( b ) Beatles songs written by John Lennon.

( s ) Solo songs written by John Lennon.

( q ) Quarrymen songs written by John Lennon.

( bd ) Studio or Home (1956-1969) demos written by John Lennon.

( sd ) Solo demos written by John Lennon.

( ga ) John Lennon songs given away.

( 50/50 ) Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

( L/M/H/S ) Written by Lennon / McCartney / Harrison / Starkey.

( f ) Film / film incidental music.

( i ) Instrumental / instrumental version.

( sw ) Spoken word.

( n ) Never released.

JOHN LENNON BEATLES SONGS: John wrote all of the song alone, or more than 50%, based on his original idea.

JOHN LENNON SOLO SONGS: John wrote all of the song alone, unless stated otherwise.

WITH McCARTNEY: 50/50 songs were written jointly, with each partner having equal input.

WITH ONO: John was the main writer of the song, but the initial idea and/or some lyrics were Ono's.

John Lennon also contributed to many Paul McCartney Beatles songs. He helped Paul with the music and/or lyrics to:

I'll Be On My Way,
P.S. I Love You,
All My Loving,
Can't Buy Me Love,
She's A Woman,
I'm Down,
Tell Me What You See,
Good Day Sunshine,
Eleanor Rigby,
Got To Get You Into My Life,
Paperback Writer,
Here,There And Everywhere,
Penny Lane,
When I'm Sixty Four,
Lovely Rita,
Back In The U.S.S.R,
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,
Blackbird,
Rocky Raccoon,
Honey Pie,
All Together Now,
Lady Madonna,
Get Back,
Hey Jude,
Carry That Weight,
Two Of Us,
White Power (Get Off),
Commonwealth,
There You Are, Eddie,

and many Quarrymen and Beatles improvisations.

John Lennon also contributed lyrics to George Harrison's 'Taxman' and 'Piggies', and music to Ringo Starr's 'Octopus's Garden'.

88 LENNON BEATLE COMPOSITIONS

54 LENNON SOLO COMPOSITIONS

43 LENNON / McCARTNEY COMPOSITIONS

81 LENNON DEMOS

25 LENNON / ONO COMPOSITIONS

11 L / M / H / S COMPOSITIONS

2 LENNON / NILSSON

1 LENNON / SPECTOR

1 LENNON / BOWIE / ALOMAR

1 LENNON / CLAPTON / MITCHELL / RICHARD

1 LENNON / CICALA

1 LENNON / ONO / ZAPPA

1 LENNON / HARRISON

2 LENNON / STARKEY

13 SPOKEN WORD

11 GIVEN AWAY

After two years of research, this song list has been compiled from many sources;

1. John Lennon publications.

2. Beatles publications.

3. The Internet.

4. Bootlegs.

5. Interviews,

Including John Lennon's very own breakdown of every Lennon and McCartney song, with Mike Hennessey in 1971.

Beatles interviews, 1962 - 1970,

The Rolling Stone interviews, 1968 - 1980,

The Playboy interviews, 1980.

(This List is reviewed regularly)

Next Review Date: 1st July 2008