The Greatest Hit

The Beatles debut their American performances on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 with 73 million people watching.

1964 — Martin Luther King, Jr. took home a Nobel Peace Prize; China exploded an atomic bomb for the first time; and “Funny Girl” opened on Broadway. Tremendous feats were reached in ’64, but none quite compare to the enormous footprint The Beatles laid on America. Their music touched millions world-wide, and continues to steal a spot on the Billboard Top 100 Albums Chart in this 21st century.

306 songs, 19 albums, and 27 number one hits. But what is The Beatles’ greatest song ever recorded?

The Potpourri Story will take apart each petal of the flower, dig into the roots, and replant every seed to uncover the most notable Beatles song in history. In each entry will dissect a song and give it a ranking based on the number of songs I have previously evaluated. My challenge is extensive, so bring your mop top’s and Yellow Submarines, for this is going to be A Hard Day’s Night.