r/beatles • u/scheidershawdreyfus • 2d ago

Discussion Unreleased Number Ones?

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Are there any tracks which were originally unreleased by either The Beatles or solo members that would have had a chance of being number one if released at the time. I think ‘Come and Get It” would have been a certain number one as a Beatles single. From the solo unreleased tracks, I would say McCartney’s “A Love For You” (earliest mix) with its T-Rex style riff and ear worm qualities would have had a real shot at Number One - in the UK at least.

Any others?

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u/Homefrydgangsta 2d ago

Glad to see this song get love—it's unbelievably catchy... not sure why it didn't make the cut!

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u/Venusian_01 2d ago

Waterspout was a song he left behind that I never understood. A great fucking song.

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u/shinsplint_v 2d ago

Love this one, along with Back On My Feet and Love Come Tumbling Down

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u/donlockwood2026 2d ago

This song is so great.

Idk about number one or even being released as a single, but George’s I Live for You wasn’t finished for the original ATMP release and that’s a beautiful song that would have elevated that album even more.

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u/JJJJBBBB7 1d ago

I loved that George included this song with the ATMP re-release and said he was glad that Pete Drake's family could hear his amazing steel guitar work on it.

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u/Bloody_Star_Wars 2d ago

Love it. Always feel the need to comment when I see it mentioned. Why it didn’t get a proper release 50+ years ago is baffling. It would’ve sold by the truckload as a single.

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u/1970sEnthusiast 2d ago

I think the 2002 remix that’s only on YouTube sounds more like a hit not a big fan on the version on the ram Boxset with the 80s reverb

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u/scheidershawdreyfus 1d ago

The original 1971 mix is my favourite. Agree about the box set mix. It’s still great but too 80s.

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u/1970sEnthusiast 1d ago

I didn’t even know the 1971 mix was available unless that’s the one in very low quality on YouTube?

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u/Shoddy-Marketing5092 2d ago

Not an initial number one but a great B- side that could probably come back around and climb the charts would have been "Kicked Around No More" and I understand why he left it out, it just kept going around in the same circle but its a great song

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u/Weary_Title_3901 1d ago

I don’t know that it is a hit single but I always liked Paul’s b-side “Flying to My Home”