John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs. As the following countdown shows, five of his 14 trips to Billboard’s main singles chart weren’t originally part of any original album. Included ...

Songwriter John Lennon 's audacious claim in 1966 that the band was "more popular than Jesus" incited a severe backlash from ...

John Lennon only issued seven solo albums in the 10 years after the Beatles broke up. The posthumously released Milk and Honey and Menlove Ave. made for a total of nine. With such a small sample size, ...

McCartney and Lennon wrote “Baby’s in Black” in 1964 and recorded it together, singing cheek to cheek into the same microphone. They performed it live in very much the same way. Because the song ...

Lennon’s lyrics for “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” were inspired by late-night TV channel surfing while he lived with his girlfriend May Pang during his 18-month separation from Yoko Ono in 1973, ...

One of Lennon’s last performances saw him play alongside Elton John at Madison Square Garden. It seems that only the consequences of a bet (more on that later) could bring Lennon back on stage after ...

Loved by the Animals, the Stones, and most famously John Lennon, what was it about this Framus 12-string that made it a ...

Exploring the meaning behind The Beatles song 'I'll Cry Instead' which John Lennon's ex-wife Cynthia said was a cry for help while he was struggling.

John Lennon didn’t always like Paul McCartney’s songs, but he praised one of Paul’s solo hits from the early 1980s. Sadly, the track John liked sounds like it was performed by Kermit the Frog.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: WATFORD/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images As most Beatles fans know, John Lennon quit ...