The Beatles’ biggest hits, ranked by how many records they sold around the world. Tap play to listen!
- 1Hey Jude1968 · Back to Basics · sold about 9.5 million records
- 2I Want to Hold Your Hand1963 · Beatlemania · sold about 7.1 million records
- 3Let It Be1970 · Back to Basics · sold about 6.3 million records
- 4Get Back1969 · Back to Basics · sold about 5.4 million records
- 5She Loves You1963 · Beatlemania · sold about 5.4 million records
- 6Help!1965 · Growing Up · sold about 4.2 million records
- 7Hello, Goodbye1967 · Psychedelic · sold about 4.1 million records
- 8I Feel Fine1964 · Beatlemania · sold about 4 million records
- 9Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever1967 · Psychedelic · sold about 3.9 million records
- 10Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby1966 · Psychedelic · sold about 3.8 million records
- 11A Hard Day’s Night1964 · Beatlemania · sold about 3.7 million records
- 12Yesterday1965 · Growing Up · sold about 3.5 million records
- 13Lady Madonna1968 · Back to Basics · sold about 3.5 million records
- 14Can’t Buy Me Love1964 · Beatlemania · sold about 3.4 million records
- 15All You Need Is Love1967 · Psychedelic · sold about 3.4 million records
- 16Ticket to Ride1965 · Growing Up · sold about 2.8 million records
- 17Please Please Me1963 · Beatlemania · sold about 2.6 million records
- 18Love Me Do1962 · Beatlemania · sold about 2.5 million records
- 19Twist and Shout1964 · Beatlemania · sold about 2.4 million records
- 20Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968 · Back to Basics · sold about 2.4 million records
- 21The Long and Winding Road1970 · Back to Basics · sold about 2.1 million records
Ranked by worldwide sales of each single (estimates from ChartMasters). Songs play from the Beatles’ official recordings.
Tap an instrument to hear it in a real Beatles song!
The Beatles loved playing with sound in the studio. Try their tricks!
Backwards sounds
They turned the tape around so sounds played backwards. It sounds dreamy and strange.
Feedback
Hold a guitar near its amplifier and it starts to hum and whine. The Beatles put this on a record on purpose.
Fade-in
Start a song very quietly and let it grow louder, like a band marching toward you.
Speed tricks
Record slowly, play back fast. A piano turns into something that sounds like an old harpsichord.
Orchestra swirl
Ask 40 musicians to slide from their lowest note to their highest, all at once.