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Worldwide, the British rock band the Beatles released 65 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.

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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 in the footnotes
Title
(A-side/B-side)
Year Peak chart positions Certifications UK album US album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL
[3]
CAN
[4]
FIN
[5][6]
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10][11]
SWE
[12][13]
US
[14][15]
"My Bonnie"[A]
"The Saints"
(with Tony Sheridan, originally labelled as "Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers")
1961 48[B]
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29[C]
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17[C]
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32
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19[C]
—
26[C]
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My Bonnie
Polydor
In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
"Love Me Do"[D]
"P.S. I Love You"
1962 4[E]
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1[C]
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37[F]
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8[C]
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—
—
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32[G]
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—
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1[C]
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1[C]
10[C]
A-side on Past Masters (different version on Please Please Me)

B-side on Please Please Me

Introducing... The Beatles[H]
VeeJay
"Please Please Me"[I]
"Ask Me Why"
1963 2
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36[J]
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32
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20
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—
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—
—
2
—
16
—
—
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Please Please Me
"From Me to You"[I]
"Thank You Girl"
1
—
9
—
—
—
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
—
1
—
5
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116
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A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Rarities

Jolly What! The Beatles and Frank Ifield on Stage
VeeJay
"She Loves You"[K]
"I'll Get You"
1
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35
—
1
—
4
—
7
—
7
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
The Beatles' Second Album
"Twist and Shout"
"Boys" (Europe)
"There's a Place" (US)
Not released in the UK[L]
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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5
—
—
1
—
—
10
—
—
9
—
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7
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
2
—
74
Please Please Me Introducing... The Beatles
"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
"This Boy" (UK)
"I Saw Her Standing There" (US)
1
—
—
1
1
1[M]
6
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—
1
—
1
6
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—
1
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—
1
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—
1
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—
1
—
1[M]
1
—
13[N]
1
—
14
  • BPI: Platinum[16]
  • BPI: Silver[16] ("I Saw Her Standing There")
  • RMNZ: Platinum[18]
  • RMNZ: Gold[18] ("I Saw Her Standing There")
  • RIAA: Gold[17]
A-side: A Collection of Beatles Oldies

UK B-side: Love Songs


US B-side: Please Please Me

Meet the Beatles!
"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Please Mister Postman"
Not released in the UK
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
—
30
—
31
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
11
—
68[O]
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With the Beatles The Beatles' Second Album
"Misery"
"Ask Me Why"
Continental European single[P]
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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37
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Please Please Me Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay
"Please Please Me"
"From Me to You"
US and Canada reissue
1964 —
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—
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5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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" (Germany)
"Take Out Some Insurance on Me, Baby" (US)
(with Tony Sheridan)
German and US single
[Q]
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—
—
—
—
—
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My Bonnie
Polydor

Both B-sides on The Beatles' First
Polydor

In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
"All My Loving"
"This Boy"
Not released in the UK
—
—
1
—
16
—
11
—
32
—
2
—
2
—
1
—
1
—
45
—
A-side on With the Beatles

B-side on Love Songs

Meet the Beatles!
"Cry for a Shadow"[R]
"Why" (with Tony Sheridan)
—
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32
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
88
The Beatles' First
Polydor
In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
"Komm, gib mir deine Hand"
"Sie liebt dich"
German and Australian single[S]
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Rarities A-side on Something New

B-side on Rarities

"Can't Buy Me Love"
"You Can't Do That"
1
—
15
—
3
33
3
—
24
—
1
—
3
—
1
—
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"
Not released in the UK[I]
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
34
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
2
35
A-side on Please Please Me

B-side on Rarities

A-side on Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay

B-side on The Beatles' Second Album

"Sie liebt dich"
"I'll Get You"
US and Canadian single[K]
—
—
—
—
—
—
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
97
—
Rarities A-side on Rarities

B-side on The Beatles' Second Album

"Ain't She Sweet"[T]
"If You Love Me, Baby" (UK)
"Nobody's Child" (US)
(with Tony Sheridan)
29
—
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16
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—
—
—
—
20
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
19
—
—
The Beatles' First
Polydor
In the Beginning (Circa 1960)
"Long Tall Sally"
"I Call Your Name"
Not released in the UK
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
4
—
7
—
1
—
2
—
—
—
1
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—
—
Rock 'n' Roll Music The Beatles' Second Album
"Please Mister Postman"
"Hold Me Tight"
German single
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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47
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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With the Beatles A-side on The Beatles' Second Album

B-side on Meet the Beatles!

"A Hard Day's Night"
"Things We Said Today" (UK)
"I Should Have Known Better" (US)
1
—
—
1
1
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4
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
53
A Hard Day's Night A-side and US B-side on A Hard Day's Night
United Artists

UK B-side on Something New

"I'll Cry Instead"
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
Not released in the UK
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—
—
—
—
16
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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25
95
A Hard Day's Night
United Artists
"And I Love Her"
"If I Fell"
Not released in the UK
—
—
44
—
10
—
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
53
"I Should Have Known Better"
"Tell Me Why" (Continental Europe)
"If I Fell" (Australia)
Not released in the UK
—
—
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
6
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
"Matchbox"
"Slow Down"
Not released in the UK
—
—
—
—
—
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6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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17
25
Rock 'n' Roll Music Something New
"I Feel Fine"
"She's a Woman"
1
—
13
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1
—
2
—
3
—
1
—
1
—
1
1
1
—
1
4
A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Rarities

Beatles '65
"If I Fell"
"Tell Me Why"
UK export single[U]
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
32
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25
—
3
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
A Hard Day's Night Something New
"Eight Days a Week"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
Not released in the UK
1965 —
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—
—
9
—
1
—
—
—
5
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
39
Beatles for Sale Beatles VI
"Ticket to Ride"
"Yes It Is"
1
—
110
—
1
—
3
—
2
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
46
A-side on Help!

B-side on Love Songs

A-side on Help!

B-side on Beatles VI

"No Reply"
"Rock and Roll Music"
Not released in the UK
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Beatles for Sale Beatles '65
"Rock and Roll Music"
"I'm a Loser"
Not released in the UK
—
—
1
—
3
—
—
—
1
—
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
"Kansas City"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
German single
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Beatles VI
"I'll Follow the Sun"
"I Don't Want to Spoil the Party"
Scandinavian single
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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10
—
—
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4
—
—
—
A-side on Beatles '65

B-side on Beatles VI

"Help!"
"I'm Down"
1
—
15
—
1
—
2
—
2
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
101
A-side on Help!

B-side on Rock 'n' Roll Music

A-side on Help!

B-side on Rock 'n' Roll Music

"Yesterday"
"Act Naturally"
Not released in the UK
—
—
21
—
4
—
1
—
6
—
1
—
1
—
2
—
1
—
1
47
Help! Yesterday and Today
"Roll Over Beethoven"
"Misery"
US single
—
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—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
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A-side on With the Beatles

B-side on Please Please Me

The Beatles' Second Album

Introducing... the Beatles
VeeJay

"Boys"
"Kansas City"
US and Canada single
—
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—
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—
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32
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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102
—
A-side on Please Please Me

B-side on Beatles For Sale

A-side on Introducing... The Beatles
VeeJay

B-side on Beatles VI

"We Can Work It Out"
"Day Tripper"
Double A-side in UK
113
—
1
—
12
—
1—
1
9
8
11
5
  • BPI: Silver[16] ("Day Tripper")
  • RIAA: Gold[17] ("We Can Work It Out")
  • RMNZ: Gold [18] ("Day Tripper")
A Collection of Beatles Oldies Yesterday and Today
"Michelle"
"Girl"
European single (not including UK)
1966 —
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
16
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
Rubber Soul Rubber Soul
"Nowhere Man"
"What Goes On"
Not released in the UK
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
36
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
81
  • BPI: Silver[16] ("Nowhere Man")
  • RIAA: Gold[17]
Yesterday and Today
"Paperback Writer"
"Rain"
1
—
17
—
1
—
4
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
23
A-side on A Collection of Beatles Oldies

B-side on Rarities

Hey Jude
Apple
"Yellow Submarine"
"Eleanor Rigby"
Double A-side in UK
1 11
—
161
—
11
—
1
1
1
—
2
11
Revolver
"Penny Lane"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
Double A-side in UK
1967 214
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141
—
1—
1
1
5
11
8
1967–1970 Apple Magical Mystery Tour[V]
"All You Need Is Love"
"Baby, You're a Rich Man"
1
—
14
—
1
—
3
—
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"
1
—
12
—
1
—
11
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
17
1
—
1
56
A-side on 1967–1970 Apple

B-side on Magical Mystery Tour (EP)

"Lady Madonna"
"The Inner Light"
1968 1
—
13
—
1
—
7
—
2
—
1
—
2
—
1
—
1
—
4
96
A-side on 1967–1970 Apple

B-side on Rarities

A-side on Hey Jude[V]
Apple

B-side on Rarities

"Hey Jude"[W]
"Revolution"
1
—
11
—
1
—
5
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
1
1
1
—
1
12
  • BPI: 2× Platinum ("Hey Jude") / Silver ("Revolution")[16]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[17]
  • RMNZ: Platinum [18] ("Hey Jude")
1967–1970
Apple
Hey Jude
Apple
"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
Not released in the UK[W]
—
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15
—
—
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15
—
1
—
3
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
  • BPI: Gold (both sides)[16]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[18] ("While My Guitar Gently Weeps")
  • RMNZ: Platinum[18] ("Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da")
The Beatles[V]
Apple
"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Don't Pass Me By"
Scandinavian single[W]
1969 —
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—
—
—
—
—
—
31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
—
—
"Get Back"[W]
"Don't Let Me Down"
(with Billy Preston)
1
—
11
—
1
—
4
—
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"[W]
"Old Brown Shoe"
1
—
1
—
1
—
7
—
8
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
2
—
2
—
8
—
1967–1970
Apple
Hey Jude
Apple
"Something"
"Come Together"
Double A-side[W]
41—
2
1
—
121
3
—
2
2
—
1
1
6
41[X]
1[Y]
  • BPI: Platinum ("Something") / 2× Platinum ("Come Together")[16]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[17]
  • RMNZ: Platinum ("Something") / 2× Platinum ("Come Together")[18]
Abbey Road
Apple
"Let It Be"[W]
"You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)"
1970 2
—
1
—
3
—
1
—
6
—
2
—
1
—
1
—
1
—
3
—
1
—
A-side on 1967–1970
Apple
(different version on Let It Be)

B-side on Rarities

"The Long and Winding Road"
"For You Blue"
Not released in the UK[W]
—
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7
—
8
—
1
4
—
—
26
—
11
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
1
—
  • BPI: Silver[16]
  • RIAA: Platinum[17]
  • RMNZ: Gold[18] ("The Long and Winding Road")
Let It Be
Apple
"All Together Now"
"Hey Bulldog"
European and South African single[W]
1972 —
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—
—
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—
—
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16
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Yellow Submarine
Apple
"Yesterday"
"I Should Have Known Better"
1976 8
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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"
Not released in the UK
—
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93
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
—
A-side on Revolver

B-side on The Beatles
Apple

"Back in the U.S.S.R."
"Twist and Shout"
19
—[Z]
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
44[AA]
—
19
—
—
—
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 and Canadian 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"[AB]
1978 63
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78
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
71
—
  • BPI: Silver[16]
    (all three songs)
  • RMNZ: Gold [18] ("With a Little Help from My Friends" and "A Day in the Life")
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
"The Beatles' Movie Medley"
"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
1982 10
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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"[AC] 1995 7334367—9444—30—67 Live at the BBC
Apple
"Free as a Bird"[AD]
"Christmas Time (Is Here Again)"
2
—
6
—
11
—
6
—
7
—
37
—
9
—
14
—
26
—
3
—
6
—
A-side on Anthology 1
Apple

B-side non-album track

"Real Love"[AE]
"Baby's in Black"
1996 4
—
6
—
50
—
12
—
4
—
45
—
21
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
11
—
A-side on Anthology 2
Apple

B-side non-album track[AF]

"Now and Then"[W]
"Love Me Do"
2023 1
—
6[22]
—
8
—
10
—
47
—
1
—
5
—
15[23]
—
17
—[AG]
8
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7
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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.
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Notes

  1. Released in the UK on Polydor and Decca in the US.
  2. Peak in 1963.
  3. Peak position in 1964.
  4. Released in the US on Tollie Records which was a subsidiary of VeeJay
  5. "Love Me Do" originally peaked at number 17, but reached a new UK chart peak of number four when reissued in 1982.
  6. "Love Me Do" reached a new UK chart peak of No. 4 when reissued in 1982.
  7. "Love Me Do" reached a new UK chart peak of No. 4 when reissued in 1982.
  8. 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".
  9. Released in the US on VeeJay.
  10. "Please Please Me" originally peaked at number 52 in 1963, before being reissued in 1964 and peaking at number 36.
  11. Released in the US on Swan.
  12. "Twist and Shout" was initially released as a single on Odeon in Germany and Scandinavia in 1963, before being released elsewhere in 1964. It was released in the US on Tollie.
  13. In Australia and New Zealand, "I Saw Her Standing There" was released as the flip side to "Love Me Do".
  14. In Scandinavia, "I Saw Her Standing There" was released as the flip side to "All My Loving".
  15. "Roll Over Beethoven" charted in the US as an import of the Canadian release.
  16. This single was only released in Germany and the Netherlands on Odeon, though in the Netherlands, the sides were flipped and "Ask Me Why" was the A-side.
  17. Released in Germany on Polydor and in the US on Atco.
  18. "Cry for a Shadow" was released in the UK on Polydor. In the US and Canada, the sides were flipped and "Why" was the A-side, released on MGM.
  19. Released in Germany on Odeon.
  20. Released in the UK on Polydor and in the UK on Atco.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. Released on Apple.
  24. Peak in 2016.
  25. 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.
  26. In 2010, it made it to #48 in the UK
  27. Peak in 1980.
  28. "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".[21]
  29. "Baby It's You" was released on Apple 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.
  30. "Free as a Bird" was released on Apple as a CD maxi single with the additional tracks "I Saw Her Standing There" and "This Boy".
  31. "Real Love" was released on Apple as a CD maxi single with the additional tracks "Yellow Submarine" and "Here, There and Everywhere".
  32. This live version of "Baby's in Black" was later released on Live at the Hollywood Bowl.
  33. "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.[24]

Other charted or certified songs

More information Title, Year ...
List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
BEL
(WA)

[25]
NLD
[8]
NOR
[9]
SWE
[12][13]
US
[14]
"You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" 1965 —————— Help
"Drive My Car" —1———— Rubber Soul
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" ——————
"In My Life" 78—————[A]
"Bad Boy" — — — — 7 — Beatles VI
"Here, There and Everywhere" 1966 —————— Revolver
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" 1967 —————— Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
"When I'm Sixty-Four" ——————
"Magical Mystery Tour" 2—25—— Magical Mystery Tour
"Blackbird" 1968 —[B]—91———[C]
  • BPI: Platinum[16]
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum[18]
The Beatles
"Octopus's Garden" 1969 —————— Abbey Road
"Here Comes the Sun" 58—52—49—
"Oh! Darling" ——————
"Golden Slumbers" ——————
"Across the Universe" —————— Let It Be
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart.
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Notes

  1. "In My Life" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Hot 100 Recurrents Singles chart.[26]
  2. "Blackbird" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the UK Streaming Songs chart.[27]
  3. "Blackbird" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Hot 100 Recurrents Singles chart.[26]

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