<P> Lennon -- McCartney was the songwriting partnership between English musicians John Lennon ( 9 October 1940 -- 8 December 1980 ) and Paul McCartney ( born 18 June 1942 ) of the Beatles . It is one of the best known and most successful musical collaborations in history , with the Beatles selling over 600 million records , tapes and CDs as of 2004 . Between 1962 and 1969 , the partnership published approximately 180 jointly credited songs , of which the vast majority were recorded by the Beatles , forming the bulk of their catalogue . </P>
<P> Lennon -- McCartney was the songwriting partnership between English musicians John Lennon ( 9 October 1940 -- 8 December 1980 ) and Paul McCartney ( born 18 June 1942 ) of the Beatles . It is one of the best known and most successful musical collaborations in history , with the Beatles selling over 600 million records , tapes and CDs as of 2004 . Between 1962 and 1969 , the partnership published approximately 180 jointly credited songs , of which the vast majority were recorded by the Beatles , forming the bulk of their catalogue . </P>
who wrote most of the songs for the beatles
who wrote most of the songs for the beatles
English musicians John Lennon ( 9 October 1940 -- 8 December 1980 ) and Paul McCartney ( born 18 June 1942 )
English musicians John Lennon ( 9 October 1940 -- 8 December 1980 ) and Paul McCartney ( born 18 June 1942 )