Main songwriting partner of Paul Mccartney, showing the dominance this legandary partnership have sustained for the last 45 years.
2 JOHN LENNON
Born on 9th September 1940 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Died on 8th December 1980 in New York City, USA after being shot dead. When John Lennon was shot dead by a crazed fan the world was robbed of one of its most iconic figures. During the 60’s along with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney they were to change music and above all the way it was written forever. Before Lennon and McCartney very few artists wrote they’re own material, after it became a prerequisite for credibility. When the Beatles split in 1969/70 Lennon began a solo career, but by the mid 70’s he was becoming equally known for his political views, upon his death his solo material was re-released and now is rightly regarded as highly as his work with McCartney.
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NO. OF HITS |
146 |
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NO. OF NO.1’S |
34 |
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NO. OF TOP TENS |
75 |
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WEEKS ON CHART |
1425 |
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TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
Imagine |
John Lennon |
1 |
43 |
|
2 |
She Loves You (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
36 |
|
3 |
From Me To You (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
26 |
|
4 |
Hey Jude (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
25 |
|
5 |
I Want To Hold Your Hand (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
24 |
|
6 |
Get Back (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
23 |
|
7 |
Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (1) |
Marmalade |
1 |
20 |
|
8 |
The Long And Winding Road (1) |
Will Young/Gareth Gates |
1 |
18 |
|
9 |
Help (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
17 |
|
10 |
Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
17 |
|
11 |
All You Need Is Love (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
16 |
|
12 |
Paperback Writer (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
16 |
|
13 |
A Hard Days Night (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
15 |
|
14 |
(Just Like) Starting Over |
John Lennon |
1 |
15 |
|
15 |
Ticket To Ride (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
16 |
Yellow Submarine (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
17 |
Eleanor Rigby (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
18 |
A World Without Love (1) |
Peter & Gordon |
1 |
14 |
|
19 |
Bad To Me (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
1 |
14 |
|
20 |
I Feel Fine (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
21 |
Ballad Of John And Yoko (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
14 |
|
22 |
Hello Goodbye (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
13 |
|
23 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Joe Cocker |
1 |
13 |
|
24 |
Day Tripper (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
12 |
|
25 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
12 |
|
26 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
1 |
11 |
|
27 |
She’s Leaving Home (1) |
Billy Bragg |
1 |
11 |
|
28 |
Jealous Guy |
Roxy Music |
1 |
11 |
|
29 |
Woman |
John Lennon |
1 |
11 |
|
30 |
Michelle (1) |
Overlanders |
1 |
10 |
|
31 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Sam & Mark |
1 |
10 |
|
32 |
Lady Madonna (1) |
Beatles |
1 |
9 |
|
33 |
The Official Children In Need Medley (9) |
Peter Kay’s Animated Allstars |
1 |
8 |
|
34 |
Let It Be (1) |
Ferry Aid |
1 |
7 |
|
35 |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
John Lennon |
2 |
38 |
|
37 |
Please Please Me (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
22 |
|
38 |
Give Peace A Chance (1) |
John Lennon |
2 |
18 |
|
39 |
Strawberry Fields (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
16 |
|
40 |
Penny Lane (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
16 |
|
41 |
Do You Want To Know A Secret (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
2 |
15 |
|
42 |
Stars On 45 (Medley) |
Starsound |
2 |
14 |
|
|
Goodbye (1) |
Mary Hopkin |
2 |
14 |
|
43 |
Magical Mystery Tour E.P. (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
12 |
|
44 |
Let It Be (1) |
Beatles |
2 |
10 |
|
45 |
Stars On 45 Vol.2 (Medley) |
Starsound |
2 |
10 |
|
46 |
Free As A Bird (2) |
Beatles |
2 |
8 |
|
47 |
Strawberry Fields (1) |
Candy Flip |
3 |
10 |
|
48 |
Help (1) |
Bananarama |
3 |
9 |
|
49 |
Come Together (1) |
Michael Jackson |
3 |
8 |
|
50 |
Dear Prudence (1) |
Siouxsie & The Banshees |
3 |
8 |
|
36 |
Love Me Do (1) |
Beatles |
4 |
26 |
|
51 |
I’ll Keep You Satisfied (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
4 |
13 |
|
52 |
Come Together (1) |
Beatles |
4 |
12 |
|
53 |
Come And Get It (1) |
Badfinger |
4 |
11 |
|
54 |
George Best – A Tribute (3) |
Brian Kennedy |
4 |
10 |
|
55 |
Real Love |
Beatles |
4 |
7 |
|
56 |
Yesterday (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
4 |
6 |
|
57 |
Pop Goes The Workers (Medley) |
Barron Knights |
5 |
13 |
|
58 |
Instant Karma |
John Lennon |
5 |
9 |
|
59 |
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) |
The Idols |
5 |
5 |
|
61 |
Got To Get You Into My Life (1) |
Cliff Bennett |
6 |
11 |
|
60 |
Nobody Told Me |
John Lennon |
6 |
6 |
|
62 |
It’s For You (1) |
Cilla Black |
7 |
10 |
|
63 |
Extended Play E.P. |
Bryan Ferry |
7 |
9 |
|
64 |
Power To The People |
John Lennon |
7 |
9 |
|
65 |
I’m Only Sleeping (1) |
Suggs |
7 |
6 |
|
66 |
Yesterday (1) |
Matt Monro |
8 |
12 |
|
67 |
Step Inside Love (1) |
Cilla Black |
8 |
9 |
|
68 |
Yesterday (1) |
Beatles |
8 |
7 |
|
69 |
I Saw Him Standing There (1) |
Tiffany |
8 |
7 |
|
70 |
Hello Little Girl (1) |
Fourmost |
9 |
17 |
|
71 |
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1) |
Dollar |
9 |
14 |
|
72 |
Nobody I Know (1) |
Peter & Gordon |
10 |
11 |
|
73 |
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (1) |
Elton John |
10 |
10 |
|
74 |
Beatles Movie Medley (1) |
Beatles |
10 |
9 |
|
75 |
From A Window (1) |
Billy J Kramer |
10 |
8 |
|
76 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Young Idea |
10 |
6 |
|
77 |
Girl (1) |
St Louis Union |
11 |
10 |
|
78 |
Get Back (1) |
Rod Stewart |
11 |
9 |
|
79 |
Michelle (1) |
David & Jonathan |
11 |
6 |
|
80 |
I Wanna Be Your Man (1) |
Rolling Stones |
12 |
16 |
|
81 |
A Hard Days Night (1) |
Peter Sellers |
14 |
9 |
|
82 |
Cold Turkey |
John Lennon |
14 |
8 |
|
83 |
Hey Jude (1) |
Wilson Pickett |
16 |
9 |
|
84 |
Please Please Me (1) |
David Cassidy |
16 |
6 |
|
85 |
I’m In Love (1) |
Fourmost |
17 |
12 |
|
86 |
Fame (4) |
David Bowie |
17 |
12 |
|
87 |
Stars On 45 Volume 3 (Medley) |
Starsound |
17 |
6 |
|
88 |
(Money) Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Blackstreet |
18 |
6 |
|
89 |
Back In The U.S.S.R. (1) |
Beatles |
19 |
6 |
|
90 |
Come Together (1) |
Smokin’ Mojo Filters |
19 |
5 |
|
91 |
All You Need Is Love (1) |
Tom Jones |
19 |
4 |
|
92 |
Like Dreamers Do (1) |
Applejacks |
20 |
11 |
|
93 |
Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da (1) |
Bedrocks |
20 |
7 |
|
94 |
She’s A Woman (1) |
Scritti Politti/Shabba Ranks |
20 |
7 |
|
95 |
#9 Dream |
John Lennon |
23 |
8 |
|
96 |
I Should Have Known Better (1) |
Naturals |
24 |
9 |
|
97 |
Mind Games |
John Lennon |
26 |
9 |
|
98 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Stevie Wonder |
27 |
7 |
|
99 |
Girl (1) |
Truth |
27 |
6 |
|
100 |
Woman (1) |
Peter And Gordon |
28 |
7 |
|
101 |
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (1) |
Silkie |
28 |
6 |
|
102 |
Love |
John Lennon |
41 |
7 |
|
103 |
Birthday (1) |
Paul Mccartney |
29 |
3 |
|
104 |
Here, There And Everywhere (1) |
Emmylou Harris |
30 |
6 |
|
105 |
That Means A Lot (1) |
Pj Proby |
30 |
6 |
|
106 |
Watching The Wheels |
John Lennon |
30 |
6 |
|
107 |
I Feel Fine (1) |
Wet Wet Wet |
30 |
4 |
|
108 |
With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Joe Brown |
32 |
4 |
|
109 |
The Long And Winding Road (1) |
Ray Morgan |
32 |
6 |
|
110 |
Borrowed Time |
John Lennon |
32 |
6 |
|
111 |
Got To Get You Into My Life (1) |
Earth Wind And Fire |
33 |
7 |
|
112 |
All My Loving (1) |
Dowlands |
33 |
7 |
|
113 |
Accident Waiting To Happen E.P. |
Billy Bragg |
33 |
3 |
|
114 |
Love |
Jimmy Nail |
33 |
4 |
|
115 |
We Can Work It Out (1) |
Four Seasons |
34 |
4 |
|
116 |
Can’t Buy Me Love (1) |
Ella Fitzgerald |
34 |
5 |
|
117 |
This Boy (1) |
Justin |
34 |
2 |
|
118 |
Love Of The Loved (1) |
Cilla Black |
35 |
6 |
|
119 |
When I Get Home (1) |
Searchers |
35 |
3 |
|
120 |
Golden Slumbers (1) |
Trash |
35 |
3 |
|
121 |
Carry That Weight (1) |
Trash |
35 |
3 |
|
122 |
Eleanor Rigby (1) |
Ray Charles |
36 |
9 |
|
123 |
Yesterday (1) |
Marianne Faithful |
36 |
4 |
|
124 |
Whatever Get’s You Through The Night |
John Lennon |
36 |
4 |
|
125 |
Help (1) |
Tina Turner |
40 |
6 |
|
126 |
I Saw Her Standing There (1) |
Elton John/John Lennon |
40 |
4 |
|
127 |
Day Tripper (1) |
Otis Redding |
43 |
6 |
|
128 |
When I’m Sixty Four (1) |
Kenny Ball |
43 |
2 |
|
129 |
It’s Only Love (1) |
Gary U.S. Bonds |
43 |
3 |
|
130 |
Yesterday (1) |
Ray Charles |
44 |
4 |
|
131 |
I’m On My Way (5) |
Betty Boo |
44 |
3 |
|
132 |
Jealous Guy |
John Lennon |
45 |
7 |
|
133 |
Disco Beatlemania (1) |
Dbm |
45 |
3 |
|
134 |
Lazyitis-One Armed Boxer (6) |
Happy Mondays |
46 |
3 |
|
135 |
Nowhere Man (1) |
3 Good Reasons |
47 |
3 |
|
136 |
Fool On The Hill (1) |
Shirley Bassey |
48 |
1 |
|
137 |
Only Saw Today-Instant Karma |
Amos |
48 |
2 |
|
138 |
We’ll Gather Lilacs/All My Loving (7) |
Simon May |
49 |
2 |
|
139 |
Famine (8) |
Sinead O’connor |
51 |
1 |
|
140 |
Revolution (1) |
Thompson Twins |
56 |
4 |
|
141 |
Imagine |
Glee Cast |
57 |
1 |
|
142 |
Imagine |
Randy Crawford |
60 |
2 |
|
143 |
The Apple E.P. |
Various Artists |
60 |
1 |
|
144 |
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band - With A Little Help From My Friends (1) |
Beatles |
63 |
3 |
|
145 |
In My Life (1) |
Ozzy Osbourne |
63 |
1 |
|
146 |
I Wanna Be Your Man (1) |
Rezillos |
71 |
2 |
|
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1425 |
(1) with Paul McCartney
(2) with Paul McCartney/George Harrison/Ringo Starr
(3) with Paul McCartney/Rolf Lovlend/Brendan Graham
(4) with David Bowie/Carlos Alomar
(5) with Alison Clarkson/John Coxon/ Paul McCartney
(6) with Paul McCartney/Sylvester Stewart/ Shaun Ryder/David Cook/Paul Davis/Mark Day/Paul Ryder/Gary Whelan
(7) with Paul McCartney/Ivor Novello
(8) with Paul McCartney/David Clayton/Sinead O’connor/John Reynolds/Tim Simenom/Thelonius Monk
(9) with Tanvi Shah/Nigel Hunter/Anne Holden/Duncan Bruce/Michael Jackson/ Gary Barlow/Jackie Jackson/Darren Hamer/Guy Garvey/Craig Potter/Louise Watts/A.R. Rahman/Sampooran Kalra/Judith Abbott/Paul Greco/Allan Whalley/Paul McCartney/Christine McVie/Mark Potter