Which Beatle Sang The Beatles' Song? Quiz

Answer: Paul McCartney

"Love Me Do" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by Paul McCartney. "Love Me Do" peaked at number 17 on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1962. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

On its 20th anniversary re-release in 1982 "Love Me Do" peaked at number four on the UK singles chart. On its 30th anniversary re-release in 1992 "Love Me Do" peaked at number 53 on the UK singles chart. All three releases in the UK were on the Parlophone record label; its 1964 release in the US was on the Tollie record label.

Answer: George Harrison

"Do You Want To Know A Secret" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by George Harrison. "Do You Want To Know A Secret" was released on The Beatles' first UK album "Please Please Me" in 1963, it was not released as a Beatles' single in the UK. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

"Do You Want To Know A Secret" was the second song on the "Please Please Me" album that George Harrison sang lead vocal on, the first being the Gerry Goffin/Carole King song, "Chains". In the UK the "Please Please Me" album was released on the Parlophone record label, its 1964 single release in the US was on the Vee-Jay record label.

Answer: Ringo Starr

"I Wanna Be Your Man" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by Ringo Starr. "I Wanna Be Your Man" was released on The Beatles' second UK album "with the beatles" in 1963; it was not released as a Beatles' single in the UK or the US.

"I Wanna Be Your Man" was the only track on The Beatles album "with the beatles", that was sung by Ringo Starr. He also sang one song on The Beatles' first UK album "Please Please Me", "Boys".

The Rolling Stones recorded "I Wanna Be Your Man" and it peaked at number 12 on the UK singles chart in 1963. It did not chart in the US.

Answer: John Lennon

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by John Lennon. It was number one for five weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1963/64. It was number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1964.

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the record that changed everything when it kicked off the British invasion of the US pop charts in 1964. Many British singers and groups then followed in their footsteps. Although the invasion petered out somewhat after a couple of years, many singers and groups on both sides of the Atlantic never recovered their former glory. Oh what fickle fans we are.

Answer: Paul McCartney

"Can't Buy Me Love" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by Paul McCartney. It was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1964. It was number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Can't Buy Me Love" was another milestone record for The Beatles and established a number of records on the Billboard Hot 100. It was number one after only two weeks on the chart, having entered at number 27 and jumped to number one the following week. This was the biggest jump to the number one position at the time.

It gave The Beatles three consecutive number one hits when "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was replaced at number one by "She Loves You" which was in turn replaced at number one by "Can't Buy Me Love".

When "Can't Buy Me Love" reached number one on the 4 April 1964, it gave The Beatles the top five singles on the Billboard Hot 100. (1) "Can't Buy Me Love". (2) "Twist And Shout". (3) "She Loves You". (4) "I Want To Hold Your Hand". (5) "Please Please Me".

During the second week at number one for "Can't Buy Me Love" on the 11 April 1964, The Beatles had fourteen songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.

Answer: John Lennon

"A Hard Day's Night" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by John Lennon. It was number one for three weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1964. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"A Hard Day's Night" was the title track from The Beatles' first movie; the soundtrack from the movie sold 1,000,000 copies in four days in the US. Another first for The Fab Four was that in the UK and the US the single of "A Hard Day's Night" as well as both the UK and the US versions of the album "A Hard Day's Night" all held the top spot in their respective charts in 1964. This was the first time any artist had accomplished this feat.

In the UK the B-Side of "A Hard Day's Night" was "Things We Said Today", in the US the B-Side was "I Should Have Known Better".

Answer: John Lennon

"Eight Days A Week" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by John Lennon. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Beatles in 1965. It was not released as a single in the UK.

Why one of The Beatles' best songs was not released as a single in the UK, I will never know. It would have been a certain number one hit. However, it was released in the UK as a track on their 1964 UK album "Beatles For Sale". In the US it was released on the 1965 album "Beatles VI".

"Eight Days A Week" was the seventh number one hit for The Beatles on the Billboard Hot 100 in just over 13 months. "I Want To Hold Your Hand" hit the top on the 1 February 1964 and "Eight Days A Week" hit the top on the 13 March 1965.

Answer: Ringo Starr

"Yellow Submarine" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon and the lead vocal was sung by Ringo Starr. It was number one for four weeks on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1966. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Yellow Submarine" was the only UK Beatles single with Ringo Starr singing the lead vocal. Although it was released during the controversies over the "Butcher Cover" album cover, (the "Yesterday and Today" album cover) and John Lennon's remarks about The Beatles being more popular than Jesus, "Yellow Submarine" sold in excess of 1,200,000 copies in four weeks in the US and earned The Beatles their 21st Gold Disc.

"Yellow Submarine"/"Eleanor Rigby" was the second of two UK Double A-Sided number one hits for The Beatles, the other being "We Can Work It Out"/"Day Tripper" in 1965.

Answer: George Harrison

"Something" was written by George Harrison and the lead vocal was sung by George Harrison. It peaked at number four on the UK singles chart for The Beatles in 1969. It was number one for one week on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year.

"Something" was a double A-Sided single with "Come Together" written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon. Both songs were first released on The Beatles' 1969 album "Abbey Road". "Something" was the first George Harrison composition to appear as a Beatles' A-Side.

When "Something"/"Come Together" reached the top, it became The Beatles' 18th number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It surpassed the then record of 17 number one hits by Elvis Presley.

Answer: Paul McCartney

"The Long And Winding Road" was written by Paul McCartney/John Lennon. It was number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 for The Beatles in 1970. It was not released as a single in the UK.

"The Long And Winding Road" was a double A-Sided single with "For You Blue" written by George Harrison. It became The Beatles 20th and last number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Both songs are from The Beatles' 1970 album "Let It Be".

John Lennon and The Beatles then manager Allen Klein had turned over the "Let It Be" recordings to producer Phil Spector for some post production work. When Paul McCartney heard what Spector had done to "The Long And Winding Road" he was furious. He later cited this as one of his reasons for asking a high court in London to dissolve The Beatles partnership. The Beatles partnership was finally dissolved on the 9 January 1975.