Beatles Songs by Year (1962–1970)

The Beatles recorded and released music at an extraordinary pace between 1962 and 1970, producing one of the most influential catalogues in popular music history. This guide contains 213 catalogue entries, including album tracks, standalone singles, B-sides, the two German-language recordings and the separately listed Sgt. Pepper reprise. George Martin was central to the band’s studio work; the Let It Be album was completed by Phil Spector.

This guide lists every Beatles song by year of release, showing how the band's music evolved from early Merseybeat rock and roll into psychedelic experimentation and sophisticated studio production. For the full chronological story, see the Complete Beatles Timeline or the Beatles Knowledge Hub.

How this list is counted

Each title is listed once, by the year of its first commercial record release, rather than its recording date. The two German-language recordings and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) are separate entries; Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey is one medley entry. Alternate mixes and later album versions are not counted again. This is a guide to the core 1962–1970 catalogue, not every BBC performance, outtake or archival recording released later.

For example, Get Back is counted in 1969, although another version appears on Let It Be in 1970. Across The Universe is also counted in 1969, when it first appeared on the charity album No One’s Gonna Change Our World, before its 1970 Let It Be version. The four new Beatles songs on the Yellow Submarine soundtrack album are counted in 1969, although they featured in the 1968 film.

Beatles song totals by year

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Beatles Songs Released in 1962

1962 marked the beginning of The Beatles' recording career. Their debut single was released on 5 October 1962 and reached No.17 on the UK Singles Chart. Explore the Early Beatles Era

• Love Me Do
• P.S. I Love You

Beatles Songs Released in 1963

1963 was the year Beatlemania began in Britain. The band released two albums — Please Please Me and With The Beatles — as well as several major singles. By the end of the year they were the most famous people in Britain. Explore the Early Beatles Era

• I Saw Her Standing There
• Misery
• Anna (Go To Him)
• Chains
• Boys
• Ask Me Why
• Please Please Me
• Baby It's You
• Do You Want To Know A Secret
• A Taste Of Honey
• There's A Place
• Twist And Shout
• From Me To You
• Thank You Girl
• She Loves You
• I'll Get You
• It Won't Be Long
• All I've Got To Do
• All My Loving
• Don't Bother Me
• Little Child
• Till There Was You
• Please Mister Postman
• Roll Over Beethoven
• Hold Me Tight
• You Really Got A Hold On Me
• I Wanna Be Your Man
• Devil In Her Heart
• Not A Second Time
• Money (That's What I Want)
• I Want To Hold Your Hand
• This Boy

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Beatles Songs Released in 1964

By 1964 The Beatles had become global superstars following their US breakthrough. The year produced two albums — A Hard Day's Night and Beatles for Sale. Explore the Beatlemania Era

• Can't Buy Me Love
• You Can't Do That
• A Hard Day's Night
• I Should Have Known Better
• If I Fell
• And I Love Her
• Tell Me Why
• Any Time At All
• I'll Cry Instead
• Things We Said Today
• When I Get Home
• I'll Be Back
• I Feel Fine
• She's A Woman
• No Reply
• I'm A Loser
• Baby's In Black
• Rock And Roll Music
• I'll Follow The Sun
• Mr Moonlight
• Kansas City / Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey
• Eight Days A Week
• Words Of Love
• Honey Don't
• Every Little Thing
• I Don't Want To Spoil The Party
• What You're Doing
• Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby
• I’m Happy Just To Dance With You
• Long Tall Sally
• I Call Your Name
• Slow Down
• Matchbox
• Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
• Sie Liebt Dich

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Beatles Songs Released in 1965

1965 saw the band begin to move beyond their early pop style. Two landmark albums — Help! and Rubber Soul — marked the turning point in their artistic development. Yesterday appeared for the first time, with a string quartet arranged by George Martin. Explore the Beatlemania Era

• Ticket To Ride
• Yes It Is
• Help!
• The Night Before
• You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
• I Need You
• Another Girl
• You're Going To Lose That Girl
• Act Naturally
• It's Only Love
• You Like Me Too Much
• Tell Me What You See
• I've Just Seen A Face
• Yesterday
• Dizzy Miss Lizzy
• Day Tripper
• We Can Work It Out
• Drive My Car
• Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
• You Won't See Me
• Nowhere Man
• Think For Yourself
• The Word
• Michelle
• What Goes On
• Girl
• I'm Looking Through You
• In My Life
• Wait
• If I Needed Someone
• Run For Your Life
• Bad Boy
• I’m Down

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Beatles Songs Released in 1966

1966 produced Revolver — widely considered one of the most innovative albums in rock history. The band stopped touring in August 1966 and became a studio-only act. Explore Revolver | Explore the Beatlemania Era

• Paperback Writer
• Rain
• Taxman
• Eleanor Rigby
• I'm Only Sleeping
• Love You To
• Here There And Everywhere
• Yellow Submarine
• She Said She Said
• Good Day Sunshine
• And Your Bird Can Sing
• For No One
• Doctor Robert
• I Want To Tell You
• Got To Get You Into My Life
• Tomorrow Never Knows

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Beatles Songs Released in 1967

1967 was the height of the band's psychedelic experimentation. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band redefined the album as an art form. The Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane double A-side is widely considered the greatest single ever released. Explore the Psychedelic Era

• Strawberry Fields Forever
• Penny Lane
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
• With A Little Help From My Friends
• Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
• Getting Better
• Fixing A Hole
• She's Leaving Home
• Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!
• Within You Without You
• When I'm Sixty-Four
• Lovely Rita
• Good Morning Good Morning
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
• A Day In The Life
• All You Need Is Love
• Baby You're A Rich Man
• Hello Goodbye
• I Am The Walrus
• Magical Mystery Tour
• The Fool On The Hill
• Flying
• Blue Jay Way
• Your Mother Should Know

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Beatles Songs Released in 1968

1968 saw the release of The Beatles (The White Album) — a sprawling double album of 30 tracks spanning rock, folk, avant-garde, and music hall. Hey Jude, released as a single in August 1968, became one of the best-selling singles of all time. Explore the Psychedelic Era

• Lady Madonna
• The Inner Light
• Hey Jude
• Revolution
• Back In The USSR
• Dear Prudence
• Glass Onion
• Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
• Wild Honey Pie
• The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps
• Happiness Is A Warm Gun
• Martha My Dear
• I'm So Tired
• Blackbird
• Piggies
• Rocky Raccoon
• Don't Pass Me By
• Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
• I Will
• Julia
• Birthday
• Yer Blues
• Mother Nature's Son
• Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
• Sexy Sadie
• Helter Skelter
• Long, Long, Long
• Revolution 1
• Honey Pie
• Savoy Truffle
• Cry Baby Cry
• Revolution 9
• Good Night

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Beatles Songs Released in 1969

The Yellow Submarine album tracklist includes four songs new to record release: Only A Northern Song, All Together Now, Hey Bulldog and It’s All Too Much.

1969 produced Abbey Road — the final album the band recorded together, and for many their finest. The rooftop concert on 30 January 1969 was their last public performance. Explore the Late Beatles Era

• Get Back
• Don't Let Me Down
• The Ballad Of John And Yoko
• Old Brown Shoe
• Come Together
• Something
• Maxwell's Silver Hammer
• Oh! Darling
• Octopus's Garden
• I Want You (She's So Heavy)
• Here Comes The Sun
• Because
• You Never Give Me Your Money
• Sun King
• Mean Mr. Mustard
• Polythene Pam
• She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
• Golden Slumbers
• Carry That Weight
• The End
• Her Majesty
• Only A Northern Song
• All Together Now
• Hey Bulldog
• It’s All Too Much
• Across The Universe

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Beatles Songs Released in 1970

1970 saw the release of Let It Be — the final Beatles album, though recorded before Abbey Road during the January 1969 Get Back sessions. Paul McCartney announced the band's break-up on 10 April 1970. Why Did The Beatles Break Up? | Explore the Late Beatles Era

• Let It Be
• You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)
• Two Of Us
• Dig A Pony
• I Me Mine
• Dig It
• Maggie Mae
• I've Got A Feeling
• One After 909
• The Long And Winding Road
• For You Blue

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Explore the Complete Beatles Catalogue

The Beatles recorded one of the most important catalogues in music history, influencing generations of artists and reshaping the possibilities of popular music. Abbey Road Studios and producer George Martin were central to this story, although the band also recorded elsewhere. The Let It Be album was completed by Phil Spector.

Related pages: Every Beatles Album in Order | Every Beatles Song Ever Recorded | Beatles Knowledge Hub | Complete Beatles Timeline | Every Beatles Recording Session at Abbey Road | George Martin: The Beatles Producer

Shop Beatles Merchandise by Era

• Please Please Me Collection (1963)
• Rubber Soul Collection (1965)
• Sgt. Pepper's Collection (1967)
• Yellow Submarine Collection (1968)
• Abbey Road Collection (1969)
• Let It Be & Get Back Collection (1970)

Sources and catalogue notes

See The Beatles’ official pages for the Long Tall Sally EP tracklist, I’m Happy Just To Dance With You, the German-language single, the Yellow Submarine tracklist and Across The Universe’s two release versions. For album-by-album context, explore our Beatles albums in release order.