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The Beatles - Every number one solo single (UK/US)

United Kingdom George Harrison "My Sweet Lord" (1971, five weeks) "My Sweet Lord" [2002 reissue] (2002, one week) Paul McCartney "Mull of Kintyre" / "Girls' School" by Wings (1977-1978, nine weeks) "Ebony and Ivory" by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (1982, three weeks) "Pipes of Peace" (1984, two weeks) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid [B-side features Paul McCartney] (1984-1985, five weeks) "Let It Be" by Ferry Aid (1989, three weeks) "Ferry 'Cross the Mersey" by The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman (1989, three weeks) "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid 20 (2004-2005, four weeks) "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Justice Collective (2012, one week) John Lennon "(Just Like) Starting Over" (1980, one week) "Imagine" by John Lennon (1981, four weeks) "Woma

The Beatles - Every number one single (UK/US)

United Kingdom "From Me to You" (1963, seven weeks) "She Loves You" (1963, six weeks) "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963-1964, five weeks) "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964, three weeks) "A Hard Day's Night" (1964, three weeks) "I Feel Fine" (1964-1965, five weeks) "Ticket to Ride" (1965, three weeks) "Help!" (1965, three weeks) "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" (1965-1966, five weeks) "Paperback Writer" (1966, two weeks) "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" (1966, four weeks) "All You Need Is Love" (1967, three weeks) "Hello, Goodbye" (1967-1968, seven weeks) "Lady Madonna" (1968, two weeks) "Hey Jude" (1968, two weeks) "Get Back" [with Billy Preston] (1969, six weeks) "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969, three weeks) United States of America "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1964, seven weeks

The Beatles - First and last Top 40 solo hits (UK/US)

United Kingdom John Lennon First - "Give Peace a Chance" (number 2, 1969) Last - "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" [2007 reissue via download] (number 18, 2007) George Harrison First - "My Sweet Lord" (number 1, 1971)  Last - "Any Road" (number 37, 2003) Paul McCartney First - "Another Day" (number 2, 1971) Last - "FourFiveSeconds" (number 3, 2015) Ringo Starr First - "It Don't Come Easy" (number 4, 1974) Last - "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" (number 1, 2009) United States of America John Lennon First - "Give Peace a Chance" (number 14, 1969) Last - "Nobody Told Me" (number 5, 1984) George Harrison First - "My Sweet Lord" (number 1, 1970) Last - "When We Was Fab" (number 23, 1988) Paul McCartney First -"Another Day" (number 5, 1971) Last - "Wonderful Christmastime" (number 28, 2021) Ringo Starr First - "It Don't Come Easy" (n

The Beatles - First and last Top 40 hits (UK/US)

United Kingdom First - "Love Me Do" (number 17, 1962) Last - "Real Love" (number 2, 1996) United States of America First - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (number 1, 1964) Last - "Real Love" (number 11, 1996)