JOHN LENNON (original) (raw)
John Lennon was born John Winston Lennon, October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, and was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist, who gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of popular group the Beatles.
Lennon formed his first band The Quarrymen in 1956, and met Paul McCartney while playing at a garden fête in Woolton, Liverpool, and along with George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe fled to Hamburg to play a 48-night stint, and after coming back to England minus Sutcliffe, and Best being replaced by Ringo Starr, they were spotted by manager Brian Epstein who turned them into the biggest-selling music act of all time.
John Lennon, and Paul McCartney’s songwriting partnership became the most successful in history, including 17 Number 1 singles and 16 Official UK Album Chart Number 1s. John Lennon started to release avant garde music with his wife Yoko Ono in 1968, and released his first solo album John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band in 1970.
Proceeding through the 1970s, Lennon worked with David Bowie and Elton John as well as releasing songs such as Happy Xmas (War is Over), Instant Karma! and Mind Games. Lennon died after being shot by an obsessive fan in New York on December 8, 1980, and three of his songs – Just Like Starting Over, Imagine and Woman – all became UK Official Singles Chart Number 1s in tribute.
Lennon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, as a member of the Beatles in 1988 and as a solo artist in 1994. Image: Shutterstock
JOHN LENNON Songs stats
UK No1s
3
UK Top 10s
7
UK Top 40s
15
UK Top 75s
18
Weeks at No1
7
Weeks in the Top 10
47
Weeks in the Top 40
137
Weeks in the Top 75
211
JOHN LENNON Albums stats
UK No1s
3
UK Top 10s
10
UK Top 40s
15
UK Top 75s
19
Weeks at No1
10
Weeks in the Top 10
69
Weeks in the Top 40
229
Weeks in the Top 75
343
JOHN LENNON news
Official Singles Chart
21
Feb
1970
INSTANT KARMA
JOHN LENNON AND YOKO ONO WITH THE PLASTIC ONO BAND
- Peak: 5,
- Weeks: 9
20
Mar
1971
09
Dec
1972
24
Nov
1973
19
Oct
1974
08
Feb
1975
03
May
1975
01
Nov
1975
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 42,
- Weeks No. 1: 4
08
Nov
1980
24
Jan
1981
WOMAN
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 11,
- Weeks No. 1: 2
04
Apr
1981
20
Nov
1982
LOVE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 41,
- Weeks: 8
21
Jan
1984
17
Mar
1984
21
Jul
1984
30
Nov
1985
10
Dec
1988
20
Dec
2003
15
Dec
2007
Official Albums Chart
16
Jan
1971
30
Oct
1971
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 1,
- Weeks: 101,
- Weeks No. 1: 2
14
Oct
1972
08
Dec
1973
19
Oct
1974
08
Mar
1975
08
Nov
1975
22
Nov
1980
20
Nov
1982
04
Feb
1984
08
Mar
1986
22
Oct
1988
29
Apr
1995
15
Mar
1997
08
Nov
1997
14
Nov
1998
14
Nov
1998
15
Oct
2005
16
Oct
2010
16
Oct
2010
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
Official Singles Chart Update
16
Dec
2014
Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.
Official Singles Sales Chart
13
Dec
2014
26
Nov
2015
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 42,
- Weeks: 2
10
Sep
2020
22
Oct
2020
22
Oct
2020
WOMAN
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 73,
- Weeks: 1
02
May
2024
Official Singles Downloads Chart
25
Aug
2007
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 16,
- Weeks: 6
15
Dec
2007
22
Oct
2020
22
Oct
2020
WOMAN
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 71,
- Weeks: 1
Official Physical Singles Chart
25
Dec
1999
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 3,
- Weeks: 15
20
Dec
2003
22
Sep
2012
10
Sep
2020
02
May
2024
Official Albums Chart Update
14
Oct
2018
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 11,
- Weeks: 2
21
Apr
2019
18
Oct
2020
02
May
2021
21
Jul
2024
Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.
Official Scottish Albums Chart
20
Apr
1996
22
Mar
1997
08
Nov
1997
14
Nov
1998
14
Nov
1998
26
Feb
2000
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 11,
- Weeks: 6
15
Oct
2005
16
Oct
2010
16
Oct
2010
25
Apr
2019
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
25
Jul
2024
Official Albums Sales Chart
18
Oct
2018
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 13,
- Weeks: 5
25
Apr
2019
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
25
Jul
2024
Official Album Downloads Chart
25
Aug
2007
16
Oct
2010
06
Dec
2018
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 58,
- Weeks: 2
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
25
Jul
2024
Official Physical Albums Chart
29
Apr
1995
15
Mar
1997
08
Nov
1997
14
Nov
1998
14
Nov
1998
26
Feb
2000
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 11,
- Weeks: 6
15
Oct
2005
16
Oct
2010
16
Oct
2010
25
Apr
2019
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
25
Jul
2024
Official Soundtrack Albums Chart
07
Oct
2006
Official Vinyl Albums Chart
20
Jun
2015
LENNON
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 13,
- Weeks: 1
03
Sep
2015
18
Oct
2018
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 4,
- Weeks: 3
25
Apr
2019
22
Oct
2020
25
Jul
2024
Official Vinyl Singles Chart
Official Record Store Chart
18
Oct
2018
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 18,
- Weeks: 1
25
Apr
2019
22
Oct
2020
06
May
2021
25
Jul
2024
03
Jan
1998
Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart
07
Feb
2004
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
Official Irish Singles Chart
14
Dec
2017
Official Irish Albums Chart
22
Oct
2020
Official DVD Chart
08
Nov
2003
Official Video Chart
08
Nov
2003
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point
Official Music Video Chart
17
Jun
1995
08
Nov
2003
27
Mar
2004
05
Mar
2005
26
Nov
2005
IMAGINE
JOHN LENNON
- Peak: 19,
- Weeks: 7
18
Nov
2006
10
May
2008
06
Mar
2010
05
Nov
2011
The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point