From the very beginnings of the Beatles, Paul McCartney and John Lennon decided to publish their songs under both their names. So all their songs have the dual Lennon/McCartney writing credit.
Later, when they wrote separately (and still took co-writer credits as Lennon/McCartney), the one who wrote the song would sing the lead.
Some songs in the second part of their career is actually co-written, usually mixing part of John’s work with part of Paul’s, as in A Day in the Life or I’ve Got a Feeling.
Here’s a list of all songs officially recorded by the Beatles until 1970, where you can see who is the main composer and who sing.
Please Please Me
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| I Saw Her Standing There | McCartney | McCartney |
| Misery | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Anna (Go to Him) | Alexander | Lennon |
| Chains | Goffin/King | Harrison |
| Boys | Dixon/Farrell | Starr |
| Ask Me Why | Lennon | Lennon |
| Please Please Me | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| Love Me Do | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| P.S. I Love You | McCartney | McCartney |
| Baby It´s You | David/Williams/Bacharach | Lennon |
| Do You Want to Know a Secret | Lennon | Harrison |
| A Taste of Honey | Scott/Marlow | McCartney |
| There´s a Place | Lennon | Lennon |
| Twist and Shout | Medley/Russel | Lennon |
With The Beatles
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| It Won´t Be Long | Lennon | Lennon |
| All I´ve Got to Do | Lennon | Lennon |
| All My Loving | McCartney | McCartney |
| Don´t Bother Me | Harrison | Harrison |
| Little Child | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Till There Was You | Wilson | McCartney |
| Please Mr Postman | Holland/Bateman/Garrett/Dobbins/Gorman | Lennon |
| Roll Over Beethoven | Berry | Harrison |
| Hold Me Tight | McCartney | McCartney |
| You Really Got a Hold on Me | Robinson | Lennon/Harrison |
| I Wanna Be Your Man | Lennon/McCartney | Starr |
| Devil in Her Heart | Drapkin | Harrison |
| Not a Second Time | Lennon | Lennon |
| Money (That´s What I Want) | Bradford/Gordy | Lennon |
A Hard Day’s Night
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| A Hard Day´s Night | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| I Should Have Known Better | Lennon | Lennon |
| If I Fell | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| I´m Happy Just to Dance With You | Lennon | Harrison |
| And I Love Her | McCartney | McCartney |
| Tell Me Why | Lennon | Lennon |
| Can´t Buy Me Love | McCartney | McCartney |
| Any Time at All | Lennon | Lennon |
| I´ll Cry Instead | Lennon | Lennon |
| Things We Said Today | McCartney | McCartney |
| When I Get Home | Lennon | Lennon |
| You Can´t Do That | Lennon | Lennon |
| I´ll Be Back | Lennon | Lennon |
Beatles For Sale
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| No Replay | Lennon | Lennon |
| I´m a Loser | Lennon | Lennon |
| Baby´s in Black | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Rock and Roll Music | Berry | Lennon |
| I´ll Follow the Sun | McCartney | McCartney |
| Mr Moonlight | Johnson | Lennon |
| Kansas City/Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey | Leiber/Stoller/Penniman | McCartney |
| Eight Days a Week | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Words of Love | Holly | Lennon/McCartney |
| Honey Don´t | Perkins | Starr |
| Every Little Thing | McCartney | Lennon |
| I Don´t Want to Spoil the Party | Lennon | Lennon/Harrison |
| What You´re Doing | McCartney | McCartney |
| Everybody´s Trying to Be My Baby | Perkins | Harrison |
Help!
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Help! | Lennon | Lennon |
| The Night Before | McCartney | McCartney |
| You´ve Got to Hide Your Love Away | Lennon | Lennon |
| I Need You | Harrison | Harrison |
| Another Girl | McCartney | McCartney |
| You´re Going to Lose That Girl | Lennon | Lennon |
| Ticket to Ride | Lennon | Lennon |
| Act Naturally | Morrison/Russel | Starr |
| It´s Only Love | Lennon | Lennon |
| You Like Me Too Much | Harrison | Harrison |
| Tell Me What You See | McCartney | McCartney |
| I´ve Just Seen a Face | McCartney | McCartney |
| Yesterday | McCartney | McCartney |
| Dizzy Miss Lizzy | Williams | Lennon |
Rubber Soul
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Drive My Car | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | Lennon | Lennon |
| You Won´t See Me | McCartney | McCartney |
| Nowhere Man | Lennon | Lennon |
| Think for Yourself | Harrison | Harrison |
| The Word | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Michelle | McCartney | McCartney |
| What Goes On | Lennon/McCartney | Starr |
| Girl | Lennon | Lennon |
| I´m Looking Through You | McCartney | McCartney |
| In My Life | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon |
| Wait | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| If I Need Someone | Harrison | Harrison |
| Run for Your Life | Lennon | Lennon |
Revolver
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Taxman | Harrison | Harrison |
| Eleanor Rigby | McCartney | McCartney |
| I´m Only Sleeping | Lennon | Lennon |
| Love You To | Harrison | Harrison |
| Here, There and Everywhere | McCartney | McCartney |
| Yellow Submarine | McCartney | Starr |
| She Said She Said | Lennon | Lennon |
| Good Day Sunshine | McCartney | McCartney |
| And Your Bird Can Sing | Lennon | Lennon |
| For No One | McCartney | McCartney |
| Doctor Robert | Lennon | Lennon |
| I Want to Tell You | Harrison | Harrison |
| Got to Get You Into My Life | McCartney | McCartney |
| Tomorrow Never Knows | Lennon | Lennon |
A Collection of Beatles Oldies
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| She Loves You | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| From Me to You | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| We Can Work It Out | Lennon/McCartney | McCartney |
| Help! | Lennon | Lennon |
| Michelle | McCartney | McCartney |
| Yesterday | McCartney | McCartney |
| I Feel Fine | Lennon | Lennon |
| Yellow Submarine | McCartney | Starr |
| Can´t Buy Me Love | McCartney | McCartney |
| Bad Boy | Williams | Lennon |
| Day Tripper | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| A Hard Day´s Night | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| Ticket to Ride | Lennon | Lennon |
| Paperback Writer | McCartney | McCartney |
| Eleanor Rigby | McCartney | McCartney |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band | McCartney | McCartney |
| With a Little Help From My Friends | McCartney | Starr |
| Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | Lennon | Lennon |
| Getting Better | McCartney | McCartney |
| Fixing a Hole | McCartney | McCartney |
| She´s Leaving Home | McCartney | McCartney |
| Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite | Lennon | Lennon |
| Within You Without You | Harrison | Harrison |
| When I´m 64 | McCartney | McCartney |
| Lovely Rita | McCartney | McCartney |
| Good Morning Good Morning | Lennon | Lennon |
| Sgt. Pepper´s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr |
| A Day in the Life | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
Magical Mystery Tour
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Magical Mystery Tour | McCartney | McCartney |
| The Fool on the Hill | McCartney | McCartney |
| Flying | Lennon/McCartney/Harrison/Starr | |
| Blue Jay Way | Harrison | Harrison |
| Your Mother Should Know | McCartney | McCartney |
| I Am the Walrus | Lennon | Lennon |
| Hello, Goodbye | McCartney | McCartney |
| Strawberry Fields Forever | Lennon | Lennon |
| Penny Lane | McCartney | McCartney |
| Baby You’re a Rich Man | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| All You Need Is Love | Lennon | Lennon |
The Beatles (White Album)
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Back in the USSR | McCartney | McCartney |
| Dear Prudence | Lennon | Lennon |
| Glass Onion | Lennon | Lennon |
| Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da | McCartney | McCartney |
| Wild Honey Pie | McCartney | McCartney |
| The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | Lennon | Lennon |
| While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Harrison | Harrison |
| Happiness is a Warm Gun | Lennon | Lennon |
| Martha My Dear | McCartney | McCartney |
| I´m So Tired | Lennon | Lennon |
| Blackbird | McCartney | McCartney |
| Piggies | Harrison | Harrison |
| Rocky Raccoon | McCartney | McCartney |
| Don´t Pass Me By | Starr | Starr |
| Why Don´t We Do It in the Road? | McCartney | McCartney |
| I Will | McCartney | McCartney |
| Julia | Lennon | Lennon |
| Birthday | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Yer Blues | Lennon | Lennon |
| Mother Nature´s Son | McCartney | McCartney |
| Everybody´s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey | Lennon | Lennon |
| Sexy Sadie | Lennon | Lennon |
| Helter Skelter | McCartney | McCartney |
| Long Long Long | Harrison | Harrison |
| Revolution 1 | Lennon | Lennon |
| Honey Pie | McCartney | McCartney |
| Savoy Truffle | Harrison | Harrison |
| Cry Baby Cry | Lennon | Lennon |
| Revolution 9 | Lennon | |
| Good Night | Lennon | Starr |
Yellow Submarine
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Submarine | McCartney | Starr |
| Only a Nothern Song | Harrison | Harrison |
| All Together Now | McCartney | McCartney |
| Hey Bulldog | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon |
| It´s All Too Much | Harrison | Harrison |
| All You Need is Love | Lennon | Lennon |
Abbey Road
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Come Together | Lennon | Lennon |
| Something | Harrison | Harrison |
| Maxwell´s Silver Hammer | McCartney | McCartney |
| Oh! Darling | McCartney | McCartney |
| Octopus´s Garden | Starr | Starr |
| I Want You (She´s So Heavy) | Lennon | Lennon |
| Here Comes the Sun | Harrison | Harrison |
| Because | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney/Harrison |
| You Never Give Me Your Money | McCartney | McCartney |
| Sun King | Lennon | Lennon |
| Mean Mr Mustard | Lennon | Lennon |
| Polythene Pam | Lennon | Lennon |
| She Came in Through the Bathroom Window | McCartney | McCartney |
| Golden Slumbers | McCartney | McCartney |
| Carry That Weight | McCartney | McCartney |
| The End | McCartney | McCartney |
| Her Majesty | McCartney | McCartney |
Let It Be
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Two of Us | McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| Dig a Pony | Lennon | Lennon |
| Across the Universe | Lennon | Lennon |
| I Me Mine | Harrison | Harrison |
| Dig It | Lennon | Lennon |
| Let It Be | McCartney | McCartney |
| Maggie Mae | Trad. | Lennon/McCartney |
| I´ve Got a Feeling | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| One After 909 | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney |
| The Long and Winding Road | McCartney | McCartney |
| For You Blue | Harrison | Harrison |
| Get Back | McCartney | McCartney |
Songs not released on LP
| Song | Main composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| Thank You Girl | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon |
| I´ll Get You | Lennon/McCartney | Lennon/McCartney |
| This Boy | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney/Harrison |
| Long Tall Sally | Johnson/Penniman/Blackwell | McCartney |
| I Call Your Name | Lennon | Lennon |
| Matchbox | Perkins | Starr |
| Slow Down | Williams | Lennon |
| She´s a Woman | McCartney | McCartney |
| Yes it is | Lennon | Lennon |
| I´m Down | McCartney | McCartney |
| Rain | Lennon | Lennon |
| The Inner Light | Harrison | Harrison |
| Lady Madonna | McCartney | McCartney |
| Revolution | Lennon | Lennon |
| Hey Jude | McCartney | McCartney |
| Don´t Let Me Down | Lennon | Lennon |
| The Ballad of John and Yoko | Lennon | Lennon |
| Old Brown Shoe | Harrison | Harrison |
| You Know My Name (Look up the Number) | Lennon | Lennon/McCartney/Starr |
Never realized how many songs John sang, him and Paul sound similar to me on some songs