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Most Popular Beatles SongsLennon-McCartney Song Writing Team Behind Most Hit Singles
Beatlemania may have grown too fast for a group of highly individualistic and creative young musicians who burst onto the global pop music scene.
While the Beatles have a formidable 29 hit singles on Pop Culture Madness’ current list of most requested songs, many of the Beatles most popular songs are from 1964. It was February 7, 1964 when the four Beatles landed in New York to launch their first tour in the United States and which officially launched Beatlemania globally. Prior to then, the Fab Four had hit songs on the British charts like I Want To Hold Your Hand and Please Please Me but little or no air play outside the United Kingdom. Beatles First Royalty AgreementAccording to Beatles Discography, the Beatles first recording contract in 1962 paid band members a royalty of one penny per single record sold (split four ways among John, Paul, George and Ringo). For sales outside the U.K., that rate was half that. Of course, later the Beatles would earn much higher rates. Still, some analysts make the point that the Lads from Liverpool were the most prolific in their earlier days when they focused on their passions for creative music and song writing than was the case after they became huge commercial successes. Top Requested Beatle Hits Songs from 1964Thirteen of the Beatles top singles are from 1964, accounting for about 45% of the Fab Fours’ most popular and enduring songs.
Phil Medley and Bert Burns originally wrote the Beatles’ top-ranked song Twist and Shout for the Isely Brothers, who enjoyed a top 20 hit with the song in 1962. The dynamic writing duo of John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote all other songs on the above list. Top Requested Beatle Singles from 1965 to 1970In contrast to their 13 hits in 1964, the Beatles have 2 most requested singles from 1965 and 3 from 1966 – the last year in which Lads from Liverpool toured together. George Harrison’s soulful ballad Something is the only song listed below not written by Lennon and McCartney.
The Beatles have 5 songs on the list from 1967, the same year that their founding manager Brian Epstein died. Internal squabbling and outside interference followed that tainted the group’s creativity. After 2 more top hits in 1968, three in 1969 and the finale Let It Be in 1970, Paul McCartney publicly announced the band’s breakup on April 10, 1970. Paul then filed a lawsuit against John, George and Ringo on December 31, 1970. Sources for this ArticleThis article presents independent calculations and insights based on Pop Music Charts song data presented by Pop Culture Madness and information from beatlesnumber9.com.
The copyright of the article Most Popular Beatles Songs in 50s - 60s Pop Music is owned by Daniel Workman. Permission to republish Most Popular Beatles Songs in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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