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The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits

2/7/2014 by Billboard Staff

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The Beatles at the BBC Television Studios in London before the start of their world tour, June 17, 1966.

As The Beatles make their debut on streaming services on Dec. 24, what better time to tally up the Fab Four's biggest singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

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The quartet -- George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- made their Billboard chart debut on the Hot 100 dated Jan. 18, 1964 with "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The single would quickly become their first No. 1, sailing to the top on Feb. 1, 1964.

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The group racked up a record total of 20 No. 1s, including such classics as "Hey Jude," "A Hard Day's Night" and "Let It Be." The Beatles' impact on the Hot 100 was so huge, in 2015 they were named as the top-performing act in the chart's history.

The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. To ensure equitable representation of the biggest hits from each era, certain time frames were weighted to account for the difference between turnover rates from those years.

  1. 50

    "Act Naturally" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 47, Debut Date: 9/25/1965

  2. 49

    "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 39, Debut Date: 2/20/1965

  3. 48

    "Baby You're A Rich Man" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 34, Debut Date: 7/29/1967

  5. 47

    "Real Love" (1996) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 3/23/1996

  6. 46

    "Thank You Girl" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 35, Debut Date: 4/4/1964

  7. 45

    "My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)" (1961) Hot 100 Peak: 26, Debut Date: 2/15/1964

  9. 44

    "Slow Down" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 9/5/1964

  10. 43

    "I'll Cry Instead" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 8/1/1964

  11. 42

    "Rain" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 23, Debut Date: 6/11/1966

  13. 41

    "Ain't She Sweet" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 19, Debut Date: 7/18/1964

    NEXT: Numbers 40-31

  14. 40

    "Matchbox" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 17, Debut Date: 9/5/1964

  15. 39

    "Free As A Bird" (1995) Hot 100 Peak: 6, Debut Date: 12/30/1995

  17. 38

    "Eleanor Rigby" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 8/26/1966

  18. 37

    "And I Love Her" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 7/25/1964

  19. 36

    "I Saw Her Standing There" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 2/8/1964

  21. 35

    "The Beatles Movie Medley" (1982) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 3/27/1982

  22. 34

    "P.S. I Love You" (1962, 1964) Hot 100 Peak: 10, Debut Date: 5/9/1964

  23. 33

    "Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 8, Debut Date: 2/25/1967

  25. 32

    "Revolution" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 9/14/1968

  26. 31

    "She's A Woman" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 4, Debut Date: 12/5/1964

     

    PREVIOUS: 50-41 | NEXT: 30-21

  27. 30

    "Something" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 10/18/1969

  29. 29

    "Day Tripper" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 5, Peak Date: 12/18/1965

  30. 28

    "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 8, Peak Date: 6/4/1969

  31. 27

    "Nowhere Man" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 6/5/1966

  33. 26

    "Do You Want To Know A Secret" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 3/28/1964

  34. 25

    "Yellow Submarine" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 8/20/1966

  35. 24

    "Penny Lane" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 2/25/1967

  37. 23

    "Got To Get You Into My Life" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 7, Peak Date: 6/12/1976

  38. 22

    "Lady Madonna" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 4, Peak Date: 3/23/1968

  39. 21

    "Eight Days A Week" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 2/20/1965

    PREVIOUS: 40-31 | NEXT: 20-11

  41. 20

    "The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue" (1970) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 5/23/1970

  42. 19

    "Paperback Writer" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 6/11/1966

  43. 18

    "Please Please Me" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 2/1/1964

  45. 17

    "Ticket To Ride" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 4/24/1965

  46. 16

    "Love Me Do" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 4/11/1964

  47. 15

    "All You Need Is Love" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 7/22/1967

  49. 14

    "Help!" (1965) Hot 100 PeaK: 1 (3 Weeks), Peak Date: 8/7/1965

  50. 13

    "Twist and Shout" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 3/14/1964

  51. 12

    "Yesterday" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (4 weeks), Peak Date: 9/25/1965

  53. 11

    "I Feel Fine" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/5/1964

    PREVIOUS: 30-21 | NEXT: 10-1

  54. 10

    "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (5 weeks), Peak Date: 3/28/64

  55. 9

    "We Can Work It Out" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/18/65

  57. 8

    "A Hard Day's Night" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 7/18/64

  58. 7

    "Hello Goodbye" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/2/67

  59. 6

    "Come Together / Something" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 10/18/69

  61. 5

    "Let It Be" (1970) Hot 100: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 3/21/70

  62. 4

    "Get Back" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (5 weeks), Peak Date: 5/10/69

  63. 3

    "She Loves You" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 1/25/64

  65. 2

    "I Want To Hold Your Hand" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (7 weeks), 1/18/64

  66. 1

    "Hey Jude" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (9 weeks), Peak Date: 9/28/68

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