20 Greatest Hits

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20 Greatest Hits was a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number ones in the UK and US. It has effectively been superseded by the compilation album 1 released in 2000.

20 Greatest Hits was released to mark the 20th Anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, "Love Me Do", in the UK in 1962; it was the last Beatles album to be released with variations in the US and UK versions (because some Beatle hits in the US weren't released as singles in the UK, such as "Eight Days A Week" and "Yesterday"). For the album, a five minute edited version of "Hey Jude" was used due to time constraints. This edited version dates from 1968 when it was created for use by Capitol Records on the 4-inch flexi "Pocket Discs" that were sold in vending machines during the period.

Track listings

• All songs written by Lennon-McCartney.

Side one

1. "She Loves You"
2. "Love Me Do"
3. "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
4. "Can't Buy Me Love"
5. "A Hard Day's Night"
6. "I Feel Fine"
7. "Eight Days A Week"
8. "Ticket To Ride"
9. "Help!"
10. "Yesterday"
11. "We Can Work It Out"
12. "Paperback Writer"

Side two

1. "Penny Lane"
2. "All You Need Is Love"
3. "Hello, Goodbye"
4. "Hey Jude"
5. "Get Back"
6. "Come Together"
7. "Let It Be"
8. "The Long and Winding Road"

Side one

1. "Love Me Do"
2. "From Me To You"
3. "She Loves You"
4. "I Want To Hold Your Hand"
5. "Can't Buy Me Love"
6. "A Hard Day's Night"
7. "I Feel Fine"
8. "Ticket To Ride"
9. "Help!"
10. "Day Tripper"

Side two

1. "We Can Work It Out"
2. "Paperback Writer"
3. "Yellow Submarine"
4. "Eleanor Rigby"
5. "All You Need Is Love"
6. "Hello, Goodbye"
7. "Lady Madonna"
8. "Hey Jude"
9. "Get Back"
10. "The Ballad of John and Yoko"

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