Personal Ranking of Beatles Songs

This is my personal ranking of every Beatles song. And when I say “every” Beatles song, I mean just their studio albums (so not the Anthology) and not soundtrack stuff that George Martin did for them (mostly applies to the “Yellow Submarine” soundtrack). However I am counting all of their singles and covers that they did on their albums.

Note: The ranking here is basically me thinking “which song would I rather listen to on average?” there are times when this list is wrong and I’m in the mood for something different. But I think overall I did an ok job with it.

Another Note: I’ve also classified them according to what album they’re from. AR=Abbey Road, WA=the White Album, FS=Beatles For Sale, HDN=A Hard Day’s Night, H!=Help!, LIB=Let It Be, MMT=Magical Mystery Tour, PM=Past Masters (singles), PPM=Please Please Me, R=Revolver, RS=Rubber Soul, SPLHCB=Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, WTB=With the Beatles, and YS=Yellow Submarine

1.       All You Need Is Love MMT

2.       Hey Jude PM

3.       Let It Be LIB

4.       Eleanor Rigby R

5.       Strawberry Fields Forever MMT

6.       A Day In The Life SPLHCB

7.       For No One R

8.       Come Together AR

9.       Here Comes the Sun AR

10.   Can’t Buy Me Love HDN

11.   Revolution PM

12.   I Want to Hold Your Hand PM

13.   In My Life RS

14.   While My Guitar Gently Weeps WA

15.   Hello Goodbye MMT

16.   Martha My Dear WA

17.   Honey Pie WA

18.   Penny Lane MMT

19.   Girl RS

20.   She’s Leaving Home SPLHCB

21.   Across the Universe LIB

22.   Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds SPLHCB

23.   All My Loving WTB

24.   I Will WA

25.   Blackbird WA

26.   Baby It’s You PPM

27.   This Boy PM

28.   Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (and reprise) SPLHCB

29.   I Am the Walrus MMT

30.   Eight Days A Week FS

31.   A Hard Day’s Night HDN

32.   Here, There, and Everywhere R

33.   P.S. I Love You PPM

34.   Something AR

35.   I Saw Her Standing There PPM

36.   Get Back LIB

37.   From Me to You PM

38.   It Won’t Be Long WTB

39.   With A Little Help From My Friends SPLHCB

40.   Words of Love FS

41.   Julia WA

42.   Yellow Submarine R

43.   Dear Prudence WA

44.   When I’m Sixty-Four SPLHCB

45.   Lady Madonna PM

46.   Yesterday H!

47.   Oh! Darling AR

48.   Nowhere Man RS

49.   Day Tripper PM

50.   You’re Going to Lose That Girl H!

51.   Please Mister Postman WTB

52.   Within You Without You SPLHCB

53.   And I Love Her HDN

54.   I’ve Just Seen A Face H!

55.   She Loves You PM

56.   Getting Better SPLHCB

57.   Drive My Car RS

58.   Fixing A Hole SPLHCB

59.   Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da WA

60.   Don’t Bother Me WTB

61.   The Long and Winding Road LIB

62.   The Fool On The Hill MMT

63.   We Can Work It Out PM

64.   I’m Looking Through You RS

65.   Roll Over Beethoven WTB

66.   Love Me Do PPM

67.   Ticket To Ride H!

68.   Lovely Rita SPLHCB

69.   Paperback Writer PM

70.   Help! H!

71.   Got To Get You Into My Life R

72.   Rain PM

73.   Do You Want To Know A Secret PPM

74.   Her Majesty AR

75.   Cry Baby Cry WA

76.   Helter Skelter WA

77.   For You Blue LIB

78.   Hey Bulldog YS

79.   Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! SPLHCB

80.   Please Please Me PPM

81.   You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away H!

82.   Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) RS

83.   I’m A Loser FS

84.   She Came in Through the Bathroom Window AR

85.   Tell Me Why HDN

86.   You Won’t See Me RS

87.   I’m Down PM

88.   Michelle RS

89.   Long Tall Sally PM

90.   Til There Was You WTB

91.   I Feel Fine PM

92.   I’ll Follow the Sun FS

93.   Two Of Us LIB

94.   The Inner Light PM

95.   Good Morning Good Morning SPLHCB

96.   Back in the USSR WA

97.   If I Fell HDN

98.   And Your Bird Can Sing R

99.   Hold Me Tight WTB

100.                       She’s A Woman PM

101.                       The Night Before H!

102.                       I’ll Cry Instead HDN

103.                       I Need You H!

104.                       I Should Have Known Better HDN

105.                       Taxman R

106.                       Octopus’s Garden AR

107.                       Twist and Shout PPM

108.                       Rock And Roll Music FS

109.                       Little Child WTB

110.                       Ask Me Why PPM

111.                       If I Needed Someone RS

112.                       I Wanna Be Your Man WTB

113.                       Thank You Girl PM

114.                       Think For Yourself RS

115.                       Magical Mystery Tour MMT

116.                       Piggies WA

117.                       Things We Said Today HDN

118.                       Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby FS

119.                       I’m Happy Just to Dance With You HDN

120.                       I’ll Get You PM

121.                       All I’ve Got to Do WTB

122.                       Wait RS

123.                       The End AR

124.                       Tomorrow Never Knows R

125.                       Boys PPM

126.                       Baby You’re A Rich Man MMT

127.                       What You’re Doing FS

128.                       Another Girl H!

129.                       It’s All Too Much YS

130.                       Flying MMT

131.                       Any Time At All HDN

132.                       When I Get Home HDN

133.                       Blue Jay Way MMT

134.                       I Want to Tell You R

135.                       Chains PPM

136.                       I Me Mine LIB

137.                       Tell Me What You See H!

138.                       I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party FS

139.                       You Really Got a Hold On Me WTB

140.                       Mother Nature’s Son WA

141.                       Anna (Go to Him) PPM

142.                       Your Mother Should Know MMT

143.                       The Ballad of John and Yoko PM

144.                       It’s Only Love H!

145.                       I Call Your Name PM

146.                       Every Little Thing FS

147.                       Not a Second Time WTB

148.                       Revolution 1 WA

149.                       The Word RS

150.                       Bad Boy PM

151.                       Birthday WA

152.                       Devil in Her Heart WTB

153.                       I’m So Tired WA

154.                       I’m Only Sleeping R

155.                       Dizzy Miss Lizzy H!

156.                       Slow Down PM

157.                       Yes It Is PM

158.                       What Goes On RS

159.                       Happiness is a Warm Gun WA

160.                       Maxwell’s Silver Hammer AR

161.                       Good Day Sunshine R

162.                       Matchbox PM

163.                       Golden Slumbers AR

164.                       Don’t Let Me Down PM

165.                       Act Naturally H!

166.                       Mr. Moonlight FS

167.                       You Can’t Do That HDN

168.                       Doctor Robert R

169.                       Run For Your Life RS

170.                       She Said She Said R

171.                       A Taste of Honey PPM

172.                       Because AR

173.                       No Reply FS

174.                       All Together Now YS

175.                       One After 909 LIB

176.                       Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except For Me and My Monkey WA

177.                       Kansas City/Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey! FS

178.                       Misery PPM

179.                       Money WTB

180.                       I’ll Be Back HDN

181.                       You Like Me Too Much H!

182.                       I Want You (She’s So Heavy) AR

183.                       Honey Don’t FS

184.                       I’ve Got a Feeling LIB

185.                       Sexy Sadie WA

186.                       Carry That Weight AR

187.                       There’s a Place PPM

188.                       Yer Blues WA

189.                       Old Brown Shoe PM

190.                       Mean Mr. Mustard AR

191.                       Only A Northern Song YS

192.                       Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? WA

193.                       Dig It LIB

194.                       Maggie Mae LIB

195.                       Baby’s In Black FS

196.                       Dig A Pony LIB

197.                       Long, Long, Long WA

198.                       Polythene Pam AR

199.                       You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) PM

200.                       The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill WA

201.                       Sun King AR

202.                       Savoy Truffle WA

203.                       You Never Give Me Your Money AR

204.                       Good Night WA

205.                       Rocky Racoon WA

206.                       Glass Onion WA

207.                       Revolution 9 WA

208.                       Wild Honey Pie WA

Next time I'll probably do a post analyzing this ranking, which album on average is the highest, which is the lowest, things like that.

Top 10 Tips for Travellers

1. Water bottle and bandaids

Take care of yourself! That means bandaids for the blisters that you will probably get, as well as walking shoes to minimize the inevitable blisters. And a water bottle so that you always have water and then don’t have to pay for it as often. Most cities have plenty of public fountains that are perfectly clean, so take advantage of it!

2. Use public transportation

I know that some people get nervous when it comes to navigating public transportation, but it really isn’t that hard. Most subways are pretty similar, and ticket machines usually have an English option. If not, find a teller, they can help you out. You save so much money this way, and you can people watch a little.

3. Buy everything in advance

I know some people don’t book their hostel or whatever until the last minute, but just do it when you get your plane ticket. It’s definitely much cheaper that way, and you’ll be much more organized too. 

4. Use sites that compare prices but then book directly with the hostel

It’s always cheapest to book with the hostel, but those comparison sites are great to find what hostel to book with. I used HostelWorld, but there are plenty out there. Just remember to search the name of your chosen hostel to find their website and book through there.

5. Talk to people!

I am not a people person so this was pretty hard for me, but you’re travelling to learn about other cultures! Interact with people! Or hang out in the common area of the hostel and chat with other travelers, just put yourself out there!

6. Try to learn the local language

It’s super helpful to understand at least a little of the local language. Even if you only watch a few youtube videos, it makes everything much easier and at least a little familiar when you step off the train in the middle of a strange city.

7. Google “free things to do”, that’s how you find the cheap activities

Literally this is how I would plan my itinerary. Google this and you’ll probably get a list of quaint parks, amazing views, free museums, anything could pop up. But don’t search this and you’ll probably miss it.

8. Take free walking tours

The free walking tours are great! They run off of tips so the guides try to make them as interesting as possible, and you get to hear about the city from a local. They also usually include quite a bit of the history, which isn’t something that you’ll get just from walking around on your own. Try to tip!

9. Remember that eating is part of the experience

I usually packed some food with me so that I could pay less on food, but eating is still part of the culture. Save up on a few meals and then splurge a little on key places, it’s definitely worth it!

10. Pack really light

This probably goes without saying, but only bring what you need and can carry. You can also always buy things while traveling, you don’t need to take it all with you. Everything gets much easier when you have less stuff to drag around, and then sort through every time you want to find something.

But also have fun! You are on a vacation, enjoy yourself a little! Try not to be stressing out at every turn!

Mad Madrid

The final city (well we also went to London but I was already there so there’s no point in writing about it) was Madrid in Spain. Madrid feels much more city-like than the other places we went to, with much more people and stores around. It’s also very similar to Italy, with the siestas and the importance of eating as a social activity.

There’s also a lot of art around the city. Both the Prado Museum, the really big art museum, and the Reina Sofia, the modern art museum, have free entry for the last 2 hours that they’re open (6-8 for the Prado and 7-9 for the Reina Sofia). The Prado can get really crowded so get there early, but I didn’t have a problem with getting into the Reina Sofia. The main attraction for the Reina Sophia is Picasso’s “Guernica” which is a huge and spectacular painting! It’s worth it to go in just for that. There’s also the Caixa Forum, but I would just see the outside of that one during the day. It’s really cool.

There’s another popular walking tour of the old town of Madrid that meets in Plaza Mayor. It focuses more on the history of the city, which I thought was really cool. It covers the Madrid cathedral, which you should definitely see the inside of, and the Madrid palace. I went inside there (apparently there’s also free entry for that during the last two hours) and it’s absolutely beautiful. The Egyptian temple is pretty close to there as well, would definitely recommend seeing that. Check the hours though, they can be odd.

If you can get into the Bolsa (the stock exchange) definitely do it because it’s spectacular as well! There’s also the congress building, which is only open for 2 hours on Saturdays, so get there early if you want to see that.

The big park is El Retiro Park, and it’s insanely huge, so it’s a great place for a walk. Try to see the lake in the middle of it with the boats, and the Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace is part of the Reina Sophia, so there’s an art exhibit inside that consists of fossils hung from the ceiling. Lovely building in a lovely park.

Good food in Spain includes croquettas (have them all day every day), fried squid sandwich (I had this and it was great), Spanish omelette (egg and potato), and paella (can take a while and be pricey but it’s worth it). The tapas are great but can be expensive so watch out. And if you’re doing lunch look for the menu del dia, the fixed price lunch of the day. And for churros the Chocolateria San Grimes next to Plaza Mayor is a must, get them with chocolate.

Spain was pretty cool, I didn’t totally love it because I don’t speak Spanish but it was still cool nonetheless.

Rainy Zurich

After Prague came Zurich. We brought food with us to Zurich since it’s so expensive there (definitely a good call). It reminded me of Brussels a little bit because the people here primarily speak Swiss German, but you also hear French, Italian, and English being spoken around town. And it definitely feels more metropolitan than Budapest or Prague, but we stuck to the old town part so it had a bit of a similar atmosphere.

There are a few main places to see in old town. First there’s the Lindenhof, a square with amazing views of the Limmat River and the city. Then there’s the 3 main churches: Grossmunster, Fraumunster, and St. Peter’s Kirche. Grossmunster has the two towers on its front and is the biggest. Fraumunster has one green steeple and has stained glass by Marc Chagall on the inside. St. Peter’s Kirche has the biggest clock face in Europe on it.

Then there’s also several museums. We went to the Beyer Watch Museum, or the Uhrenmuseum, which was a really interesting place. It’s not just watches, it’s a museum of ways that people kept track of time across history. Then there’s the Swiss National Museum, or the Landesmuseum. This was really interesting for me since I didn’t know much about Swiss history and that museum has everything in it!

Then we visited the opera house. It’s a really cool building, but tours in English are expensive so we didn’t do that. It’s across from the arboretum on Lake Zurich, which is a good place for a walk. Apparently the lake is great for swimming in summer, in January not so much. After that we went on a chocolate adventure! Sprungli and Teuscher are the two expensive Swiss brands, so definitely try them. And the hot chocolate is great as well, skip the Starbucks and find a local place.

If you go out to eat, try to find the cheapest place. Then splurge and get a fondue or a raclette (30 francs each) one night. Fondue is melted cheese, raclette is similar but you melt it yourself with various veggies or meats and scrape it onto potatoes that come with it. A great way to consume carbs and cheese!

Zurich was lovely, I just wish that it wasn’t so expensive! Definitely a good stop to make though.