Paul McCartney's 10 Best Songs After The Beatles, Ranked

When it comes to Sir Paul McCartney, the list of noteworthy music never seems to end. His work with The Beatles was already impressive, but he continued to put out terrific material after the Fab Four split. Much of that output came with Wings, and the albums Band on the Run and Venus and Mars are presented here as his post-Beatles masterpieces.

The list ranks ten post-Beatles songs by complexity, cohesion, and catchiness, with tracks from those two records making up the majority. "Mrs. Vanderbilt" pairs an exciting bassline with acoustic guitar, playful first-verse vocals, and brief sax and electric-guitar asides that keep the nearly five-minute song moving.

"Spirits of Ancient Egypt" fits a surprising amount into three minutes, opening softly before rocking hard and featuring Denny Laine on the verse while McCartney takes the chorus. "Live and Let Die" starts as a minimalist ballad and then erupts into sweeping strings and horns, the sudden bridge providing a memorable tonal shift.

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