As a member of The Beatles, his songwriting partnership with John Lennon produced "some of the most popular music in rock and roll history".

[1] In the United Kingdom, McCartney has been knighted[2][3] and was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).

[6] In the United States, McCartney received the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and Kennedy Center Honors in 2010.

[7][8] On 8 September 2012 in France, McCartney was awarded the Legion of Honour for services to music by French President François Hollande at the Élysée Palace.

In addition to his 19 Grammy wins, McCartney received the academy's MusiCares Person of the Year award in 2012.

The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song,[19] created in 2007, is awarded annually.