Recently listened to an annual countdown show. “The Top 100 Beatles Songs of All Time.” This automatically produces speculation. The “best” songs are subjective, prone to debate. But that’s part of the beauty of it, isn’t it?
Since the Fabs recorded and released 213 songs in their decade together, along with another 100 or so after their break up, (not solo material) we’re looking at about the top 33% of the Beatles’ best. Not a bad sampling.
I realize not everyone is as Beatles psycho as me. There may be songs you don’t recognize. I’m happy to entertain your questions and comments in the questions and comments section below.
But please. Be kind. I’m kind of a sentimental guy.
So here they are. The cream of the crop. The top 100 Beatles songs. As voted by fans. For 2026.
Any surprises for you?
100 – Lovely Rita Meter Maid
99 – Love Me Do
98 – Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey
97 – Free as a Bird
96 – Birthday
95 – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
94 – Do You Want to Know a Secret
93 – Real Love
92 – Old Brown Shoe
91 – No Reply
90 – Magical Mystery Tour
89 – Because
88 – Please Please Me
87 – I’m Only Sleeping
86 – One After 909
85 – Martha My Dear
84 – Octopus’s Garden
83 – Yellow Submarine
82 – This Boy
81 – You Won’t See Me
80 – A Little Help From My Friends
79 – I’m Looking Through You
78 – Good Day Sunshine
77 – If I Needed Someone
76 – You’re Gonna Lose That Girl
75 – Fool on the Hill
74 – Drive My Car
73 – The Night Before
72 – Things We Said Today
71 – I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
70 – Rocky Raccoon
69 – Tax Man
68 – Got to Get You into My Life
67 – Can’t Buy Me Love
66 – Ballad of John and Yoko
65 – Lady Madonna
64 – Hello Goodbye
63 – She’s Leaving Home
62 – Tomorrow Never Knows
61 – Don’t Let Me Know
60 – I Should Have Known Better
59 – Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
58 – Things We Said Today
57 – Day Tripper
56 – I Feel Fine
55 – You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away
54 – I Will
53 – I’ve Got a Feeling
52 – When I’m 64
51 – Helter Skelter
50 – For No One
49 – All You Need is Love
48 – We Can Work it Out
47 – 8 Days a Week
46 – All My Lovin’
45 – Twist and Shout
44 – Now and Then
43 – Oh Darling
42 – I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party
41 – I’ve Just Seen a Face
40 – Revolution
39 – I’ll Follow the Sunday
38 – Happiness is a Warm Gun
37 – Obla Di Obla Da
36 – Back in the USSR
35 – Hey Bulldog
34 – And I Love Her
33 – She Loves You
32 – And Your Bird Can Sing
31 – Come Together
30 – Across the Universe
29 – Get Back
28 – Nowhere Man
27 – Paperback Writer
26 – Dear Prudence
25 – Hard Day’s Night
24 – Ticket to Ride
23 – Blackbird
22 – Rain
21 – Two of Us
20 – Norwegian Wood
19 – Help
18 – If I Fell
17 – I Am the Walrus
16 – I Saw Her Standing There
15 – Here, There, and Everywhere
14 – Long and Winding Road
13 – I Want to Hold Your Hand
12 – Penny Lane
11 – Eleanor Rigby
10 – Something
9 – Strawberry Fields
8 – Let It Be
7 – Yesterday
6 – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5 – A Day in the Life
4 – Hey Jude
3 – Here Comes the Sun
2 – Abbey Road Medley
1 – In My Life