Top 10 People Most Deserving of Being Called the the Fifth Beatle

The Beatles are the greatest quartet in music history. But if it were a quintet, which member of the band's history (be it musician or management) lays claim to the glorious title of "The Fifth Beatle"?
The Top Ten
1 George Martin Sir George Henry Martin was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician

GREAT list! I vote for George Martin, but every choice has a good reason to here.

2 Brian Epstein
3 Neil Aspinall
4 Billy Preston William Everett Preston was an American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel.
5 Eric Clapton Eric Patrick Clapton is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream. He has also been a member of Derek and the Dominos.
6 Pete Best
7 Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe was a Scottish-born painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the Beatles.
8 Derek Taylor
9 Murray the K

He did coin the term after all, despite the fact he was a mere DJ

10 Tony Sheridan
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