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By our estimates, The Beatles recorded 13 albums (not including BBC or live tracks), over 200 songs, and wrote over 39 000 words. We did a word count of all The Beatles songs, albums, estimated song average word count, and Ranked all songs from longest to shortest for every album.
Word Count of The Beatles Albums
| Album | Word count |
| 1968 The Beatles (The White Album) | 5740 |
| 1988 Past Masters. Volume One | 3075 |
| 1988 Past Masters. Volume Two | 2804 |
| 1963 With The Beatles | 2685 |
| 1965 Help! | 2656 |
| 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely | 2654 |
| 1965 Rubber Soul | 2604 |
| 1964 A Hard Day’s Night | 2520 |
| 1967 Magical Mystery Tour | 2363 |
| 1963 Please Please Me | 2293 |
| 1966 Revolver | 2289 |
| 1970 Let It Be | 2165 |
| 1969 Abbey Road | 2148 |
| 1964 Beatles For Sale | 2114 |
| 1969 Yellow Submarine | 921 |
| Album average word count | 2602 |
| Total word count in all albums | 39031 |
Word Count of "Please Please Me" Album
| 1963 Please Please Me | Word count |
| Twist And Shout | 271 |
| Baby, It’s You | 212 |
| Anna (Go To Him) | 206 |
| Boys | 201 |
| I Saw Her Standing There | 184 |
| Ask Me Why | 178 |
| Chains | 166 |
| P.S. I Love You | 153 |
| Please Please Me.txt | 153 |
| Do You Want To Know A Secret | 139 |
| Misery | 128 |
| Love Me Do | 108 |
| There’s A Place | 101 |
| A Taste Of Honey | 93 |
| Song average word count | 164 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2293 |
Word Count of "With The Beatles" Album
| 1963 With The Beatles | Word count |
| Please Mister Postman | 269 |
| You Really Got A Hold On Me | 243 |
| Roll Over Beethoven | 239 |
| Money (That’s What I Want) | 227 |
| Devil In Her Heart | 213 |
| It Won’t Be Long | 200 |
| I Wanna Be Your Man | 198 |
| Don’t Bother Me | 195 |
| Hold Me Tight | 175 |
| All I’ve Got To Do | 160 |
| Little Child | 152 |
| All My Loving | 149 |
| Not A Second Time | 135 |
| Till There Was You | 130 |
| Song average word count | 192 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2685 |
Word Count of "Beatles For Sale" Album
| 1964 Beatles For Sale | Word count |
| Rock And Roll Music | 369 |
| I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party | 198 |
| I’m A Loser | 188 |
| Medley Kansas City Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey | 187 |
| Baby’s In Black | 186 |
| No Reply | 169 |
| Every Little Thing | 147 |
| Honey Don’t | 128 |
| I’ll Follow The Sun | 127 |
| Eight Days A Week | 119 |
| What You’re Doing | 96 |
| Mr. Moonlight | 83 |
| Everybody’s Trying To Be My Baby | 64 |
| Words Of Love | 53 |
| Song average word count | 151 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2114 |
Word Count of "A Hard Day's Night" Album
| 1964 A Hard Day’s Night | Word count |
| You Can’t Do That | 262 |
| A Hard Day’s Night | 247 |
| I’ll Cry Instead | 218 |
| Things We Said Today | 217 |
| I’m Happy Just To Dance With You | 212 |
| Can’t Buy Me Love | 207 |
| Tell Me Why | 183 |
| When I Get Home | 181 |
| I Should Have Known Better | 178 |
| Any Time At All | 177 |
| If I Fell | 170 |
| I’ll Be Back | 165 |
| And I Love Her | 103 |
| Song average word count | 194 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2520 |
Word Count of "Help!" Album
| 1965 Help! | Word count |
| Ticket To Ride | 273 |
| Help! | 267 |
| You Like Me Too Much | 221 |
| Act Naturally | 209 |
| Another Girl | 207 |
| The Night Before | 200 |
| I’ve Just Seen A Face | 195 |
| You’re Going To Lose That Girl | 187 |
| Tell Me What You See | 180 |
| I Need You | 178 |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | 169 |
| Yesterday | 134 |
| It’s Only Love | 124 |
| You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away | 112 |
| Song average word count | 190 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2656 |
Word Count of "Rubber Soul" Album
| 1965 Rubber Soul | Word count |
| You Won’t See Me | 239 |
| Run For Your Life | 237 |
| Wait | 221 |
| Drive My Car | 214 |
| What Goes On | 208 |
| The Word | 207 |
| Think For Yourself | 192 |
| I’m Looking Through You | 178 |
| Girl | 170 |
| Nowhere Man | 165 |
| Michelle | 162 |
| If I Needed Someone | 150 |
| In My Life | 146 |
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 115 |
| Song average word count | 186 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2604 |
Word Count of "Magical Mystery Tour" Album
| 1967 Magical Mystery Tour | Word count |
| All You Need Is Love | 380 |
| I Am The Walrus | 290 |
| Hello, Goodbye | 265 |
| Penny Lane | 234 |
| Baby, You’re A Rich Man | 220 |
| Your Mother Should Know | 198 |
| Strawberry Fields Forever | 197 |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 194 |
| The Fool On The Hill | 194 |
| Blue Jay Way | 191 |
| Song average word count | 236 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2363 |
Word Count of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely " Album
| 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely | Word count |
| With A Little Help From My Friends | 297 |
| Getting Better | 270 |
| Good Morning, Good Morning | 261 |
| She’s Leaving Home | 229 |
| Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | 224 |
| A Day In The Life | 212 |
| Fixing A Hole | 203 |
| Lovely Rita | 198 |
| When I’m Sixty Four | 193 |
| Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band | 168 |
| Within You Without You | 168 |
| Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! | 150 |
| Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) | 81 |
| Song average word count | 204 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2654 |
Word Count of "The Beatles (The White Album)" Album
| 1968 The Beatles (The White Album) | Word count |
| Revolution 9 | 517 |
| Rocky Raccoon | 356 |
| Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 331 |
| Helter Skelter | 266 |
| Back In The U.S.S.R. | 255 |
| Revolution 1 | 248 |
| Happiness Is A Warm Gun | 236 |
| The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill | 229 |
| Cry Baby Cry | 222 |
| Everybody’s Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey | 221 |
| Don’t Pass Me By | 217 |
| I’m So Tired | 210 |
| Honey Pie | 199 |
| Savoy Truffle | 193 |
| Sexy Sadie | 175 |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 156 |
| Yer Blues | 156 |
| Dear Prudence | 153 |
| Glass Onion | 148 |
| Why Don’t We Do It In The Road | 145 |
| Mother Nature’s Son | 139 |
| Martha My Dear | 138 |
| Birthday | 133 |
| I Will | 129 |
| Blackbird | 124 |
| Julia | 114 |
| Piggies | 114 |
| Good Night | 113 |
| Long, Long, Long | 82 |
| Wild Honey Pie | 21 |
| Song average word count | 191 |
| Total word count in all songs | 5740 |
Word Count of "Abbey Road" Album
| 1969 Abbey Road | Word count |
| Maxwell’s Silver Hammer | 255 |
| You Never Give Me Your Money | 243 |
| Octopus’s Garden | 189 |
| Come Together | 187 |
| Oh! Darling | 171 |
| I Want You (She’s So Heavy) | 169 |
| Here Comes The Sun | 156 |
| She Came In Through The Bathroom Window | 137 |
| Something | 125 |
| Mean Mr. Mustard | 85 |
| Golden Slumbers | 83 |
| Polythene Pam | 77 |
| Carry That Weight | 74 |
| Her Majesty | 68 |
| Because | 61 |
| Sun King | 40 |
| The End | 28 |
| Song average word count | 126 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2148 |
Word Count of "Let It Be" Album
| 1970 Let It Be | Word count |
| I’ve Got A Feeling | 286 |
| Let It Be | 271 |
| One After 909 | 271 |
| Get Back | 212 |
| Across The Universe | 202 |
| Two Of Us | 195 |
| Dig A Pony | 166 |
| I Me Mine | 150 |
| The Long And Winding Road | 149 |
| For You Blue | 137 |
| Dig It | 70 |
| Maggie Mae | 56 |
| Song average word count | 180 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2165 |
Word Count of "Past Masters. Volume One" Album
| 1988 Past Masters. Volume One | Word count |
| I’m Down | 252 |
| She Loves You | 229 |
| She’s A Woman | 227 |
| Sie Liebt Dich | 211 |
| From Me To You | 204 |
| I’ll Get You | 197 |
| Bad Boy | 188 |
| Yes It Is | 186 |
| Matchbox | 182 |
| I Want To Hold Your Hand | 176 |
| Slow Down | 176 |
| I Feel Fine | 175 |
| Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand | 169 |
| Thank You Girl | 154 |
| I Call Your Name | 133 |
| Long Tall Sally | 132 |
| This Boy | 84 |
| Song average word count | 181 |
| Total word count in all songs | 3075 |
Word Count of "Past Masters. Volume Two" Album
| 1988 Past Masters. Volume Two | Word count |
| The Ballad Of John And Yoko | 316 |
| You Know My Name (Look Up The Number) | 274 |
| Old Brown Shoe | 246 |
| We Can Work It Out | 239 |
| Hey Jude | 202 |
| Get Back | 187 |
| Paperback Writer | 186 |
| Let It Be | 180 |
| Revolution | 176 |
| Across The Universe | 161 |
| Rain | 160 |
| Don’t Let Me Down | 152 |
| Lady Madonna | 122 |
| Day Tripper | 112 |
| The Inner Light | 91 |
| Song average word count | 187 |
| Total word count in all songs | 2804 |
Word Count of " Yellow Submarine" Album
| 1969 Yellow Submarine | Word count |
| It’s All Too Much | 331 |
| All Together Now | 252 |
| Hey Bulldog | 217 |
| Only A Northern Song | 121 |
| Song average word count | 230 |
| Total word count in all songs | 921 |
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