The Beatles Breakup Songs: Popular Song Rankings [2025]

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The Beatles – Yesterday

Among the Beatles’ songs, this is the one most frequently covered by other musicians, and it is remembered as a masterpiece of breakup songs.

The composer is Paul McCartney.

With this track, he performed vocals backed only by strings and guitar for the first time.

The flowing melodic line showcases the hallmark qualities of Paul’s work.

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The Beatles – Girl

The Beatles’ lyrics grow deeper with each album.

This song from their mid-period album Rubber Soul tells its story in a narrative style, letting you sink into a simple, picture-book-like world.

Throughout, it’s achingly poignant and filled with wistful melancholy, yet it’s a highly polished track that never loses its charm no matter how many times you listen.

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The Beatles – Let It Be – Let It Be (STEREO REMASTERED)

The lyrics say that when you’re going through hard times or unbearable suffering, remembering the phrase “let it be,” meaning to let things take their course, can blow those adversities away.

It’s a song that makes you want to whisper, just as it says, “let it be.” The piano melody sinks deep into the heart.

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THE BEATLES You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 1965 HD

A song written by John Lennon.

It is included on the 1965 album Help!.

The flute part was performed by a session musician, making it the first Beatles recording to feature an outside musician.

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Yesterday (With Spoken Word Intro / Live From Studio 50, New York City / 1965)

Thinking about yesterday makes today hard.

It’s a Beatles classic that simply sings of a broken heart.

Even women in their thirties who don’t know many British bands will surely find comfort in a melody they’ve heard somewhere at least once.

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It’s a song by the legendary rock band everyone knows, The Beatles.

It’s included on the 1964 album “Beatles for Sale.” The lyrics express feelings for a girl who suddenly stopped keeping in touch.

The choral work is pleasing to the ear.

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The Beatles – You Won’t See Me

It’s been only a few days since I realized I no longer see myself reflected in your eyes, yet it feels as if years have passed.

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The protagonist of this song is in the midst of heartbreak so intense that tears well up in their eyes.

A track from the 1965 masterpiece album Rubber Soul.