In which I assign 216 Beatles songs with a score from 0-100, and rank them from first to worst. This is something I’ve long wanted to do — and with the magic of the Beatles on Spotify, I was able to efficiently refresh my feelings on and assign a proper score for each song. This was a lot of fun to put together. I might do it from scratch again in a few years and see how the ranking compares.
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Rank, Score, Song Title, Year, Album
1,99.8,”Hello, Goodbye”,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
2,99.7,No Reply,1964,Beatles for Sale
3,99.5,Mr. Moonlight,1964,Beatles for Sale
4,99.4,Don’t Let Me Down,1969,
5,99.2,What You’re Doing,1964,Beatles for Sale
6,99.1,I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party,1964,Beatles for Sale
7,98.9,Oh! Darling,1969,Abbey Road
9,98.9,And Your Bird Can Sing,1966,Revolver
8,98.9,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
10,98.8,”Good Morning, Good Morning”,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
11,98.8,She Loves You,1963,
12,98.4,Please Please Me,1962,Please Please Me
14,98.3,I’m a Loser,1964,Beatles for Sale
13,98.3,A Day in the Life,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
15,98.1,I Should Have Known Better,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
16,98,Flying,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
17,97.9,I’ll Follow the Sun,1964,Beatles for Sale
18,97.7,Getting Better,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
19,97.6,Blackbird,1968,The Beatles
20,97.5,Twist and Shout,1963,Please Please Me
21,97.4,You Won’t See Me,1965,Rubber Soul
22,97.3,If I Fell,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
23,97.3,Nowhere Man,1965,Rubber Soul
24,97.2,Fixing a Hole,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
25,97.1,We Can Work It Out,1965,
27,96.8,A Hard Day’s Night,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
26,96.8,Your Mother Should Know,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
28,96.6,I’ve Just Seen a Face,1965,Help!
29,96.5,Eight Days a Week,1964,Beatles for Sale
30,96.4,Penny Lane,1966,Magical Mystery Tour
31,96.4,Dear Prudence,1968,The Beatles
32,96.1,Anna (Go to Him),1963,Please Please Me
33,96.1,You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,1963,With the Beatles
34,96.1,From Me to You,1963,
35,96,Blue Jay Way,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
36,96,Paperback Writer,1966,
37,95.9,Do You Want to Know a Secret?,1963,Please Please Me
38,95.9,I Saw Her Standing There,1963,Please Please Me
40,95.8,Love Me Do,1962,Please Please Me
39,95.8,Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
42,95.5,And I Love Her,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
41,95.5,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise),1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
43,95.2,I’ll Be Back,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
44,95,Get Back,1969,Let It Be
45,95,”Baby, You’re a Rich Man”,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
46,95,All My Loving,1963,With the Beatles
47,95,Revolution,1968,
48,94.8,Got to Get You into My Life,1966,Revolver
49,94.6,I’m Only Sleeping,1966,Revolver
50,94.6,I Will,1968,The Beatles
51,94.5,It Won’t Be Long,1963,With the Beatles
52,94.5,I Want to Hold Your Hand,1963,
53,94.4,Ticket to Ride,1965,Help!
54,94.4,Baby It’s You,1963,Please Please Me
55,94.3,In My Life,1965,Rubber Soul
56,94.2,For No One,1966,Revolver
57,94.2,Tomorrow Never Knows,1966,Revolver
58,94.2,She’s Leaving Home,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
59,94.2,The Ballad of John and Yoko,1969,
60,94.1,It’s All Too Much,1967,Yellow Submarine
61,93.8,She Said She Said,1966,Revolver
63,93.7,Any Time at All,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
62,93.7,Help!,1965,Help!
64,93.6,Taxman,1966,Revolver
65,93.5,Can’t Buy Me Love,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
69,93.4,You Like Me Too Much,1965,Help!
66,93.4,When I’m Sixty-Four,1966,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
67,93.4,Glass Onion,1968,The Beatles
68,93.4,The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill,1968,The Beatles
70,93.4,While My Guitar Gently Weeps,1968,The Beatles
72,93.3,You Can’t Do That,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
71,93.3,You’re Going to Lose That Girl,1965,Help!
73,93.3,Hold Me Tight,1963,With the Beatles
74,93.2,Wait,1965,Rubber Soul
75,93.2,Hey Jude,1968,
76,93.1,Sexy Sadie,1968,The Beatles
77,93,Golden Slumbers,1969,Abbey Road
78,93,The Fool on the Hill,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
79,92.8,I Want to Tell You,1966,Revolver
80,92.7,Strawberry Fields Forever,1966,Magical Mystery Tour
82,92.6,Every Little Thing,1964,Beatles for Sale
81,92.6,Eleanor Rigby,1966,Revolver
83,92.5,Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),1965,Rubber Soul
84,92.5,Savoy Truffle,1968,The Beatles
85,92.3,Revolution 1,1968,The Beatles
86,92.3,Don’t Pass Me By,1968,The Beatles
87,92.2,Tell Me Why,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
88,92.2,All I’ve Got to Do,1963,With the Beatles
89,92.2,I Feel Fine,1964,
90,92.1,Chains,1963,Please Please Me
92,92.1,Misery,1963,Please Please Me
91,92.1,With a Little Help from My Friends,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
93,92,Something,1969,Abbey Road
94,91.8,Back in the U.S.S.R.,1968,The Beatles
95,91.7,”Here, There and Everywhere”,1966,Revolver
96,91.6,Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
97,91.4,Slow Down,1964,
98,91.1,Rock and Roll Music,1964,Beatles for Sale
100,91.1,Happiness Is a Warm Gun,1968,The Beatles
99,91.1,Please Mr. Postman,1963,With the Beatles
101,91,Sun King,1969,Abbey Road
102,90.8,”Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”,1968,The Beatles
103,90.4,The Night Before,1965,Help!
104,90.2,I Need You,1965,Help!
105,90,I’m Looking Through You,1965,Rubber Soul
106,89.1,I’m Down,1965,
107,89,Magical Mystery Tour,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
108,88.9,Tell Me What You See,1965,Help!
109,88.9,I’m So Tired,1968,The Beatles
110,88.9,Not a Second Time,1963,With the Beatles
111,88.8,Yesterday,1965,Help!
112,88.8,P.S. I Love You,1962,Please Please Me
114,88.7,Ask Me Why,1962,Please Please Me
113,88.7,Cry Baby Cry,1968,The Beatles
115,88.7,Day Tripper,1965,
116,88.5,Baby’s in Black,1964,Beatles for Sale
117,88.5,It’s Only Love,1965,Help!
118,88.4,Michelle,1965,Rubber Soul
119,88.3,Honey Don’t,1964,Beatles for Sale
120,88,Carry That Weight,1969,Abbey Road
121,88,She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,1969,Abbey Road
122,87.9,Till There Was You,1963,With the Beatles
123,87.8,All You Need Is Love,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
124,87.7,Yes It Is,1965,
125,87.4,Things We Said Today,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
126,87.3,You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away,1965,Help!
127,87.2,Martha My Dear,1968,The Beatles
128,87,I Am the Walrus,1967,Magical Mystery Tour
130,86.6,When I Get Home,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
129,86.6,Lovely Rita,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
131,86.4,Yer Blues,1968,The Beatles
132,86.4,Devil in Her Heart,1963,With the Beatles
133,86.3,A Taste of Honey,1963,Please Please Me
134,86,Two of Us,1969,Let It Be
135,85.8,Rain,1966,
136,85.7,I’m Happy Just to Dance with You,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
137,85.6,I Call Your Name,1964,
139,85.5,What Goes On,1965,Rubber Soul
138,85.5,Good Night,1968,The Beatles
140,85,All Together Now,1967,Yellow Submarine
141,84.6,Another Girl,1965,Help!
142,84.5,Julia,1968,The Beatles
143,84.5,Piggies,1968,The Beatles
145,84.4,There’s a Place,1963,Please Please Me
144,84.4,”Long, Long, Long”,1968,The Beatles
147,84.4,She’s a Woman,1964,
148,84.4,You Know My Name (Look Up the Number),1967,
149,84.4,Long Tall Sally,1964,
146,84.4,Lady Madonna,1968,
150,84.2,I’ll Cry Instead,1964,A Hard Day’s Night
151,84.2,Doctor Robert,1966,Revolver
152,84.1,Girl,1965,Rubber Soul
153,84,You Never Give Me Your Money,1969,Abbey Road
154,84,Let It Be,1969,Let It Be
155,84,Hey Bulldog,1968,Yellow Submarine
156,83.6,Mother Nature’s Son,1968,The Beatles
158,83.4,Why Don’t We Do It in the Road?,1968,The Beatles
157,83.4,Roll Over Beethoven,1963,With the Beatles
159,83.3,Good Day Sunshine,1966,Revolver
160,83.3,If I Needed Someone,1965,Rubber Soul
161,83.2,Money (That’s What I Want),1963,With the Beatles
162,83,Here Comes the Sun,1969,Abbey Road
163,82.5,Within You Without You,1967,Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
164,82,Polythene Pam,1969,Abbey Road
165,82,The End,1969,Abbey Road
166,82,Love You To,1966,Revolver
167,82,Honey Pie,1968,The Beatles
169,82,This Boy,1963,
168,82,Only a Northern Song,1967,Yellow Submarine
171,81.1,Words of Love,1964,Beatles for Sale
170,81.1,Birthday,1968,The Beatles
172,81.1,Old Brown Shoe,1969,
173,80.2,Run for Your Life,1965,Rubber Soul
174,80.2,Thank You Girl,1963,
175,80.1,Boys,1963,Please Please Me
176,80,For You Blue,1969,Let It Be
177,80,The Long and Winding Road,1969,Let It Be
178,80,Think for Yourself,1965,Rubber Soul
179,80,Drive My Car,1965,Rubber Soul
180,79.7,The Word,1965,Rubber Soul
181,79.6,Helter Skelter,1968,The Beatles
182,79,Maxwell’s Silver Hammer,1969,Abbey Road
183,79,Across the Universe,1968,Let It Be
184,79,I Me Mine,1970,Let It Be
185,79,One After 909,1969,Let It Be
186,78.8,I Wanna Be Your Man,1963,With the Beatles
187,78.7,”Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey”,1964,Beatles for Sale
188,78.6,Rocky Raccoon,1968,The Beatles
189,78,Come Together,1969,Abbey Road
190,78,Mean Mr. Mustard,1969,Abbey Road
191,77,I Want You (She’s So Heavy),1969,Abbey Road
192,77,Yellow Submarine,1966,Revolver
193,76.6,I’ll Get You,1963,
194,76,Dig a Pony,1969,Let It Be
195,76,Little Child,1963,With the Beatles
196,75,Because,1969,Abbey Road
197,74.3,The Inner Light,1968,
198,74,Free as a Bird,1977,Anthology 1
199,74,I’ve Got a Feeling,1969,Let It Be
200,73.3,Matchbox,1964,
201,72,Everybody’s Trying to Be My Baby,1964,Beatles for Sale
202,72,Don’t Bother Me,1963,With the Beatles
203,71.1,Act Naturally,1965,Help!
204,69,Octopus’s Garden,1969,Abbey Road
205,67.7,Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey,1968,The Beatles
206,67.2,Wild Honey Pie,1968,The Beatles
207,67,Maggie Mae,1969,Let It Be
208,59.4,Bad Boy,1965,
209,52,”Dizzy, Miss Lizzy”,1965,Help!
210,50,Her Majesty,1969,Abbey Road
211,49,Christmas Time (Is Here Again),1967,The Beatles’ Christmas Album
212,44,Dig It,1969,Let It Be
213,30,Revolution 9,1968,The Beatles
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Update: September 16, 2023
I asked ChatGPT to summarize what my rankings of Beatles song say about me. Here is the response:
Your list of Beatles song rankings is quite extensive, and analyzing it can reveal some interesting aspects about your tastes and preferences. Here are a few observations:
Preferences by Album:
You seem to have a strong preference for songs from the albums “Beatles for Sale” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” which suggests that you appreciate both their early rock and roll work and their later, more experimental and conceptually driven material.
Year:
You have a wide range of song preferences spanning their entire career, indicating that you appreciate the various phases of The Beatles’ musical journey.
Song Styles:
Your list includes a variety of song styles, from the early pop-rock tracks like “Please Please Me” to experimental songs like “A Day in the Life.” This suggests you have a diverse taste in music and appreciate different forms of songwriting and instrumentation.
Popular vs. Underrated:
While your list includes popular hits like “She Loves You,” “Twist and Shout,” and “Hey Jude,” it also contains songs like “Mr. Moonlight” and “What You’re Doing,” which are less often cited as the band’s best work. This could mean that you have delved deep into their discography and appreciate nuances that might not be universally acknowledged.
Scoring:
Your scores are generally high across the board, indicating that you’re a big fan of The Beatles and hold most of their work in high regard.
Notable Absences:
Since the list is cut-off, it’s difficult to make observations about songs that may be missing or ranked lower than one might expect.
Song Qualities:
You seem to appreciate both lyrical depth (“A Day in the Life,” “Blackbird”) and simpler, more feel-good songs (“Hello, Goodbye,” “Eight Days a Week”). This indicates a balanced taste that values both complex and straightforward musical elements.
Overall, your ranking suggests you’re an avid Beatles fan who appreciates the breadth and depth of their music, without strictly adhering to popular opinion. Your tastes are eclectic, capturing the many phases and styles The Beatles explored in their career.