Songs written by John Lennon&nbsp;&nbsp;

10/1962

Love Me Do by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

17
UK

written by John Lennon

01/1963

Please Please Me by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #184]
written by John Lennon

08/1963

She Loves You by The Beatles

from The Beatles' Second Album

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #64]
(in the US : first release; white label; did not chart)
[Swan 4152]
written by John Lennon

12/1963

I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles

from Meet the Beatles!

181

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #16]
[Capitol 5112]
written by John Lennon

01/1964

I Saw Her Standing There by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

14
US

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #139]
B side to I Want to Hold Your Hand in the US
[Capitol 5112]
written by John Lennon

01/1964

She Loves You by The Beatles

from The Beatles' Second Album

✫1
US

(in the US second release; black label)
[Swan 4152]
written by John Lennon

02/1964

Please Please Me by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

3
US

[Vee-Jay 581]
written by John Lennon

02/1964

From Me to You by The Beatles

41
US

in the US, B-Side to Please Please Me
[Vee-Jay 581]
written by John Lennon

03/1964

All My Loving by The Beatles

from With the Beatles

45
US

[Canadian import in the US]
[Capitol 72144]
written by John Lennon

10.

03/1964

Can't Buy Me Love by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

180

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #289]
[Capitol 5150]
written by John Lennon

11.

03/1964

Do You Want to Know a Secret? by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

2
US

[Vee-Jay 587]
written by John Lennon

12.

04/1964

Thank You Girl by The Beatles

from The Beatles' Second Album

35
US

in the US, B-Side to Do You Want to Know a Secret
[Vee-Jay 587]
written by John Lennon

13.

04/1964

You Can't Do That by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

48
US

in the US, B-Side to Can't Buy Me Love
[Capitol 5150]
written by John Lennon

14.

04/1964

Love Me Do by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

✫1
US

[R]
[Tollie 9008]
written by John Lennon

15.

04/1964

There's a Place by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

74
US

in the US, B-Side to Twist and Shout
[Tollie 9001]
written by John Lennon

16.

05/1964

P.S. I Love You by The Beatles

from Please Please Me

10
US

in the US, B-Side to Love Me Do
[Tollie 9008]
written by John Lennon

17.

06/1964

Four by the Beatles (E.P.) by The Beatles

from Four by The Beatles

92
US

[contains: all my loving, this boy, roll over beethoven, please mr. postman]
written by Chuck Berry, John Lennon

, Paul McCartney & Brian Holland

18.

07/1964

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

180

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #153]
[Capitol 5222]
written by John Lennon

19.

07/1964

And I Love Her by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

12
US

[Capitol 5235]
written by John Lennon

20.

07/1964

I Should Have Known Better by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

53
US

in the US, B-Side to A Hard Day's Night
[Capitol 5222]
written by John Lennon

21.

08/1964

I'll Cry Instead by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

25
US

[Capitol 5234]
written by John Lennon

22.

08/1964

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

95
US

in the US, B-Side to I'll Cry Instead
[Capitol 5234]
written by John Lennon

23.

08/1964

If I Fell by The Beatles

from A Hard Day's Night

53
US

in the US, B-Side to and I Love Her
[Capitol 5235]
written by John Lennon

24.

12/1964

I Feel Fine by The Beatles

from Beatles '65

180

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon

25.

12/1964

She's a Woman by The Beatles

from Beatles '65

4
US

in the US, B-Side to I Feel Fine
[Capitol 5327]
written by John Lennon

26.

02/1965

Eight Days a Week by The Beatles

from Beatles for Sale

200

✫1
US

[Capitol 5371]
written by John Lennon

27.

02/1965

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party by The Beatles

from Beatles for Sale

39
US

in the US, B-Side to Eight Days a Week
[Capitol 5371]
written by John Lennon

28.

02/1965

4-By the Beatles (E.P.) by The Beatles

from 4-by The Beatles

68
US

[contains: honey don't, i'm a loser, mr. moonlight, everybody's trying to be my baby]
written by Carl Perkins, John Lennon

, Paul McCartney & Roy Lee Johnson

29.

04/1965

Ticket to Ride by The Beatles

from Help!

398

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #384]
[Capitol 5407]
written by John Lennon

30.

05/1965

Yes It Is by The Beatles

from Beatles VI

46
US

in the US, B-Side to Ticket to Ride
[Capitol 5407]
written by John Lennon

31.

07/1965

Help! by The Beatles

from Help!

399

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #29]
[Capitol 5476]
written by John Lennon

32.

08/1965

I'm Down by The Beatles

101
US

in the US, B-Side to Help!
[Capitol 5476]
written by John Lennon

33.

09/1965

Yesterday by The Beatles

from Help!

200

✫1
US

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #13]
[Capitol 5498]
written by John Lennon

34.

12/1965

Day Tripper by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today

323

5
US

✫1
UK

charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts ; in the US, B-Side to We Can Work It Out
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon

35.

12/1965

We Can Work It Out by The Beatles

from Yesterday ...and Today

400

✫1
US

✫1
UK

charted as Day Tripper / We Can Work It Out in UK charts
[Capitol 5555]
written by John Lennon

36.

03/1966

Nowhere Man by The Beatles

from Rubber Soul

142

3
US

[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon

37.

03/1966

What Goes On by The Beatles

from Rubber Soul

81
US

in the US, B-Side to Nowhere Man
[Capitol 5587]
written by John Lennon

, Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr

38.

06/1966

Paperback Writer by The Beatles

390

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[Capitol 5651]
written by John Lennon

39.

08/1966

Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

from Revolver

267

11
US

✫1
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #137]
in the US, B-Side to Yellow Submarine ; charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon

40.

08/1966

Yellow Submarine by The Beatles

from Revolver

364

2
US

✫1
UK

charted as Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby in UK charts
[Capitol 5715]
written by John Lennon

41.

02/1967

Penny Lane by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]

392

✫1
US

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #449]
charted as Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever in UK charts
written by John Lennon

42.

02/1967

Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour [US edition]

281

8
US

2
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #76]
in the US, B-Side to Penny Lane ; charted as Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever in UK charts
written by John Lennon

43.

07/1967

② All You Need Is Love by The Beatles

from Yellow Submarine

422

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #362]
[Capitol 5964]
written by John Lennon

44.

07/1967

Baby, You're a Rich Man by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour

34
US

in the US, B-Side to All You Need Is Love
written by John Lennon

45.

12/1967

① Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour

424

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
[Capitol 2056]
written by John Lennon

46.

12/1967

I Am the Walrus by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour

56
US

in the US, B-Side to Hello Goodbye
written by John Lennon

47.

12/1967

Magical Mystery Tour (EP) by The Beatles

from Magical Mystery Tour

181

2
UK

written by John Lennon

, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)

48.

03/1968

Lady Madonna by The Beatles

338

4
US

✫1
UK

[Capitol 2138]
written by John Lennon

49.

09/1968

④ Hey Jude by The Beatles

404

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #8]
[Apple 2276]
written by John Lennon

50.

09/1968

Revolution by The Beatles

12
US

in the US, B-Side to Hey Jude
[Apple 2276]
written by John Lennon

Joe Cocker

51.

10/1968

With a Little Help from My Friends by Joe Cocker

from With a Little Help from My Friends

209

68
US

✫1
UK

[A&M 991]
written by John Lennon

52.

04/1969

③ Get Back by The Beatles

from Let It Be

405

✫1
US

✫1
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
with Billy Preston
[Apple 2490]
written by John Lennon

53.

05/1969

Don't Let Me Down by The Beatles

35
US

as The Beatles with Billy Preston
[Apple 2490]
written by John Lennon

54.

06/1969

The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles

296

8
US

✫1
UK

written by John Lennon

55.

10/1969

Come Together by The Beatles

from Abbey Road

339

✫1
US

4
UK

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #202]
charted as Something / Come Together in UK charts
[Apple 2654]
written by John Lennon

Joe Cocker

56.

12/1969

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window by Joe Cocker

from Joe Cocker!

30
US

[A&M 1147]
written by John Lennon

57.

03/1970

⑤ Let It Be by The Beatles

from Let It Be

401

✫1
US

✫1
AC

2
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #20]
[Apple 2764]
written by John Lennon

58.

05/1970

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles

from Let It Be

224

✫1
US

2
AC

[Apple 2832]
written by John Lennon

59.

01/1971

Mother by John Lennon

from John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

43
US

as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
[Apple 1827]
written by John Lennon

Barbra Streisand

60.

10/1971

Mother by Barbra Streisand

from Barbra Joan Streisand

79
US

24
AC

[Columbia 45471]
written by John Lennon

61.

10/1971

Imagine by John Lennon

from Imagine

169

3
US

7
AC

as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #3]
[Apple 1840]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

62.

05/1972

Woman Is the Nigger of the World by John Lennon

from Some Time in New York City

57
US

[Apple 1848]
written by John Lennon

63.

11/1973

Mind Games by John Lennon

from Mind Games

100

18
US

33
AC

26
UK

[Apple 1868]
written by John Lennon

64.

09/1974

Whatever Gets You Thru the Night by John Lennon

from Walls and Bridges

210

✫1
US

36
UK

as John Lennon with The Plastic Ono Nuclear Band featuring Elton John
[Apple 1874]
written by John Lennon

65.

12/1974

#9 Dream by John Lennon

from Walls and Bridges

121

9
US

23
UK

written by John Lennon

Ringo Starr

66.

06/1975

(It's All Da-Da-Down To) Goodnight Vienna/Oo-Wee by Ringo Starr

from Goodnight Vienna

31
US

It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna
written by John Lennon

, Vini Poncia & Ringo Starr

67.

11/1975

Imagine by John Lennon

from Shaved Fish

115

6
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

68.

06/1976

Got to Get You into My Life by The Beatles

from Rock 'n' Roll Music

111

7
US

9
AC

[R]
[Capitol 4274]
written by John Lennon

69.

07/1976

Back in the USSR by The Beatles

from Rock 'n' Roll Music

19
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

Aerosmith

70.

08/1978

Come Together by Aerosmith

from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack

23
US

[Columbia 10802 A]
written by John Lennon

71.

11/1980

(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon

from Double Fantasy

385

✫1
US

17
AC

✫1
UK

[Geffen 49604]
written by John Lennon

72.

01/1981

Woman by John Lennon

from Double Fantasy

324

2
US

4
AC

26
rock

✫1
UK

[Geffen]
written by John Lennon

73.

03/1981

I'm Losing You by John Lennon

from Double Fantasy

54
rock

written by John Lennon

74.

03/1981

Watching the Wheels by John Lennon

from Double Fantasy

133

10
US

6
AC

25
rock

30
UK

[Geffen 49695]
written by John Lennon

75.

10/1982

Love Me Do by The Beatles

from 20 Greatest Hits

101

4
UK

[R]
[Capitol 5189]
written by John Lennon

76.

11/1982

Love by John Lennon

from The John Lennon Collection

41
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

77.

12/1982

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) by John Lennon

from The John Lennon Collection

56
UK

as John Lennon, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band with The Harlem Community Choir
[R]
[Christmas]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono

Siouxsie & the Banshees

78.

10/1983

Dear Prudence by Siouxsie & the Banshees

from Hyæna

105

3
UK

written by John Lennon

79.

01/1984

Nobody Told Me by John Lennon

from Milk and Honey

341

5
US

11
AC

2
rock

6
UK

[Polygram 817254 (Polydor)]
written by John Lennon

80.

02/1984

I'm Steppin' Out by John Lennon

from Milk and Honey

55
US

34
rock

written by John Lennon

81.

03/1984

Borrowed Time by John Lennon

from Milk and Honey

108
US

32
UK

[Polydor 821204]
written by John Lennon

Thompson Twins

82.

12/1985

Revolution by Thompson Twins

from Here's to Future Days

56
UK

written by John Lennon

83.

02/1986

Come Together by John Lennon

from Live in New York City

25
rock

[R]
[live]
written by John Lennon

84.

02/1986

Imagine by John Lennon

from Live in New York City

20
rock

[R]
[live]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

Rod Stewart

85.

12/1986

In My Life by Rod Stewart

from Every Beat of My Heart

80
UK

written by John Lennon

Billy Joel

86.

10/1987

Back in the USSR by Billy Joel

from Концерт

45
rock

[live]
written by John Lennon

87.

03/1988

Lady Madonna by The Beatles

from Past Masters - Volume Two

67
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

88.

09/1988

Hey Jude by The Beatles

from Past Masters - Volume Two

52
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

89.

10/1988

Jealous Guy by John Lennon

from Imagine: John Lennon

80
US

22
AC

12
rock

as John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band with the Flux Fiddlers
[R]
[Capitol 44230]
written by John Lennon

90.

12/1988

Imagine / Jealous Guy by John Lennon

from Imagine: John Lennon

45
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

91.

04/1989

Get Back by The Beatles

from Past Masters - Volume Two

74
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

92.

06/1989

The Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles

from Past Masters - Volume Two

84
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

93.

03/1990

Let It Be by The Beatles

from Past Masters - Volume Two

78
UK

[R]
written by John Lennon

Candy Flip

94.

03/1990

Strawberry Fields Forever by Candy Flip

from Madstock…

178

9
dance

11
alt.

3
UK

written by John Lennon

David Bowie

95.

04/1990

Fame 90 by David Bowie

from Changesbowie

6
dance

28
UK

featuring Queen Latifah
[R]
written by David Bowie, Carlos Alomar & John Lennon

Paul McCartney

96.

08/1990

Hey Jude by Paul McCartney

from Knebworth: The Album

41
rock

[live]
written by John Lennon

97.

10/1990

Birthday by Paul McCartney

from Tripping the Live Fantastic

35
rock

29
UK

[live]
written by John Lennon

Danielle Dax

98.

12/1990

Tomorrow Never Knows by Danielle Dax

from Blast the Human Flower

122

5
alt.

written by John Lennon

Aerosmith

99.

11/1991

Helter Skelter by Aerosmith

from Pandora's Box

21
rock

written by John Lennon

Sinéad O'Connor

100.

08/1995

Famine by Sinéad O'Connor

from Universal Mother

51
UK

written by Dave Clayton, Sinéad O'Connor, John Reynolds, Tim Simenon, John Lennon

101.

12/1995

Free as a Bird by The Beatles

from Anthology 1

249

6
US

19
AC

8
rock

2
UK

co-produced by Jeff Lynne
[Apple 58497]
written by John Lennon

, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

Mary Chapin Carpenter

102.

03/1996

Grow Old with Me by Mary Chapin Carpenter

from Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon

17
AC

[Hollywood LP Cut]
written by John Lennon

103.

03/1996

Real Love by The Beatles

from Anthology 2

136

11
US

4
UK

co-produced by Jeff Lynne
written by John Lennon

104.

08/1997

Last Night on Earth / Pop Muzik / Happiness Is a Warm Gun by U2

from Pop

10
UK

written by Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Robin Scott, John Lennon

Travis

105.

04/1998

More Than Us (EP) / Give Me Some Truth / All I Wanna Do Is Rock / Funny Thing by Travis

from Good Feeling

16
UK

written by Francis Healy & John Lennon

Stone Temple Pilots

106.

11/2001

Revolution by Stone Temple Pilots

30
rock

written by John Lennon

Eddie Vedder

107.

01/2002

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away by Eddie Vedder

from I Am Sam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

117
US

40
rock

30
alt.

[album cut]
written by John Lennon

A Perfect Circle

108.

10/2004

Imagine by A Perfect Circle

from eMOTIVe

26
rock

26
alt.

written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

Ozzy Osbourne

109.

12/2005

In My Life by Ozzy Osbourne

from Under Cover

63
UK

written by John Lennon

Green Day

110.

05/2007

Working Class Hero by Green Day

from Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

136

53
US

18
rock

10
alt.

136
UK

[Reprise Digital]
written by John Lennon

Jack Johnson

111.

06/2007

Imagine by Jack Johnson

from Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

90
US

[Warner]
written by John Lennon

& Yoko Ono (uncredited)

112.

06/2007

Instant Karma by U2

from Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur

103
US

[album cut]
written by John Lennon

Godsmack

113.

04/2017

Come Together by Godsmack

21
rock

written by John Lennon

Gary Clark Jr.

114.

10/2017

Come Together by Gary Clark Jr.

from Justice League: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

101

15
rock

39
alt.

written by John Lennon