddy Holly
LennonMcCartney
1964
Cover
[42][24]
cells: "Yellow Submarine"
Revolver
McCartney(with Lennon)
Starr
1966
[43]
cells: "Yer Blues"
The Beatles
Lennon
Lennon
1968
[29]
cells: "Yes It Is"
UK: RaritiesUS: Beatles VI
Lennon
Lennon, McCartney and Harrison
1965
Non-album singleB-side of "Ticket to Ride”
[39]
cells: "Yesterday"
UK: Help!US: Yesterday and Today
McCartney
McCartney
1965
[5][6]
cells: "You Can't Do That"
UK: A Hard Day's NightUS: The Beatles Second Album
Lennon
Lennon
1964
[17][38]
cells: "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
UK: RaritiesUS: Rarities
Lennon(with McCartney)
LennonMcCartney
1967
Non-album singleB-side of "Let It Be"
cells: "You Know What to Do"
Anthology 1
Harrison
Harrison
1964
cells: "You Like Me Too Much"
UK: Help!US: Beatles VI
Harrison
Harrison
1965
[5]
cells: "You Never Give Me Your Money"
Abbey Road
McCartney[61]
McCartney[62]
1969
[27]
cells: "You Won't See Me"
Rubber Soul
McCartney
McCartney
1965
[41]
cells: "You'll Be Mine"
Anthology 1
LennonMcCartney
McCartney
1960
cells: "Young Blood"
Live at the BBC
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Harrison
1963
Cover
cells: "Your Mother Should Know"
Magical Mystery Tour
McCartney
McCartney
1967
[31]
cells: "You're Going to Lose That Girl"
Help!
Lennon
Lennon
1965
[16]
cells: "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
Help!
Lennon
Lennon
1965
[16]
cells: "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
UK: With the BeatlesUS: The Beatles Second Album
Smokey Robinson
Lennon and Harrison
1963
Cover
[37][38]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who wrote most of the songs in the beatles
answer: answerTexts: John Lennon
Paul McCartney