To celebrate the release of the Beatles Rock Band video game and the the new box set of remastered versions of all 14 of their studio albums, Entertainment Weekly has ranked their top 50 Beatles songs. While I don't totally agree with the list I love that this gives me the chance to make my own top list. Here it is:
B Mac's Top 20:
I split mine into two lists because The Beatles were two of the greatest bands of all time.From 1962-1966 they were the greatest pop band of all time and from 1967-1970 they were the history's preeminent classic rock band.
Early Beatles
1. "Help!"
2. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"
3. "In My Life"4. "Paperback Writer"
5. "Please Please Me"
6. "Rain"
7. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)"
8. "Tomorrow Never Knows"
9. "She Said She Said"
10. "Eleanor Rigby"
Late Beatles
1. "Something"
2. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
3. "Come Together"
4. "Hey Jude"5. "Yellow Submarine"
6. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
7. "Revolution 1"
8. "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band"
9. "Rocky Raccoon"
10. "Two of Us"
Albums everyone on Earth should own:
Revolver - (1966)
1962-1966 (The "Red" Album)
1966-1970 (The "Blue" Album)
The White Album (1968)
Anthology, Vol. 2 (1996)
1 (2000)
EW's Top 50:
1. "A Hard Day's Night" 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
2. "A Day in the Life" 1967 (Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band)
3. "Yesterday" 1965 (Help!)
4. "Strawberry Fields Forever" 1967 (Magical Mystery Tour)
5. "Something" 1969 (Abbey Road)
6. "She Loves You" 1963 (Past Masters)
7. "Let It Be" 1970 (Let It Be)
8. "Tomorrow Never Knows" 1966 (Revolver)
9. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" 1965 (Rubber Soul)
10. "Across the Universe" 1969 (Let It Be)
11. "Elanor Rigby" 1966 (Revolver)
12. "Penny Lane" 1967 (Magical Mystery Tour)
13. "Help!" 1965 (Help!)
14. "Hey Jude" 1965 (Help!)
15. "In My Life" 1965 (Rubber Soul)
16. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 1968 (White Album)
17. "You've Got to Hide Your Love 
Away" 1965 (Help!)
Away" 1965 (Help!)18. "Blackbird" 1968 (White Album)
19. "Golden Slumbers/Carry the Weight/The End" 1969 (Abbey Road)
20. "Can't Buy Me Love" 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
21. "Revolution" 1968 (Past Masters)
22. "If I Fell" 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
23. "We Can Work It Out" 1965 (Past Masters)
24. "I'm Only Sleeping" 1966 (Revolver)
25. "I'm A Loser" 1964 (Beatles For Sale)
26. "Paperback Writer" 1964 (Past Masters)
28. "Rain" 1966 (Past Masters)
29. "I Saw Her Standing There" 1963 (Please Please Me)
30. "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" 1969 (Abbey Road)
31. "All My Loving" 1963 (With the Beatles)
32. "I Am the Walrus" 1967 (Magical Mystery Tour)
33. "I Should Have Known Better" 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
34. "I've Got a Feeling" 1970 (Let It Be)
35. "Nowhere Man" 1965 (Rubber Soul)
36. "Dear Prudence" 1968 (White Album)
37. "She Said She Said" 1966 (Revolver)
38. "You Won't See Me" 1965 (Rubber Soul)
39. "Taxman" 1966 (Revolver)
40. "With a Little Help From My Friends" 1967 (Sgt. Pepper)
41. "Day Tripper" 1965 (Past Masters)
42. "I'm Down" 1965 (Past Masters)
43. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1963 (Past Masters)
44. "Come Together" 1969 (Abbey Road)
45. "Lovely Rita" 1967 (Sgt. Pepper)
46. "Ticket to Ride" 1965 (Help!)
47. "Helter Skelter" 1968 (White Album)
48. "Here Comes the Sun" 1969 (Abbey Road)
49. "I'm So Tired" 1968 (White Album)
50. "All You Need is Love" 1967 (Magical Mystery Tour)
Feel free to post your favorite Beatles song or your own list. (Hint: It's really hard)
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