You may not have a record player anymore. Maybe you stream music now on a phone or a smart speaker. But one thing hasn’t changed: the Beatles are still everywhere.
The band broke up in 1970. More than half a century later, their music has sold over a billion copies and continues to rack up hundreds of millions of plays on Spotify and YouTube. Our generation fell in love with them first, and the numbers prove the whole world followed.
Here are the ten most-streamed Beatles songs, counted down from number ten to the top spot. The results might surprise you.
10. “Here Comes the Sun” (1969) — 1.81 Billion Streams
George Harrison wrote this Abbey Road gem, and it was never even released as a single. Yet it sits at number one by a staggering margin with 1.81 billion Spotify streams and 199 million YouTube views, it has nearly twice the streaming total of its closest rival. Not bad for a song the record label didn’t think was worth its own release.
9. “Come Together” (1969) — 953 Million Streams
The opening track on Abbey Road has racked up 953 million Spotify streams plus 158 million YouTube views. It hit number one in the U.S., the band’s 18th chart-topper here, though it only reached number four back in the UK.
8. “Let It Be” (1970) — 942 Million Streams
The title track from their final album, “Let It Be” was also the last single the band released together. It debuted at number six on the Billboard charts before climbing to the top spot in April 1970 just as the group was falling apart. Today it has 942 million Spotify streams and 108 million YouTube plays.
7. “Yesterday” (1965) — 855 Million Streams
Paul McCartney wrote this melancholic masterpiece for the Help! album. It became the band’s tenth U.S. chart-topper and is now one of the most covered songs in pop music history. It has 855 million Spotify streams and another 108 million plays on YouTube. Interestingly, it wasn’t released as a single in the UK at the time, crooner Matt Monro covered it three months later and brought it to British charts instead.
6. “Hey Jude” (1968) — 750+ Million Streams
At seven minutes and eleven seconds, “Hey Jude” was the longest Billboard chart-topper in history when it came out, a record it held for four years until Don McLean’s “American Pie” came along. It spent nine weeks at number one in the U.S. and was the biggest-selling song of 1968. It was also the first release on the Beatles’ own Apple record label. The track has now passed 750 million streams on Spotify and collected 445 million YouTube views.
5. “Blackbird” (1968) — 680+ Million Streams
“Blackbird” was never a single either. It was tucked into the middle of disc two on the band’s 1968 self-titled album, the one most folks call The White Album. That didn’t stop it from becoming one of the most beloved songs in the catalog. It now has over 680 million Spotify streams.
4. “Twist and Shout” (1963) — 670+ Million Streams
A cover of an earlier rock and roll standard, “Twist and Shout” first appeared on the band’s UK debut album Please Please Me in 1963, then made the cut on their U.S. debut, Introducing… The Beatles, the following year. It has earned over 670 million Spotify plays.
3. “In My Life” (1965) — 615 Million Streams
Released on Rubber Soul in 1965, “In My Life” was never a single. It didn’t need to be. In 2000, Mojo magazine named it the greatest song of all time. Streaming fans agree, the track has pulled in a staggering 615 million Spotify streams.
2. “I Want To Hold Your Hand” (1963) — 525 Million Streams
This is the song that started it all in America. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was the band’s first U.S. number one and the spark that lit the British Invasion of 1964. Back in the UK, it made history by knocking the Beatles’ own previous single, “She Loves You,” off the top spot, making them the first act ever to replace themselves at number one on the UK charts. Today it has 525 million Spotify streams.
1. “Something” (1969) — Nearly 500 Million Streams
Here’s a fun one to end on. “Something” was George Harrison’s only A-side songwriting credit with the Beatles and the only song of his to top the U.S. charts while the band was together. It was released as a double A-side, paired with “Come Together,” which also made this list. It has nearly half a billion Spotify streams and another 148 million YouTube views.
Honorable Mention: “Don’t Let Me Down” (1969)
Producer Phil Spector cut this fan favorite from the final Let It Be album, even though it had already been released as the B-side to “Get Back.” It only has 262 million Spotify streams, not quite enough to crack the top ten. But the band’s live rooftop performance of the song is by far their most-watched YouTube video, with more than 565 million views as of 2026. Sometimes the live version is the one that lasts.