Complete List Of John Lennon Songs From A to Z

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John Lennon’s solo catalog captured the full range of his artistic life beyond The Beatles, from stark confession and rock-and-roll revivalism to political protest, avant-garde collaboration, domestic reflection, live experimentation, and intimate home recordings. This complete A-to-Z guide brings together his studio songs, singles, joint recordings with Yoko Ono, concert performances, demos, posthumous releases, and major archival discoveries.

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Few musicians have left as profound a mark on the world as John Lennon. Born in Liverpool, England, on October 9, 1940, he rose to fame as a co-founder and principal songwriter of The Beatles, the most influential band in rock history. By 1970, however, The Beatles had dissolved, and Lennon embarked on a solo career that would cement his status as a visionary artist and activist. His solo work was marked by a fearless exploration of personal and political themes, making him one of the most provocative and revered figures in modern music.

Lennon wasted no time establishing himself as a solo artist. His first post-Beatles album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970), was a stark departure from the polished sound of his former band. Inspired by his experiences with primal-scream therapy, the album was deeply confessional, with songs like “Mother” and “Working Class Hero” laying bare his childhood trauma and disillusionment with social structures. The following year, he released Imagine (1971), a more melodically accessible record that balanced personal introspection with political messaging. The title track became an enduring anthem for peace, while “Jealous Guy” and “Gimme Some Truth” showcased his ability to craft both deeply emotional and biting political songs.

Over the next decade, Lennon continued to push creative boundaries, releasing eight principal solo studio albums. Some Time in New York City (1972), recorded with Yoko Ono, was his most overtly political album, addressing the prison system, feminism, racial injustice, and the United States government’s attempts to deport him. Mind Games (1973) returned to a more personal style, while Walls and Bridges (1974) produced “#9 Dream” and the chart-topping “Whatever Gets You Thru the Night,” his only solo number-one single during his lifetime. In 1975, Lennon released Rock ‘n’ Roll, a collection of covers paying homage to the artists who inspired him, after which he took a five-year hiatus from recording to focus on raising his son, Sean.

Lennon’s return to music came in 1980 with Double Fantasy, a collaboration with Ono that celebrated their love and domestic life. Though initial reviews were mixed, the album became a major success following Lennon’s assassination on December 8, 1980. Songs including “(Just Like) Starting Over,” “Woman,” “Watching the Wheels,” and “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” became central parts of his legacy, and the album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. A follow-up, Milk and Honey, was released in 1984, compiling unfinished recordings from their final sessions together.

Lennon’s solo career produced numerous recordings that remain classics. Beyond “Imagine,” his best-known songs include “Instant Karma!,” “Watching the Wheels,” “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” “Give Peace a Chance,” “Mother,” “Jealous Guy,” and “Working Class Hero.” His only solo Grammy victory as a recording artist came through Double Fantasy, while the Recording Academy honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo performer in 1994.

Beyond music, Lennon was a passionate activist who used his platform to advocate for peace, social justice, and human rights. His bed-ins for peace with Ono in 1969 became iconic protests against the Vietnam War. He also supported workers’ rights, racial justice movements, prison reform, and anti-war organizations. His political visibility made him a target of the Nixon administration and led to a lengthy legal battle over his immigration status.

Lennon’s archive has continued to expand through carefully produced retrospective collections. Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection arrived in 2024 with new mixes, outtakes, raw studio material, and the previously unreleased “Declaration of Nutopia.” The project’s elaborate super deluxe package won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. In October 2025, Power to the People presented both 1972 One to One concerts together for the first time, accompanied by new mixes, demos, home recordings, live material, and studio jams from Lennon and Ono’s early New York period.

The story of Lennon’s final home demos also remained active decades after his death. His recordings of “Free as a Bird” and “Real Love” became Beatles singles in 1995 and 1996. His late-1970s piano-and-vocal demo of “Now and Then” was completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr with elements recorded by George Harrison and released as the final Beatles single in November 2023.

More than four decades after his death, Lennon’s influence remains immeasurable. His music continues to inspire new generations, and his message of peace and unity still resonates. Through his songwriting, activism, experimentation, and artistic fearlessness, John Lennon’s legacy endures as one of the most profound in modern history.

Complete List Of John Lennon Solo Songs From A to Z

#–E

“#9 Dream” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Ain’t She Sweet” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Ain’t That a Shame” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Aisumasen (I’m Sorry)” – Mind Games (1973)
“Amsterdam” – Wedding Album (1969)
“Angela” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Angel Baby” – Menlove Ave. (1986)
“Attica State” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Aü (live)” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Baby’s Heartbeat” – Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
“Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Beautiful Boys” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Be-Bop-A-Lula” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Beef Jerky” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Be My Baby” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Bless You” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Blue Suede Shoes (live)” – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969)
“Bony Moronie” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Born in a Prison” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Borrowed Time” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Bring on the Lucie (Freda Peeple)” – Mind Games (1973)
“Cambridge 1969” – Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
“Cleanup Time” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Cold Turkey” – Non-album single (1969)
“Come Together (live)” – Live in New York City (1986)
“Crippled Inside” – Imagine (1971)
“Dear John” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Dear Yoko” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Declaration of Nutopia” – Mind Games – The Ultimate Collection (2024)
“Dizzy, Miss Lizzy (live)” – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969)
“Don’t Be Scared” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Don’t Worry Kyoko” – Fly (1971)
“Do the Oz” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Do You Want to Dance” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him” – Double Fantasy (1980)

F–L

“(Forgive Me) My Little Flower Princess” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Free as a Bird (demo)” – Home demo; source recording for the Beatles single (late 1970s/1995)
“Gimme Some Truth” – Imagine (1971)
“Give Me Something” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Give Peace a Chance” – Non-album single (1969)
“God” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“God Save Oz” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Going Down on Love” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Goodnight Vienna” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“The Great Wok” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Grow Old with Me” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” – Non-album single (1971)
“Hard Times Are Over” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Help Me to Help Myself” – Double Fantasy (2000 reissue) (2000)
“Here We Go Again” – Menlove Ave. (1986)
“Hold On” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“Honey Don’t” – John Lennon Signature Box (2010)
“Hound Dog (live)” – Live in New York City (1986)
“How?” – Imagine (1971)
“How Do You Sleep?” – Imagine (1971)
“I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama I Don’t Wanna Die” – Imagine (1971)
“I Don’t Wanna Face It” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“I Found Out” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“I Know (I Know)” – Mind Games (1973)
“Imagine” – Imagine (1971)
“I’m Losing You” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“I’m Moving On” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“I’m Stepping Out” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“I’m the Greatest” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“I’m Your Angel” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“India, India” – John Lennon Signature Box (2010)
“Instant Karma!” – Non-album single (1970)
“Intuition” – Mind Games (1973)
“I Saw Her Standing There (live)” – Lennon (1990)
“Isolation” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“It’s Real” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“It’s So Hard” – Imagine (1971)
“Jamrag (live)” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Jealous Guy” – Imagine (1971)
“John Sinclair” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“John & Yoko” – Wedding Album (1969)
“Just Because” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“(Just Like) Starting Over” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“A Kiss Is Just a Kiss (As Time Goes By)” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Kiss Kiss Kiss” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Let Me Count the Ways” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Life Begins at 40” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Long Lost John” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Look at Me” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“Love” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“The Luck of the Irish” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (live)” – Lennon (1990)

M–R

“Maggie Mae” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Meat City” – Mind Games (1973)
“Medley: Bring It On Home to Me/Send Me Some Lovin'” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Medley: Rip It Up/Ready Teddy” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Mind Games” – Mind Games (1973)
“Money (That’s What I Want) (live)” – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969)
“Mother” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“Move Over Ms. L” – Non-album single (1975)
“Mr. Hyde’s Gone (Don’t Be Afraid)” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Mucho Mungo” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“My Baby Left Me” – Menlove Ave. (1986)
“My Life” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“My Mummy’s Dead” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“New York City” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“No Bed for Beatle John” – Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
“Nobody Loves You (When You’re Down and Out)” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Nobody Told Me” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Now and Then (demo)” – Home demo; source recording for the Beatles single (late 1970s/2023)
“Nutopian International Anthem” – Mind Games (1973)
“Oh My Love” – Imagine (1971)
“Oh Yoko!” – Imagine (1971)
“Old Dirt Road” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“One Day (At a Time)” – Mind Games (1973)
“One of the Boys” – John Lennon Signature Box (2010)
“Only People” – Mind Games (1973)
“Only You” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Open Your Box” – Non-album single (1971)
“O’ Sanity” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Out the Blue” – Mind Games (1973)
“Peggy Sue” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Power to the People” – Non-album single (1971)
“Real Love” – Imagine: John Lennon (soundtrack) (1988)
“Remember” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“The Rishi Kesh Song” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Rock and Roll People” – Menlove Ave. (1986)

S–Z

“Satire 1” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Satire 2” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Satire 3” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Scared” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Scumbag (live)” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Serve Yourself” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Sisters, O Sisters” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Sleepless Night” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Slippin’ and Slidin'” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Stand by Me” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Steel and Glass” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Stranger’s Room” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“Sunday Bloody Sunday” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Sweet Little Sixteen” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“Tight A$” – Mind Games (1973)
“To Know Her Is to Love Her” – Menlove Ave. (1986)
“Two Minutes Silence” – Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (1969)
“Two Virgins Side One” – Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)
“Two Virgins Side Two” – Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (1968)
“Walking on Thin Ice” – Non-album single (1981)
“Watching the Wheels” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Well (Baby Please Don’t Go) (live)” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Well Well Well” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“We’re All Water” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Whatever Gets You Thru the Night” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“What You Got” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Woman” – Double Fantasy (1980)
“Woman Is the Nigger of the World” – Some Time in New York City (1972)
“Working Class Hero” – John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970)
“Ya Ya” – Walls and Bridges (1974)
“Yer Blues (live)” – Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969)
“Yesterday (parody)” – John Lennon Anthology (1998)
“You Are Here” – Mind Games (1973)
“You Can’t Catch Me” – Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
“You’re the One” – Milk and Honey (1984)
“Your Hands” – Milk and Honey (1984)