List of songs recorded by John Lennon

This article is about songs Lennon recorded as a solo artist. For songs he recorded with the Beatles, see List of songs recorded by the Beatles.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon performing in 1971.
Yoko Ono and John Lennon performing in December 1971

John Lennon (1940–1980) was an English musician who gained prominence as a member of the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with bandmate Paul McCartney is one of the most celebrated in music history.[1] After their break-up, Lennon recorded over 150 songs as a solo artist. Between 1968 and 1969, Lennon released three avant-garde experimental albums with wife Yoko Ono,[a] as well as a live album and two singles, "Give Peace a Chance" and "Cold Turkey", with the Plastic Ono Band.[5][6] His debut single before the Beatles' break-up was "Instant Karma!"[6]

Lennon's debut solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, was released in late 1970.[7] Influenced by primal scream therapy, its songs are noted for their intense nature and "raw" sound,[8] containing personal lyrics dealing with themes of loss, abandonment, and suffering.[7][9] Its follow-up, Imagine, was released in 1971.[10] Co-produced by Phil Spector and featuring appearances by former Beatle George Harrison, Imagine features songs with calmer and elaborate arrangements compared to its predecessor, with lyrics discussing peace, love, and notably, an attack on former bandmate Paul McCartney in the song "How Do You Sleep?"[10] Its title track, in particular, is regarded as one of Lennon's finest songs.[11] Also recorded during this time was the Christmas song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".[6] Some Time in New York City (1972), a part-studio, part-live album with Yoko Ono and Elephant's Memory, contained songs by both Lennon and Ono, with lyrics discussing political and social issues and topics such as sexism, incarceration, colonialism and racism.[12] Mind Games (1973), Lennon's first self-produced album, marked a return to introspective songwriting, featuring love songs, hard rockers, and bouts of humour.[13][14] Walls and Bridges (1974), recorded during his 18-month separation from Ono, features rock and pop songs that reflected Lennon's feelings at the time, as well as contributions from Elton John.[15] Rock 'n' Roll (1975), a covers album of late 1950s and early 1960s rock songs, included songs such as "Stand by Me", "Peggy Sue" and "You Can't Catch Me".[16] After Rock 'n' Roll, Lennon took a five-year hiatus from the music industry to raise his son Sean,[17] aside from occasional demos.[b]

Lennon returned to music in 1980 with Ono on the album Double Fantasy.[6] Co-produced by Jack Douglas, the album's songs primarily focus on the couple's relationship, emphasising their love for each other and their son, Sean, with some songs discussing Lennon's hiatus.[18] He was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman three weeks after the album's release.[6] In the years following his death, many previously unissued songs have seen release on other albums, including Milk and Honey (1984),[19] Menlove Ave. (1986),[20] and John Lennon Anthology (1998).[6][21]

Songs

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Key
† Indicates song not written or co-written by John Lennon
# Indicates song credited to John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Phil Spector in 1965
Phil Spector co-produced Lennon's albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), Imagine (1971), Some Time in New York City (1972) and Rock 'n' Roll (1975).
Frank Zappa performing in 1971
Lennon and Ono performed four songs on Some Time in New York City (1972) live with Frank Zappa and his band the Mothers of Invention.
Harry Nilsson in 1974
Lennon co-wrote "Old Dirt Road" with Harry Nilsson, released on Walls and Bridges (1974).
Elton John in 2015
Walls and Bridges contained contributions from Elton John.
Ben E. King performing in 2007
Lennon covered Ben E. King's song "Stand by Me" for his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll.
Publicity photo of Buddy Holly in 1958
Lennon covered Buddy Holly's song "Peggy Sue" for his 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll.
Name of song, writer(s), original release, producer(s) and year of release
Song Writer(s) Original release Producer(s) Year Ref.
"#9 Dream" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Ain't She Sweet" Jack Yellen
Milton Ager † 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Ain't That a Shame" Fats Domino
Dave Bartholomew † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Aisumasen (I'm Sorry)" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Amsterdam" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Wedding Album John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [26]
"Angel Baby" Rosie Hamlin † Menlove Ave. John Lennon
Phil Spector 		1986 [27]
"Angela" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Attica State" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Aü" (live) #
(with the Mothers of Invention) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Baby's Heartbeat" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [29]
"Be My Baby" Phil Spector
Ellie Greenwich
Jeff Barry † 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Be-Bop-A-Lula" Bill Davis
Gene Vincent † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Beautiful Boys" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Beef Jerky" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Bless You" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Blue Suede Shoes" (live)
(Plastic Ono Band) 		Carl Perkins † Live Peace in Toronto 1969 John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [31]
"Bony Moronie" Larry Williams † Rock 'n' Roll Phil Spector 1975 [24]
"Born in a Prison" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		Yoko Ono † Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Borrowed Time" John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Bring On the Lucie (Freda Peeple)" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Cambridge 1969" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [29]
"Cleanup Time" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Cold Turkey"[c]
(Plastic Ono Band) 		John Lennon Non-album single John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [33]
"Come Together"[d] (live) John Lennon
Paul McCartney 		Live in New York City Yoko Ono 1986 [34]
"Crippled Inside" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Dear John" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Dear Yoko" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Dizzy, Miss Lizzy" (live)
(Plastic Ono Band) 		Larry Williams † Live Peace in Toronto 1969 John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [31]
"Do You Want to Dance" Bobby Freeman † Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Do the Oz" John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Don't Be Scared" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Don't Worry Kyoko"[c]
(Yoko Ono and Plastic Ono Band) 		Yoko Ono † Fly John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1971 [36]
"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess" # John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Free as a Bird" (demo) John Lennon – –[e] [37]
"Gimme Some Truth" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Give Me Something" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Give Peace a Chance"
(Plastic Ono Band) 		John Lennon
Paul McCartney[f] 		Non-album single John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [39]
"God" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"God Save Oz" John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Going Down on Love" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Goodnight Vienna" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"The Great Wok" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Grow Old with Me" # John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
(John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Non-album single Phil Spector
John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1971 [41]
"Hard Times are Over" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Help Me to Help Myself" # John Lennon Double Fantasy (2000 reissue) John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		2000 [42]
"Here We Go Again" John Lennon
Phil Spector 		Menlove Ave. John Lennon
Phil Spector 		1986 [27]
"Hold On" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"Honey Don't" Carl Perkins † John Lennon Signature Box – 2010 [43]
"Hound Dog" (live) Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller † 		Live in New York City Yoko Ono 1986 [34]
"How?" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"How Do You Sleep?" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"I Don't Wanna Face It" # John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"I Found Out" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"I Know (I Know)" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"I Saw Her Standing There"[d] (live) John Lennon
Paul McCartney 		Lennon – 1990 [44]
"I'm Losing You" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"I'm Moving On" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"I'm Stepping Out" # John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"I'm the Greatest" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"I'm Your Angel" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Imagine" John Lennon
Yoko Ono[g] 		Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Instant Karma!" John Lennon Non-album single Phil Spector 1970 [46]
"India, India" John Lennon John Lennon Signature Box – 2010 [43]
"Intuition" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Isolation" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"It's Real" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"It's So Hard" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Jamrag" (live) #
(with the Mothers of Invention) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Jealous Guy" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"John & Yoko" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Wedding Album John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [26]
"John Sinclair" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Just Because" Lloyd Price † Rock 'n' Roll Phil Spector 1975 [24]
"(Just Like) Starting Over" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"A Kiss Is Just a Kiss" Herman Hupfeld † John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Kiss Kiss Kiss" # Yoko Ono † Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Let Me Count the Ways" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Life Begins at 40" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Long Lost John" Traditional
arr. John Lennon 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Look at Me" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"Love" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"The Luck of the Irish" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"[d] (live) John Lennon
Paul McCartney 		Lennon – 1990 [44]
"Maggie Mae" Traditional arr.
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Ringo Starr 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Meat City" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Medley: Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin'" Sam Cooke
John Marascalco
Leo Price † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy" Robert Blackwell
John Marascalco † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Mind Games" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Money (That's What I Want)" (live)
(Plastic Ono Band) 		Janie Bradford
Berry Gordy † 		Live Peace in Toronto 1969 John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [31]
"Mother" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"Move Over Ms. L" John Lennon Non-album single
(B-side to "Stand by Me") 		John Lennon 1975 [47]
"Mr. Hyde's Gone (Don't Be Afraid)" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Mucho Mungo" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"My Baby Left Me" Arthur Crudup † Menlove Ave. John Lennon
Phil Spector 		1986 [27]
"My Life" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"My Mummy's Dead" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"New York City" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"No Bed for Beatle John" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [29]
"Nobody Loves You (When You're Down and Out)" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Nobody Told Me" # John Lennon Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Now and Then" (demo) John Lennon – –[h] [37]
"Nutopian International Anthem"[i] John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"O' Sanity" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Oh My Love" John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Oh Yoko!" John Lennon Imagine John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1971 [35]
"Old Dirt Road" John Lennon
Harry Nilsson 		Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"One Day (At a Time)" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"One of the Boys" John Lennon John Lennon Signature Box – 2010 [43]
"Only People" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Only You" Buck Ram † John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Open Your Box"
(Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band) 		Yoko Ono † Non-album single
(B-side to "Power to the People") 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1971 [49]
"Out the Blue" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"Peggy Sue" Jerry Allison
Norman Petty
Buddy Holly † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Power to the People"
(John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band) 		John Lennon Non-album single Phil Spector
John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1971 [50]
"Radio Play" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [29]
"Real Love" John Lennon Imagine: John Lennon
(soundtrack) 		John Lennon 1988 [51]
"Remember" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"The Rishi Kesh Song" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Rock and Roll People" John Lennon Menlove Ave. John Lennon
Phil Spector 		1986 [27]
"Satire 1" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Satire 2" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Satire 3" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Scared" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Scumbag" (live) #
(with the Mothers of Invention) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Frank Zappa 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Serve Yourself" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Sisters, O Sisters" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		Yoko Ono † Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Sleepless Night" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]
"Slippin' and Slidin'" Eddie Bo
Albert Collins
Little Richard
James Smith † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Stand by Me" Jerry Leiber
Mike Stoller
Ben E. King † 		Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon 1975 [24]
"Steel and Glass" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Stranger's Room" John Lennon John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"Sunday Bloody Sunday" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Sweet Little Sixteen" Chuck Berry † Rock 'n' Roll Phil Spector 1975 [24]
"Tight A$" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"To Know Her Is to Love Her" Phil Spector † Menlove Ave. John Lennon
Phil Spector 		1986 [27]
"Two Minutes Silence" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [29]
"Two Virgins Side One" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1968 [52]
"Two Virgins Side Two" # John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1968 [52]
"Walking on Thin Ice"[j]
(Yoko Ono) 		Yoko Ono † Non-album single John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1981 [54]
"Watching the Wheels" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Well (Baby Please Don't Go)" (live) #
(with the Mothers of Invention) 		Walter Ward † Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Well Well Well" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"We're All Water" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		Yoko Ono † Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"What You Got" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" John Lennon Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Woman" # John Lennon Double Fantasy John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Jack Douglas 		1980 [30]
"Woman Is the Nigger of the World" #
(with Elephant's Memory) 		John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		Some Time in New York City John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1972 [28]
"Working Class Hero" John Lennon John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Phil Spector 		1970 [40]
"Ya Ya"[k] Morgan Robinson
Lee Dorsey
Clarence Lewis
Morris Levy † 		Walls and Bridges John Lennon 1974 [22]
"Yer Blues"[d] (live)
(Plastic Ono Band) 		John Lennon
Paul McCartney 		Live Peace in Toronto 1969 John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1969 [31]
"Yesterday"[d] (parody) John Lennon
Paul McCartney 		John Lennon Anthology Yoko Ono
Rob Stevens 		1998 [23]
"You Are Here" John Lennon Mind Games John Lennon 1973 [25]
"You Can't Catch Me" Chuck Berry † Rock 'n' Roll Phil Spector 1975 [24]
"You're the One" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey Yoko Ono 1984 [32]
"Your Hands" # Yoko Ono † Milk and Honey John Lennon
Yoko Ono 		1984 [32]

Notes

  1. ^ Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968),[2] Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1968)[3] and Wedding Album (1969)[4]
  2. ^ These demos included "Free as a Bird", "Real Love" and "Now and Then", all of which were recorded and released under the Beatles name: the first two in 1995 as part of The Beatles Anthology, and the third in 2023.
  3. ^ a b A live version was released on Some Time in New York City (1972).[28]
  4. ^ a b c d e Originally recorded by the Beatles
  5. ^ Recorded as a demo in 1977[37]
  6. ^ Originally credited to Lennon–McCartney,[38] the song has been solely credited to Lennon on later releases, including Live in New York City.[34]
  7. ^ Ono was added as a co-writer of "Imagine" in 2017.[45]
  8. ^ Recorded as a demo in 1979
  9. ^ Consists of three seconds of silence[48]
  10. ^ The final song Lennon recorded on 8 December 1980 – the day of his murder[53]
  11. ^ Another version of "Ya Ya" appears on Rock 'n' Roll.[24] This version was released as a single.

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