This #1 hit Beatles masterpiece landed John Lennon in serious legal trouble

A Beatles song reached No. 1 on Billboard, but its influence from rock and roll legend Chuck Berry later led to legal trouble ...

45 years ago, John Lennon returned to music — and the Beatles made sure Lennon's greatest songs left a lasting impact

On John Lennon’s death anniversary, we look at how The Beatles kept his greatest songs alive after his short-lived return to ...
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The Album John Lennon Considered His Greatest, Most “Beautiful Statement”—and It Wasn’t With The Beatles

Towards the end of Lennon’s time with the Beatles, he released a side project in collaboration with Yoko Ono, Two Virgins. The album proved to be controversial, not only because Lennon was creating ...

54 Years Ago, John Lennon’s Greatest Christmas Rock Hit Remains the Boldest Anti-War Song Ever Written

John Lennon released Happy Xmas (War Is Over), the iconic anti-war Christmas song that continues to inspire peace and ...
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John Lennon Top 40 Solo Hits Ranked

John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs. As the following countdown shows, five of his 14 trips to Billboard’s main singles chart weren’t originally part of any original album. Included ...
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55 Years Ago: John Lennon Leaves the Past Behind With ‘Plastic Ono Band’

Plastic Ono Band was more than John Lennon 's kiss-off to the Beatles. It was his demolition of everything the previous ...
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John Lennon Top 40 Solo Hits Ranked

John Lennon had a knack for stand-alone Top 40 songs: Five of his trips to Billboard's main singles chart weren't part of any original album. Included are songs that became incredibly well-known ...