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Paul McCartney
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Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles (1960–1970) and Wings (1971–1981), McCartney is the most commercially successful songwriter in the history of popular music, according to Guinness World Records. McCartney gained worldwide fame as a member of The Beatles, alongside John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. McCartney and Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and wrote some of the most popular songs in the history of rock music. After leaving The Beatles, McCartney launched a successful solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda Eastman, and singer-songwriter Denny Laine. McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100 million singles in the UK. BBC News Online readers named McCartney the "greatest composer of the millennium", and BBC News cites his Beatles song "Yesterday" as the most covered song in the history of recorded music—by over 2,200 artists—and since its 1965 release, has been played more than 7,000,000 times on American television and radio according to the BBC. Wings' 1977 single "Mull of Kintyre" became the first single to sell more than two million copies in the UK, and remains the UK's top selling non-charity single. Based on the 93 weeks his compositions have spent at the top spot of the UK chart, and 24 number one singles to his credit, McCartney is the most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history. As a performer or songwriter, McCartney was responsible for 32 number one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and has sold 15.5 million RIAA certified albums in the US alone. McCartney has composed film scores, classical and electronic music, released a large catalogue of songs as a solo artist, and has taken part in projects to help international charities. He is an advocate for animal rights, for vegetarianism, and for music education; he is active in campaigns against landmines, seal hunting, and Third World debt. He is a keen football fan, supporting both Everton and Liverpool football clubs. His company MPL Communications owns the copyrights to more than 3,000 songs, including all of the songs written by Buddy Holly, along with the publishing rights to such musicals as Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, and Grease. McCartney is one of the UK's wealthiest people, with an estimated fortune of £475 million in 2010.
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High in the Clouds
Unleashed Spirits: The Rise of the Hollywood Vampires
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later- MUMusic is God Speaking – Brian Wilson
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
Man on the Run: Paul McCartney and Morgan Neville in Conversation
McCartney: The Hunt for the Lost Bass
The Beatles - Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn
A Love Letter to the Beatles- ASAs Aventuras de Will e Mike no jardim do Éden
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
The Beatles: The Sound of a Revolution
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
The Beatles: Here, There and Everywhere
The Beatles
Ringo & Friends at the Ryman
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Peter Asher: Everywhere Man
Man on the Run
Evolver 62
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Kenny Dalglish
Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade
La Historia del Fan Project Paul McCartney MX 2024
Beatles '64
Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
Paul McCartney: Got Back – Live in Bogotá at Estadio El Campín
Here Today
Paul McCartney: Got Back Argentina
Paul McCartney: The Backyard
Paul McCartney & Wings: One Hand Clapping
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
The Bannfoot Ferry
60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands
Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple
TWST: Things We Said Today
Twiggy
No Hamburg No Beatles
The Beach Boys
Paul McCartney: Got Back
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
Thriller 40
The Beatles and the BBC
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Louder Than Rock
The Trials of Heather Mills
The Stones and Brian Jones
Wham!
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Infamous Crime Scenes: John Lennon
The Beatles: 1964 US Tour Reconstruction
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Ringo Starr: One of Them
Paul McCartney - Eine Beatles-Legende
Behind the Lyrics: The Beatles
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years- HOHow much LSD did The Beatles do in the 1960s?
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Squaring the Circle: The Story of Hipgnosis
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
The Sound of 007
If These Walls Could Sing
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
Freedom Uncut
Paul McCartney at the BBC
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Parkinson at 50
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
The Queen Carries On: A Gayle King Special
The Beatles and India
Under the Volcano
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Paul McCartney Live at the Cavern Club
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
Idris Elba Meets Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr’s Big Birthday Show
Understanding McCartney
One World: Together at Home
The BRITs at 40
Lennon & McCartney: Hello From Liverpool
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
Meeting the Beatles in India
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 2
The Cavern Club: The Beat Goes On- Deconstructing the Beatles' Abbey Road: Side 1
Killing John Lennon
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Understanding Lennon/McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wild Life
Paul McCartney: Live at Austin City Limits Music Festival, 2018
Paul McCartney: Under the Staircase
Quincy
Paul McCartney: Live from NYC
Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live from Liverpool
The Beatles – Ready Steady Go!
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
George Harrison - All Things Pass
Take Your Pills
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington
How the Beatles Changed the World
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
The Summer of Love
Sgt Pepper's Musical Revolution
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Free to Rock
Året var 1967
My Generation
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today! The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper & Beyond
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
Deconstructing the Beatles' White Album
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Jim Carter: Lonnie Donegan and Me
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Sport Relief Special
Bang! The Bert Berns Story- BEBeatles chronology (1962-1970)
The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number One
The Beatles 1+
The Beatles 1
Psychedelic Britannia
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Paul McCartney - Out There at Budokan
Biggest Band Break Ups and Make Ups
Paul McCartney: Something NEW
When the Beatles Drove Us Wild
The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over
Paul McCartney: Out There Tokyo
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
Beatles på Sverigeturné
Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin'
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
Paul McCartney - BBC Radio 2 in Concert
Good Ol' Freda
Rockshow
Sound City
Året var 1963- PAPaul McCartney - Live on Hollywood Boulevard
12-12-12
Pink: Staying True
Genius
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
Palme
Produced by George Martin
The Beatles: In Chicago 1964-1966
Beatles - Their Golden Age
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
Wings - First Flight 1969-1974
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
Paul McCartney Live at Zócalo
Paul McCartney On the Run Tour - Estadio Azteca
A MusiCares Tribute To Paul McCartney
Becoming the Beatles
The Winged Beetle
Paul McCartney's Live Kisses
Under African Skies
The Love We Make
All You Need Is Klaus
Annie Nightingale: Bird on the Wireless
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 1
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 4
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 3
The Beatles: Recovered Archives Vol. 2
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1973-1980
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Beatles Stories
The Ball- THThe Beatles: A Magical History Tour
Paul McCartney & Wings: Band on the Run
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House- HAHard Rock Calling 2010
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Paul McCartney: Up and Coming Brasil
The Beatles: The Complete Story- THThe Beatles: Fifty Fabulous Years
David Wants to Fly
Rock Legends (The Best Of 50's 60's 70's From The Ed Sullivan's Show) VOL. 2
The Rise & Fall of WCW
Children in Need Rocks the Royal Albert Hall
The Beatles - Composing Outside The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney 1967-1972
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - Whole Lotta Shakin'
The Beatles: Here There and Everywhere
...Sings the Beatles
How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
The Beatles on Record
Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
AL’S BRAIN: A 3-D Journey through the Human Brain with ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
Brüno
The Motown Invasion
The Beatles: Parting Ways
Project 9: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band
The Beatles - The Mini Documentaries
All Together Now
The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour Memories- FÊFêtons nos 400 ans avec Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv- PAPaul McCartney: The Liverpool Sound
- RORock Milestones: The Beatles: The Red Album 1962 - 1966
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles- RORock Milestones: The Beatles: The Blue Album 1967 - 1970
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon & McCartney 1966-1970
Paul McCartney: Ecce Cor Meum
The Beatles: Turn Left at Greenland
The Beatles: Up Close and Personal
Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney 1957 - 1965
Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years
The Beatles: Destination Hamburg
THE BEATLES in HELP!
Paul McCartney: Live at BBC Electric Proms
Paul McCartney: Live at the Olympia Paris 2007
The Beatles Phenomenon- RORock Milestones: The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour
Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic
The Beatles In America
The Beatles Explosion
The Beatles: Love
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Doctor Who: Origins
Paul McCartney and Wings - Lightspeed
Live 8
Who Buried Paul McCartney?
Paul McCartney: Chaos and Creation at Abbey Road
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today- PAPaul McCartney: St. Petersburg
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
The Beatles: Chronology Vol. 1 y 2
The Beatles: Love Me Do - A Documentary
Rock 'N' Roll Forever: Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Meet the Beatles
Beatles Biggest Secrets
Live Aid
Paul McCartney - The Music and Animation Collection
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3- THThe Beatles: Watching Rainbows
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle- INInside John Lennon - Unauthorized
The Beatles: Around the World
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Concert for George
Paul McCartney: In Red Square
Ed Sullivan Presents: Rock 'N' Roll Revolution: The British Invade America, America Fights Back
Beatles: The Journey
Brian Wilson: On Tour
The Beatles: A Long and Winding Road
The Beatles - Trilogy
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Things They Said Today
Naqoyqatsi
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney : Live at Atlanta
Paul McCartney & Friends: The PeTA Concert for Party Animals
Elvis: King of Entertainment
Beatles: Big Beat Box
The Concert for New York City
Tuesday
Wingspan
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales
Tina Turner : Celebrate!- NANaked and Free - The History of Free Body Culture
Here, There and Everywhere: A Concert for Linda
The Beatles: A Celebration
The Brian Epstein Story
My Old Friend: Paul McCartney & Carl Perkins
The Abbey Road Story
Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
Music for Montserrat
Go Cat Go!
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
Tropic Island Hum
The Beatles Story
The Beatles Unauthorized
Alf Bicknell's Beatles Diary
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Help! War Child
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Queen: Champions of the World- THThe Beatles In Australia: 30th Anniversary
Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
Paul is Live in Concert on The New World Tour
Ready Steady Go! The Beatles Live
Paul McCartney: Movin' On
Paul McCartney - Live in Charlotte
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music- A A Carlton New Year
- HOHoliday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
Paul McCartney: The Complete Up Close Rehearsal- RORolling Stone 25: The MTV Special
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper- MUMurderers, Mobsters, & Madmen: Volume 2: Assassination in the 20th Century
The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit
Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
Paul McCartney's Get Back
Paul McCartney: Ghosts of the Past
Paul McCartney: Unplugged
Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool
Lennon: A Tribute
Silver Clef Award Winners Show, Knebworth Park
Paul McCartney: Put It There
Imagine: John Lennon
Eat the Rich
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
The Paul McCartney Special
Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 1
Rock 'N' Roll Goldmine: The Sixties
Fun with the Fab Four
Jimi Plays Monterey- BRBritish Rock: The First Wave
The Real Buddy Holly Story
Live Aid
Rupert and the Frog Song
Video AID
Yoko Ono: Then and Now
Give My Regards to Broad Street
James Bond: The First 21 Years
The Compleat Beatles- PAPaul McCartney - Take It Away
The Cooler
Desert Island Discs- THThe Rolling Stones - The First 20 Years
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
This Is Elvis- A A Very Lovely Party: On Tour With Paul McCartney & Wings
Back to the Egg
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over the World
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Rockestra Documentary Special
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Mighty Good: The Beatles
The Day the Music Died
The Beach Boys: It's OK
Paul McCartney & Wings: Wings Over Australia
Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles
The Society of the Spectacle
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest
James Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
Let It Be
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
24 Hours: The World of John and Yoko
The Beatles: Something
The Beatles: Abbey Road
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Two
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume One
The Beatles - The Get Back Chronicles 1969 Volume Three
The Beatles Mod Odyssey
Beatles Electroniques
The Beatles: Revolution
Yellow Submarine
The Movie Orgy- ALAll You Need Is Love
Our World
Monument
It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields Forever
Mal Evans on Vacation
El Rey en Londres
The Beatles: Live at Circus-Krone-Bau, Munich, Germany
The Beatles: In Japan (7/1/1966)
The Beatles: In Japan (6/30/1966)
The Beatles - In Germany 24-26 June, 1966
Reflections on Love
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
The Beatles: Live in Paris
Help!
Doctor Who: The Chase
Go Go Mania
What's Happening! The Beatles in the USA
The Beatles: Live in The Netherlands
A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles Sing for Shell
The Beatles in Australia
Around the Beatles
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
The Beatles Come to Town
The Beatles - Live at The Empire Theatre Liverpool
The Mersey Sound
Paul Mccartney Live at Desert Trip
Inside the Beatles: 1962-1970
Building the Beatles
The Beatles - 1967-1970
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The Beatles LOVE
Yesterday
Lennon or McCartney
Mood Indigo
To the Arctic 3D
Everybody's Fine
Across the Universe
Vanilla Sky- SHShadow Cycle
Ballad of the Skeletons
Daumier's Law
The Killing Fields
Island of the Evil Spirits
Beatlemania
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
All This and World War II
Empty Hand
Live and Let Die
The Family Way