Paul McCartney
Biography
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.
Acting (340 movies)
A Hard Day's Night
1964
The Movie Orgy
1968
El Rey en Londres
1966
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
Let It Be
1970
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
Paul McCartney: In Red Square
2003
John Lennon: Love Is All You Need
2010
Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!
2021
The Society of the Spectacle
1974
Under the Volcano
2021
Magical Mystery Tour
1967
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
2002
Jimi Plays Monterey
1987
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
Beatles Stories
2011
Paul McCartney At The BBC
2021
Give My Regards to Broad Street
1984
Concert for George
2003
Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
The Real Buddy Holly Story
1985
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Beatles in New York
1964
The Day the Music Died
1977
Live 8
2005
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
2020
Help!
1965
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
2006
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
2002
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Things They Said Today
2002
Live Aid
1985
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
2010
The Lost Weekend: A Love Story
2023
The 4 Complete Ed Sullivan Shows Starring The Beatles
2010
The Trials of Heather Mills
2023
Billy Joel - Live at Shea Stadium
2011
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005
Paul McCartney: Wings of a Beatle
2019
The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert
2022
Louder Than Rock
2023
The Beatles: The Making of Sgt. Pepper
1992
Take Your Pills
2018
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
2019
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012
Wingspan
2001
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
2023
Paul McCartney: Good Evening New York City
2009
The Love We Make
2011
The Beatles and India
2021
The Stones and Brian Jones
2024
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
2023
All You Need Is Klaus
2010
Back to the Egg
1979
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
1977
Rare and Unseen: The Beatles
2008
The Beatles: Help!
2007
The Beatles: The Mini Documentaries
2009
The Concert for New York City
2001
The Beatles Unauthorized
1996
The Beatles: Live at the Washington Coliseum
1964
The Queen: 70 Glorious Years
2022
Help! War Child
1995
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison
2010
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live - The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2009
Fun with the Fab Four
1986
Paul McCartney: In Performance at the White House
2010
The Beatles on Record
2009
Paul McCartney: Live at the Cavern Club
1999
The Mersey Sound
1963
The Beatles - Unsurpassed Promos
2011
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
All Together Now
2008
Paul Is Live In Concert – On the New World Tour
1994
Paul McCartney: Independence Concert - Live in Kyiv
2008
WHAM!
2023
Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars
2018
London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Isles of Wonder
2012
The Diamond Jubilee Concert 2012
2012
Paul McCartney: Put It There
1989
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO
2012
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
Paul McCartney's Get Back
1991
Paul McCartney: Live Kisses
2012
Produced By George Martin
2012
Our World
1967
Sound City
2013
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
Paul McCartney - Live in Halifax, Nova Scotia
2009
Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle
2004
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Rockshow
2013
Parkinson at 50
2021
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
It's So Far Out, It's Straight Down!
1967
Good Ol' Freda
2013
Go Cat Go!
1997
Ivor Cutler: Looking For Truth With a Pin
2005
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden
2011
