The Beatles 100: One Hundred Pivotal Moments in Beatles History

by John M. Borack

Was John Lennon meeting Paul McCartney more significant than John Lennon meeting Yoko Ono? Rubber Soul or Revolver ? Which Wings album was Paul McCartney’s solo pinnacle?

In 100 brief chapters, John M. Borack discusses and ranks the greatest moments in Beatles history. An avid Fab Four fan since childhood and a music journalist for more than thirty-five years, Borack has created a book to agree with and disagree with, and one that is sure to spark conversations. A love letter to the greatest rock band of all time, The Beatles 100 is a book for Beatles buffs and casual fans alike.

Genres: Nonfiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published July 13, 2021

Reviews

[Silmaril Chick · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good list book, of interesting moments and astounding events in the lives of the four Beatles. My only complaint would be it’s a tad patronising to Ringo Starr, acting overly surprised when any of his songs turn out to be commercially successful. But when the writer implied his favourite Beatle was Paul McCartney, I had been sort of expecting that.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, quick read—this is divided into a series of 100 (as you might guess) small chapters, which makes it great for picking up in between other tasks, etc. I knew most of these things, true—but one nice feature is that Borack includes a lot from each Beatle's solo career. That music is neglected! Sure, little of it is as good as the Beatles' music...but that's rather a high bar. Each Beatle put out several post-Beatle records well worth hearing (in the case of McCartney, quite a number of them).

I've found only one error...which might well be a typo or editorial misreading: In the chapter on 'Band on the Run', Borack refers to Lagos as a "small town" in Nigeria. Lagos is, of course, a city of several million people. I wonder if he'd written something like "a small town outside Lagos, Nigeria"? That would certainly make more sense...

[Harrison Hulse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wasn’t bad a learned stuff from it