Single day

Recorded on a single date - basic track and any overdubs all done in one day.

songs

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About 45% of Beatles recordings (98 of 219) were captured in a single day.

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early37 · 47%

Mid-period24 · 31%

Late17 · 22%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)7

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Magical Mystery Tour1

Abbey Road1

Songs(78 of 98)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	P.S. I Love You	1962	Please Please Me	Paul	–
2	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	–
3	Ask Me Why	1963	Please Please Me	John	–
4	I Saw Her Standing There	1963	Please Please Me	Paul	–
5	There's a Place	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	–
6	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	–
7	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
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8	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	–
9	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
10	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	–
11	All My Loving	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	–
12	Not a Second Time	1963	With The Beatles	John	–
13	All I've Got to Do	1963	With The Beatles	John	–
14	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	Attempted Feb 11, 1963; remade Sept 12, 1963
15	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	–
16	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
17	Sie Liebt Dich	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
18	Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand	1964	Past Masters	John, Paul	–
19	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	–
20	Can't Buy Me Love	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	–
21	You Can't Do That	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
22	When I Get Home	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
23	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	–
24	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
25	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	–
26	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	–
27	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	–
28	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
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29	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
30	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	–
31	She's a Woman	1964	Past Masters	Paul	–
32	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	–
33	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	–
34	No Reply	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
35	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
36	Baby's in Black	1964	Beatles For Sale	John, Paul	–
37	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	–
38	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	–
39	Yes It Is	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	–
40	I'm Down	1965	Past Masters	Paul	Recorded June 14, 1965 in seven takes
41	Help!	1965	Help!	John	–
42	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	–
43	The Night Before	1965	Help!	Paul	–
44	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	–
45	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	–
46	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	–
47	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	–
48	You Like Me Too Much	1965	Help!	George	–
49	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	–
50	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
51	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	–
52	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	Nov 4 1965
53	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	Three takes on October 16, 1965
54	If I Needed Someone	1965	Rubber Soul	George	–
55	Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	George	–
56	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	Basic track and overdubs in one session
57	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	–
58	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	–
59	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	Final song recorded for Revolver
60	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	–
61	Baby, You're a Rich Man	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	–
62	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	–
63	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
64	Wild Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Recorded 20 August 1968 in one session
65	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
66	Julia	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
67	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
68	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
69	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	–
70	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	–
71	Don't Let Me Down	1969	Past Masters	John, Paul	Basic track in one day
72	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	April 14, 1969; ~8.5 hour session, 11 takes
73	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	–
74	Dig It	1970	Let It Be	John	–
75	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Rooftop, January 30, 1969
76	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	–
77	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	–
78	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	–