The Beatles’ 20 best songs, from wicked to freakin’ awesome

By Steve Newton

Now here’s a list that was hard to keep down to 20 songs. Really hard.

“All My Loving” (With the Beatles, 1963)

“Can’t Buy Me Love” (A Hard Day’s Night, 1964)

“I’m Looking Through You” (Rubber Soul, 1965)

“I Saw Her Standing There” (Please Please Me, 1963)

“Eleanor Rigby” (Revolver, 1966)

“Come Together” (Abbey Road, 1969)

“Paperback Writer” (non-album single, 1966)

“Hey Jude” (non-album single, 1968)

“The Ballad of John and Yoko” (non-album single, 1969)

“You Never Give Me Your Money” (Abbey Road, 1969)

“Get Back” (Let It Be, 1970)

“She Loves You” (non-album single, 1963)

“Nowhere Man” (Rubber Soul, 1965)

“Yesterday” (Help!, 1965)

“Let It Be” (Let It Be, 1970)

“A Hard Day’s Night” (A Hard Day’s Night, 1964)

“Here Comes the Sun” (Abbey Road, 1969)

“Strawberry Fields Forever” (non-album single, 1967)

“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (The White Album, 1968)

“A Day in the Life” (Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1967)