<Table> Name of song , album debut , songwriter ( s ) , lead vocal ( s ) , year recorded , and notes . <Tr> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Album debut </Th> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Th> Lead vocal ( s ) </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Ref ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` 12 - Bar Original '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 2 </Td> <Td> John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr </Td> <Td> Instrumental </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Across the Universe '' </Th> <Td> Let It Be </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Act Naturally '' </Th> <Td> UK : Help ! US : Yesterday and Today </Td> <Td> Johnny Russell Voni Morrison </Td> <Td> Starr </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Ai n't She Sweet '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 1 </Td> <Td> Jack Yellen Milton Ager </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All I 've Got to Do '' </Th> <Td> UK : With the Beatles US : Meet the Beatles ! </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All My Loving '' </Th> <Td> UK : With the Beatles US : Meet the Beatles ! </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All Things Must Pass '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 3 </Td> <Td> Harrison </Td> <Td> Harrison </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All Together Now '' </Th> <Td> Yellow Submarine </Td> <Td> McCartney ( with Lennon ) </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All You Need Is Love '' </Th> <Td> Magical Mystery Tour </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` And I Love Her '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Hard Day 's Night US : Something New </Td> <Td> McCartney ( with Lennon ) </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` And Your Bird Can Sing '' </Th> <Td> UK : Revolver US : Yesterday and Today </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Anna ( Go to Him ) '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Arthur Alexander </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Another Girl '' </Th> <Td> Help ! </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Any Time at All '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Hard Day 's Night US : Something New </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Ask Me Why '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby It 's You '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Burt Bacharach Hal David Luther Dixon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby , You 're a Rich Man '' </Th> <Td> Magical Mystery Tour </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Non-album single B - side of `` All You Need is Love '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby 's in Black '' </Th> <Td> UK : Beatles for Sale US : Beatles ' 65 </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Back in the U.S.S.R. </Th> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Bad Boy '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Collection of Beatles Oldies US : Beatles VI </Td> <Td> Larry Williams </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Bad to Me '' </Th> <Td> The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Written for Billy J. Kramer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' </Th> <Td> UK : 1967
<Table> Name of song , album debut , songwriter ( s ) , lead vocal ( s ) , year recorded , and notes . <Tr> <Th> Song </Th> <Th> Album debut </Th> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Th> Lead vocal ( s ) </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Ref ( s ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` 12 - Bar Original '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 2 </Td> <Td> John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr </Td> <Td> Instrumental </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Across the Universe '' </Th> <Td> Let It Be </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Act Naturally '' </Th> <Td> UK : Help ! US : Yesterday and Today </Td> <Td> Johnny Russell Voni Morrison </Td> <Td> Starr </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Ai n't She Sweet '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 1 </Td> <Td> Jack Yellen Milton Ager </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All I 've Got to Do '' </Th> <Td> UK : With the Beatles US : Meet the Beatles ! </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All My Loving '' </Th> <Td> UK : With the Beatles US : Meet the Beatles ! </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All Things Must Pass '' </Th> <Td> Anthology 3 </Td> <Td> Harrison </Td> <Td> Harrison </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All Together Now '' </Th> <Td> Yellow Submarine </Td> <Td> McCartney ( with Lennon ) </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` All You Need Is Love '' </Th> <Td> Magical Mystery Tour </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` And I Love Her '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Hard Day 's Night US : Something New </Td> <Td> McCartney ( with Lennon ) </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` And Your Bird Can Sing '' </Th> <Td> UK : Revolver US : Yesterday and Today </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Anna ( Go to Him ) '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Arthur Alexander </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Another Girl '' </Th> <Td> Help ! </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Any Time at All '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Hard Day 's Night US : Something New </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Ask Me Why '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Lennon ( with McCartney ) </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby It 's You '' </Th> <Td> UK : Please Please Me US : The Early Beatles </Td> <Td> Burt Bacharach Hal David Luther Dixon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby , You 're a Rich Man '' </Th> <Td> Magical Mystery Tour </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Non-album single B - side of `` All You Need is Love '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Baby 's in Black '' </Th> <Td> UK : Beatles for Sale US : Beatles ' 65 </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> Lennon McCartney </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Back in the U.S.S.R. </Th> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> McCartney </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Bad Boy '' </Th> <Td> UK : A Collection of Beatles Oldies US : Beatles VI </Td> <Td> Larry Williams </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Cover </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` Bad to Me '' </Th> <Td> The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> Lennon </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Written for Billy J. Kramer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> `` The Ballad of John and Yoko '' </Th> <Td> UK : 1967
who wrote most of the songs in the beatles
who wrote most of the songs in the beatles
John Lennon Paul McCartney
John Lennon Paul McCartney