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The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits

2/7/2014

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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.

51
"Act Naturally" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 47, Debut Date: 9/25/1965
50
"I Don't Want To Spoil The Party" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 39, Debut Date: 2/20/1965
49
"Baby You're A Rich Man" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 34, Debut Date: 7/29/1967
48
"Real Love" (1996) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 3/23/1996
47
"Thank You Girl" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 35, Debut Date: 4/4/1964
46
"My Bonnie (My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)" (1961) Hot 100 Peak: 26, Debut Date: 2/15/1964
45
"Slow Down" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 9/5/1964
44
"I'll Cry Instead" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 25, Debut Date: 8/1/1964
43
"Rain" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 23, Debut Date: 6/11/1966
42
"Ain't She Sweet" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 19, Debut Date: 7/18/1964
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41
"Matchbox" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 17, Debut Date: 9/5/1964
40
"Free As A Bird" (1995) Hot 100 Peak: 6, Debut Date: 12/30/1995
39
"Eleanor Rigby" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 11, Debut Date: 8/26/1966
38
"And I Love Her" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 7/25/1964
37
"I Saw Her Standing There" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 2/8/1964
36
"The Beatles Movie Medley" (1982) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 3/27/1982
35
"P.S. I Love You" (1962, 1964) Hot 100 Peak: 10, Debut Date: 5/9/1964
34
"Strawberry Fields Forever" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 8, Debut Date: 2/25/1967
33
"Revolution" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 12, Debut Date: 9/14/1968
32
"She's A Woman" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 4, Debut Date: 12/5/1964

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31
"Something" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 10/18/1969
30
"Day Tripper" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 5, Peak Date: 12/18/1965
29
"The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 8, Peak Date: 6/4/1969
28
"Nowhere Man" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 6/5/1966
27
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 3/28/1964
26
"Yellow Submarine" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 8/20/1966
25
"Penny Lane" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 2/25/1967
24
"Got To Get You Into My Life" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 7, Peak Date: 6/12/1976
23
"Lady Madonna" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 4, Peak Date: 3/23/1968
22
"Eight Days A Week" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 2/20/1965
PREVIOUS: 40-31 | NEXT: 20-11
21
"The Long And Winding Road / For You Blue" (1970) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 5/23/1970
20
"Paperback Writer" (1966) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 6/11/1966
19
"Please Please Me" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 3, Peak Date: 2/1/1964
18
"Ticket To Ride" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 4/24/1965
17
"Love Me Do" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 4/11/1964
16
"All You Need Is Love" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 7/22/1967
15
"Help!" (1965) Hot 100 PeaK: 1 (3 Weeks), Peak Date: 8/7/1965
14
"Twist and Shout" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 2, Peak Date: 3/14/1964
13
"Yesterday" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (4 weeks), Peak Date: 9/25/1965
12
"I Feel Fine" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/5/1964
PREVIOUS: 30-21 | NEXT: 10-1
11
"Can't Buy Me Love" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (5 weeks), Peak Date: 3/28/64
10
"We Can Work It Out" (1965) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/18/65
9
"A Hard Day's Night" (1964) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 7/18/64
8
"Hello Goodbye" (1967) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (3 weeks), Peak Date: 12/2/67
7
"Come Together / Something" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 1, Peak Date: 10/18/69
6
"Let It Be" (1970) Hot 100: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 3/21/70
5
"Get Back" (1969) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (5 weeks), Peak Date: 5/10/69
4
"She Loves You" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (2 weeks), Peak Date: 1/25/64
3
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" (1963) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (7 weeks), 1/18/64
2
"Hey Jude" (1968) Hot 100 Peak: 1 (9 weeks), Peak Date: 9/28/68
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The Beatles' 50 Biggest Billboard Hits

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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