On this day in 1987, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame

The Songwriters Hall of Fame was founded in 1969 by songwriters Johnny Mercer and Abe Olman and publisher and executive Howie Richmond as a way to honour those songwriters  whose work represent and maintain the heritage and legacy of the most beloved English songs in popular music.

The songwriters Hall of Fame has featured a significant number of musical partnerships since its inception, with its inaugural year featuring collaborators like Rodgers and Hammerstein and Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Lennon and McCartney had written nearly 200 songs together during their time in the band, and with the majority of The Beatles most popular songs being credited to the pair, inducting both was the obvious decision.

The pair were inducted in a small, untelevised ceremony alongside peers like Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, with Yoko Ono appearing to accept the award on behalf of her late husband. The Hall of Fame itself has no permanent place of residence but an exhibit has resided inside the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles since 2010.