1964 Topps Beatles Checklist: Every Set, Numbering, and Series 1 Card by Card

Quick answer: Topps’ 1964 Beatles cards come in six sets:

✓	Set	Cards	Numbering	How to recognize it
[ ]	Black & White 1st Series	60	1–60	B&W photo, facsimile signature. Released May 1964
[ ]	Black & White 2nd Series	55	61–115	B&W photo, facsimile signature. Back design: see the note below
[ ]	Black & White 3rd Series	50	116–165	B&W photo. Plain back with a green box giving series, number and set size
[ ]	Color	64	1–64	Color photo. Q&A/fact backs (Topps calls them interview excerpts)
[ ]	Beatles Diary	60	1A–60A	Color photo. Diary-style backs
[ ]	A Hard Day’s Night	55	1–55	B&W movie stills. Captioned backs with a movie-camera design
[ ]	Plaks	55	—	Color photos with slogans

Sources:

• Topps Ripped, Apr 3, 2024: the May 1964 release, the 165 B&W total, A Hard Day’s Night = 55, Plaks = 55.
• PSA Price Guide: series ranges.
• Dean’s Cards: Color = 64; Diary 1A–60A.
• Cardboard Connection and nslists: Series 3 backs.
• Cardboard Connection: A Hard Day’s Night details.

All accessed 2026-10-07.

Series 2 backs: nslists describes a red box on early cards and the green Series 3-style box on a later wave. We haven’t confirmed that with a second source, so treat it as unverified.

Black & White 1st Series: all 60 cards

The B&W cards have no titles. Each one shows a photo of one Beatle with a facsimile signature. Subjects below are as listed in the PSA Price Guide, accessed 2026-10-07 (PSA misspells #9 as “Harrsion”; corrected here).

The split isn’t even. By PSA’s listing, Series 1 has George Harrison 14, John Lennon 15, Paul McCartney 16 and Ringo Starr 15.

✓	#	Beatle	Note
[ ]	1	George Harrison	Guide above commons (first card)
[ ]	2	John Lennon
[ ]	3	Paul McCartney
[ ]	4	Paul McCartney
[ ]	5	John Lennon
[ ]	6	Ringo Starr
[ ]	7	John Lennon
[ ]	8	Ringo Starr
[ ]	9	George Harrison
[ ]	10	George Harrison
[ ]	11	Paul McCartney	Guide above commons at NM 7+
[ ]	12	Ringo Starr
[ ]	13	Ringo Starr
[ ]	14	George Harrison
[ ]	15	George Harrison
[ ]	16	John Lennon
[ ]	17	John Lennon
[ ]	18	Paul McCartney
[ ]	19	Ringo Starr
[ ]	20	John Lennon
[ ]	21	Paul McCartney
[ ]	22	Paul McCartney	Guide above commons at NM-MT 8+
[ ]	23	George Harrison
[ ]	24	Ringo Starr
[ ]	25	Paul McCartney
[ ]	26	Ringo Starr
[ ]	27	Paul McCartney
[ ]	28	Ringo Starr
[ ]	29	Ringo Starr
[ ]	30	George Harrison
[ ]	31	Paul McCartney
[ ]	32	Ringo Starr	Guide above commons at NM-MT 8+
[ ]	33	John Lennon
[ ]	34	John Lennon
[ ]	35	Paul McCartney
[ ]	36	George Harrison
[ ]	37	Paul McCartney
[ ]	38	Ringo Starr
[ ]	39	Paul McCartney
[ ]	40	John Lennon
[ ]	41	George Harrison
[ ]	42	John Lennon
[ ]	43	Ringo Starr
[ ]	44	John Lennon
[ ]	45	Paul McCartney
[ ]	46	George Harrison
[ ]	47	John Lennon
[ ]	48	George Harrison
[ ]	49	Ringo Starr
[ ]	50	John Lennon
[ ]	51	Ringo Starr
[ ]	52	George Harrison
[ ]	53	George Harrison	Guide above commons at NM 7+
[ ]	54	Paul McCartney
[ ]	55	John Lennon
[ ]	56	George Harrison	Guide above commons at NM 7+
[ ]	57	John Lennon
[ ]	58	Paul McCartney	Guide above commons at NM 7+
[ ]	59	Ringo Starr
[ ]	60	Paul McCartney	Guide above commons (last card)

“Guide above commons” means PSA’s guide lists that card above the $20 (NM 7) / $50 (NM-MT 8) common value at the grades shown. Guide values are estimates, not sales. Full guide table: Beatles collector’s guide.

Series 2, Series 3, Color, Diary and A Hard Day’s Night

We list these at set level for now: the count and numbering are in the table at the top. Card-by-card lists will be added after we’ve checked them against a second source.

How to use this checklist

• Sort by set first. The numbering overlaps: Color #1–64, A Hard Day’s Night #1–55 and B&W #1–60 all start at 1. The photo type (B&W vs color, portrait vs movie still) and the back tell them apart.
• Diary cards carry an “A” after the number (1A–60A). Full list: 1964 Beatles Diary checklist.
• B&W series follow on from each other: 1–60, 61–115, 116–165.
• Note the condition as you go: corners, centering, print spots and back writing. See the PSA grading scale.

FAQ

How many 1964 Topps Beatles B&W cards are there? 165, across three series (60 + 55 + 50).

Is there one checklist card for the B&W sets? Not that we’ve confirmed. We list the sets by number range instead.

Should I grade my Beatles cards? For most commons in mid grades, the fee is close to or above the guide value. See should I grade my card?