The Beatles

Ringo Starr

Drums, percussion, vocals · July 7, 1940 · Liverpool

6 songs written12 lead vocals21 backing vocal

The rhythmic heartbeat of the Beatles and a more inventive drummer than his modest reputation suggests. Starr’s distinctive backbeat, inventive fills, and impeccable feel underpinned the band’s most complex studio work. His right-handed style on a left-handed kit produced unique, identifiable patterns that shaped the sound of the era.

Title	Year	Album	Songwriter(s)	Lead Vocal(s)	Instrument(s)	Role	Tags
Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	236
P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	McCartney	Paul	Maracas	Musician	333
Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	475
Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	495
There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	363
Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	Lennon	George	Drums, Percussion	Musician	408
Misery	1963	Please Please Me	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	322

I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	434
From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	374
Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	369
She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums	Musician	474
I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	462
I Wanna Be Your Man	1963	With The Beatles	McCartney / Lennon	Ringo	Drums, Maracas	Lead vocalBacking vocalsMusician	321
It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	384
Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	360
All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	395
All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	346
Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	Harrison	George	Drums, Bongos	Musician	406
Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	320
Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	362
I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	441
This Boy	1963	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	373
Sie Liebt Dich	1964	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney / Camillo Felgen	John, Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	229
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	Lennon / McCartney / Camillo Felgen	John, Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	298
Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion	Musician	476
I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums, Cowbell	Musician	323
You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums, Bongos, Handclaps	Musician	490
Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	422

A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums, Bongos, Cowbell	Musician	480
I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	413
Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	448
I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	446
When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	411
I Should Have Known Better	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	456
Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John	Drums, Cowbell	Musician	427
If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	444
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Lennon	George	Drums, Percussion	Musician	465
And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	McCartney	Paul	Bongos, Claves	Musician	358
I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	328
She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Chocalho	Musician	401
I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	425
Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	349
Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	McCartney	John	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	392
What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	352
I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	McCartney	Paul	Percussion	Musician	369
No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	Lennon	John	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	506
Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	McCartney	John	Drums, Timpani	Musician	348
I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	449
Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps	Musician	360
Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	468
I'm Down	1965	Past Masters	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Bongos	Musician	394
Help!	1965	Help!	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	466
Another Girl	1965	Help!	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	416
Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	McCartney	John, Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Claves	Musician	412
You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	496
The Night Before	1965	Help!	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Maracas	Musician	412
It's Only Love	1965	Help!	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	328
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	437
I Need You	1965	Help!	Harrison	George	Percussion, Cowbell	Musician	470
You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	Lennon	John	Drums, Bongos	Musician	369
I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Maracas	Musician	401
What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon / McCartney / Starr	Ringo	Drums	Co-wroteLead vocalMusician	478
Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	354
Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums, Tambourine, Cowbell	Musician	446
Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	449
Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	534
In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	427
Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	331
Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	373
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	330
If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	302
I'm Looking Through You	1965	Rubber Soul	McCartney	Paul	Organ, Drums, Percussion, Handclaps	Musician	405
Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	412
You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	490
We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	476
The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums, Maracas	Musician	401
Wait	1965	Rubber Soul	McCartney	John, Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	335
Rain	1966	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	312
Paperback Writer	1966	Past Masters	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	395
Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	McCartney / Lennon	Ringo	Drums	Lead vocalBacking vocalsMusician	425
Love You To	1966	Revolver	Harrison	George	Tambourine	Musician	300
Good Day Sunshine	1966	Revolver	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	390
I Want to Tell You	1966	Revolver	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Handclaps	Musician	378
For No One	1966	Revolver	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	390
Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	345
Tomorrow Never Knows	1966	Revolver	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Tape loops	Musician	287
She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion	Musician	355
I'm Only Sleeping	1966	Revolver	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	445
And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps	Musician	300
Taxman	1966	Revolver	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine, Cowbell	Musician	404
Got to Get You into My Life	1966	Revolver	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	515
Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Finger snaps	Musician	451
Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion	Musician	526
Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps, Chimes, Hand bell	Musician	608
With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney / Lennon	Ringo	Drums, Tambourine	Lead vocalMusician	548
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Backing vocalsMusician	529
Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion	Backing vocalsMusician	574
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul, John, George	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Backing vocalsMusician	312
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Harmonica	Musician	471
A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Lennon / McCartney	John, Paul	Piano, Drums, Congas	Musician	691
Fixing a Hole	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Maracas	Musician	391
When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Chimes	Musician	561
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	452
Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	573
Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Handclaps, Congas	Musician	427
Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Lennon / McCartney	John	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Handclaps	Musician	366
All You Need Is Love	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	531
Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Hand bell	Backing vocalsMusician	395
I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	729
Flying	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Lennon / McCartney / Harrison / Starr	-	Drums, Maracas, Tape loops, Sound effects	Co-wroteBacking vocalsMusician	167
Magical Mystery Tour	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine	Backing vocalsMusician	354
Blue Jay Way	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	280
Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	342
The Fool on the Hill	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Maracas, Finger cymbals	Musician	481
Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	522
Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps	Backing vocalsMusician	577
Revolution	1968	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	506
Don't Pass Me By	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Starr	Ringo	Piano, Drums, Maracas, Cowbell, Sleigh bells, Tack piano, Congas	WroteLead vocalMusician	507
Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	Ringo	-	Lead vocal	389
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Backing vocalsMusician	342
Helter Skelter	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Backing vocalsMusician	457
Glass Onion	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	450
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	179
I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Percussion, Maracas, Bongos	Musician	604
Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	320
Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	455
Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine	Musician	543
I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	404
While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine, Castanets	Musician	404
Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Harrison	George	Tambourine	Musician	454
Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	521
Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	708
Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Harrison	George	Drums	Musician	300
Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	449
Revolution 1	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	576
Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	446
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion, Handclaps	Musician	296
Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	547
Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	349
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Bongos, Handclaps	Musician	477
It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	Harrison	George	Drums, Tambourine, Handclaps	Backing vocalsMusician	458
All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	McCartney	Paul, John	Drums, Percussion, Handclaps, Finger cymbals	Backing vocalsMusician	294
Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine	Backing vocalsMusician	452
Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	Harrison	George	Drums	Musician	349
Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	327
Get Back	1969	Let It Be	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	380
Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	Harrison	George	Drums	Musician	520
Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Starr	Ringo	Drums, Sound effects	WroteLead vocalMusician	430
Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul, John, George, Ringo	Drums, Timpani	Lead vocalBacking vocalsMusician	311
Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion	Backing vocalsMusician	560
The End	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Backing vocalsMusician	372
Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	340
Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas, Bongos	Musician	296
Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	Lennon	John	Drums, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	321
You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	643
Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Tambourine	Musician	405
Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Timpani	Musician	309
I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	Lennon	John	Drums, Noises, Wind machine, Congas	Musician	348
Something	1969	Abbey Road	Harrison	George	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	511
Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	Harrison	George	Drums, Handclaps	Musician	376
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window	1969	Abbey Road	McCartney	Paul	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine, Maracas	Musician	424
Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	Lennon	John	Drums, Maracas	Musician	402
Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	Lennon	John	Percussion, Maracas	Musician	375
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums, Percussion, Bongos	Backing vocalsMusician	408
Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	429
Dig It	1970	Let It Be	Lennon / McCartney / Harrison / Starr	John	Drums	Co-wroteMusician	200
I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	McCartney / Lennon	Paul, John	Drums	Musician	488
Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	Lennon	John	Drums, Maracas	Musician	387
Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	McCartney	Paul, John	Drums	Musician	340
One After 909	1970	Let It Be	Lennon	John, Paul	Drums	Musician	346
I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	Harrison	George	Drums	Musician	275
Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	Lennon	John	Drums	Musician	368
The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	McCartney	Paul	Drums	Musician	484
For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	Harrison	George	Drums	Musician	340
Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	Lennon / McCartney / Harrison / Starr	John, Paul, George	Drums	Co-wroteBacking vocalsMusician	398
Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion	Backing vocalsMusician	418
Now and Then	2023	Reunion singles	Lennon	John	Drums, Percussion, Tambourine	Backing vocalsMusician	400

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Songs(177 of 202)

Love Me Do

P.S. I Love You

Ask Me Why

Please Please Me

There's a Place

Do You Want to Know a Secret

Misery

I Saw Her Standing There

From Me to You

Thank You Girl

She Loves You

I'll Get You

I Wanna Be Your Man

It Won't Be Long

Hold Me Tight

All My Loving

All I've Got to Do

Don't Bother Me

Not a Second Time

Little Child

I Want to Hold Your Hand

This Boy

Sie Liebt Dich

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

Can't Buy Me Love

I Call Your Name

You Can't Do That

Tell Me Why

A Hard Day's Night

I'll Be Back

Things We Said Today

I'll Cry Instead

When I Get Home

I Should Have Known Better

Any Time at All

If I Fell

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

And I Love Her

I Feel Fine

She's a Woman

I'm a Loser

Baby's in Black

Eight Days a Week

What You're Doing

I'll Follow the Sun

No Reply

Every Little Thing

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

Ticket to Ride

Yes It Is

I'm Down

Help!

Another Girl

Tell Me What You See

You Like Me Too Much

The Night Before

It's Only Love

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

I Need You

You're Going to Lose That Girl

I've Just Seen a Face

What Goes On

Nowhere Man

Drive My Car

Michelle

Girl

In My Life

Day Tripper

Run for Your Life