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The Beatles albums discography
The Beatles members Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison in 1965
Studio albums12 (UK), 17 (US)
EPs36
Live albums5
Compilation albums51
Mash-ups2
Box sets17

Worldwide, the British rock band the Beatles released 12 studio albums (17 in the US), 5 live albums, 51 compilation albums, 36 extended plays (EPs), and 17 box sets. In their native United Kingdom, during their active existence as a band, they released 12 studio albums (including 1 double album), 1 compilation album, and 13 EPs (including 1 double EP). The early albums released from 1962 to March 1968 were originally on Parlophone, and their albums from August 1968 to 1970 were on their subsidiary label Apple. Their output also includes vault items, remixed mash-ups and anniversary box-sets.

The Beatles are the biggest selling band of all time, selling over 500 million records.[1] With the first CD releases of their albums in 1987 and 1988, the Beatles' core catalogue was harmonised worldwide to encompass their 12 original UK studio albums, the 1967 US Magical Mystery Tour album and the newly assembled Past Masters: Volumes One and Two compilation albums consisting of all the studio recordings released during 1962 to 1970 that are not present on the UK studio albums or Magical Mystery Tour (mainly non-album singles, B-sides and EP tracks). When the core catalogue was reissued in remastered editions in 2009, the two volumes of Past Masters were combined into one double album. Since then, other past releases have been reissued in digital formats and on vinyl. The catalogue is currently distributed by Universal Music Enterprises' Calderstone Productions. This core catalogue contains all 217 tracks[a] intended for commercial release, either as album tracks, EP tracks, or singles, that were put out by the Beatles from 1962 to 1970.[2][3]

The Beatles' international discography is more complicated due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years on Capitol Records in North America. Prior to 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market. The first seven British Beatles albums were converted into ten LPs for the American market, adding material from singles and the UK EPs; the band were unhappy with these reconfigurations. With the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, studio releases from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 forward were uniform in both the UK and the US. The band's first eight albums were released on Parlophone. From 1968, in both the UK and the US, starting with the single "Hey Jude" and the album The Beatles (better known as "the White Album"), new releases appeared on the Beatles' own Apple record label, although Parlophone and Capitol catalogue numbers continued to be used for contractual reasons.

The Beatles' discography was originally released on the vinyl format, with full-length long plays (LPs), shorter EPs and singles. Over the years, the collection has also been released on cassette, 8-track, compact disc (CD), on a USB flash drive in MP3 and 24-bit FLAC format, and on digital media streaming services. The Beatles' UK discography was first released on CD in 1987 and 1988. Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions.[4] The band's catalogue was remastered in both mono and stereo in 2009.[5][6]

Albums

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Original UK studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certification
Title Album details[A] Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
UK
[8][9]
AUS
[10]
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
US
[15][16]
Please Please Me 1 5 5 155
With the Beatles[B]
  • Released: 22 November 1963
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (Canada), Odeon (France)
1 5 1 179
A Hard Day's Night
  • Released: 10 July 1964
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 1
Beatles for Sale
  • Released: 4 December 1964
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 1
Help!
  • Released: 6 August 1965
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 5 1
Rubber Soul
  • Released: 3 December 1965
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 5 1
Revolver
  • Released: 5 August 1966
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 5 1 14
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: Platinum[18]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Released: 26 May 1967[23]
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1 1 4 1 1 1
The Beatles ("The White Album")
  • Released: 22 November 1968
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[18]
  • MC: 8× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (24× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: Gold[24]
Yellow Submarine[C]
  • Released: 17 January 1969
  • Label: Apple
3 4 1 4 5 1 2
Abbey Road
  • Released: 26 September 1969
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 8× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: Platinum[21]
  • MC: Diamond[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (12× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: Platinum[26]
Let It Be
  • Released: 8 May 1970
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 5 4 1 1
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Release dates are per The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn,[7] unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ With the Beatles was released in Canada as Beatlemania! With the Beatles and in France as Les Beatles.
  3. ^ The album also contains scores by George Martin and His Orchestra.

Original US studio albums

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List of studio albums with selected chart positions and certification
Title Album details[A] Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
UK
[8][9]
AUS
[10]
CAN
[11]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
US
[15][16]
US Cash Box
Introducing... The Beatles 2 2
Meet the Beatles!
  • Released: 20 January 1964
  • Label: Capitol
1 68 1 1
The Beatles' Second Album
  • Released: 10 April 1964
  • Label: Capitol
1 50 1 1
A Hard Day's Night 1 5 1 1
Something New
  • Released: 20 July 1964
  • Label: Capitol
2 38 2 2
Beatles '65
  • Released: 15 December 1964
  • Label: Capitol
1 80 9 1 1
Beatles VI
  • Released: 14 June 1965
  • Label: Capitol
1 15 1 1
Help!
  • Released: 13 August 1965
  • Label: Capitol[C][D]
1 1 1
  • MC: 2× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[20]
Rubber Soul
  • Released: 6 December 1965
  • Label: Capitol[C]
1 1 1
  • MC: 2× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[20]
Yesterday and Today
  • Released: 15 June 1966[30]
  • Label: Capitol
1 13 1 1
Revolver
  • Released: 8 August 1966
  • Label: Capitol[C]
1 1 1
  • MC: 2× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 5× Platinum[20]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
  • Released: 2 June 1967
  • Label: Capitol
1 1 1 4 1 1 1 1
Magical Mystery Tour
  • Released: 27 November 1967[E]
  • Label: Capitol
31 48 2 8 13 1 1
  • BPI: Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: Platinum[18]
  • MC: 4× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum[20]
The Beatles ("The White Album")
  • Released: 25 November 1968
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[18]
  • MC: 8× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (24× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: Gold[24]
Yellow Submarine[F]
  • Released: 13 January 1969
  • Label: Capitol
3 4 1 4 5 1 2 3
Abbey Road
  • Released: 1 October 1969
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 8× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: Platinum[21]
  • MC: Diamond[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (12× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: Platinum[26]
Let It Be
  • Released: 18 May 1970
  • Label: Apple
1 1 1 5 4 1 1 1
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ Release dates are per The Complete Beatles Chronicle by Mark Lewisohn,[28] unless otherwise noted.
  2. ^ Lewisohn indicates the album may have also been released on 22 July 1963.[28]
  3. ^ a b c d The original US release featured a different track listing to the UK release.
  4. ^ a b The album also contains songs by George Martin and His Orchestra.
  5. ^ Magical Mystery Tour as an album was created by Capitol for US release; it originally peaked at number 31 in the United Kingdom as an import of the United States issue. Parlophone instead issued a double EP. Parlophone eventually issued the album in the UK on 19 November 1976. It did not chart in Australia until October 1974.
  6. ^ The album also contains scores by George Martin and His Orchestra.

Standardised studio albums

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Since the first release of their music on CD during 1987–1988, the Beatles' studio albums have been standardised worldwide to the following albums:[31][32]

Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[8]
AUS
[10]
AUT
[33]
CAN
[34]
GER
[13]
NLD
[35]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
US
[15][16]
Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (UK and German title) / First Live Recordings (US title) 24 12 21 16 111
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl[A]
  • Released: 4 May 1977
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
1 8 3 10 4 18 17 2
Live at the BBC
  • Released: 30 November 1994
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
1 2 6 2 10 2 4 4 3
On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Apple, UMe
12 28 7 7 8 6 9 31 36 7
Get Back – The Rooftop Performance
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl was re-released on 9 September 2016 as Live at the Hollywood Bowl for the Ron Howard documentary Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years.

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[9]
AUS
[10]
AUT
[33]
CAN
[42]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
US
[15][16]
The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests
(with Tony Sheridan and the Titans)
  • Released: 3 February 1964 (US)
  • Label: MGM
68
Jolly What!
(with Frank Ifield)
  • Released: 26 February 1964 (US)
  • Label: Vee-Jay
103
The Beatles' First !
(with Tony Sheridan)
  • Released: April 1964 (Germany)
  • Label: Polydor
The Beatles Beat [de]
  • Released: 15 April 1964 (Germany)
  • Label: Odeon
6
Ain't She Sweet
(with Tony Sheridan and the Swallows)
  • Released: 5 October 1964 (US)
  • Label: Atco
The Beatles vs the Four Seasons[A]
(with the Four Seasons)
  • Released: October 1964 (US)
  • Label: Vee-Jay
142
The Beatles' Story
  • Released: 23 November 1964 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
7
The Early Beatles
  • Released: 22 March 1965 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
43
The Beatles [de]
  • Released: April 1965 (Germany)
  • Label: Amiga
The Beatles' Greatest [de]
  • Released: 18 June 1965 (Germany)
  • Label: Odeon
38
The Beatles in Italy
  • Released: 13 July 1965 (Italy)
  • Label: Parlophone
Les Beatles dans leurs 14 plus grands succès [fr]
  • Released: 1 September 1965 (France)
  • Label: Odeon
80
Los Beatles
  • Released: 19 November 1965 (Argentina)
  • Label: Odeon
Greatest Hits Volume 1
  • Released: 7 June 1966 (Australia)
  • Label: Parlophone
11
A Collection of Beatles Oldies
  • Released: 9 December 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
7 7 5 12
Greatest Hits Volume 2
  • Released: 16 February 1967[43] (Australia)
  • Label: Parlophone
9
The Beatles' First
(with Tony Sheridan)
  • Released: 4 August 1967 (UK)
  • Label: Polydor
7
Very Together (Canadian title) / In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (US title)
(with Tony Sheridan)
  • Released: 4 November 1969 (Canada), 4 May 1970 (US)
  • Label: Polydor
117
Hey Jude
  • Released: 26 February 1970 (US), 11 May 1979 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
1 2 11 2
  • MC: 4× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[20]
From Then to You (UK title) / The Beatles' Christmas Album (US title)
  • Released: 18 December 1970
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
Por Siempre Beatles
  • Released: 8 October 1971 (Argentina)
  • Label: Odeon
The Essential Beatles
  • Released: 2 February 1972[44] (Australia/New Zealand)
  • Label: Apple
10
1962–1966 ("The Red Album")
  • Released: 2 April 1973
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
3 9 1 38 1 2 1 5 22 3
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: 4× Platinum[21]
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[40]
  • MC: Diamond[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (15× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: Platinum[24]
1967–1970 ("The Blue Album")
  • Released: 2 April 1973
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
2 8 1 42 1 2 2 4 23 1
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 5× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: 3× Platinum[21]
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[40]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[45]
  • MC: Diamond[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (17× Platinum)[20]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum[24]
Rock 'n' Roll Music
  • Released: 7 June 1976
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
11 4 6 2 3 10 8 2 18 2
Love Songs
  • Released: 21 October 1977
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
7 59 18 11 20 3 24
Rarities
  • Released: 2 December 1978 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
71
20 Golden Hits
  • Released: 1979 (Germany)
  • Label: Odeon
7 4
Rarities
  • Released: 24 March 1980 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
27 26 43 21
The Beatles Ballads
  • Released: 20 October 1980 (UK/Canada)
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (Canada)
17 1 69 2
Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume One
  • Released: 24 October 1980[46]
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US), Axis (New Zealand)
Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume Two
  • Released: 24 October 1980[46]
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol(US), Axis (New Zealand)
The Beatles 1967–1970
  • Released: 1980 (Germany)
  • Label: Amiga
The Beatles
  • Released: January 1982 (Germany)
  • Label: Amiga
Reel Music
  • Released: 22 March 1982
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
56 26 19 19
20 Greatest Hits
  • Released: 11 October 1982 (US edition)
    18 October 1982 (UK edition)
  • Label: Capitol (US), Parlophone (UK)
10 52 50 4 50
  • BPI: Platinum[17]
  • MC: 3× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[20]
The Number Ones
  • Released: 13 May 1983[47] (Australia)
  • Label: EMI
1
The Early Tapes of the Beatles
(with Tony Sheridan)
  • Released: 10 December 1984 (UK)
  • Label: Polydor
Past Masters, Volume One[B]
  • Released: 7 March 1988
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
49 79 21 149
Past Masters, Volume Two[B]
  • Released: 7 March 1988
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
46 75 15 121
Anthology 1
  • Released: 21 November 1995
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
2 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 2 1
Anthology 2
  • Released: 18 March 1996
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
1 2 9 3 2 4 5 3 2 1
Anthology 3[C]
  • Released: 28 October 1996
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
4 3 15 3 9 9 13 10 5 1
Yellow Submarine Songtrack
  • Released: 13 September 1999
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
8 8 12 31 11 1 22 15
1
  • Released: 13 November 2000
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: 13× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 10× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: 11× Gold[21]
  • IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum[40]
  • IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum[45]
  • MC: Diamond[19]
  • RIAA: Diamond (11× Platinum)[20]
  • RIANZ: 15× Platinum[49]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum[24]
Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days
(with Tony Sheridan)
Let It Be... Naked
  • Released: 17 November 2003
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
7 11 8 8 14 13 6 23 2 5
Past Masters (both volumes combined as one double album)
  • Released: 9 September 2009
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
31 34 40 61 33 36 154
Tomorrow Never Knows
  • Released: 24 July 2012
  • Label: Apple, EMI
44 34 34 15 22 37 24
I Saw Her Standing There
  • Released: 15 April 2013
  • Label: Rock Melon
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963
  • Released: 17 December 2013
  • Label: Apple, UMe
172
Mono Masters[D]
  • Released: 9 September 2014
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ The Beatles vs the Four Seasons was a repackaging of Introducing... The Beatles and Golden Hits of the Four Seasons.
  2. ^ a b Past Masters was initially released as two separate CDs on 7 March 1988, with a two-LP vinyl set combining both volumes following on 24 October 1988 in the US and 10 November 1988 in the UK. The combined set was released on CD on 9 September 2009.
  3. ^ The album also contains a song by George Martin and His Orchestra.
  4. ^ Originally released as part of the 2009 The Beatles in Mono box set. Released separately as 2 CDs or 3 LPs on 9-9-2014 in the UK and the following day in the US.

Mash-up albums

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List of mash-up albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[9][53]
AUS
[10]
AUT
[33]
CAN
[42]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
US
[15][16]
Liverpool Sound Collage
(with Paul McCartney, Super Furry Animals and Youth)
  • Released: 21 August 2000
  • Label: Hydra (UK), Capitol (US)
Love
  • Released: 20 November 2006
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
3 2 3 1 1 2 8 2 2 4
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[54]
  • BVMI: 3× Gold[21]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[19]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[20]
  • SNEP: Platinum[24]
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

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List of box sets, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[9]
AUS
[10]
AUT
[33]
CAN
[42][55]
FRA
[12]
GER
[13]
NOR
[14]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
US
[15][16]
The Beatles Collection[A]
  • Released: 2 November 1978
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
33 11
The Beatles Box
  • Released: 3 November 1980
  • Label: Parlophone (UK)
The Beatles EP Collection[B]
  • Released: 7 December 1981
  • Label: Parlophone (UK)
The Beatles: The Collection[A]
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Parlophone (UK)
The Beatles Mono Collection[A]
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Parlophone (UK)
The Beatles Box Set[A]
  • Released: 15 November 1988
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
82
The Capitol Albums, Volume 1
  • Released: 16 November 2004
  • Label: Capitol (US)
80 35
The Capitol Albums, Volume 2[A]
  • Released: 11 April 2006
  • Label: Capitol (US)
46
The Beatles in Mono[C]
  • Released: 9 September 2009
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
57 47 3 15 40
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings)[A]
  • Released: 9 September 2009
  • Label: Parlophone (UK), Capitol (US)
24 23 58 4 3 22 15 15
1962–1966 / 1967–1970
  • Released: 15 October 2010
  • Label: Apple, EMI
59 29 38 35
Anthology Box Set[A]
  • Released: 16 November 2010
  • Label: Apple, EMI
Live at the BBC: The Collection
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Label: Apple, UMe
The U.S. Albums[A]
  • Released: 21 January 2014
  • Label: Apple, Capitol, UMe
29 48
The Japan Box
  • Released: 25 June 2014
  • Label: Apple, UMe
83
The Christmas Records
  • Released: 15 December 2017
  • Label: Apple, UMe
The Singles Collection Box
  • Released: 22 November 2019
  • Label: Apple, UM
The Beatles: 1964 Albums in Mono
  • Released: 22 November 2024
  • Label: Apple, UM
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h The set also contains songs by George Martin and His Orchestra.
  2. ^ The Beatles EP Collection is a 15-disc box set comprising the 13 original EPs released by Parlophone in the UK – including mono and stereo editions of the Magical Mystery Tour EP – and a new disc entitled The Beatles EP, which contains stereo mixes of the tracks "The Inner Light", "Baby, You're a Rich Man", "She's a Woman" and "This Boy".
  3. ^ The Beatles in Mono contains the exclusive album Mono Masters.

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[9]
AUS
[10]
US
[15][16]
My Bonnie
(with Tony Sheridan)
  • Released: 12 July 1963 (UK)
  • Label: Polydor
Twist and Shout
  • Released: 12 July 1963 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1 5
The Beatles' Hits
  • Released: 6 September 1963 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1 52
The Beatles (No. 1)
  • Released: 1 November 1963 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
2 79
All My Loving
  • Released: 7 February 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1 1
Souvenir of Their Visit to America
  • Released: 23 March 1964 (US)
  • Label: Vee-Jay
Four by the Beatles
  • Released: 11 May 1964 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
92
Requests
  • Released: 18 June 1964 (Australia/New Zealand)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
Long Tall Sally
  • Released: 19 June 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
The Beatles Again!
  • Released: July 1964 (New Zealand)
  • Label: Parlophone
A Hard Day's Night No. 1
  • Released: July 1964 (New Zealand)
  • Label: Parlophone
The Beatles No. 2
  • Released: July 1964 (New Zealand)
  • Label: Parlophone
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night
  • Released: 4 November 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night
  • Released: 6 November 1964 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
8
4 by the Beatles
  • Released: 1 February 1965 (US)
  • Label: Capitol
68
Beatles for Sale
  • Released: 6 April 1965 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
Beatles for Sale No. 2
  • Released: 4 June 1965 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
5
The Beatles' Million Sellers
  • Released: 6 December 1965 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
Yesterday
  • Released: 4 March 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
1
Nowhere Man
  • Released: 8 July 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
4
Magical Mystery Tour
  • Released: 8 December 1967 (UK)
  • Label: Parlophone
2 3
Spooky Songs
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
The Beatles for Kids – Morning, Afternoon & Night
  • Released: 13 November 2020[57]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
Got to Get You Into My Life
  • Released: 27 November 2020[58]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
Meditation Mix
  • Released: 4 December 2020[59]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
Study Songs Vol. 1
  • Released: 11 December 2020[60]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
Study Songs Vol. 2
  • Released: 18 December 2020[61]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
At Home with the Beatles
  • Released: 25 December 2020[62]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
Getting Better All the Time
  • Released: 1 January 2021[63]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
We Can Work It Out
  • Released: 8 January 2021[64]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
New Year's Workout
  • Released: 22 January 2021[65]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
The Beatles for Kids – Colours
  • Released: 29 January 2021[66]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
All About the Girl
  • Released: 5 February 2021[67]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
The Beatles (Love Me Do)
  • Released: 12 February 2021[68]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
The Beatles for Kids – Animals
  • Released: 19 February 2021[69]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
The Beatles – Inspirations
  • Released: 12 March 2021[70]
  • Label: UMG Recordings
  • Digital release only
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Flexi discs

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The Beatles released seven consecutive Christmas records on flexi disc for members of their UK and US fan clubs, from 1963 to 1969, ranging in length between 3:58 and 7:48. These short collections had a mix of spoken and musical messages for their official fan clubs.

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Notes

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  1. ^ The musicologist Alan W. Pollack identifies 219 tracks for his Notes on... series, counting 212 tracks along with six additional tracks that he did not separately identify because they were merely alternate versions of other songs (such as variations between the single version and the album version of the same track). Pollack also includes the song fragment "Can You Take Me Back", found in the transition between "Cry Baby Cry" and "Revolution 9" on the White Album, which is often not counted by other catalogs of Beatles songs. Other notable catalogs of Beatles songs, such as Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, differ from this list as well.

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    • 1962–1966 and 1967–1970: "RPM Top Albums". RPM. Vol. 25, no. 19. 7 August 1976. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
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    Side 2. Paul McCartney – March, 1970. | Side 3. George Harrison – March, 1969. | Side 4.Ringo Starr – December 1968. July, 1970. December, 1973.
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