My “best of” The Beatles

I recently posted about how I didn’t really know The Beatles that well. I knew some popular songs here and there but never really got into them. I never had a Beatles phase as a kid. So, I decided to listen to their discography in chronological order. (Just The Beatles proper, not the post-Beatles solo projects.)

I’ve now listened to all¹ of The Beatles records². I clicked the little heart icon in iTunes on each song that I liked. This is the list of my picks. I only listened to each record once. Obviously, I already knew of some songs. Though, not all of those made the list (eg, Yellow Submarine). The list is sorted by the album’s release year.

These are just the ones the I like, not some measure of bestness or historical significance or technical ability or whatever. Please don’t email me about how wrong I am.

1. I Saw Her Standing There : Please Please Me
2. Boys : Please Please Me
3. Please Please Me : Please Please Me
4. Love Me Do : Please Please Me
5. Twist And Shout : Please Please Me
6. Please Mister Postman : With The Beatles
7. Rock And Roll Music : Beatles For Sale
8. A Hard Day’s Night : A Hard Day’s Night
9. Can’t Buy Me Love : A Hard Day’s Night
10. Help! : Help!
11. The Night Before : Help!
12. Drive My Car : Rubber Soul
13. Good Day Sunshine : Revolver
14. And Your Bird Can Sing : Revolver
15. With A Little Help From My Friends : Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
16. Back In The U.S.S.R. : The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 1]
17. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da : The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 1]
18. Blackbird : The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 1]
19. Birthday : The Beatles (White Album) [Disc 2]
20. Come Together : Abbey Road
21. Let It Be : Let It Be
22. Get Back : Let It Be
23. From Me To You : Past Masters Volume One
24. She Loves You : Past Masters Volume One
25. I Want To Hold Your Hand : Past Masters Volume One
26. Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand : Past Masters Volume One
27. Sie Liebt Dich : Past Masters Volume One
28. I Call Your Name : Past Masters Volume One
29. Slow Down : Past Masters Volume One
30. Matchbox : Past Masters Volume One
31. I Feel Fine : Past Masters Volume One
32. She’s A Woman : Past Masters Volume One
33. Bad Boy : Past Masters Volume One
34. I’m Down : Past Masters Volume One
35. Revolution : Past Masters Volume Two
36. Don’t Let Me Down : Past Masters Volume Two
37. The Ballad Of John And Yoko : Past Masters Volume Two
38. Old Brown Shoe : Past Masters Volume Two