Bagi seorang pengikut setia, tidak bisa diperbaiki, dan terobsesi dengan karier band terbesar sepanjang masa, tidak ada pertanyaan yang lebih menakutkan: lagu Beatles apa yang terbaik? Sepanjang malam di meja bar, di ruang tertutup, ruang kelas disilangkan setiap hari, di berbagai tempat di dunia, untuk mencapai kesepakatan yang mustahil tentang masalah ini.Jurnalis Bill Wyman bahkan lebih buruk lagi: ia membuat daftar, dari yang terburuk hingga yang terbaik, dalam sebuah peringkat, tidak kurang dari semua lagu yang pernah dirilis oleh The Beatles.

Band pada tahun 1963

The Beatles adalah fenomena budaya dan musik terbesar di era modern, dan untuk memahami budaya, rock, dan musik abad ke-20 sejak saat itu hingga hari ini, Anda harus mempelajarinya secara mendalam. Dan itulah yang dilakukan Wyman untuk situs web Vulture, dengan mengemukakan alasannya dalam artikelnya, misalnya, mengapa "The Long and Winding Road" merupakan lagu The Beatles terbaik ke-45, atau "Strawberry Fields Forever" yang terbaik ke-2.Kriteria ini dijelaskan dalam teks setiap lagu, tetapi polemik dapat dimulai saat Anda mulai membaca - bagaimanapun juga, ini adalah misi yang mustahil.

Salah satu foto dari pemotretan terakhir band ini

Lagu terakhir, misalnya, "Good Day Sunshine", ada di album Revolver Oleh karena itu, ini adalah kompetisi antara para juara, di mana bahkan tempat terakhir dalam daftar bisa menjadi salah satu lagu terbaik dari band lain - dalam repertoar yang begitu penting, keunggulan adalah minimum, dan perlu menjadi maksimum untuk menjadi rata-rata.

Namun demikian, tempat pertama sudah bisa diduga: "A Day In The Life", lagu yang menutup album Untouchable Sersan Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band berulang kali diakui tidak hanya sebagai lagu terbaik band ini, tetapi juga salah satu lagu terbaik dan terindah yang pernah ada - yang secara akurat merayakan kemitraan antara Lennon dan McCartney (karena ini memang lagu yang dibuat oleh mereka berdua) dan keunggulan reuni mereka dengan George Harrison dan Ringo Starr (yang menawarkan komposisi yang paling mengesankan dan kreatif daridrum untuk lagu klasik itu).

Pada saat Sersan Pepper

Entah Anda setuju atau tidak, daftar ini adalah sepiring penuh yang lezat untuk memberi makan perdebatan yang tak berujung dan tanpa tujuan, tetapi yang telah menggerakkan hati dan telinga selama lebih dari 50 tahun, di sekitar repertoar band terbaik sepanjang masa - sebagaimana dibuktikan oleh daftar lengkap, di bawah ini, dari yang terburuk hingga yang terbaik, atau artikel asli yang, dalam bahasa Inggris, jurnalis merinci pilihannya.

213. "Selamat Siang Sinar Matahari,"

212. "Gali,"

211. "Anak Kecil,"

210. "Katakan Apa yang Anda Lihat,"

209. "Gali Kuda Poni,"

208. "A Taste of Honey,"

207. "Tanyakan Mengapa,"

206. "Free As a Bird,"

205. "Bukan untuk Kedua Kalinya,"

204. "Dia Meninggalkan Rumah,"

203. "Cinta Sejati,"

202. "Terima kasih gadis,"

201. "Aku akan mendapatkanmu,"

200. "Rantai,"

199. "Kesengsaraan,"

198. "Every Little Thing,"

197. "Hold Me Tight,"

196. "Aku Bahagia Hanya untuk Menari Denganmu,"

195. "Hanya Lagu Utara,"

194. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,"

193. "Ibumu Harus Tahu,"

192. "Don't Pass Me By,"

191. "You Like Me Too Much," :

190. "Baby It's You,"

189. "I'll Be Back,"

188. "Bayi Berbaju Hitam,"

187. "Gulingkan Beethoven,"

186. "It's Only Love,"

185. "Menjadi untuk Kepentingan Tuan Kite,"

184. "When I Get Home,"

183. "Untukmu Biru,"

182. "Maxwell's Silver Hammer,"

181. "Wild Honey Pie,"

180. "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby,"

179. "Balada John dan Yoko,"

178. "Oh! Sayang,"

177. "Bad Boy,"

176. "Saya Tidak Ingin Merusak Pesta,"

175. "Aku Menyebut Nama-Mu,"

174. "What Goes On,"

173. "Tidak Ada Balasan,"

172. "Pikirkan Sendiri,"

171. "Iblis di Dalam Hatinya,"

170. "Sampai Ada Kamu,"

169. "Anak Alam,"

168. "Apa yang Anda Lakukan,"

167. "Revolusi 1,"

166. "Rocky Raccoon,"

165. "Nona Lizzy yang pusing,"

164. "Selamat Malam,"

163. "Honey Don't,"

162. "Sepatu Coklat Tua,"

161. "Ya benar,"

160. "Semua Bersama Sekarang,"

159. "All I've Got to Do,"

158. "Yang Mulia,"

157. "Dia Seorang Wanita,"

156. "Savoy Truffle,"

155. "Pie Madu,"

154. "Apakah Anda Ingin Tahu Sebuah Rahasia,"

153. "Tuan Cahaya Bulan,"

152. "Long Tall Sally,"

151. "P.S. Aku Mencintaimu,"

150. "Memperbaiki Sebuah Lubang,"

149. "Cahaya Batin,"

148. "Sayang, Kamu Orang Kaya"

147. "Long, Long, Long,"

146. "I'm a Loser,"

145. "Piggies,"

144. "Semua Orang Menyembunyikan Sesuatu Kecuali Aku dan Monyetku,"

143. "Anna (Pergilah kepada-Nya),"

142. "Kotak korek api,"

141. "Love Me Do,"

140. "Karena,"

139. "Kisah Lanjutan dari RUU Bungalow,"

138. "Taman Gurita,"

137. "Firman,"

136 "Mengapa Kita Tidak Melakukannya di Jalan?"

135. "Ulang Tahun,"

134. "Kapal Selam Kuning,"

133. "Tidak Akan Lama,"

132. "I Want You (She's So Heavy),"

131. "It's All Too Much,"

130. "Kapan Saja,"

129 - "I've Got a Feeling,"

128. "Kata-kata Cinta,"

127. "Katakan Padaku Mengapa,"

126. "Jangan Ganggu Aku,"

125. "You Really Got a Hold on Me,"

124. "Bawang Kaca,"

123. "Another Girl,"

122. "Aku Akan Mengikuti Matahari,"

121. "Dokter Robert,"

120. "Martha Sayangku,"

119 "Medley: Kansas City / Hei, Hei, Hei, Hei,"

118. "Tunggu,"

117. "Don't Let Me Down,"

116. "Blue Jay Way,"

115. "Aku Baru Saja Melihat Wajah,"

114. "Revolusi 9,"

113. "Petugas pajak,"

112. "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number),"

111. "Two of Us,"

110. "Kebahagiaan Adalah Senjata yang Hangat,"

109. "Kita Bisa Mengatasinya,"

108. "Musik Rock and Roll,"

107. "Orang Bodoh di Atas Bukit,"

106. "Selamat Pagi, Selamat Pagi,"

105. "Kembali,"

104. "Seharusnya Aku Tahu Lebih Baik,"

103. "When I'm Sixty Four,"

102. "Aku Membutuhkanmu,"

101. "Helter Skelter,"

100. "Dari Saya untuk Anda,"

99. "I Me Mine,"

98. "Terbang,"

97. "Aku Melihat Melalui Kamu,"

96. "Menjadi Lebih Baik,"

95. "Got to Get You Into My Life,"

94. "Maggie Mae,"

93. "Melintasi Alam Semesta,"

92. "All My Loving,"

92. "I'm Down,"

90. "Slow Down,"

89. "Hei Bulldog,"

88. "Run for Your Life,"

87. "Yer Blues,"

86. "Dengan Sedikit Bantuan dari Teman-teman Saya,"

85. "This Boy,"

84. "Aku Hanya Tidur,"

83. "Jika Aku Membutuhkan Seseorang,"

82. "Sersan Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,"

81. "I Wanna Be Your Man,"

80. "Delapan Hari dalam Seminggu,"

79. "Cry Baby Cry,"

78. "Dan Aku Mencintainya,"

77. "The Night Before,"

76. "Aku Sangat Lelah,"

75. "Tur Misteri Ajaib,"

74. "Love You To,"

73. "Hal-hal yang Kami Katakan Hari Ini,"

72 "Bertindaklah Secara Alami,"

71. "You Won't See Me,"

70. "Michelle,"

69. "Aku Ingin Memberitahukanmu,"

68. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,"

67. "Tolong Pak Tukang Pos,"

66. "Halo, Selamat Tinggal,"

65. "Anak laki-laki,"

64. "Yang Kau Butuhkan Hanya Cinta,"

63: "Saya Merasa Baik-Baik Saja,"

62. "Jika Aku Jatuh,"

61. "Gadis,"

60. "Sadie yang seksi,"

59. "Satu Setelah 909,"

58. "Lady Madonna,"

57. "You're Going to Lose That Girl,"

56. "Revolusi,"

55. "Can't Buy Me Love,"

54. "I Will,"

53. "You Can't Do That,"

52. "Di Dalam Diri Anda Tanpa Anda,"

51. "Ada Tempat,"

50. "Julia,"

49. "Aku Ingin Menggenggam Tanganmu,"

48. "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise),"

47. "Kembali ke Amerika Serikat,"

46. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away,"

45. "Jalan Panjang dan Berliku,"

44. "Come Together,"

43. "Twist and Shout,"

42. "In My Life,"

41. "A Hard Day's Night,"

40. "Penulis Buku,"

39. "Kemarin,"

38. "Kendarai Mobil Saya,"

37. "Aku Akan Menangis Saja,"

36. "Tolong,"

35. "Akulah Walrus,"

34. "For No One,"

33. "Dan Burung Anda Dapat Bernyanyi,"

32. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps,"

31. "Blackbird,"

30. "Day Tripper,"

22-29. "You Never Give Me Your Money," "Sun King," "Mean Mr. Mustard," "Polythene Pam," "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window," "Golden Slumps," "Carry That Weight," "The End,"

21. "Aku Melihatnya Berdiri di Sana,"

20. "Hei Jude,"

19. "Rita yang cantik,"

18. "Ticket to Ride,"

17. "Nowhere Man,"

16. "Di sinilah Datangnya Matahari,"

15. "Let It Be,"

14. "Money (That's What I Want),"

13. "Sesuatu,"

12. "Besok Tidak Pernah Tahu,"

11. "Katanya, Katanya,"

10. "Hujan"

9. "Eleanor Rigby,"

8. "Norwegian Wood (Burung Ini Telah Terbang),"

7. "Di Sini, Di Sana, dan Di Mana Saja,"

6. "Dear Prudence,"

5. "Please Please Me,"

4. "Dia Mencintaimu,"

3. "Penny Lane,"

2. "Ladang Stroberi Selamanya,"

1. "Sehari dalam Kehidupan,"