Since the Beatles went on Spotify on December 24th their songs have been added to more than 650,000 playlists.
But the most streamed Beatles song so far is not what we might have guessed was their most popular — either “Hey Jude” or “Yesterday.” It’s “Come Together,” John Lennon’s plea for peace and unity that opens the “Abbey Road” album and was a hit years later for Aerosmith. “Come Together” is number 1 both in the U.S. and around the world.
Meantime, Apple lost its exclusivity on the Beatles for iTunes after five years. You can buy digital downloads of the albums on Amazon now. The “1” album is at number 25, The White Album is at 40, “Rubber Soul” is 50, the rest are scattered through Amazon’s top 100. This is all without fanfare since I broke the story. Amazon hasn’t advertised this at all. Don’t know why. Strange.
1. “Come Together”
2. “Hey Jude”
3. “Here Comes The Sun”
4. “Let It Be”
5. “Twist And Shout”
6. “Blackbird”
7. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
8. “In My Life”
9. “She Loves You”
10. “Help!”
The top 10 Beatles tracks on Spotify globally:
1. “Come Together”
2. “Let It Be”
3. “Hey Jude”
4. “Love Me Do”
5. “Yesterday”
6. “Here Comes The Sun”
7. “Help!”
8. “All You Need Is Love”
9. “I Want To Hold Your Hand”
10. “Twist And Shout”
