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| The Beatles singles discography | |
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| The Beatles in 1964 | |
| Singles | 63 |
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.
| 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] | US Cash Box [13] | US Record World [14] | |||||||
| "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 — | 29 — | 31 — | 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 | 1 10 | 1 13 | 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 — | — — | — — | 116 — | 194 — | — — | A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies B-side on Past Masters | Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage VeeJay | ||||
| "She Loves You" "I'll Get You" UK & US single (US on Swan) | 1 — | 3 — | — — | — — | 1 — | 7 — | 7 — | 1 — | 1 — | — — | 1 — | 1 — | 1 — |
| The Beatles' Second Album | ||||
| "I Want to Hold Your Hand" "This Boy" UK single | 1 — | 1 — | — — | 6 — | — — | 1 — | 1 — | 1 — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — |
| Meet the Beatles! | ||||
| "Roll Over Beethoven" "Please Mister Postman" Canadian single on Capitol | — — | 1 — | — — | — — | 2 — | 31 47 | — — | 2 — | — — | — — | 68 — | 30 — | 35 — | 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 | 1 100 | 1 29 | 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 | 3 41 | 3 46 |
| 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 | ||
| "Sweet Georgia Brown" "Nobody's Child" (with Tony Sheridan) UK single on Polydor | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | My Bonnie Polydor The Beatles' First | |||||
| "All My Loving" "This Boy" Canadian single on Capitol | — — | 1 — | — — | 16 — | 1 1 | 32 — | 2 — | 2 — | 1 — | — — | 45 — | 31 — | 32 — |
| 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 — | 129 — | 138 — | The Beatles' First Polydor | |||||
| "Twist and Shout" "There's a Place" US single on Tollie [B] | — — | 5 — | — — | — — | 5 — | 10 — | 9 — | 7 — | 1 — | — — | 2 74 | 1 — | 1 — | 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 | 1 77 | 1 138 | 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 | 3 38 | 3 39 |
| 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 — | — — | 121 — | 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 | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 120 — | My Bonnie Polydor The Beatles' First | |||||
| "Ain't She Sweet" "Nobody's Child" (with Tony Sheridan) US single on Polydor | — — | 16 — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 19 — | 14 — | 13 — | 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 | 1 43 | 1 84 |
| 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 | 22 91 | 25 94 | ||||||
| "And I Love Her" "If I Fell" US single | — — | — 1 | — — | 10 — | 15 — | — 25 | — 3 | — 1 | — — | — — | 12 53 | 14 64 | 16 59 | A Hard Day's Night United Artists | |||||
| "Matchbox" "Slow Down" US single | — — | — — | — — | — — | 6 — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 17 25 | 17 34 | 22 23 | 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 | 1 8 | 1 7 |
| 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 | 1 83 | 1 62 | Beatles for Sale | Beatles VI | |||
| "Ticket to Ride" "Yes It Is" UK & US single | 1 — | 1 — | 8 — | 10 — | 1 — | 2 — | 1 — | 1 — | — — | — — | 1 46 | 1 107 | 1 65 |
| 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 — | — — | — — | 1 101 | 1 126 | 1 106 | 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 | 1 28 | 1 21 | 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 | ||||
| "Boys" "Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey" US single | — — | — — | — — | — — | 32 — | — 18 | — — | — — | — — | — — | 102 — | 73 75 | — — | 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 | 1 10 | 1 12 | 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 | 2 — | 1 99 |
| Yesterday and Today | ||||
| "Paperback Writer" "Rain" UK & US single | 1 — | 1 — | 4 — | 7 — | 1 — | 1 — | 1 — | 1 — | 1 — | — — | 1 23 | 1 31 | 1 28 |
| 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 1 | — — | 2 11 | 1 12 | 1 16 | 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 | 1 10 | 1 9 | 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 | 1 60 | 1 60 | 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 | 1 46 | 1 44 |
| 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 | 2 — | 2 113 |
| 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 | 1 11 | 1 2 | 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 | 1 57 | 1 33 | 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 | |||
| "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 — | 10 — | 7 — |
| 1967–1970 Apple | Hey Jude Apple | |||
| "Something" [G] "Come Together" UK & US single on Apple, double A-side in UK | 4 4 | 1 — | 11 2 | — 2 | 1 — | 1 3 | — 2 | 2 — | 1 1 | — 2 | 1 1 | 2 1 | 1 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 — | 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 1 | 1 71 | 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' | |||
| "Got to Get You into My Life" "Helter Skelter" US single | — — | 93 — | — — | — — | 1 — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 7 — | 3 — | 9 — |
| A-side on Revolver B-side on The Beatles | ||||
| "Back in the U.S.S.R." "Twist and Shout" UK single | 19 — [H] | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — |
| 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 — | 47 — | 75 — | The Beatles Apple | |||||
| "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" / "With a Little Help from My Friends" "A Day in the Life" [I] UK & US single | 1978 | 63 — | 78 — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 71 — | 92 — | 103 — |
| 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 — | 14 — | — — | 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 | |||
| "Baby It's You" UK & US single on Apple [J] | 1995 | 7 | 33 | — | 43 | 67 | 94 | 44 | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | Live at the BBC Apple | ||||
| "Free as a Bird" "Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" [K] UK & US single on Apple | 2 — | 6 — | 32 — | 11 — | 6 — | 37 — | 9 — | 14 — | 26 — | 25 — | 6 — | — — | — — | A-side on Anthology 1 Apple B-side non-album track | |||||
| "Real Love" "Baby's in Black" [L] UK & US single on Apple | 1996 | 4 — | 6 — | — — | 50 — | 12 — | 45 — | 21 — | — — | — — | 26 — | 11 — | 10 — | — — |
| A-side on Anthology 2 Apple B-side non-album track [M] | |||
| "Now and Then" "Love Me Do" | 2023 | 1 — | 6 [20] — | 1 — | 8 — | 10 — | 1 — | 5 — | 15 [21] — | 17 [22] — [N] | 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. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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The Beatles notably very rarely appear on compilation albums with other artists.
| 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" |