Pre zarytého, nenapraviteľného a posadnutého sledovateľa kariéry najväčšej kapely všetkých čias nemôže byť žiadna otázka desivejšia: aká je najlepšia pieseň Beatles? Celé noci pri barových stoloch, v uzavretých miestnostiach, učebniach sa denne krížom-krážom na rôznych miestach sveta, aby sa dosiahol nemožný konsenzus na túto tému.Novinár Bill Wyman išiel ešte horšie: v rebríčku od najhoršej po najlepšiu zoradil nie menej ako všetky piesne, ktoré kedy vydali Beatles.

Skupina v roku 1963

Beatles boli najväčším kultúrnym a hudobným fenoménom modernej éry a na to, aby ste pochopili kultúru, rock a hudbu 20. storočia od tých čias až dodnes, musíte ich do hĺbky študovať. A práve to urobil Wyman pre webovú stránku Vulture, keď vo svojom článku argumentoval dôvody, prečo je napríklad "The Long and Winding Road" 45. najlepšou skladbou Beatles alebo "Strawberry Fields Forever" 2. najlepšou.Kritériá sú vysvetlené v texte každej skladby, ale polemika môže začať v momente, keď začnete čítať - je to predsa mission impossible.

Jedna z fotografií z posledného fotenia kapely

Posledná skladba, napríklad "Good Day Sunshine", je na albume Revolver Je to teda súťaž majstrov, v ktorej aj na poslednom mieste v zozname môže byť jedna z najlepších skladieb ktorejkoľvek inej skupiny - v repertoári takéhoto významu je dokonalosť minimom a na to, aby ste boli jednoducho v priemere, je potrebné byť maximom.

Prvé miesto však bolo trochu očakávané: "A Day In The Life", pieseň, ktorá uzatvára nedotknuteľný album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band je opakovane uznávaná nielen ako najlepšia pieseň skupiny, ale aj ako jedna z najlepších a najkrajších piesní vôbec - čo presne vystihuje partnerstvo Lennona a McCartneyho (keďže ide skutočne o pieseň, ktorú zložili obaja) a dokonalosť ich opätovného spojenia s Georgeom Harrisonom a Ringo Starrom (ktorý ponúka svoju najpôsobivejšiu a najkreatívnejšiu skladbububny pre túto klasiku).

V čase vydania albumu Sgt. Pepper's

Či už súhlasíte, alebo nie, tento zoznam je chutným plným tanierom na nekonečnú a bezúčelnú debatu, ktorá však už viac ako 50 rokov hýbe srdcami a ušami okolo repertoáru najlepšej kapely všetkých čias - o čom svedčí aj kompletný zoznam nižšie, od najhoršieho po najlepší, alebo pôvodný článok, v ktorom novinár v angličtine podrobne opisuje svoj výber.

213. "Dobrý deň, slniečko,"

212. "Dig It,"

211. "Malé dieťa,"

210. "Povedz mi, čo vidíš,"

209. "Dig a Pony,"

208. "Chuť medu,"

207. "Opýtaj sa ma prečo,"

206. "Free As a Bird,"

205. "Ani po druhýkrát,"

204. "Odchádza z domu,"

203. "Skutočná láska,"

202. "Ďakujem, dievča,"

201. "I'll Get You,"

200. "Reťaze,"

199. "Misery,"

198. "Every Little Thing,"

197. "Hold Me Tight,"

196. "I'm Happy Just to Dance With You,"

195. "Len severská pieseň,"

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

193. "Vaša matka by to mala vedieť,"

192. "Don't Pass Me By,"

191. "Máš ma príliš rád," :

190. "Baby It's You,"

189. "I'll Be Back,"

188. "Baby's in Black,"

187. "Roll Over Beethoven,"

186. "Je to len láska,"

185. "V prospech pána Kitea,"

184. "When I Get Home,"

183. "For You Blue,"

182. "Maxwellovo strieborné kladivo,"

181. "Koláč z divokého medu,"

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

179. "Balada o Johnovi a Yoko,"

178. "Oh! Miláčik,"

177. "Bad Boy,"

176. "Nechcem pokaziť večierok,"

175. "Volám tvoje meno,"

174. "Čo sa deje,"

173. "Žiadna odpoveď,"

172. "Myslite sami na seba,"

171. "Diabol v jej srdci,"

170. "Till There Was You,"

169. "Syn matky prírody,"

168. "Čo robíte,"

167. "Revolúcia 1,"

166. "Rocky Raccoon,"

165. "Dizzy Miss Lizzy,"

164. "Dobrú noc,"

163. "Honey Don't,"

162. "Stará hnedá topánka,"

161. "Áno, je to tak,"

160. "All Together Now,"

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

158. "Jej Veličenstvo,"

157. "Ona je žena,"

156. "Savojské hľuzovky,"

155. "Medový koláč,"

154. "Chcete poznať tajomstvo,"

153. "Pán Mesačný svit,"

152. "Long Tall Sally,"

151. "P.S. Milujem ťa,"

150. "Oprava diery,"

149. "Vnútorné svetlo,"

148. "Baby, You're a Rich Man"

147. "Dlho, dlho, dlho,"

146. "I'm a Loser,"

145. "Prasiatka,"

144. "Každý má čo skrývať okrem mňa a mojej opice,"

143. "Anna (Choď k nemu),"

142. "Matchbox,"

141. "Love Me Do,"

140. "Pretože,"

139. "Pokračovanie príbehu Bungalow Bill,"

138. "Chobotnicová záhrada,"

137. "Slovo,"

136 "Prečo to nerobíme na ceste?"

135. "Narodeniny,"

134. "Žltá ponorka,"

133. "Nebude to dlho trvať,"

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

131. "To všetko je príliš veľa,"

130. "Kedykoľvek,"

129 - "Mám pocit,"

128. "Slová lásky,"

127. "Povedz mi prečo,"

126. "Don't Bother Me,"

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

124. "Glass Onion,"

123. "Another Girl,"

122. "I'll Follow the Sun,"

121. "Doktor Robert,"

120. "Marta, moja drahá,"

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

118. "Počkaj,"

117. "Don't Let Me Down,"

116. "Blue Jay Way,"

115. "Práve som videl tvár,"

114. "Revolution 9,"

113. "Taxman,"

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

111. "Two of Us,"

110. "Šťastie je teplá zbraň,"

109. "We Can Work It Out,"

108. "Rock and Roll Music,"

107. "Blázon na kopci,"

106. "Dobré ráno, dobré ráno,"

105. "Get Back,"

104. "Mal som to vedieť lepšie,"

103. "When I'm Sixty Four,"

102. "I Need You,"

101. "Helter Skelter,"

100. "From Me to You,"

99. "I Me Mine,"

98. "Lietanie,"

97. "I'm Looking Through You,"

96. "Getting Better,"

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

94. "Maggie Mae,"

93. "Naprieč vesmírom,"

92. "All My Loving,"

92. "I'm Down,"

90. "Spomaľte,"

89. "Hej Bulldog,"

88. "Beh o život,"

87. "Yer Blues,"

86. "S malou pomocou mojich priateľov,"

85. "Tento chlapec,"

84. "I'm Only Sleeping,"

83. "Keby som niekoho potreboval,"

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

81. "I Wanna Be Your Man,"

80. "Osem dní v týždni,"

79. "Cry Baby Cry,"

78. "A ja ju milujem,"

77. "The Night Before,"

76. "Som taká unavená,"

75. "Magical Mystery Tour,"

74. "Love You To,"

73. "Veci, ktoré sme dnes povedali,"

72 "Konajte prirodzene,"

71. "You Won't See Me,"

70. "Michelle,"

69. "Chcem ti to povedať,"

68. "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,"

67. "Prosím, pán poštár,"

66. "Ahoj, zbohom,"

65. "Chlapci,"

64. "All You Need Is Love,"

63: "I Feel Fine,"

62. "If I Fell,"

61. "Dievča,"

60. "Sexy Sadie,"

59. "Jeden po 909,"

58. "Lady Madonna,"

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

56. "Revolúcia,"

55. "Can't Buy Me Love,"

54. "Budem,"

53. "To nemôžeš,"

52. "Within You Without You,"

51. "There's a Place,"

50. "Julia,"

49. "Chcem ťa držať za ruku,"

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

47. "Back in the U.S.S.R.,"

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

45. "Dlhá a kľukatá cesta,"

44. "Come Together,"

43. "Twist and Shout,"

42. "V mojom živote,"

41. "A Hard Day's Night,"

40. "Paperback Writer,"

39. "Včera,"

38. "Drive My Car,"

37. "I'll Cry Instead,"

36. "Pomoc,"

35. "Ja som mrož,"

34. "Pre nikoho,"

33. "A tvoj vták môže spievať,"

32. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps,"

31. "Blackbird,"

30. "Day Tripper,"

22-29. "Nikdy mi nedáš svoje peniaze", "Sun King", "Mean Mr. Mustard", "Polythene Pam", "She Came In Through the Bathroom Window", "Golden Slumbers", "Carry That Weight", "The End".

21. "Videl som ju tam stáť,"

20. "Hey Jude,"

19. "Krásna Rita,"

18. "Ticket to Ride,"

17. "Nowhere Man,"

16. "Here Comes the Sun,"

15. "Let It Be,"

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

13. "Niečo,"

12. "Zajtrajšok nikdy nevie,"

11. "She Said, She Said,"

10. "Dážď,"

9. "Eleanor Rigby,"

8. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown),"

7. "Tu, tam a všade,"

6. "Drahá Prudence,"

5. "Please Please Me,"

4. "She Loves You,"

3. "Penny Lane,"

2. "Strawberry Fields Forever,"

1. "Deň v živote,"