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The Beatles were a quartet consisting of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

After the band's break-up in 1970, all four members embarked upon successful solo careers.

Contents

George Harrison

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
UK
[2]
NO
[3]
JP
[4]
AT
[5]
SE
[6]
US
[7]
UK
[8]
1968 Wonderwall Music 49 - - - - -
1969 Electronic Sound 191 - - - - -
1970 All Things Must Pass 1 1 1 4 - - 6x Platinum
1973 Living in the Material World 1 2 4 9 - - Gold
1974 Dark Horse 4 - 7 18 - - Gold Silver[9]
1975 Extra Texture (Read All About It) 8 16 8 9 - - Gold -
1976 Thirty Three & 1/3 11 35 17 23 - - Gold Silver[10]
1979 George Harrison 14 39 21 38 - - Gold -
1981 Somewhere in England 11 13 2 31 15 13 - -
1982 Gone Troppo 108 - 31 - - - - -
1987 Cloud Nine 8 10 8 28 26 5 Platinum Gold[11]
2002 Brainwashed 18 29 9 21 62 18 Gold Gold[12]

Live albums

Year Album Chart positions RIAA Certification
[7]
US
[1]
UK
[2]
NO
[3]
JP
[4]
1971 The Concert for Bangla Desh 2 1 1 2 Gold
1992 Live in Japan 126 - - 15

Compilation albums

Year Album Chart positions RIAA Certification
[7]
US
[1]
UK
[2]
JP
[4]
AT
1976 The Best of George Harrison 31 100 51 25 Gold
1989 Best of Dark Horse 1976-1989 132 - 51 -
2009 Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison 24 4 40 -

With the Traveling Wilburys

Year Album Chart position RIAA Certification
US UK NO AU AT CH SE DE JP
1988 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 3 16 2 1 3 6 2 10 46 3x Platinum
1990 Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3 11 14 3 14 22 18 5 23 79 Platinum

John Lennon

Year Title Peak chart positions Certification
US
[1]
UK
[2]
NO
[3]
JP
[4]
US
[7]
UK
1970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 6 8 13 5 Gold
1971 Imagine 1 1 1 1 2x Platinum
1972 Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono) 48 11 2 15
1973 Mind Games 9 13 7 6 Gold Gold[13]
1974 Walls and Bridges 1 6 3 14 Gold Silver[14]
1975 Rock 'n' Roll 6 6 9 15 Gold Gold[15]
1980 Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono) 1 1 1 2 3x Platinum Platinum[16]
1984 Milk and Honey (with Yoko Ono) 11 3 7 3 Gold Gold[17]

Experimental albums

  • Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins (with Yoko Ono) (1968) - US #124
  • Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions (with Yoko Ono) (1969) - US #174
  • Wedding Album (with Yoko Ono) (1969) - US #178

Live albums

Year Title Peak chart positions RIAA
Certification
[7]
US
[1]
UK
[2]
JP
[4]
NO
[3]
SE
[6]
1969 Live Peace in Toronto 1969 10 - 29 19
1986 Live in New York City 41 55 13 12 Gold

Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certification Additional information
US
[1]
UK
[2]
JP
[4]
NO
[3]
SE
[6]
AT
[5]
US
[7]
UK JP
1975 Shaved Fish 12 8 22 9 28 5 Platinum Gold[18]
1982 The John Lennon Collection 33 1 8 1 4 - 3x Platinum 3x Platinum Gold
1986 Menlove Ave. 147 - 32 - - - Compilation comprises outtakes recorded in 1973-74
1988 Imagine: John Lennon 31 64 14 - - - Gold Gold[19] Gold Soundtrack album for the same-titled motion picture
1990 Lennon - - 53 - - - Box-set compilation
1997 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon 65 3 46 - 28 5 Gold 2x Platinum Platinum
1998 John Lennon Anthology 99 64 30 - - - Gold Box-set compilation comprises previously unreleased recordings
1998 Wonsaponatime - 76 57 - - - Compilation comprises the highlights from the Anthology album
2004 Acoustic 31 133 23 - - - A compilation of acoustic material, mostly previously released
2005 Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon 135 11 39 13 17 22 Gold[20] Double album

Limited releases

  • Peace, Love & Truth (2005)
  • The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
  • Remember (a special compilation released exclusively by Starbucks) (2006)
  • Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur (Various Artists Benefit Album)(No songs actually performed by John Lennon, however, some songs include excerpts from his originals) (2007)

Paul McCartney

Studio albums

Year Album Chart Positions Certifications
U.S.
[21]
AUS
[22]
N.Z.
[23]
U.K.
[24]
BEL
[25]
FRA
[26]
ITA
[27]
NOR
[28]
SWE
[29]
SWI
[30]
JPN
[31]
1970 McCartney 1 2 2 13 2x platinum (US)[7]
1971 Ram
(credit to "Paul and Linda McCartney")
2 1 1 8 Platinum (US)[7]
1971 Wild Life
(credit to "Wings")
10 11 4 15 Gold (US)[7]
1973 Red Rose Speedway
(credit to "Paul McCartney and Wings")
1 5 4 13 Platinum(US)[7]
Gold (UK)[32]
1973 Band on the Run
(credit to "Paul McCartney and Wings")
1 1 1 11 3x platinum (US)[7]
Platinum (UK)[33]
1975 Venus and Mars
(credit to "Wings")
1 1 1 9 Platinum (US, UK)[7][34]
1976 Wings at the Speed of Sound
(credit to "Wings")
1 1 2 7 4 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK)[35]
1978 London Town
(credit to "Wings")
2 4 2 4 4 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK) [36]
1979 Back to the Egg
(credit to "Wings")
8 6 5 5 7 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK)[37]
1980 McCartney II 3 1 5 5 8 Gold (US, UK)[7][38]
1982 Tug Of War 1 1 1 1 1 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK)[39]
1983 Pipes of Peace 15 4 1 4 12 5 Platinum (US, UK)[7][40]
1984 Give My Regards to Broad Street 21 1 4 9 6 Platinum (UK)[41]
Gold (US)[7]
1986 Press to Play 30 8 8 17 28 11 Gold (UK)[42]
1988 Снова в СССР 109 63 48
1989 Flowers in the Dirt 21 18 1 1 2 13 9 Platinum (UK)[43]
Gold (US)[7]
1993 Off the Ground 17 8 5 2 10 5 5 Gold (US, JP)[7]
Silver (UK)[44]
1997 Flaming Pie 2 9 23 2 19 23 3 11 10 14 Gold (US, UK)[7] [45]
1999 Run Devil Run 27 12 44 55 12 23 36 30 Gold (UK)[46]
2001 Driving Rain 26 46 18 27 Gold (US)[7]
Silver (UK)[47]
2005 Chaos and Creation in the Backyard 6 33 10 15 3 3 8 3 9 19 Gold (US, UK)[48][7]
2007 Memory Almost Full 3 33 5 25 13 8 4 3 20 17 Platinum (US)

Gold (UK, CA) [7][49]

Classical albums

Live albums

Year Album Chart Positions Certifications
U.S.
[21]
U.K.
[24]
FRA
[26]
NOR
[28]
SWE
[29]
SWI
[30]
JPN
[31]
1976 Wings Over America
(credit to "Wings)
1 8 7 33 4 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK)[50]
1990 Tripping the Live Fantastic 17 26 12 Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (UK)[51]
1990 Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! 141 18 27 27 Platinum (US)[7]
1991 Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) 7 14 13 20 39 24
1993 Paul is Live 78 34 23 16
2002 Back in the U.S. 8 4 2x platinum (US)[7]
Gold (JP)
2003 Back in the World 5 23 12 68 196 Gold (UK)[52]

Compilations

Year Album Chart Positions Certifications
U.S.
[21]
AUS
[22]
NZ
[23]
U.K.
[24]
BEL
[25]
ITA
[27]
NOR
[28]
SWE
[29]
SWI
[30]
JPN
[31]
1978 Wings Greatest
(credit to "Wings")
29 5 20 32 24 Platinum (US, UK)[7][53]
1987 All the Best! 62 2 7 11 11 3x Platinum (UK)[54]
2x Platinum (US)[7]
Gold (JP)
2001 Wingspan: Hits and History 2 14 13 5 21 18 5 49 13 2x Platinum (US)[7]

Gold (AU)[55]

Other albums

Soundtrack albums

Ringo Starr

Studio albums

Year Album U.S. UK RIAA certification
1970 Sentimental Journey 22 7
1970 Beaucoups of Blues 65 -
1973 Ringo 2 7 Platinum
1974 Goodnight Vienna 8 30 Gold
1976 Ringo's Rotogravure 28 -
1977 Ringo the 4th 162 -
1978 Bad Boy 129 -
1981 Stop and Smell the Roses 98 -
1983 Old Wave - -
1992 Time Takes Time - -
1998 Vertical Man 61 85
2003 Ringo Rama 113 -
2005 Choose Love - -
2008 Liverpool 8 94 91

Compilation albums

  • Blast From Your Past (12 December 1975) US #30
  • Starr Struck: Best of Ringo Starr, Vol. 2 (24 February 1989)
  • The Anthology... So Far (19 January 2001)
  • Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr (28 August 2007) UK #26; US 130
  • Ringo 5.1: The Surround Sound Collection (24 March 2008)

Live albums

References

  • Bruce Spizer's 2005 book "The Beatles Solo On Apple Records"
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