The song spent nine weeks atop the 'Billboard' Hot 100.

In all likelihood, the Beatles didn't set out to challenge radio programmers' time constraints when they released the seven-minute-plus "Hey Jude" on Aug. 26, 1968. They were, as was always the case, ...

Promotional portrait of the British rock band The Beatles, circa 1963. Paul McCartney holds a cigarette, others are (left to right) Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and John Lennon. The ...

The Beatles score a second career hit on the U.K.'s Official Streaming chart with "Hey Jude," which became an anthem for ...

"Hey Jude" sums up the Beatles' turbulent summer of 1968 — a tribute to their friendship, right at the moment it was starting to fracture. The single was a smash as soon as they released it on August ...

The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” has some of the most famous lyrics in the Fab Four’s catalog. Paul McCartney felt he had to change one of the lyrics in the song. Subsequently, John Lennon convinced him to ...

A letter written by the boss of the Beatles’ U.S. record label revealed that attempts were made to alter the release of their 1968 single “Hey Jude” because of concerns that some of the artwork was ...

Paul McCartney gave a song to another 1960s singer. Subsequently, The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” stopped the song from hitting No. 1. The incident might not have happened without the advice of the supermodel ...

It's no wonder that Julian Lennon, the eldest son of the late Beatles legend John Lennon, has a love-hate relationship with The Beatles' "Hey Jude." After all, the classic rock song was written about ...

“Hey Jude” is the only song on our countdown that was never released on a non-compilation studio album. Apparently, it was good enough on its own. Topping all the charts and “best of” lists, it is ...

Jude Bellingham has captured fans with his match-winning performances for England in the 2026 World Cup.