What is Paul McCartney's best solo song?
From the first tender notes of his post-Beatles debut to stadium anthems and chart-topping collaborations, five decades of pop invention are on the ballot. Where do you stand?
Maybe I'm Amazed
An emotionally raw love song written for his wife Linda, released on McCartney's 1970 debut solo album and widely considered the jewel of his post-Beatles catalog.
Band on the Run
The title track of the 1973 Wings album — an audacious multi-part suite about a rock-and-roll prison break that settled the question of whether McCartney could thrive after the Beatles.
Jet
A thundering, riff-driven 1973 rocker from Wings that opens Band on the Run and remains one of McCartney's most electrifying live crowd-pleasers.
Silly Love Songs
McCartney's biggest Hot 100 hit, a defiant, irresistibly catchy pop anthem that spent five weeks at number one in 1976 as a playful answer to his critics.
Another Day
McCartney's first solo single, a melancholy character study of a lonely office worker that perfectly showcased his gift for novelistic storytelling in a pop setting.
Coming Up
A hyperkinetic funk-pop gem from 1980 that proved McCartney still had commercial instincts as sharp as anyone in pop, reaching number one on the Hot 100.
Wonderful Christmastime
A synth-driven 1979 holiday staple that has become one of the most-played Christmas songs in history, inescapable every December decades after its release.
No More Lonely Nights
A sweeping, orchestral 1984 ballad from the film Give My Regards to Broad Street that showcased McCartney's enduring ability to craft a classic love song.
My Love
A 1973 Wings ballad featuring a memorable guitar solo by Henry McCullough that topped the Hot 100 and became one of McCartney's most enduring love songs.
Live and Let Die
McCartney's explosive 1973 James Bond theme that blends orchestral drama with hard rock energy, one of the great Bond songs and a perennial concert highlight.
Pipes of Peace
A heartfelt 1983 anti-war anthem inspired by the WWI Christmas truce that reached the top of the UK charts and features one of McCartney's most affecting vocal performances.
FourFiveSeconds
McCartney's surprising 2015 collaboration with Rihanna and Kanye West that became his biggest chart hit in decades, blending folk soul with contemporary pop production.
Arrow Through Me
A sophisticated 1979 Wings funk-pop track that showcases McCartney's bass playing and harmonic sophistication, beloved by musicians and critics alike.
Helen Wheels
A roaring 1973 Wings rocker named after McCartney's Land Rover that captures the freewheeling spirit of his post-Beatles reinvention as a touring band artist.
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