Mull of Kintyre spent 9 weeks on top of the charts in 1978 and still is UK's best-selling single of all-time

@jrpipik

22 күн бұрын

"Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John, "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band Aid (1984), and "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (which took two bites of the apple in 1975 and 1991) have all topped "Mull of Kintyre."

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Yes, Mull of Kintyre was a phenomenal success in the UK! Also a great song! This list represents the American charts. It would be fun to do a UK chart countdown as well. Thanks for watching!

@FuturePast2019

22 күн бұрын

Correct. A strange thing: (Great) Artists are at their commercial peak when they are 35. See also Some Girls, Born in the USA. etc

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@jrpipik Great info! Thanks for watching!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@FuturePast2019 Excellent point! I had never thought of it like that. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

Maybe I'm amazed?

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Maybe I'm Amazed is a masterpiece by Paul, definitely one of my favorites! It was shocking that it was not released as a single in 1970! A live version was released as a single in 1977 off of Wings Over America and it did make the Top 10 in the US. Thanks for watching!

Another Day is sweet and Smile away is a blast.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Yes, Another Day is a brilliant piece of songwriting by Paul. Smile Away is a great rocker! Thanks for sharing!

The list seems reasonable - however I though Live and Let Die would be on it. My PMcC favorites are Maybe I'm Amazed, My Valentine, Jenny Wren, No More Lonely Nights, Another Day, We Got Married, Hope of Deliverance, Distractions, Tug of War ... - not necessarily singles.

@triplejazzmusicisall1883

23 күн бұрын

Fantatsic picks. I am glad another loves My Valentine which I conisder a genm worthy of rge Great American Songbook. Gershwin could have written it. Distractions is beautiful and Tug of War magnificent. Hope of Deliverance is so uplifting. Of course Maybe I'm Amazed should be on any Macca fans list. Cheers

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

All great songs! You have a great knowledge of McCartney's catalogue! Thanks for watching!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 Some really great picks! Distractions is an amazing song from an excellent album. Hope of Deliverance is also a favorite of mine, like you said it is an uplifting song to listen to. Cheers and thanks for watching!

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

22 күн бұрын

"Tug of War" was released as a single. Didn't do much, peaked at #53.

“Let ‘Em In”…

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

An excellent song off of Speed of Sound! Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

# one in all genres , Mr Paul McCartney.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Great way to put it! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for expression of appreciation for Ebony and Ivory. For decades it has been derided by hipsters (fringe dwellers who wish to think themselves avant-garde masters of good taste). I feel those who have grown to disparage this song forget that even though the message is simple that is what Paul is saying. 'It should be simple' which really is no different than Give Peace a Chance. Not every song has to have an academic message worthy of a Shakesperean poet. Musically the melody is stunning and the vocals of both artists sounding so beautiful together with both clarity and sincerity. Maybe today's modern world can no longer love songs of optimism, but I hope that is not the case.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Very well said! It's very much in the tradition of All You Need is Love and other great, optimistic Beatle songs. Thank you for watching!

Yes, definitely Maybe I'm Amazed but Bluebird, for sure!

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

Both excellent songs! Thanks for watching!

Ebony and Ivory would be my #1 just based on the theme alone, but I was surprised to hear how popular it actually was! I would have also thought Band on the Run would have been higher on the list. Great video!

@7bestthings

17 күн бұрын

Yes, I agree, I thought Band on the Run would be higher, for a long time it was considered Paul's most popular song. It goes to show how many great songs Paul has written. Especially when songs like Live and Let Die, Maybe I'm Amazed, and Another Day didn't even make the Top 7. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

Great video. Two favorites among so many are "Here Today" and "Dear Friend."

@triplejazzmusicisall1883

23 күн бұрын

Brilliant songs

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Both extremely touching and powerful songs. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

I'm surprised "Juniors Farm" didn't make the list. One of Paul's most rockin' songs.

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

Just listened to Junior's Farm today, definitely one of Paul's best rockers! Junior's Farm hit #3 on the Billboard Charts, so it was a huge hit for Paul, but not in his top 7. Thanks for watching!

Great video!Wings should be in the RHOF

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

I totally agree, Wings should be in the RHOF! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching! What are your favorite Paul/Wings songs?

Almost whole songs of Paul McCartney are my fav.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

They are all great in their own way. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

Honestly I think Ebony and Ivory becomes overlooked in the world of racism and hatred and Paul said it the best people are the same wherever you go there's good and bad in everyone

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Great point, thank you for watching and thanks for sharing!

THE BAND ON THE RUN SINGLE WENT # 1 ON SATURDAY JUNE 8TH AND 1974.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Great info! Thanks for watching!

I always thought 'Live And Let Die ' was good and ' No More Lonely Nights'..

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Live and Let Die is my favorite song to see in concert, it always delivers! No More Lonely Nights is outstanding. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@pallen49

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings You're welcome. 'Live And Let Die ' is actually my favorite Bond theme...Second is Duran Duran's ' View To A Kill '...Cheers my friend, cheers..

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@pallen49 Yes, those are the top two Bond songs for me as well. Number 3 might be, "Nobody Does it Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me.

@pallen49

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings Wow, we have the exact same rankings with the Bond themes..How bout that . Because I too have #3 the same lol.

Hey, don't forget 'Bluebird '!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Great ballad off of Band on the Run. One of the great "bird" songs by Paul. Blackbird, Bluebird, Single Pigeon, Jenny Wren and probably some others I'm forgetting. Thanks for sharing and watching!

Live and let die, here today, No more Lonely nights, My brave face, maybe I'm amazed, New, Little Willow...

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

All great songs! "New" is definitely underrated, it is a great McCartney single. Thanks for watching!

My top two are No Words “You want to give your love away end up giving nothing I’m not surprised that your black eyes are gazing You say that love is everything and what we need the most of I wish you knew that’s just how true my love was” Arrow Through Me “Ooh Baby you wouldn’t have found a more down hero If you had started at nothin and counted to zero

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Both those songs are excellent! I always enjoyed how Paul and Denny Laine worked together. Back to the Egg is one of the most underrated McCartney and Wings albums. It's got Arrow Through Me and a bunch of other great songs like Getting Closer, Spin it On and Winter Rose/Love Awake. Thanks for watching!

@terrybono5995

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings I discovered back to the egg from watching a KZread documentary called understanding McCartney

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@terrybono5995 I will have to check that out! I love how different all of Paul's albums are. Back to the Egg was totally different from London Town, and McCartney II was a whole different world after Back to the Egg!

@terrybono5995

22 күн бұрын

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@terrybono5995

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings by the way, Ebony and Ivory? 🤮

Mull of kintyre...?😮

@colinmcphedran155

22 күн бұрын

Exactly!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Yes, Mull of Kintyre is a fantastic song and was his biggest hit in the UK. This list was based on the Billboard (US) charts. It would be fun to do a video on Paul's biggest hits on the UK charts as well and see the differences. Thanks for watching!

@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings Ok, I undestand, thanks for your answer. Paul is my Great favourite. I think I have all of his albums as soloartist and with Wings.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445 thanks for sharing! Paul is a true genius. Like you I enjoy everything he does!

For me 1/ Goodnight tonight 2/ Venus and Mars/Rock show/Jet live 3/ looking for changes but I’m not sure why Mull of Kintyre/Girls school isn’t on this list

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

That's a great top 3! The Venus and Mars/Rock Show/Jet opening to Wings Over America is one of the reasons it's my all time favorite live album. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

And ... According to Billboard MJ biggest hit is on Pipes of Piece. SW biggest hit is on Tug of War... Beatles biggest hit is ... Hey Jude.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Those are interesting points. How amazing is it that their biggest hits are on a Paul McCartney album. Hey Jude was number one for 9 weeks, which was a record at the time.

I like "Take It Away"

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

One of my favorites! Tug of War is a great album! Thanks for watching!

"We All Stand Together" used in Rupert the bear?

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

We All Stand Together was a huge hit in the UK, hitting #3 in 1984, but we never heard it here in the US. It wasn't released as a single here and it wasn't on any albums in the US. For this video, I used the US (Billboard) charts to make it simple. I'm thinking that I should do a video of Paul's biggest hits in the UK just to compare the differences. I have heard "We All Stand Together" and enjoy it very much. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

Come on man, no Live and Let Die or Maybe I'm Amazed? How about Another Day? I get it, he sold some records with Michael Jackson but if I was compiling the list I wouldn't have included any of those since Michael Jackson's popularity had as much to do with their commercial success, probably more if we're being honest. As for the other songs, Silly Love Songs is syrupy, the kind of song John hated, but it had a great bass line. I bought Ram when I was a kid because Admiral Halsey was getting a lot of airplay but when I listened to it I discovered there was a lot more to like about that album. Too Many People, Heart of the Country, Monkberry Moon Delight, Back Seat of my Car. I really like Ram and consider it to be Paul's most underrated/unappreciated album. That said, Paul clearly had the most success as a solo artist. I just wish he would hang it up because he's starting to tarnish his legacy a bit by sticking around past his expiration date. He can't hit the notes like he once could and when he came to my area a couple years ago he wanted $250 for nosebleed seats. Needless to say he did not draw a big crowd, not by Paul's standards anyway. One thing I will always be grateful for is seeing the Wings Over America tour in 1976. That was Paul at the height of his power as a solo artist. He only played six Beatle songs that night but it was the most amazing concert I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot. The energy in that building that night was unlike anything I have experienced before or since. That is the Paul I want to remember and as I say, I am blessed that I got to see it. What a show!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing, it is amazing how many great McCartney songs get left off a list like this. By the way, I am very jealous that you were able to see the "Wings Over America" tour, that must have been amazing! It's still my favorite live album of all time, wish I could have seen Paul in 1976! This is not my personal list, but based on the number of weeks at number one on the Billboard charts. It seems that his team ups with other superstars of his time were very popular. Live and Let Die hit number 2 so it didn't quite make it on to this list. RAM is now rightly recognized as the absolute masterpiece that it is. It is an amazing album! Thanks for watching!

Nice list, great insights, love the focus on US chart performance. Venus And Mars / Rock Show is my fave song, but not that hideous single edit that Capitol pushed through!

@7bestthings

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching, my friend! Another great song/medley by McCartney! Rock Show may be his best opener on any of his albums, and a great way to start a concert! Is Venus and Mars your favorite album as well?

@robrutorecords

16 күн бұрын

Ram or Back To The Egg, depends on the week. But Twin Freaks is probably what I listen to the most!

@7bestthings

16 күн бұрын

@@robrutorecords Great choices! I am a huge "Back to the Egg" fan. It's good to see that Ram is getting the respect it deserves by fans and music critics today.

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@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Some really great songs there, diving deep into the McCartney catalogue! A Love For You is awesome! Thanks for watching!

his best stuff came when he formed the wings band.

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

The Wings era is tremendous. Thanks for watching!

Wings: Soily (One Hand Clapping) kzread.info/dash/bejne/iqSm1Lyef9zVo5M.html 2014 Remaster kzread.info/dash/bejne/aYip1aumcrfgdNI.html

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

Soily is Wings at their rock and roll peak, and the version from One Hand Clapping is my favorite version. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

I thought John Lennon was the one who criticized McCartney about 'silly love songs', and that is the reason why Paul wrote the song! The Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder 'get togethers' ruined McCartney (or it could be that he was getting desperate when it came to writing catchy music and lyrics to keep the hits rolling, and needed two very popular recording artists to help keep them coming). It did work, briefly. But then the hits dried up! "Mull of Kintyre" deserves recognition. It is a fantastic recording! True, it meant nothing to America (the program directors pushed the b-side, "Girls School"). Yet, as been said by others, it was on top of the UK charts for two months! It was a #1 elsewhere as well. But, seriously, the duos with Michael Jackson (sucked in my opinion), and the great, Stevie Wonder did not help him in retrospect! My favorite McCartney singles are, "With A Little Luck", "Take It Away", "Don't Say Goodnight, Tonight", "Coming Up", and "Let Em In", in that order.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

All great songs, thanks for sharing! Mull of Kintyre definitely does deserve recognition, it was one of the biggest singles of all time in the UK. I based this list on the US charts, so it didn't make it into the Top 7 (9). Thanks for watching!

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

22 күн бұрын

@@7bestthings Thanks. I realized that. I've always liked the song, but I've been to the UK several times (so I may be a 'wee bit biased'!), and my wife and I spent several nights on the Isle of Skyy last Spring.

Why stop at only 7 for McCartney???

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

Yes, I agree. You could do a lot more for Paul, his catalogue is huge! But then I would have to rename my channel. Thanks for watching!

Mull Of Kintyre was Number 1 in: Austria. Belgium. Ireland. Netherlands. Switzerland. UK.West Germany.Australia. New Zealand and South Africa. It was Number 2 in Norway. Just because it was not Number 1 in the US does not mean it was not a hit

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Great point, in fact it might be Paul's biggest hit worldwide! I kept this list to the Billboard (US) charts just to make it simple for me. I might have to do a ranking of Paul's singles on the UK charts just to see the differences! Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@MajorWolfgangHochstetter

22 күн бұрын

Unfortunately, it was not given much of a chance in the US (it did not chart). Instead the b-side "Girls School" got the air play, but only made it to #33.

Your talking about Billy the imposter JPM is unfortunately dead

Errr and the biggest single hit of all….Mull of Kintyre?….😂

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

This list was based on the Billboard (US) charts. Mull of Kintyre was the biggest single of his career in the UK, but not here in the States. I need to do a version of this with the UK charts so I can give Mull of Kintyre the respect it deserves! Thanks for watching!

With A Little Luck…..ugh.

@7bestthings

21 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! What would be your favorite McCartney song?

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

Paul only makes twee songs,you need to be tied in a chair by force to have to listen to them

Let me preface by saying I am a huge Paul fan, growing up with The Beatles songs/albums playing in our house back in the 60s and 70s well after their breakup, and still adore so many of the early songs showcasing Paul's musical genius. But... it can also be said (or considered) that he really hasn't made a hit record since Pipes of Peace in 1983 (Say Say Say) and a lot of his material has gone the way of bland boring elevator muzac, sort of like Sting, Elton John, Rod Stewart tunes, just fuel for a morphine-like coma. Paul still tours and performs with great enthusiasm, and it probably doesn't hurt to be given "billionaire" status and now he can basically just show up and sell out any venue simply by running through a 60-minute back backlog of "Hey Jude" "Let It Be" etc. Fine, go ahead there mate, knock yourself out while you still can, but you have nothing left to prove to the music world. Meanwhile Ringo doesn't seem to be trying to prove anything, just happy to be alive and returning peace and love to the world, without the ego trip.

@7bestthings

18 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

I particularly love the first 2 Mc Cartneys solo albums and the Wing age. Silly love song is one of my favourite ever, together with Don't say goodnight tonight Starting from the Beatles break up till the end of the 80ties Paul was overcriticised. Many "experts" should apologize for that

@7bestthings

17 күн бұрын

Silly Love Songs is definitely one of my top McCartney songs. I also love Goodnight Tonight and the whole Wings era. I agree with you that McCartney has been unfairly criticized throughout his career, but especially in the 70's and 80's. Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing!

McCartney has better songs than these. In fact he was pretty much despised when these crappy songs were all released. Certainly not White Album or Abby Road quality

@jrpipik

22 күн бұрын

I like a couple of these, but yeah, you're right. These were mostly not terribly interesting mainstream pop songs in an era of not terribly interesting mainstream pop songs.

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Yes, McCartney has a huge career, and an incredible variety of songs! These are just a list of his highest charting songs in the US, not necessarily his best. What are your favorites?

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

Yes, these were all huge hits in America in their time, but not necessarily the best Paul has done. Thanks for watching!

@7bestthings

22 күн бұрын

@@jrpipik Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@quaziforus

22 күн бұрын

You have a point but not all these are crappy.