How Much Music

Song

Yesterday

The Beatles · 1 · 2000

low confidence

editorial meaning/overview is present + related listening context is present. Why?

Yesterday by The Beatles

Short Answer

How much money does Yesterday make?

Yesterday by The Beatles earns an estimated $250K-$900K/year per year from streaming, licensing, and long-tail catalog replay value.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 26 years after release.

Yesterday still monetizes at a high level because the Beatles' biggest songs continue to function as foundational catalog standards.

Did You Know?

  • Currently ranks around the top 60% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
  • Released in 2000 and still shows earnings power roughly 26 years later
  • Ranks #4 among 5 tracked songs for The Beatles
  • 2 tracks on the linked album page
  • External listening links available
  • low confidence estimate

Yesterday sits in the top 60% of tracked songs on the site by modeled artist-side earnings.

Last updated: April 2026

Yesterday vs Similar Songs

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint
Yesterday The Beatles $575,000
All You Need Is Love
same artist · same album
The Beatles $415,000
Come Together
same artist · same genre
The Beatles $1,450,000
Hey Jude
same artist · same genre
The Beatles $1,850,000

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Why It Still Works

  • greatest-hits replay
  • catalog streaming
  • publishing value

The Beatles benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

More Questions About Yesterday

How much did Yesterday make in total?

Yesterday does not have a public lifetime total, so this page stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.

How much does Yesterday make per stream?

Yesterday does not have a single public per-stream rate because payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and contract structure. The estimate here is modeled from aggregate streaming, licensing, and catalog behavior instead.

Who owns Yesterday?

Yesterday by The Beatles is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Show ownership and assumptions

Yesterday by The Beatles is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Supporting Revenue Context

  • greatest-hits replay
  • catalog streaming
  • publishing value
  • Lifetime estimate: The strongest catalog songs can continue to earn for many years if they remain easy to place, easy to remember, and easy to replay.

Modeled top-line estimate

The headline number is a modeled annual revenue range because a specific artist-side split is not available yet.

  • Gross track revenue is not shown separately here, so the page emphasizes the best available directional estimate.
  • Ownership context is incomplete here, so the estimate should be treated as directional rather than contract-precise.
  • All figures are annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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