The Victors

Run a search on the most covered songs of all time. They vary from platform to platform, but here's a typical one for the top 15 (from ChatGPT re: the the most covered songs available on Spotify):

In order, the top entries are:
“Yesterday” — The Beatles
“Eleanor Rigby” — The Beatles
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” — Simon & Garfunkel
“Can’t Help Falling in Love” — Elvis Presley
“Let It Be” — The Beatles
“Imagine” — John Lennon
“Unchained Melody” — The Righteous Brothers
“Something” — The Beatles
“Hey Jude” — The Beatles
“Michelle” — The Beatles
“Fever” — Little Willie John
“Here, There and Everywhere” — The Beatles
“Blackbird” — The Beatles
“And I Love Her” — The Beatles
“Hallelujah” — Leonard Cohen

That's 9 Beatles songs and a John Lennon solo track. Out of 15 total cuts. From every modern artist. Ever.

And you'll see these mind-boggling numbers repeated over and over, with variations.

Which tells you: Artists themselves consider the Beatles in a separate category from everyone else. Full stop.

Relatedly: I can't possibly choose one song by the Beatles as my favorite. That has changed -- and wildly -- over the years. There are too many, in too many different styles, to do that.

Counter: If I had to list my top 10 favorite songs of all time, I'm not sure any Beatles track would be in there.