A list of all 212 Beatles' official recorded songs (1962-1970)

by Tuomas Eerola

The Beatles consciously developed their compositions as recordings. To study the development of their style Tuomas Eerola ordened all 187 songs and 25 covers chronologically in twelve succesive "recording projects." Each project spans a time unit of about seven months. All links point to Alan W. Pollack's renown Notes ... On Series.

Early period

Recording project 1: Please Please Me (4.9.1962 - 28.4.63)

001 04.09.62: Love Me Do

003 11.09.62: Please Please Me

004 26.11.62: Ask Me Why

005 11.02.63: I Saw Her Standing There

006 11.02.63: Misery

C02 11.02.63: Chains

C03 11.02.63: Boys

007 11.02.63: Do You Want To Know A Secret

C05 11.02.63: A Taste of Honey

C06 11.02.63: Twist and Shout

009 05.03.63: From Me To You

010 05.03.63: Thank You Girl

Recording project 2: With The Beatles (1.5.1963 - 30.11.63)

011 01.07.63: She Loves You

C07 18.07.63: You Really Got A Hold On Me

C08 18.07.63: Devil In Her Heart

C10 18.07.63: Till There Was You

014 30.07.63: All My Loving

C11 30.07.63: Please Mister Postman

C12 30.07.63: Roll Over Beethoven

017 11.09.63: Little Child

018 11.09.63: I Wanna Be Your Man

019 11.09.63: Not A Second Time

020 12.09.63: Hold Me Tight

021 17.10.63: I Want To Hold Your Hand

022 17.10.63: This Boy

Recording project 3: A Hard Day's Night (1.12.1963 - 30.6.64)

024 25.02.64: I Should Have Known Better

025 25.02.64: And I Love Her

027 27.02.64: If I Fell

028 27.02.64: Tell Me Why

C13 01.03.64: Long Tall Sally

029 01.03.64: I Call Your Name

C14 01.06.64: Slow Down

C15 01.06.64: Matchbox

034 02.06.64: Any Time At All

035 02.06.64: Things We Said Today

036 02.06.64: When I Get Home

Recording project 4: Beatles For Sale (1.7.1964 - 31.1.65)

039 29.09.64: Every Little Thing

042 30.09.64: No Reply

043 06.10.64: Eight Days A Week

045 18.10.64: I Feel Fine

C16 18.10.64: Rock And Roll Music

C19 18.10.64: Words Of Love

Recording project 5: Help! (1.2.1965 - 30.8.65)

047 15.02.65: I Need You

048 15.02.65: Another Girl

049 15.02.65: Ticket To Ride

050 16.02.65: Yes It Is

051 17.02.65: The Night Before

052 17.02.65: You Like Me Too Much

054 18.02.65: Tell Me What You See

C22 10.05.65: Bad Boy

C23 10.05.65: Dizzy Miss Lizzy

059 14.06.65: Yesterday

C24 17.06.65: Act Naturally

061 17.06.65: Wait

Experimental period

Recording project 6: Rubber Soul (1.9.1965 - 31.3.66)

063 12.10.65: Run For Your Life

064 13.10.65: Drive My Car

065 16.10.65: Day Tripper

066 16.10.65: If I Needed Someone

067 18.10.65: In My Life

068 20.10.65: We Can Work It Out

069 03.11.65: Michelle

070 04.11.65: What Goes On

072 08.11.65: Think For Yourself

073 10.11.65: The Word

075 11.11.65: Girl

076 21.11.65: Nowhere Man

Recording project 7: Revolver (1.4.1966 - 31.10.66)

077 07.04.66: Got To Get You Into My Life

078 11.04.66: Love You To

079 13.04.66: Paperback Writer

080 14.04.66: Rain

081 17.04.66: Doctor Robert

082 20.04.66: Taxman

083 20.04.66: And Your Bird Can Sing

084 22.04.66: Tomorrow Never Knows

086 29.04.66: Eleanor Rigby

087 09.05.66: For No One

088 26.05.66: Yellow Submarine

089 02.06.66: I Want To Tell You

090 07.06.66: Good Day Sunshine

092 21.06.66: She Said She Said

Recording project 8: Sgt. Pepper's (1.11.1966 - 30.4.67)

093 24.11.66: Strawberry Fields Forever

095 29.12.66: Penny Lane

096 19.01.67: A Day In The Life

099 09.02.67: Fixing A Hole

100 13.02.67: Only A Northern Song

102 23.02.67: Lovely Rita

103 01.03.67: Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

104 09.03.67: Getting Better

105 15.03.67: Within You Without You

107 29.03.67: With A Little Help From My Friends

109 25.04.67: Magical Mystery Tour

Recording project 9: Magical Mystery Tour (1.5.1967 - 31.3.68)

111 12.05.67: All Together Now

114 14.06.67: All You Need Is Love

115 22.08.67: Your Mother Should Know

116 05.09.67: I Am The Walrus

117 06.09.67: Blue Jay Way

118 08.09.67: Flying

119 25.09.67: The Fool On The Hill

120 02.10.67: Hello Goodbye

121 12.01.68: The Inner Light

122 03.02.68: Lady Madonna

123 04.02.68: Across The Universe

124 11.02.68: Hey Bulldog

Recording project 10: White Album (1.4.1968 - 31.10.68)

125 30.05.68: Revolution

129 11.06.68: Blackbird

131 28.06.68: Good Night

133 16.07.68: Cry Baby Cry

134 18.07.68: Helter Skelter

135 19.07.68: Sexy Sadie

136 25.07.68: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

137 29.07.68: Hey Jude

139 13.08.68: Yer Blues

140 15.08.68: Rocky Raccoon

141 20.08.68: Wild Honey Pie

142 22.08.68: Back In The USSR

143 28.08.68: Dear Prudence

144 11.09.68: Glass Onion

145 16.09.68: Can You Take Me Back

146 16.09.68: I Will

147 18.09.68: Birthday

148 19.09.68: Piggies

149 23.09.68: Happiness Is A Warm Gun

150 01.10.68: Honey Pie

151 03.10.68: Savoy Truffle

152 04.10.68: Martha My Dear

155 09.10.68: The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill

157 13.10.68: Julia

Late period

Recording project 11: Let It Be (1.11.1968 - 31.1.1969)

C25 24.01.69: Maggie Mae

158 25.01.69: For You Blue

159 25.01.69: Let It Be

160 26.01.69: Dig It

161 27.01.69: Get Back

163 30.01.69: Dig A Pony

165 30.01.69: One After 909

166 31.01.69: Two Of Us

167 31.01.69: The Long And Winding Road

Recording project 12: Abbey Road (1.2.1969 - 3.1.1970)

169 25.02.69: Old Brown Shoe

170 25.02.69: Something

171 14.04.69: The Ballad Of John And Yoko

174 06.05.69: You Never Give Me Your Money

175 02.07.69: Golden Slumbers

176 02.07.69: Carry That Weight

177 02.07.69: Her Majesty

178 07.07.69: Here Comes The Sun

180 21.07.69: Come Together

181 23.07.69: The End

182 24.07.69: Sun King

183 24.07.69: Mean Mr Mustard

184 25.07.69: Polythene Pam

185 25.07.69: She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

186 01.08.69: Because

187 03.01.70: I Me Mine