Top 10 US

Beatles songs that reached the top ten of a major US chart.

songs

Nineteen recordings have it, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1962 to 1969. It begins on 'Love Me Do' and finishes on 'The Ballad of John and Yoko', with the Please Please Me album leaning on it hardest, six of its fourteen tracks. More of them come from 1965 or earlier than from 1967 on, ten against four. The singing splits Paul on seven, John on four, George on one and Ringo on one. Neither man reaches for it more than the other, 11% of McCartney's songs and 9% of Lennon's. 'Day Tripper' peaked at #5, with 'We Can Work It Out' as the US #1 side. On 'I Saw Her Standing There' it is #14 on Billboard Hot 100 and B-side charted separately.

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early7 · 41%

Mid-period6 · 35%

Late4 · 24%

By Album

Magical Mystery Tour1

Yellow Submarine1

Let It Be1

Book

All You Need Is Ears

George Martin

Album

Sgt Peppers

Book

1969: The Year Everything Changed

Rob Kirkpatrick

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Songs(18 of 19)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	-
2	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	#10 Billboard Hot 100
3	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	#3 Billboard Hot 100
4	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	#2 Billboard Hot 100
5	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	#14 on Billboard Hot 100; B-side charted separately
6	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	-
7	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	#4 Billboard Hot 100

8	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	peaked at #5, with 'We Can Work It Out' as the US #1 side
9	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	#3 on Billboard Hot 100
10	Paperback Writer	1966	Past Masters	Paul	-
11	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	#2 Billboard Hot 100
12	Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	Paul	#7 Billboard Hot 100
13	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	#8 Billboard Hot 100
14	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	#4 Billboard Hot 100
15	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	-
16	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	#8 Billboard Hot 100
17	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	#6
18	Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	John	#7 Billboard Hot 100