John Lennon’s solo career began with the release of three avantgarde albums (“Two Virgins,” “Life With The Lions” and “Wedding Album’) in the late 1960’s with Japanese conceptual artist, Yoko Ono, while John was, if only half-heartedly, still in The Beatles. In 1970, John released the Rock oriented solo effort (“John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’), the first of seven albums released in his lifetime. Ono was listed as a performer/songwriter on three of the albums. “Milk And Honey” was issued posthumously. Here are the best songs from Lennon’s solo career…. Starting Over – 1980  The first single from “Double Fantasy” and the first new recording John had released since he left the music industry in 1975 was selected because it was the most appropriate following his five-year absence from the recording industry.  (Just Like) Starting Over Watching The Wheels – 1981 Released after John’s murder, it was the third and final single from John and Yoko’s “Double Fantasy,” reaching #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Watching The Wheels Nobody Told Me -1984 The song was originally written for Ringo Starr for his 1981 album, “Stop And Smell The Roses” but due to John’s death, Starr decided not to record it. Nobody Told Me Whatever Gets You Through The Night – 1974 Lennon’s only solo #1 single in the U.S. during his lifetime. He was the last ex-Beatles to reach the top of pop chart.  Whatever Gets You Through The Night Instant Karma -1970 The song reached #3 on Billboard‘s pop chart competing with The Beatles “Let It Be” in the U.S. and became the first solo single by a member of the band to sell a million copies. Instant Karma Cold Turkey – 1969 John offered The Beatles the song for their “Abbey Road” album, but the other Beatles rejected it. Lennon then recorded it with a group of musicians he called The Plastic Ono Band and released it as a single. Cold Turkey Imagine – 1971 The best-selling single of John’s solo career imagines peace without materialism, with no borders or religion. Shortly before his death, John said that much of the song’s lyrics and content came from his wife, Yoko Ono. Decades later she did receive co-writing credit. Imagine Give Peace A Chance – 1969 The anti-war song written by John (originally credited to Lennon–McCartney) and recorded with Yoko and a small group of friends (comedian Tom Smothers, LSD guru Timothy Leary, and pop singer Petula Clark, among others) in a performance in a hotel room during John and Yoko’s Bed-In for peace in Montreal, Quebec. Give Peace A Chance Bonus Track: The Ballad Of John And Yoko (The Beatles) -1969 Written by John but credited to Lennon-McCartney partnership, the song chronicles the events surrounding the wedding of John and Yoko Ono. In the U.S., it was banned by some radio stations due to the lyrics’ reference to “Christ’ and ‘crucifixion’. While credited to The Beatles, only John and Paul McCartney played on the track. The Ballad Of John And Yoko ### The post John Lennon’s Best Solo Songs appeared first on RockinTown.