For parts of 2017 and ’18, I hosted a music program called Crossroads on WECI, my college’s radio station. One of the shows I enjoyed the most was Beatle-themed, taking a few tracks from Abbey Road and Let It Be as “points of departure” for selections from the solo work of former Beatles. I haven’t listened to the complete solo Beatles catalog so I can’t claim that this is the “definitive” best hour, even by my own subjective standards. However, I hope this gives a flavor of John, Paul, George, and Ringo’s individual accomplishments.

1. Across the Universe—The Beatles—Let It Be
2. Golden Slumbers—The Beatles—Abbey Road
3. Carry That Weight—The Beatles—Abbey Road
4. The Long and Winding Road—The Beatles—Let It Be
5. Run of the Mill—George Harrison—All Things Must Pass
6. Art of Dying—George Harrison—All Things Must Pass
7. Imagine—John Lennon—Imagine
8. Gimme Some Truth—John Lennon—Imagine
9. Watching the Wheels—John Lennon—Double Fantasy
10. Maybe I’m Amazed—Paul McCartney—McCartney
11. Hope of Deliverance—Paul McCartney—Off the Ground
12. Too Much Rain—Paul McCartney—Chaos and Creation in the Backyard
13. Time—Ringo Starr—Y Not
14. Everyone Wins—Ringo Starr—Y Not
15. Stuck Inside a Cloud—George Harrison—Brainwashed
16. Marwa Blues—George Harrison—Brainwashed
17. The End—The Beatles—Abbey Road