The Greatest Beatles Songs of All Time
by @jakemercer
The Beatles changed constantly throughout their career, moving from perfect pop songs to ambitious studio experiments. These are the ten songs I think best capture their songwriting, creativity and lasting influence.
Ranking
Two very different song ideas come together in a way that should not work, yet the result feels monumental. That final chord remains one of the greatest endings in music.
Dreamlike, strange and deeply personal. It sounds unlike almost anything else from its era and still feels adventurous today.
It begins as a comforting ballad and grows into one of the most unforgettable singalongs ever recorded.
George Harrison wrote one of the band’s most beautiful love songs, with an elegant melody and one of Paul McCartney’s best bass performances.
A warm but bittersweet reflection on memory, friendship and growing older. It feels more meaningful with every passing year.
Dark, emotional and completely distinctive. It also showed that Harrison had become a songwriter equal to Lennon and McCartney.
Simple, comforting and timeless. It has the emotional weight of a hymn without ever feeling overcomplicated.
Its lonely characters and dramatic string arrangement proved that a pop song could tell a complete and devastating story.
The bass line, drums and vocal delivery create one of the coolest grooves the band ever recorded.
Optimistic without feeling artificial. It captures the relief of emerging from a difficult period and remains instantly uplifting.
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