I am making a Beatles compilation CD.
 

Here is what I have put down so far so if there are other songs you want to recommend - let me know.

Dig a Pony
Across the Universe
I Me Mine
All I've Got to do
Devil in Her Heart
Please Mister Postman
Help
In My Life
Yesterday
Strawberry Fields Forever
Hello, Goodbye
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Let It Be
Something
Mr. Moonlight
Oh! Darling

I kept out:

Good Day Sunshine
Elenor Rigby
Come Together
Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

Get Back

Day Tripper
Drive My Car
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Magical Mystery Tour

Tomorrow Never Knows
Within You Without You
It's All Too Much
Blackbird
Rocky Racoon
She's Leaving Home
For No One
Run For Your Life
What Goes On

Ob La Di, Ob La Da - fucken great song

wow, i was just gonna come on here saying how i am d/ling their discography and which album should i start with, considering i haven't listened to them at all before.

Just burn Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Magical Mystery Tour on the same disc.

Helter Skelter

just start in the middle. Rubber Soul, Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's, Magical Mystery Tour, White Album, Abbey Road.

Anything from Revolver on is essential.

Rubber Soul is the best Beatles album.

Rubber Soul is also fucking incredible but Revolver is where they really came into their own.

Early-era Beatles stuff is also good but the psychedellic era is where they really shine. The early stuff is basically poppy love songs.

You're crazy man.

I honestly can't decide between Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, Revolver and Abbey Road. That's probably how I'd rank them though.

They're ALL great. Especially after Help! But Rubber Soul is king.

Hold on. Gonna make this a topic. with poll. :p

I don't know, I can't see picking Rubber Soul as their best album. I agree that it is an excellent album, but it doesn't compare to the other 4 I listed. Those 4 are the top tier, then I'd place Rubber Soul, Help and Let It Be in the middle tier of greatness. The early stuff is also great, but doesn't compare.

Things We Said Today
Think For Yourself
I Am The Walrus
A Day In The Life
Here Comes The Sun
Love You To
Penny Lane
I'm So Tired
And Your Bird Can Sing (I actually enjoy the Anthology version a bit more, with Lennon and McCartney cracking up throughout.)

no paperback writer? For shame, all of you :p

Paperback Writer

Word. I remember back in that "what are you listening to" thread, BS and I did like a page of Beatles songs. Good times for all.