Normally, Ringo would play that instrument if the song they were recording called for them. But either of the other three would have been more than capable of playing them.
Although maracas are indeed percussion instruments, they would only have been played by Ringo if there was no other percussion in the song (maracas don't normally replace drumsticks). I believe that John was usually the maraca player since he was (technically) the rhythm guitar player. All of this is a moot point, though since the songs which they recorded with maracas were never performed live.
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every single one of the beatles songs are on it
John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote most of the Beatles' songs and, as Paul pointed out, most of the Beatles' songs were love songs.
Not without permission.
Eight Days A Week, The Beatles
20 #1's in the US 17 #1's in the UK NOTE - The Beatles album "1" is a compilation of all Beatles songs that made it to Number 1 in either the UK or the USA, a total of 27 tracks.