Flax's Beatles Top 29 Countdown

   As is now widely known, I make a Beatles countdown every summer.  What is not as widely known is that the first two years of the countdown were not 40 songs.  In 1999, the second year, we expanded to 29 songs because the tape I had was longer, but it was still a one-tape deal and thus only 29.

29. You Never Give Me Your Money (Abbey Road)
28. Dig A Pony (Let It Be)
27. I've Just Seen A Face (Help!)
26. I'm So Tired (White Album)
25. A Day in the Life (Sgt. Pepper's)
24. Come Together (Abbey Road)
23. Revolution (Past Masters Volume Two)
22. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Help!)
21. Here Comes the Sun (Abbey Road)
20. She's Leaving Home (Sgt. Pepper's)
19. Savoy Truffle (White Album)
18. Good Morning Good Morning (Sgt. Pepper's)
17. Taxman (Revolver)
16. Hey Jude (Past Masters Volume Two)
15. Yesterday (Help!)
14. In My Life (Rubber Soul)
13. Help! (Help!)
12. Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey (White Album)
11. You Can't Do That (A Hard Day's Night)
10. With A Little Help From My Friends (Sgt. Pepper's)
9. Good Day Sunshine (Revolver)
8. Think For Yourself (Rubber Soul)
7. Back in the USSR (White Album)
6. Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End (Abbey Road)
5. Get Back (Let It Be)
4. Blackbird (White Album)
3. Got to Get You Into My Life (Revolver)
2. Let It Be (Let It Be)
1. Strawberry Fields Forever (Magical Mystery Tour)

Album Breakdown
White Album: 5
Abbey Road: 4
Help!: 4
Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: 4
Let It Be: 3
Revolver: 3
Past Masters Volume Two: 2
Rubber Soul: 2
A Hard Day's Night: 1
Magical Mystery Tour: 1

Other Statistics
Biggest Jump: Let It Be, 21 spots (#23 in 1998 to #2 this year)
Other Double-Digit Jumps: Get Back, 14 spots (#19 in 1998 to #5 this year); Blackbird, 12 spots (#16 in 1998 to #4 this year); With A Little Help From My Friends, 11 spots (#21 in 1998 to #10 this year)
Biggest Drop: Taxman, 13 spots (#4 in 1998 to #17 this year)
Other Double-Digit Drops: You Never Give Me Your Money, 12 spots (#17 in 1998 to #29 this year); A Day in the Life, 11 spots (#14 in 1998 to #25 this year)
Songs Holding Position from Last Year: Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me and My Monkey (#12)
Songs Not Appearing Last Year: Help! (#13), Yesterday (#15), Hey Jude (#16), Good Morning Good Morning (#18), She's Leaving Home (#20), You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (#22), Revolution (#23), Come Together (#24), I'm So Tired (#26), I've Just Seen A Face (#27), Dig A Pony (#28)