Which Beatle has had the greatest success as a solo artist?

As a band, the Beatles were as safe as record companies. Their total RIAA certified sales represent more records in America than Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones combined. Worldwide, the Beatles have sold more than 500 million albums.

Throughout the 1960s, the singles and records of the group have consistently ranked first. In fact, among the many studio albums of the group, the only ones not to appear at the top of the charts were retained by other albums of the Beatles.

After the group split in 1970, it was time to see if each former Beatle could reproduce the same success all by himself. Well, the answer was yes. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison all had the first album in the two years following the Beatles' separation.

Meanwhile, every Beatle has recorded several No. 1 singles as a solo artist. Starting with George's "My Sweet Lord" in 1970, the Fab Four continued to own the charts throughout the 1970s. However, a piece from the early '80s is the biggest hit ever beaten by a Beatle.

Paul's "Say Say Say" is the Beatles' biggest solo hit.

In the early '80s, Paul understood the benefits of teaming up with the biggest pop generation stars of the next generation. In 1983, he teamed up with Michael Jackson himself for "Say Say Say," a song that reached its peak in December. He stayed at the top of the charts for six weeks, making it the Beatles' biggest solo hit.

"Say Say Say" spent 22 weeks at the Billboard Hot 100. This type of course is amazing, but it was not really special for a Beatle. After all, George matched this race with "Got My Mind Set on You", his number 1 of the end of the decade.

In 1980, shortly after John's death, his "Just Like) Starting Over" hit number 1 and also stayed on the charts for 22 weeks. If you say that John had a sympathy bump and that Paul was helped by MJ, that would make George's great success over the pack.

However, Paul also had a number 1 ("Coming Soon") on the charts for 21 weeks. And her "Ebony and Ivory" with Stevie Wonder dominated the charts for seven weeks – longer than any other Beatle had fought alone.

The negative part of Paul's collaboration with Michael Jackson

When Paul recorded with MJ, they got along well and enjoyed great success together. Paul also had the impression of advising the youngest Michael: he explained to him the importance of having music publishing rights and how he and John lost theirs in the sixties.

It came back to haunt Paul. A few years after their collaboration, Michael outbid Paul in the auction of Lennon-McCartney songs. It meant that MJ controlled all the music that Paul had written with the Beatles.

The "Say Say Say" collaboration would also end up being the last time one of Paul's songs is at the top of the charts. But that's not the case with his albums. Paul, who has had five albums since his solo debut, was at the top of the charts in 2018 with Egypt Station.

The habits of the old Beatles are hard.

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