| 1 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | 'My happiness still makes me cry' |
| 2 | I Saw Her Standing There | 1963 | Please Please Me | Paul | Excitement of new romance |
| 3 | There's a Place | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | 'No sorrow', 'no sad tomorrow' |
| 4 | Thank You Girl | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Glad after being blue |
| 5 | She Loves You | 1963 | Past Masters | Paul, John | 'You know you should be glad' |
| 6 | It Won't Be Long | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | Joy at imminent reunion |
| 7 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | Happy |
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| 8 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | 'I feel happy inside' |
| 9 | Sie Liebt Dich | 1964 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Joy at restored love |
| 10 | Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand | 1964 | Past Masters | John, Paul | 'In deinen Armen bin ich glücklich und froh' |
| 11 | You Can't Do That | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Laugh |
| 12 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | Reunion transforms exhaustion to joy |
| 13 | I'm Happy Just to Dance with You | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | George | Contentment with simple closeness |
| 14 | I Feel Fine | 1964 | Past Masters | John | Reciprocated affection |
| 15 | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | Glad |
| 16 | Every Little Thing | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | Joy at being with her |
| 17 | Yes It Is | 1965 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | Happy |
| 18 | I'm Down | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul | Laughing, laugh |
| 19 | I've Just Seen a Face | 1965 | Help! | Paul | Euphoria of new attraction |
| 20 | Good Day Sunshine | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Sunlit joy at being in love |
| 21 | Got to Get You into My Life | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Euphoric discovery and devotion |
| 22 | Yellow Submarine | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | Communal 'life of ease' |
| 23 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Smile, wonderful |
| 24 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Improvement and optimism |
| 25 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Smile, glad |
| 26 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Joyful arrival home |
| 27 | Dear Prudence | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Coaxing toward joy and play |
| 28 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | 'Happy ever after in the marketplace' |
| 29 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Happiness |
| 30 | Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'It's such a joy' |
| 31 | Birthday | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul, John | Birthday celebration, party invitation |
| 32 | Hey Bulldog | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | John | Happiness, smile |
| 33 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | Ecstatic, overwhelmed joy |
| 34 | All Together Now | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | Paul, John | Communal singalong joy |
| 35 | Old Brown Shoe | 1969 | Past Masters | George | Glad, smile |
| 36 | Octopus's Garden | 1969 | Abbey Road | Ringo | Underwater idyll, joy and safety |
| 37 | Sun King | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | 'Everybody's laughing / happy' |
| 38 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | Relief and joy at winter's end |
| 39 | Dig a Pony | 1970 | Let It Be | John | Celebrate |
| 40 | For You Blue | 1970 | Let It Be | George | Joyful affirmation |