This bestselling artist helped John Lennon record his first and only solo Billboard No. 1 hit

How a late night TV show inspired John Lennon’s only solo No. 1 and how Elton John helped turn it into a chart topping hit.
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John Lennon Top 40 Solo Hits Ranked

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 ...
American Songwriter

The Album John Lennon Considered His Greatest, Most “Beautiful Statement”—and It Wasn’t With The Beatles

Towards the end of Lennon’s time with the Beatles, he released a side project in collaboration with Yoko Ono, Two Virgins. The album proved to be controversial, not only because Lennon was creating ...
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John Lennon Album Opening Songs Ranked

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, ...
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“I don’t exist if I don’t have a record in the charts”: How John Lennon created one of his last and most poignant songs

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Retro Roundup: 1970s hits outside the Top 10 Part 56: Solo Beatles Part 7

We now continue with the songs of post-Beatles era Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr that did not make the top-10 of the Billboard charts during the ...
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45 Years Ago, John Lennon Returned to Music — and The Beatles Made Sure Lennon's Greatest Songs Left a Lasting Impact

After The Beatles broke up in 1970, John Lennon went on to have an incredibly prolific solo career, releasing six studio albums in five years. However, in 1975, he decided to take a break from music, ...