Collaborations between ex-Beatles
Following the break-up of the Beatles in 1970, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr enjoyed success as solo artists and collaborated with each other on numerous occasions, including on both studio and live recordings. However, none of these collaborations included all four members, with the exception of "Free as a Bird" and "Real Love".
The only albums to feature compositions and performances by all four ex-Beatles, albeit on separate songs, includes Starr's solo albums Ringo and Ringo's Rotogravure, and the Carl Perkins album Go Cat Go!. With Starr's participation, Harrison staged the Concert for Bangladesh in New York City in August 1971. Other than an unreleased jam session in 1974, later bootlegged as A Toot and a Snore in '74, Lennon and McCartney never recorded together again. Starr and McCartney have performed and recorded together on several occasions since Harrison's death in 2001.
Collaborations by the four ex-Beatles following their breakup are listed below. Collaborations that began before the breakup are included for historical interest. The start date of the act of collaboration, e.g., the recording start date, governs the initial display sequence. Other display sequences may be seen by clicking the buttons in the column headers.
Albums
| Year of recording | Year of release | Album | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon | Collaboration by McCartney | Collaboration by Harrison | Collaboration by Starr |
| 1967−68 | 1968 | Wonderwall Music | George Harrison | ||||
| 1968−69 | 1969 | Is This What You Want? | Jackie Lomax | ||||
| 1969 | 1970 | Leon Russell | Leon Russell | ||||
| 1969–70 | 1970 | Doris Troy | Doris Troy | ||||
| 1969−70 | 1970 | Sentimental Journey | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1969−70 | 1970 | Encouraging Words | Billy Preston | ||||
| 1969 | 1972 | Some Time in New York City | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | All Things Must Pass | George Harrison | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | John Lennon | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | Imagine | John Lennon | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | Fly | Yoko Ono | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | George Harrison & Friends | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Bobby Keys | Bobby Keys | ||||
| 1971–72 | 1972 | Brother | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton | ||||
| 1972 | 1974 | Son of Dracula | Harry Nilsson | ||||
| 1972 | 1973 | Living in the Material World | George Harrison | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | Ringo | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1973 | 1974 | Shankar Family & Friends | Ravi Shankar | ||||
| 1973 | 1974 | Dark Horse | George Harrison | ||||
| 1974 | 1992 | A Toot and a Snore in '74 | Various artists | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | Goodnight Vienna | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1975−1996 | 1996 | Go Cat Go! | Various artists | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1980−81 | 1981 | Somewhere in England | George Harrison | ||||
| 1980−81 | 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1981−82 | 1982 | Tug of War | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1981−82 | 1983 | Pipes of Peace | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1982−83 | 1984 | Give My Regards to Broad Street | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | Cloud Nine | George Harrison | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | Full Moon Fever | Tom Petty | ||||
| 1989–90 | 1990 | Armchair Theatre | Jeff Lynne | ||||
| 1992 | 2014 | Extra Texture | George Harrison | ||||
| 1995−97 | 1997 | Flaming Pie | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1997−98 | 1998 | Vertical Man | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2000 | 2001 | Zoom | Electric Light Orchestra | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | A Sideman's Journey | Klaus Voormann | ||||
| 2009 | 2010 | Y Not | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | Give More Love | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | What's My Name | Ringo Starr |
Singles
| Year of recording | Year of release | Single | Credited to | Collaboration by Lennon | Collaboration by McCartney | Collaboration by Harrison | Collaboration by Starr |
| 1967 | 1967 | "We Love You" | The Rolling Stones | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | "Sour Milk Sea" | Jackie Lomax | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | "New Day" | Jackie Lomax | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | "Carolina In My Mind" | James Taylor | ||||
| 1969 | 1970 | "Que Sera, Sera " | Mary Hopkin | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | "Cold Turkey" | Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | "Don't Worry Kyoko " | Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "Instant Karma!" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1970 | 1971 | "It Don't Come Easy" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "My Sweet Lord" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "Mother" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "Why" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1970 | 1971 | "Touch Me" | Lennon, Ono and the Plastic Ono Band | ||||
| 1970 | 1970 | "God" | John Lennon | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | "Bangla Desh" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1971 | 1971 | How Do You Sleep?" | John Lennon | ||||
| 1971 | 1972 | "Sweet Music" | Lon & Derrek Van Eaton | ||||
| 1971−72 | 1972 | "Back Off Boogaloo" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1972−73 | 1973 | "Photograph" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1972 | 1974 | "Daybreak" | Harry Nilsson | ||||
| 1973 | 1973 | "You're Sixteen" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | "Only You" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1974 | 1975 | "It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | "Ding Dong, Ding Dong" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1977 / 1994 | 1995 | "Free as a Bird" | The Beatles | ||||
| 1980 / 1995 | 1996 | "Real Love" | The Beatles | ||||
| 1980−81 | 1981 | "All Those Years Ago" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1981 | 1982 | "Take It Away" | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1982 | 1983 | "So Bad" | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1987 | 1987 | "Devil's Radio" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1987 | 1988 | "When We Was Fab" | George Harrison | ||||
| 1996 | 1997 | "Beautiful Night" | Paul McCartney | ||||
| 1997 | 1998 | "La De Da" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2009 | 2010 | "Walk with You" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | "Show Me the Way" | Ringo Starr | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | "We're on the Road Again" | Ringo Starr |
Live performances
Live performances featuring collaboration between two or more ex-Beatles. Separate appearance at the same event does not count.| Year | Event | Location | Collaboration by Lennon | Collaboration by McCartney | Collaboration by Harrison | Collaboration by Starr |
| 1969 | UNICEF charity concert; Lennon performed "Cold Turkey" and "Don't Worry Kyoko" with Harrison. This performance was later released on the album Some Time in New York City. | Lyceum Ballroom, London, England. | ||||
| 1971 | The Concert for Bangladesh | Madison Square Garden, New York | ||||
| 1979 | Wedding of Eric Clapton and Pattie Boyd | Ewhurst, Surrey, England | ||||
| 1981 | Wedding of Ringo Starr and Barbara Bach | London, England | ||||
| 1985 | Rockabilly Session for Carl Perkins | Limehouse Television Studios, London, England | ||||
| 1987 | The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert | Wembley Arena, London | ||||
| 1988 | Beatles Induction at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Los Angeles | ||||
| 1992 | Natural Law Party Benefit Concert | Royal Albert Hall, London | ||||
| 1993 | Earth Day; Starr joined McCartney on stage for "Hey Jude" finale | Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles | ||||
| 2002 | Concert for George | Royal Albert Hall, London | ||||
| 2009 | David Lynch Foundation "Change Begins Within" Benefit Concert | Radio City Music Hall, New York | ||||
| 2010 | Ringo's 70th birthday show with Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band ; McCartney came onstage during the encore and played "Birthday" with Ringo and the band. | Radio City Music Hall, New York | ||||
| 2014 | 56th Annual Grammy Awards ; McCartney and Starr performed the former's "Queenie Eye". The Beatles also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. | Staples Center, Los Angeles | ||||
| 2014 | ; McCartney and Starr performed "With a Little Help from My Friends" and "Hey Jude." | Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles | ||||
| 2015 | Ringo Starr Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame " and “Helter Skelter ”. | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California, USA |