Hey Jude by The Beatles album cover

Songs Similar to Hey Jude by The Beatles

Album: Love · Rock · Nostalgic

The Beatles's “Hey Jude” from the album Love is a rock track that we file under nostalgic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 148 BPM.

The closest match right now is “Let It Be” by The Beatles (100% match). The list also pulls in George Harrison, The Beach Boys, The Kinks and The Animals — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Beatles's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (12 of 20 tracks), with pop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.

20 songs similar to “Hey Jude”

  1. 1Let It Be by The Beatles album cover

    Let It Be

    The Beatles

    Rock

    100% match
  2. 2I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles album cover

    I Want to Hold Your Hand

    The Beatles

    Rock

    90% match
  3. 3Imagine by John Lennon album cover

    Imagine

    John Lennon

    Rock

    45% match
  4. 4My Sweet Lord by George Harrison album cover

    My Sweet Lord

    George Harrison

    Pop

    34% match
  5. 5Wouldn't It Be Nice by The Beach Boys album cover

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

    The Beach Boys

    Pop

    30% match
  6. 6God Only Knows by The Beach Boys album cover

    God Only Knows

    The Beach Boys

    Pop

    29% match
  7. 7You Really Got Me by The Kinks album cover

    You Really Got Me

    The Kinks

    Rock

    29% match
  8. 8The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals album cover

    The House of the Rising Sun

    The Animals

    Rock

    28% match
  9. 9Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones album cover

    Paint It Black

    The Rolling Stones

    Rock

    27% match
  10. 10Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan album cover

    Like a Rolling Stone

    Bob Dylan

    Rock

    26% match
  11. 11California Dreamin' by The Mamas & the Papas album cover

    California Dreamin'

    The Mamas & the Papas

    Rock

    26% match
  12. 12

    Have You Ever Seen the Rain

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    25% match
  13. 13Happy Together by The Turtles album cover

    Happy Together

    The Turtles

    Pop

    24% match
  14. 14Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley album cover

    Can't Help Falling in Love

    Elvis Presley

    Pop

    24% match
  15. 15(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones album cover

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    The Rolling Stones

    Rock

    24% match
  16. 16

    Band on the Run

    Paul McCartney & Wings

    23% match
  17. 17Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen album cover

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    Queen

    Rock

    23% match
  18. 18Waterloo Sunset by The Kinks album cover

    Waterloo Sunset

    The Kinks

    Rock

    22% match
  19. 19Tiny Dancer by Elton John album cover

    Tiny Dancer

    Elton John

    Pop

    22% match
  20. 20Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival album cover

    Fortunate Son

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Rock

    22% match

Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.

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FAQ about “Hey Jude”

What songs are similar to Hey Jude?

On our list, the closest matches are “Let It Be” by The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles and “Imagine” by John Lennon. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Hey Jude” by The Beatles, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.

Who does Hey Jude sound like?

Based on listening data, “Hey Jude” sits closest to John Lennon, George Harrison, The Beach Boys and The Kinks. Fans of The Beatles play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.

Is Hey Jude Rock?

We file “Hey Jude” by The Beatles under Rock. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.

How do you find similar songs to Hey Jude?

Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Hey Jude” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.