This would be hard for anyone to actually research and figure out. There are many songs that people consider the 10 best songs. These are songs that everyone wants on their top 10 list of songs by the Beatles.
After looking around the only real fair way to do this is to go to some resources that list this type of data. Billboard magazine is one such place where you can see which songs rank where on the national charts and even internationally. This list was taken from research from the Billboard charts. 10.”Can’t Buy Me Love” This song is from 1964 and ranks at the number 10 spot on our top 10 songs list. It’s one of those familiar Beatle tunes that everyone loves to sing along with when it comes on the radio. It reached number 1 on March 28 1964 and remained there for 5 weeks. 9.”We can Work it out” On December 18 1965 this song hit the top of the national charts. It remained there for 3 solid weeks. It is a nice positive ballad. The song is well crafted and tries to look at both sides of things. 8.”A Hard Day’s Night” This title track from the movie hit the top of the charts for two weeks on July 18 of 1964. It has a great easy to sing chorus. 7.”Hello Goodbye” The Beatles were masters of taking words and melodies and making them work in a way that others before them could not. This is a perfect example and also made the number one spot on December 2 in 1967 and stayed there for 14 days. 6.”Come Together” and “Something” This record was a double sided hit with both songs getting airplay depending on the station. They went number one on October 18 in 1969. “Come Together” has a very infectious rhythm and conversely “Something” is a slow and loving ballad. 5.”Let it be” This song crossed over many genres. It was released and reached number one on March 21 1970 remaining there for two weeks. People for varied walks of life identified with this song. It is still great to hear all these years later. 4.”Get Back” This song remained at the top of the charts for 5 weeks. It attained the number one slot on the national charts on May 10 in 1969. This is a great toe tapping song that got played in bars by bands doing everything from rock to country. 3.”She Loves You” On January 25 of 1963 the Beatles topped the chart with this little sing along style ditty. Like the lyrics say, “She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah.” It had the group singing all the way to the bank. 2.”I Want to Hold Your Hand” This song hit the charts on January 18, 1964 and stayed for an incredible 7 weeks. It showed the raw energy and how the group could take everyday things and turn them into hits. 1.”Hey Jude” This hypnotic ballad from the Liverpool band stayed atop the charts for 9 weeks. It was an incredible song. It was easy to sing and easy to listen to. That’s a great formula for a hit.
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