From The Beatles to The Wings, a look at McCartney's biggest hits as Sir Paul comes to Verizon Center. (NOTE: Ranked by Billboard Hot 100 peak. Tiebreakers based on total weeks on chart.)
Introduction
Paul McCartney rocks Verizon Center with a pair of concerts on Tuesday and Wednesday!
From the Beatles to Wings, Sir Paul has been burning up the charts for six decades. But when you crunch the airplay numbers, what are his biggest Billboard hits?
By our count, he’s charted 106 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. You might be surprised where certain songs rank, which songs never charted and which songs top the list. Here’s a hint: No. 1 is a duet.
Listen to audio highlights below, then click through the gallery for the countdown.
NOTE: Ranked by Billboard Hot 100 peak. Tiebreakers based on total weeks on the chart.
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Hailed by The Washington Post for “his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history," Jason Fraley began at WTOP as Morning Drive Writer in 2008, film critic in 2011 and Entertainment Editor in 2014, providing daily arts coverage on-air and online.