10 Any Time At All
A Hard Day’s Night
With a middle eight comprised completely of chords, this song comes in at number 10… but not so much because of that. This song fully represents a bit of a transition from the poppy stylings of the Beatles first few albums and truly gives John room to wail.
9 I’ll Follow The Sun
Beatles For Sale
Such a somber tune with not so much a chorus as a new stanza in the sorrowful story.
8 Ticket To Ride
Help!
Wiki says, “Lennon proudly claimed that it was the first heavy metal song given the droning bassline, repeating drums, and loaded guitar lines.” And that’s precisely the point. The drum beats are particularly amazing.
7 Two of Us
Let it Be
Soft. Lilting. Oddly, originally meant to be harder and ‘chunkier’, this tune feels much like a ’50’s ‘Duo’ tune, which is, ultimately what it is.
6 The Fool on the Hill
Magical Mystery Tour
Allegedly a song about the appearance and existence of God as a mysterious man standing on a hill near the band members. Whatever the reason, it’s a haunting tune.
5 Please Please Me
Please Please Me
One of the band’s biggest hits in the U.S. thanks in part to its composition. It’s mid-spot on this list is, in part, for its tricky vocals.
4 Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
The White Album
This one’s simple: either you like it or you hate it, either way it’s one of their most popular songs. With a hefty nod from John’s writing skills to the surging popularity of Reggae in Britain, life does, indeed, go on… bra.
3 In My Life
Rubber Soul
Though this is Lennon’s description, “”ridiculous”, calling it “the most boring sort of ‘What I Did On My Holidays Bus Trip’ song”, and later, McCartney, “I find it very gratifying that out of everything we wrote, we only appear to disagree over two songs”, the other being “Eleanor Rigby”, the song is simply stunning and uses an opening guitar riff that can stand among the greats
2 And Your Bird Can Sing
Revolver
The hard-rocking, dual-harmony guitar riff masterfully pulled off by McCartney and Harrison just proves the point that this band contained some of the finest musicians in modern music.
1 Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bizarre. Musically complex. A full-on Carnival atmosphere. And easily one of The Beatles greatest contributions to the musical world. Brilliant.
