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The Beatles singles discography
The Beatles in 1965
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Worldwide, the British rock band the Beatles released 63 singles. In their native United Kingdom, during their active existence as a band, they released 22 singles (including four double A-sided singles). The early singles released from 1962 to March 1968 were originally on Parlophone, and their singles from August 1968 to 1970 were on their subsidiary label Apple.

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications All records released on Parlophone in the UK and Capitol in the US except where noted
Title
(A-side/B-side)
Year Peak chart positions Certifications UK album US album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11][12]
"My Bonnie"
"The Saints"
(with Tony Sheridan, labeled as "Tony Sheridan & The Beat Brothers")
UK & German single on Polydor[A]
1962 48
29



32




26
My Bonnie
Polydor
"Love Me Do"
"P.S. I Love You"

UK & US single (US on Tollie)[B]

17
1

37
8

32

1

1
10
A-side on Past Masters (different version on Please Please Me)

B-side on Please Please Me

Introducing... The Beatles[C]
VeeJay
"Please Please Me"
"Ask Me Why"

UK & US single (US on VeeJay)

1963 2
52



20





Please Please Me
"From Me to You"
"Thank You Girl"
UK & US single (US on VeeJay)
1
9


6


9



A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Past Masters

Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage
VeeJay

The Beatles' Second Album

"She Loves You"
"I'll Get You"
UK & US single (US on Swan)
1
3


1
7
7
1
1

1
The Beatles' Second Album
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"This Boy"
UK single
1
1

6

1
1
1



53
Meet the Beatles!
"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Please Mister Postman"
Canadian single on Capitol

1


2
31
47

2


68
With the Beatles The Beatles' Second Album
"Misery"
"Ask Me Why"
European single (not including UK)[D]





37





Please Please Me Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"I Saw Her Standing There"
US single


1


1
1



1
1

1
14
  • BPI: Silver[13] ("I Saw Her Standing There")
  • RIAA: Gold[14]
A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Please Please Me

Meet the Beatles!
"Please Please Me"
"From Me to You"
US single on VeeJay
1964
36
21


5



2
1

3
41
A-side on Please Please Me

B-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

A-side on Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay

B-side on Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage
VeeJay

"Sweet Georgia Brown"
"Nobody's Child"
(with Tony Sheridan)
UK single on Polydor











My Bonnie
Polydor

The Beatles' First
Polydor

"All My Loving"
"This Boy"
Canadian single on Capitol

1

16
1
1
32
2
2
1

45
A-side on With the Beatles

B-side on Past Masters

Meet the Beatles!
"Why"
(with Tony Sheridan)
"Cry for a Shadow"
UK & US single on Polydor










88
The Beatles' First
Polydor
"Twist and Shout"
"There's a Place"
US single on Tollie[B]

5


5
10
9
7
1

2
74
Please Please Me Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay
"Komm, gib mir deine Hand"[D]
"Sie liebt dich"
German single on Odeon





1
7





Past Masters A-side on Something New

B-side on Past Masters

"Can't Buy Me Love"
"You Can't Do That"
UK & US single
1
1

5
3
33
24
1
3
1

1
48
A Hard Day's Night A-side on A Hard Day's Night
United Artists

B-side on The Beatles' Second Album

"Do You Want to Know a Secret"
"Thank You Girl"
US single (on VeeJay)





34


2

2
35
A-side on Please Please Me

B-side on Past Masters

A-side on Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay

B-side on The Beatles' Second Album

"Sie liebt dich"
"I'll Get You"
US single on Swan




20





97
Past Masters A-side on Past Masters

B-side on The Beatles' Second Album

"Ain't She Sweet"
"If You Love Me, Baby"
(with Tony Sheridan)
UK single on Polydor
29










The Beatles' First
Polydor
"Sweet Georgia Brown"
"Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby"
(with Tony Sheridan)
UK single on Polydor











My Bonnie
Polydor

The Beatles' First
Polydor

"Ain't She Sweet"
"Nobody's Child"
(with Tony Sheridan)
US single on Polydor

16








19
The Beatles' First
Polydor
"A Hard Day's Night"
"Things We Said Today"
UK single
1
1

4

2
1
1
1


A Hard Day's Night A-side on A Hard Day's Night
United Artists

B-side on Something New

"A Hard Day's Night"
"I Should Have Known Better"
US single


1


1

6

1

1


1
53
A Hard Day's Night
United Artists
"I'll Cry Instead"
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
US single




16
20





25
95
"And I Love Her"
"If I Fell"
US single


1

10
15

25

3

1


12
53
A-side on A Hard Day's Night
United Artists

B-side on Something New

"Matchbox"
"Slow Down"
US single




6





17
25
Long Tall Sally (EP) Something New
"I Feel Fine"
"She's a Woman"
UK & US single
1
1
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1

1
4
A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Past Masters

Beatles '65
"If I Fell"
"Tell Me Why"
UK export single[E]











A Hard Day's Night Something New
"Eight Days a Week"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
US single
1965


9
1
5
1



1
39
Beatles for Sale Beatles VI
"Ticket to Ride"
"Yes It Is"
UK & US single
1
1
8
10
1
2
1
1


1
46
A-side on Help!

B-side on Past Masters

A-side on Help!

B-side on Beatles VI

"Rock and Roll Music"
"I'm a Loser"
European single (not including UK)[D]

1
4
3

2

1



Beatles for Sale Beatles '65
"No Reply"
"Rock and Roll Music"
European single (not including UK)[D]





5
6
2




"Help!"
"I'm Down"
UK & US single
1
1
5
5
1
2
1
1


1
A-side on Help!

B-side on Past Masters

A-side on Help!

B-side on Past Masters

"Yesterday"
"Act Naturally"
US single

2
10
1
4
6
1
1
2

1
47
Help! Yesterday and Today
"I'll Follow the Sun"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
European single (not including UK)[D]







10



Beatles for Sale A-side on Beatles '65

B-side on Beatles VI

"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Misery"
US single











A-side on With the Beatles

B-side on Please Please Me

The Beatles' Second Album

Introducing... the Beatles
VeeJay

"Boys"
"Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey"
US single




32

18





A-side on Please Please Me

B-side on Beatles For Sale

A-side on The Early Beatles

B-side on Beatles VI

"We Can Work It Out"
"Day Tripper"
UK & US single, double A-side in UK
1 1

3
1
2
1
1
9
8

1
5
  • BPI: Silver[13] ("Day Tripper")
  • RIAA: Gold[14] ("We Can Work It Out")
A Collection of Beatles Oldies Yesterday and Today
"Michelle"
"Girl"
European single (not including UK)[D]
1966

3
1

6
1
1
1


Rubber Soul Rubber Soul
"Nowhere Man"
"What Goes On"
US single

1
8

1
3




3
81
Yesterday and Today
"Paperback Writer"
"Rain"
UK & US single
1
1
4
7
1
1
1
1
1

1
23
A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Hey Jude

Hey Jude
Apple
"Yellow Submarine"
"Eleanor Rigby"
UK & US single, double A-side in UK
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
1 1
1
1

2
11
Revolver Revolver
"Penny Lane"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
UK & US single, double A-side in UK
1967 2 1
5
13
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
5

1
8
1967–1970 Apple Magical Mystery Tour[F]
"All You Need Is Love"
"Baby, You're a Rich Man"
UK & US single
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1

1
34
A-side on Yellow Submarine Apple

B-side on Magical Mystery Tour

"Hello, Goodbye"
"I Am the Walrus"
UK & US single
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
17
2
1
56
A-side on 1967–1970 Apple

B-side on Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

"Lady Madonna"
"The Inner Light"
UK & US single
1968 1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
4
96
A-side on 1967–1970 Apple

B-side on Past Masters

A-side on Hey Jude[F]
Apple

B-side on Past Masters

"Hey Jude"
"Revolution"
UK & US single on Apple
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
12
1967–1970
Apple
Hey Jude
Apple
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
European single (not including UK) on Apple[D]

1
1
5

1
3

1
1

The Beatles[F]
Apple
"Get Back"
"Don't Let Me Down"
(with Billy Preston)
UK & US single on Apple
1969 1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
35
1967–1970
Apple
(different version of A-side on Let It Be)
A-side on 1967–1970
Apple
(different version on Let It Be)

B-side on Hey Jude
Apple

"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
"Old Brown Shoe"
UK & US single on Apple
1
1
1
1
1

1
1
1
2
1
8
1967–1970
Apple
Hey Jude
Apple
"Something"[G]
"Come Together"
UK & US single on Apple, double A-side in UK
4 1
11
2

2
1
1
3

2
2
1
1

2
1 Abbey Road
Apple
"Let It Be"
"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
UK & US single on Apple
1970 2
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
A-side on 1967–1970
Apple
(different version on Let It Be)

B-side on Past Masters

"The Long and Winding Road"
"For You Blue"
US single on Apple

7

8
1
4
26
11

3
8
1 Let It Be
Apple
"All Together Now"[D]
"Hey Bulldog"
European single (not including UK) on Apple[D]
1972





16




Yellow Submarine
Apple
"Yesterday"
"I Should Have Known Better"
UK single
1976 8
86




26




A-side on Help!

B-side on A Hard Day's Night

A-side on Yesterday and Today

B-side on A Hard Day's Night'
United Artists

"Got to Get You into My Life"
"Helter Skelter"
US single

93


1





7
A-side on Revolver

B-side on The Beatles
Apple

"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Twist and Shout"
UK single
19
48










A-side on The Beatles
Apple

B-side on Please Please Me

A-side on The Beatles
Apple

B-side on Introducing The Beatles

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
"Julia"
US single




19





49
The Beatles
Apple
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "With a Little Help from My Friends"
"A Day in the Life"[H]
UK & US single
1978 63
78








71
  • BPI: Silver[13]
    (all three songs)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
"The Beatles Movie Medley"
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
UK & US single
1982 10
33

35


24



12
A-side non-album track

B-side on A Hard Day's Night

A-side non-album track

B-side on A Hard Day's Night
United Artists

"Baby It's You"
UK & US single on Apple[I]
1995 7 33 43 67 94 44 67 Live at the BBC
Apple
"Free as a Bird"
"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"[J]
UK & US single on Apple
2
6
32
11
6
37
9
14

25
6
A-side on Anthology 1
Apple

B-side non-album track

"Real Love"
"Baby's in Black"[K]
UK & US single on Apple
1996 4
6

50
12
45
21


26
11
A-side on Anthology 2
Apple

B-side non-album track[L]

"Now and Then"
"Love Me Do"
2023 1
6[18]
1
8
10
1
5
15[19]
17[20]
[M]
2
7
A-side on 1967–1970 (2023 edition)

B-side on 1962–1966 (2023 edition)

"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Billboard Year-End performances

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Year Song Year-End
position
1964 "I Want to Hold Your Hand" 1
"She Loves You" 2
"A Hard Day's Night" 13
"Love Me Do" 14
"Please Please Me" 16
"Twist and Shout" 40
"Can't Buy Me Love" 52
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" 55
"I Saw Her Standing There" 95
1965 "Help!" 7
"Ticket to Ride" 31
"Eight Days a Week" 55
1966 "We Can Work It Out" 49
"Paperback Writer" 57
"Nowhere Man" 84
"Yellow Submarine" 90
1967 "All You Need Is Love" 30
"Penny Lane" 55
1968 "Hey Jude" 1
"Lady Madonna" 60
"Revolution" 78
1969 "Get Back" 25
"Something" 83
"Come Together" 85
1970 "Let It Be" 9
"The Long and Winding Road" 41
1976 "Got to Get You into My Life" 78

Notes

  1. ^ The original release of "My Bonnie" was credited to "Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers".
  2. ^ a b Tollie Records was a subsidiary of VeeJay
  3. ^ The first pressings of Introducing... the Beatles included "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You". After Capitol subsidiary Beechwood Music took legal action, the songs were replaced by "Ask Me Why" and "Please Please Me".
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i This single was only released in select European territories.
  5. ^ The single was intended for export, but some retailers sold it in the UK anyway. It did not chart there and is not considered an "official" UK single.
  6. ^ a b c Under the revised 1967 contract, Capitol agreed to release the unaltered UK versions of Beatles albums; these joint releases span both columns in this table. Capitol however continued to create additional albums from singles, EP tracks, and previously unused album tracks, specifically Magical Mystery Tour and Hey Jude.
  7. ^ Billboard "Chart Beat" writer Fred Bronson affirms that "Come Together" and "Something" combined to hold the number-one position on the Hot 100, while another recognised author, Joel Whitburn, shows "Something" at number three, its highest position prior to the titles being combined halfway through the record's chart run.
  8. ^ "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "With a Little Help from My Friends" were released as a medley on side A with "A Day in the Life" on the B-side. In some European countries, the B-side was "Within You Without You".[17]
  9. ^ "Baby It's You" was released as a CD maxi single with the tracks "I'll Follow the Sun", "Devil in Her Heart" and "Boys". These live versions of "I'll Follow the Sun" and "Boys" were later released on On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2.
  10. ^ "Free as a Bird" was released as a CD maxi single with the additional tracks "I Saw Her Standing There" and "This Boy".
  11. ^ "Real Love" was released as a CD maxi single with the additional tracks "Yellow Submarine" and "Here, There and Everywhere".
  12. ^ This live version of "Baby's in Black" was later released on Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
  13. ^ "Love Me Do" (2023 mix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[21]

Other charted songs

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Other appearances

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The Beatles notably very rarely appear on compilation albums with other artists.

List of Beatles tracks on multiple artist compilations
Album Year Track
No One's Gonna Change Our World 1969 "Across the Universe" (original version)
The Best of George Harrison 1976 "Something"
"If I Needed Someone"
"Here Comes the Sun"
"Taxman"
"Think for Yourself"
"For You Blue"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Now That's What I Call Music – The Summer Album 1986 "All You Need Is Love"
"Here Comes the Sun"
Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) 1988 "Twist and Shout"
"Help!"
"In My Life"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
"A Day in the Life"
"Revolution"
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
"Julia"
"Don't Let Me Down" (with Billy Preston)
Produced by George Martin 2001 "Please Please Me"
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"Yesterday"
"In My Life"
Jojo Rabbit 2019 "Komm, gib mir deine Hand"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Beatles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ Peak chart positions for releases in Australia:
  3. ^ "Discographie The Beatles". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Discografie The Beatles". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Results: RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Peak chart positions for releases in Germany:
  7. ^ "Discografie The Beatles". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Discography The Beatles". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand". Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Discographie The Beatles" (select "Charts" tab). swisscharts.com (in Swiss German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  11. ^ "The Beatles Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  12. ^ "The Beatles – Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "British certifications – Beatles". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 September 2024. Type Beatles in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "American certifications – The Beatles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The_Beatles)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
  16. ^ "French single certifications – Beatles – Let it Be" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  17. ^ Bagirov, Alex (2008). The Anthology of the Beatles Records. Rostock: Something Books. pp. 155, 923. ISBN 978-3-936300-44-4.
  18. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Singel 2023 uke 45". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  20. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  21. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
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