The best of The Beatles: Our top 10 favorite, lesser known Beatles songs

By Joe and Gabby

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Finding the lesser known songs by The Beatles can sometimes be a challenge. Why? Well, The Beatles have a whopping 229 songs to their name. These songs are distributed over 21 albums, 36 EPs, 54 compilation albums, and 63 singles. For someone relatively new to the Beatles, it’s an overwhelming treasure trove of songs. The top ten hits alone boast between 200 million and 700 million streams on Spotify.

So this article is for those seeking to discover lesser known and less mainstream songs by The Beatles. Scroll through the list and see if there’s a new song you haven’t heard of! Along the way you’ll also see the main composer of the song in parenthesis.

The list below is just a few of our favorites. Really all of them are good, and they’re not arranged in any particular order. We hope you enjoy!

1) “Dear Prudence” — 53.8 million listens on Spotify (Lennon)

2) “For No One” — 44.3 million listens on Spotify (McCartney)

3) “Lady Madonna” — 52.7 million listens on Spotify (McCartney)

4) “I’m So Tired” — 24.5 million listens on Spotify (Lennon)

5) “Martha My Dear” — 23.3 million listens on Spotify (McCartney)

6) “A Day in the Life” — 87.4 million listens on Spotify (Lennon/McCartney)

7) “She Came In Through the Bathroom Window” — 28.0 million listens on Spotify (McCartney)

8) “You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” — 60 million listens on Spotify (Lennon)

9) “Act Naturally” — 8 million listens on Spotify (Morrison)

10) “I will” — 53.2 million listens on Spotify (McCartney)