Person in title

The song's title is or includes a person's name.

songs

29 of the 217 Beatles songs name a person in the title (13% of the catalogue).

Analysis

Song count per year

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

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period8 · 35%

Late15 · 65%

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	–
2	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Generic 'nowhere man' character
3	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	–
4	Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Mr. Kite
5	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Sgt. Pepper
6	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Lucy
7	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John, George	Sgt. Pepper
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8	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	–
9	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	–
10	Hey Jude	1968	Past Masters	Paul	–
11	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
12	Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
13	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
14	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Bungalow Bill
15	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Pet name for the beloved
16	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	–
17	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	Address to 'bulldog'
18	The Ballad of John and Yoko	1969	Past Masters	John	John and Yoko
19	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Queen Elizabeth II via her title
20	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Maxwell
21	Polythene Pam	1969	Abbey Road	John	–
22	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	–
23	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	'Sun king' as a figure