Wikipedia estimates the Beatles wrote 188 original songs.
The 2000 album ‘1’ compiles 27 of the Beatles number one hits.
27 divided by 188 equals 14%.
The album compilers considered 14% of the Beatles output worthy.
Even the best band in the world couldn’t produce a hit every time.
For every hit there’s a miss. For every ‘Hey Jude’ there’s a ‘Doctor Robert’.
The Beatles weren’t considered great because they exclusively produced hits, they were considered great because they produced so many hits.
Greatest hits
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Thomas Duggan 