Did Paul McCartney have a successful solo career?

Commercial Success McCartney’s popularity as a solo artist is matched by only a handful of artists in rock history. He topped the charts post-Beatles nine times, a mark surpassed by just 10 artists, including the Beatles. Among solo artists that can be classified as rock, McCartney’s total of No.

Who had a better solo career lennon and McCartney?

McCartney had more chart hits and more #1’s than Lennon. If you’re going strictly by chart success, McCartney had a better solo career. But Lennon was no slouch. Between the breakup of the Beatles and Lennon’s murder in 1980, McCartney had 25 charted singles and four #1’s.

Which Beatle had the most successful solo career?

Paul McCartney
There’s no telling what he (or George) would have done in the coming decades had they survived. But, as things stand, Paul McCartney has been the most successful recording artist of any ex-Beatle since the group split up nearly 50 years ago.

Which Beatle sold the most solo records?

Paul McCartney had undoubtably the biggest and most successful solo career. Recording hits like Maybe I’m Amazed right off the bat and having some huge pop singles, he really took off with Wings.

Which Beatle had the first solo No 1?

George Harrison was the first to have a number one hit with “My Sweet Lord” along with “Isn’t it a Pity” as a double-A sided single in America.

Who was the best Beatle member?

John
3,600 people voted for guitarist Harrison as their top pick, with John Lennon coming runner-up with 2,100 votes. Paul McCartney trailed in third place with 1,400 voting him as their favourite and drummer Ringo Starr received just 636 votes.

Who had the best career after The Beatles?

He’s also been at least partially responsible for 23 top-10 singles since The Beatles disbanded. Both of those are just numbers. Paul McCartney has had the best post-Beatles career of any of the Fab Four, and here’s why.

Who is the best solo Beatle?

Paul has undoubtedly been the most successful solo Beatle, although in a career lasting almost five decades, there has certainly been inconsistency. Still, because of the long period of time he’s been releasing records he has the majority of the best Beatle solo records.

Which Beatle had the best post Beatles career?

John Lennon came back strong in 1980 with Double Fantasy, though we’ll obviously never know where he would have gone from there. We asked our readers to vote for their favorite solo Beatle songs. All four of them landed at least one song in the Top 10. Click through to see the results.