For the first Top 5 ranking, might as well kick it off with a bang: Top 5 Beatles’ Songs. This is certainly not the first or last time this topic has been debated, and it almost always varies according to one’s own personal tastes and preferences. There are numerous ways this list could be compiled, such as:
Top 5 Beatles’ songs according to time spent at #1 in the U.S. on Billboard’s Hot 100 charts (The Beatles had 20 #1 songs in the U.S.):
- 5. “Yesterday,” (4 weeks, 1965)
- Tie 3. “Can’t Buy Me Love,” (5 weeks, 1964)
- Tie 3. “Get Back,” (5 weeks, 1969)
- 2. “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” (7 weeks, 1964)
- 1. “Hey Jude,” (9 weeks, 1968)
Or, Top 5 Beatles’ songs according to running time or length:
- 5. “Within You Without You,” (Sgt. Pepper’s, 5:04)
- 4. “A Day In the Life,” (Sgt.Pepper’s, 5:34)
- 3. “Hey, Jude,” (7:11)
- 2. “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” (Abbey Road, 7:47)
- 1. “Revolution 9,” (The White Album, 8:13)
There’s even the Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 5:
- 5. “In My Life,”
- 4. “Yesterday,”
- 3. Strawberry Fields Forever,”
- 2. “I Want To Hold Your Hand,”
- 1. “A Day in the Life.”
Of course, Rolling Stone also takes into consideration the impact, the legacy, and the history of the song. All good songs, but for me, it is simply about which songs I enjoy listening to — at least for this week. So, here are my Top 5 Beatles’ Songs:
- 5. “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” (The White Album, released November 1968). Many experts dis this song, and Lennon called this song “Granny @*!&,” but it always puts a smile on my face, and I can’t help but tap my foot and sing along.
- 4. “I Should Have Known Better,” (A Hard Day’s Night, released July 1964). Love the harmonica. Need more harmonica.
- 3. “Something,” (Abbey Road, released September 1969). My very favorite George composition — a true masterpiece. (It was #6 on Rolling Stone’s list.)
- 2. “I Saw Her Standing There,” (Please, Please Me, released March 1963). When the Beatles were first starting out, this was typically the song they used to start all of their live performances, including the Cavern Club, which is why it is track #1 on the album. Also, I usually include it on my running mixes when I get ready to run a race — love the back beat and the bass riff.
- 1. “You’re Gonna Lose That Girl,” (Help!, released August 1965). Help! has to be my favorite album, and this is my favorite song on the album, but just barely ahead of the title track, “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away,” and “Ticket To Ride.”
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