Great ranking! You are making me want to listen to the White Album. I think Long, Long, Long is tragically underrated. Such a haunting and beautiful song.
Thanks so much! Definitely difficult. If I were to do this again today, it would be different. But it's fun to attempt! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment!
Yes. "White" album for sure. It sounds like a real modern Rock album. Since 2018 remix, I find myself playing "air" bass (and I'm a guitarist!) on "Glass Onion", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Everyone's Got Something To Hide ...." :) Yes, some songs I don't need to hear again ("Obla Di, Obla Da", "Honey Pie" etc..); but my 20 track mix is almost an obsession now. And don't let Charles Manson ruin this album for the uninitiated out there. And, yes, I get "Revolution #9" now. It was way ahead of it's time for sampling.
I love the Beatles, but I'm not a Beatles expert by any means. You gave your ranking and you could explain why. Well done. I just discovered your channel but if this video is an indication of the overall quality you can count me in (and I did subscribe). Much respect to you from Larry.
Great video! My Beatles ranking would be a bit different. The great thing about ranking the Beatles is there are no bad songs or albums, so the ranking really comes down to your personal connection to different albums. Loved your story about hooking up your stereo to the guitar amp for Magical Mystery Tour and picture of your Beatles cut. Great stuff!
Aw man, Beatles for Sale is like my number three; some days it's #1! But as you said: there are no bad Beatles albums. This is my favorite video of yours so far!
That was a tough one for me! I actually had a pang of guilt placing it so far down. It wouldn't be hard to convince me to place it a bit higher. Like maybe over With the Beatles, which was insanely difficult for me to place.
I too love "Beatles For Sale" and I believe it to be their most underrated album. It is a natural progression of the country/folk sound that The Beatles introduced on "A Hard Day's Night." I love the fact that most of the tracks feature an acoustic guitar. I also like the six covers they recorded for this album, most notably "Rock And Roll Music" and "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey." I always find this album to be fresh as a daisy.
I think personal experiences from listening at certain times like the first one, certain surroundings, special occasions etc all play a role. If i judge it purely on sound, and i dont mean hifi i put 'with the Beatles' on top of the early ones, 'rubber soul' in the middle and 'Let it be' for the end. Not talking about songwriting. For some reason i actually prefer the early Beatles as opposed to the arguably 'best' sounding 'Abbey Road'. And Sgt Pepper has sunk quite a bit over the years. So, i agree w Lennon: 'with the Beatles' IS the sound of the Beatles as a band. Can't be bettered. It's magic..so, that's my number One.
When my Dad still around He always heard me playing all that album He's a musician and leader of the orchestra in our town n told me the best album is the abbey road n Im also annavid beatles fan from the Philippines I even visit Liverpool 4times n walk to the iconic abbey road
The definitive ranking of all Beatle albums???? The mediocre "Let it Be" album better than "Sgt. Pepper" and "Revolver", two of the greatest Rock albums ever, no way I say. This is clearly his own personal ranking and nothing more. 😳
Yep! That's it exactly! Your list is just as valid as mine. The "definitive" listing is tongue in cheek as such a list could never be definitive. Peace and love to you, brother, and thanks for stopping by!
As Seinfeld said “I don’t know how official these rankings really are”, and in that spirit, I’ll offer my own: 13) Yellow Submarine 12) Beatles for Sale (Mr. Moonlight gives me the creeps) 11) Please Please Me - As with others on this list, a great album overshadowed by others) 10) Magical Mystery Tour 9) Let It Be (I hated the the Phil Specter treatment) 8)Help! 7) With The Beatles (Those great covers are my favorite) 6) Rubber Soul 5) Sgt Pepper’s 4) A Hard Day’s Night (It was fairly recently when looking at the track list that I realized what a great album this is) 3) Revolver 2) Abbey Road 1) The White Album I enjoyed your video.
THE definitive ranking 1) Revolver 2) Rubber Soul 3)Abbey Road 4)Sgt Pepper 5)With the Beatles 6)Help 7)Magical Mystery Tour 8)White Album 9)Beatles For Sale 10)Let It Be 11)A Hard Day's Night 12)Please Please Me 13)Yellow Submarine
Hey Mark! Thanks for stopping by the live stream last night. I too put 'Yellow Sub' at 13, as it is a Beatles album in name only. My number 12 is 'Revolver', have never enjoyed the album, with the exception of "And Your Bird Can Sing." You can see the rest of my ranking in my archives if you like. Cheers!
Ha! Actually it was your ranking that gave me the courage to do my own. When I saw where you ranked Revolver and still lived, I realized I could get away with my relatively tame ranking. Thanks for dropping by!
Nice list. Your preference seems to be: Late period - Middle period - Early period. Growing up, this was also how I viewed these albums. But at some point, although I treasure the later albums very much, I found a new apprecation for the band's early albums. Mostly because there's a joy to them that comes from the guys actually playing live together. And that's something that can never be reproduced with laying down multiple tracks, one by one, in the studio. You just can't capture that energy that way. That said, Abbey Road is my clear favourite. And I'm glad that you're into some of the band's less loved tracks such as "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Revolution 9". - You need a sense of humour to get into those songs, and unfortunately, it would seem that most people don't think that humour belongs in music...
You've pegged me perfectly! The first albums I fell in love with were the later albums. Like you, as I grew older, I began to appreciate the earlier albums more. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
I just feel sad that every time these rankings come out, "Beatles For Sale" is near the bottom - very sad!! I highly regard this album - it was a great progression, lyrically, musically & experimentally from what came before. I think the originals are far superior to a lot of what was on "A Hard Days Night". It's always been in my top 4 or 5 choices.
You're not alone! It is a GREAT album! I love all the Beatles albums. I'm sure if I did this again today, the ranking would be different. This was just a fun exercise to document where I was at the time. Next time I do this, Beatles for Sale may be in the top 5!
Your ranking is pretty similar to mine. I especially agree with your bottom 3 and top 3 picks, although each one of the top 3 could easily be no.1 for me. The only major difference on my list is that MMT is lower and Revolver is higher.
That would be the rational choice! I've just been listening to MMT a lot lately, and really enjoying it. Even if I did this again today, it would probably change. Especially since I have been listening to the Revolver box set almost non-stop the last week or so!
My double favourites are Rubber Soul + Revolver. Rubber Soul is special to me now because of the track Michelle. Who I became eight years ago. Michelle Bell .
Hey, another "Boys" fan, we're a rare breed! Love the list dude, unique choice with the White Album! You certainly are one charming gentlemen! Personally, I could never rank them, but my favorites would be Magical Mystery Tour, A Hard Day's Night, and Rubber Soul. Magical Mustery Tour is in my opinion the far superior physcadellic experience to Sgt Pepper, A Hard Day's Night is a bop, and Rubber soul is just genius! Peace and love man, keep it up! ☮️✌️
I agree with your list. I mean why not ? You can make a case for swapping one with three but may as well flip a coin right? One profound thought I had on John today ! John imo was the best Beatle as he started and ended the band. I do believe the reason why Beatles were the best ever band was because they gave up when they did and John did that, he knew.
Interesting thought but as we now know the other 3 without John attended & played on the last ever Beatle recording session - George's I Me Mine - in Jan.1970. So John had left the group at that point - & George was promoting the upcoming Let It Be LP before release - & Paul said he was leaving the group as late as April '70!!
Without Paul's influence the "Beatles" last album would likely have been "Revolver." The others all agreed that, annoying as he could be, it was Paul who was always cajoling them to go back to the studio for the 'next' album. I disagree with the "definitive (?) order of the albums but, as other's have stated, that's a totally personal thing. On any given day I would change my opinion of the order. BUT I can absolutely say that the White Album would never be my number one...or two...or three... ;) I could easily shift Pepper, Revolver, and A Hard Days Night in/out of MY number one.
Absolutely! I think Paul gets a bad rap when he was so integral to keeping the band focused and on-task. The "definitive list" is tongue-in-cheek as there could never be such a list. I love your choices for top three albums! Thanks for taking the time to comment!@@buskman3286
I am a big Beatles fan as you. My channel BeatleEddie. I tend to agree with you and your list with a few differences. My number 1 is also the White Album. It came out a day before my birthday bought it on release day listened 4 times that day. My 13 is Yellow Submarine. Where you have Beatles for sale next then Please Please Me . I have Please Please Me then Beatles for Sale. I also have a Hard Days Night and Help switched around. Simular to my list. Enjoyed your video.
Revolver #7? ;-0 I respect you . . . my fellow Beatles fan, but holy moly we have a different list. Maybe that's what's so cool about the FABs . . . such diversity . . . so many genres and tones to choose. I'm not a fan of the "Granny Songs," but you are . . . LOL.
Ha! If I were to do the list again today, I think Revolver would be higher. I've been listening to the box set a lot, lately, and so it has been on my mind a lot. John has always been my favorite Beatle, but I do like to indulge in Paul's granny songs from time to time! Peace to you, brother.
Our ages seem to align, and it appears that we share similar music preferences. I appreciate the arrangement of all these albums you've chosen. Personally, I don't have a favorite album among them as I discover new aspects of interest in each one whenever I revisit them. Moreover, as I mature, my musical taste evolves like a fine wine. The Beatles, for instance, will forever hold a special place in my heart. I had the privilege of attending Paul McCartney's mesmerizing concert in Atlanta several years ago. It was truly a magical experience. I must also mention that "Live and Let Die" is undeniably one of my all-time favorite songs.
Yeah, it is silly to pick a "favorite." Mine change so often! I was able to see Sir McCartney perform some years back, too. Definitely a thrill of a lifetime! He performed Live and Let Die and it was spectacular! Explosions and everything! It may be my favorite Paul post-Beatles song. Of course, that could change again tomorrow! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Piggies, Don't Pass Me By, Why Don't We Do it in the Road, Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9 are all below average songs by the standards of any average band. Their inclusion on the White Album by the greatest band ever can not be excused. Those five songs alone make the White Album a notch below Abbey Road.
The album is popularly known as the 'White Album'. It's true name is 'The Beatles'. I think in that aspect it's a collection of solo recordings of various degrees of quality, made by 4 separate individuals under one banner.
It is certainly valid to argue that those are the five weakest tracks on the album. Although this is a double album where the sequencing is important: for example, Good Night does not work anywhere near as well unless it comes after the nightmare of Revolution 9. The songs may be weaker, but they work well in the context of the sequence. Taken alone, Sun King, Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam are not exactly classic songs either. But they work well in the sequence and are fun. I think it’s also possible to argue that the White album has a bit more rock ‘n’ roll energy than Abbey Road.
Not disagreeing with you. Sequencing is important and yes Abbey Road has some weaker tracks too. I very much enjoy The White album. it's my second favorite Beatles album. But sequencing aside couldn't they have come up with some better material? The friction within the band really played a role. If every song but Revolution 9 was on the album it might be better than Abbey Road, but John should have put Revolution 9 on one of his and Yoko's avant garde albums and saved us all the agony of 8 wasted minutes of our lives. @@PhilSmithRHR
@@DonaldMains It’s a fair point with Revolution 9, but John was very determined to have it on there, so it’s very much a record of where the Beatles were at that time and what they were interested in. I don’t know why Not Guilty, Hey Bulldog and Junk were not used on the album. They could also have placed Hey Jude on it, although they did like to give fans singles that were not on an album.
Yes! I may have to re-evaluate this list in the future. Revolver probably does deserve to be higher. I listened to the box set last night, and damn, it's really great!
The List as I Rank it Today 1. White Album 2. Abbey Road 3. Revolver 4. Magical Mystery Tour 5. Rubber Soul 6. Sgt. Pepper 7. A Hard Day’s Night 8. Let It Be 9. Please Please Me 10. Help! 11. Beatles for Sale 12. With the Beatles 13. Yellow Submarine
Wouldn't necessarily be my list, but that's what's cool about these types of videos. Ranking Beatles albums and Beatles songs is a bit like ranking guitar players. I tell people it depends on what week it is and what I've been listening to lately. No wrong answers. I used to always say my favorite was the White Album because I love Beatles songs and it has more songs than than the other albums!
I rank them by how many times I have listened to them since they were released. I listen most often to "Hard Day's Night". Last album while they were still the mop tops. Most fun to play along with. I play my Ric along with them and I feel almost a part of the band. Next most-listened to is "Rubber Soul", the American version. Love that extreme stereo. It lets me listen to how the songs were constructed. Third-most listened to is "Abbey Road". Especially side 2.
I agree! Most rankings I've seen place this at the bottom. I did see one, though, where it was placed relatively high. The woman who ranked it loved orchestration and truly enjoyed the George Martin side.
Well, for you the Beatles just got better and better with their top three albums all coming at the end of their career! Let It Be is possibly the Beatles at least influential album in terms of altering the sound of music generally. The Band and Dylan and others had already done the post psychedelic back to basics thing. It has flaws, and yet I can understand why you would prefer it as a listen to Revolver because of its atmosphere and warmth. This is, despite the fact that Revolver is probably the Beatles at the peak of their creativity with all four contributing 100% to the album. I would say A Hard Days Night is the best pop album and Revolver is the best experimental album.
Excellent takes! I think I consistently rank Let It Be higher than most because I associate it with a specific time in my life that was fun and exciting.
I am not sure I am equipped to do a full ranking - but I have run the whole catalog - so my top 5 are; Abbey Road Rubber Soul Please Please Me White Album Revolver
@@MarkMorris-1962 if you ever want to do a video - let me know. We are finishing up this 70s album tournament in a few weeks and i will have some gaps until we start our top 100 movies of all time...
I have a very different list, but it comes from a similar source, a love of music. Even the albums near the bottom I still like a lot, just not as much as the ones near the top. A few notes: I put A Hard Days's Night this high, because I love the enthusiasm and energy of the album. The band is not yet tired of Beatlemania and are on a rush to conquer the planet (which they did). I put the White Album this low because it contains some of the bands worst songs. It also contains quite a few of their best songs, so I can understand the appreciation. The songs that I don't like just ruin the experience for me. 1) Revolver 2) Abbey Road 3) A Hard Day's Night 4) Sgt. Pepper 5) Rubber Soul 6) With the Beatles 7) Help 8) Magical Mystery Tour 9) Beatles For Sale 10) White Album 11) Please Please Me 12) Let It Be 13) Yellow Submarine
This is a fantastic list! It's fun to see how others rank these albums. I especially enjoy it when the list is different from mine. I watched a video the other day where a woman placed Yellow Submarine towards the top of the list because she loved orchestration. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Almost fully agree, I would switch Revolver and Rubber Soul... I agree fully that Sgt Pepper is very revolutioner in many things, but although the initial idea was to do some concept album, it's more solo work and music then WhiteAlbum, you can not here on Sgt. Pepper the team work, the overall agreement on whole concept... anyway - A Day In The Life, is great, Lucy is great, Sgt. Pepper itself is great, Fixing a Hole is very original song... but somehow they are not fitting together.. then for me is White Album, again not a team work... and top 3 - honestly I can not decide... Let It Be was my 3rd long, long time till I saw Get Back document I understood that the difference I did not understand is the concept to play it live and it sound like this and it simply sounded to me like a step back... and it's not - Let It Be and Abbey Road ( Let It Be more ) are again at least albums of Beatles and not singles of John, Paul, George... and that is why for me is higher than White Album... nd in the final it''s becoming quite simple - Abbey Road is one level higher.. but we can rank the albums, feel somehing else but why, why he shot John at the time, he wanted to get back to music, even started to speak with Paul... what magical things could have been wrote... that' sad...
@@MarkMorris-1962 I love them for30 years... first music I remember and even still in communism here in Czechia :-) First song I loved as a kid was Michelle... and you were fully true about Sgt. Pepper - the cover did a lot... I was looking on it for hours... and for me although they were writing their songs independently somwhen from Help, they were then putting them together, discussing... that's why White Album is very differrent... and their solo careers... and it's very surprising, that on last 3-4 albums George's songs were almost the best ones... 3 such great composers... how this could happen... one funny thing, of course it happens sometimes, when I mentioned that my favourite band is Beatles, they are usually thinking, that I am at least 80 years old... and then you play for example Helter Skelter and I've never met anyone who recognized that it's The Beatles... for most of the people Betales are She Loves You... and don't know what extraordinary they are missing in music...
And as one guy said here, I was one year back also in London and Liverpool... of course my twin girls know about Beatles, heart almost everything but puberty was just starting... and we went to Abbey Road and they were holw time complaining, why we go there, that it's just crossroad :-D And we came there and there were like 100 people waiting for the photo :-D and they were shocked, they really did not believe me, that its not usual crossrroad :-) and in the end they were happy to have a picture from there :-)
@@MarkMorris-1962 and I hope you had the luck to see at least Paul live on concert... I am praying to see him at least one more time... and you know he is playing like 2,5-3 hours and after the show I was just thinking how many songs were not on th elist and I wanted to hear them :-) And I had some small personal crises after some break up with a girl and I wrote on FB to one girls I saw once in music club here and asked her if she wants to go with me next day to Prague to see Paul McCartney... and she asked me who is he? 😀
Fair take! As I say in the video, I've just listened to it so much recently, other albums sound fresher. I'll do this again in a year or so, and maybe it will rank more to your liking. Your opinion is valid, brother, and thanks for stopping by!
That's a tough one! That's a great compilation of Beatles songs, but because it's such an odd mixture of newer and older songs I would rank it low. Maybe a notch above Yellow Submarine?
The White Album has too much fluff. Let It Be is a rushed mess. Magical Mystery Tour is a random collection of songs. Revolver is their best album. Rubber Soul is top three. Your list is silly.
@@MarkMorris-1962 I listened to your clip long enough to make my original comment and heard the first rank as, predictably Yellow Submarine, like everyone else who attempts this. So, you think it's "last" just because it's really just one side of songs? Even though this short collection of songs has some of their best, including the title cut, Hey Bulldog and All You Need? See--this is stupid. I suggest you stop wasting your time and everyone else's.
@@stevenleejobe Totally legit take! I just wanted to give this a shot because it occupied my mind for awhile and gave me an opportunity to think about the amazing catalogue of songs published by The Beatles. Just a fun little exercise. If you would have listened further, you would have heard me profess my love for Yellow Submarine and ALL the Beatles albums. Peace and love to you, brother, and no hard feelings.
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Great ranking! You are making me want to listen to the White Album. I think Long, Long, Long is tragically underrated. Such a haunting and beautiful song.
Yes! I place it high up in my favorite Harrison songs. Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I've been enjoying your channel!
@@MarkMorris-1962 you’re welcome. And glad you’re enjoying my content too.
“I know Lennon said it was garbage but I just love the Abbey Road medley” 😂 that’s John for ya
I like you man, any beatles diehard is a friend of mine. But revolver at 7 is unbelievable. Just wow lol
Ha! Seems like it should be higher, doesn't it? I may have to reassess eventually!
Nice job on the ranking. Ranking any bands discography is always tough especially when they're a favorite. Once again, nicely done. Best, Steve
Thanks so much! Definitely difficult. If I were to do this again today, it would be different. But it's fun to attempt! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment!
"I should have known better" is a total masterpeice. Utterly astonishing, it never made it to #1. unbelievable !
Yes. "White" album for sure. It sounds like a real modern Rock album. Since 2018 remix, I find myself playing "air" bass (and I'm a guitarist!) on "Glass Onion", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Everyone's Got Something To Hide ...." :) Yes, some songs I don't need to hear again ("Obla Di, Obla Da", "Honey Pie" etc..); but my 20 track mix is almost an obsession now. And don't let Charles Manson ruin this album for the uninitiated out there. And, yes, I get "Revolution #9" now. It was way ahead of it's time for sampling.
I love the Beatles, but I'm not a Beatles expert by any means. You gave your ranking and you could explain why. Well done. I just discovered your channel but if this video is an indication of the overall quality you can count me in (and I did subscribe). Much respect to you from Larry.
Thanks a lot, Larry! I hope I don't let you down!
Great video! My Beatles ranking would be a bit different. The great thing about ranking the Beatles is there are no bad songs or albums, so the ranking really comes down to your personal connection to different albums. Loved your story about hooking up your stereo to the guitar amp for Magical Mystery Tour and picture of your Beatles cut. Great stuff!
Thanks! I considered it my own rooftop concert. Thanks for taking time to watch and comment!
Aw man, Beatles for Sale is like my number three; some days it's #1! But as you said: there are no bad Beatles albums. This is my favorite video of yours so far!
You're at #6 at the moment. Imma guess White Album for #1?
That was a tough one for me! I actually had a pang of guilt placing it so far down. It wouldn't be hard to convince me to place it a bit higher. Like maybe over With the Beatles, which was insanely difficult for me to place.
I too love "Beatles For Sale" and I believe it to be their most underrated album. It is a natural progression of the country/folk sound that The Beatles introduced on "A Hard Day's Night." I love the fact that most of the tracks feature an acoustic guitar. I also like the six covers they recorded for this album, most notably "Rock And Roll Music" and "Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey Hey." I always find this album to be fresh as a daisy.
I think personal experiences from listening at certain times like the first one, certain surroundings, special occasions etc all play a role. If i judge it purely on sound, and i dont mean hifi i put 'with the Beatles' on top of the early ones, 'rubber soul' in the middle and 'Let it be' for the end. Not talking about songwriting. For some reason i actually prefer the early Beatles as opposed to the arguably 'best' sounding 'Abbey Road'. And Sgt Pepper has sunk quite a bit over the years. So, i agree w Lennon: 'with the Beatles' IS the sound of the Beatles as a band. Can't be bettered. It's magic..so, that's my number One.
When my Dad still around He always heard me playing all that album He's a musician and leader of the orchestra in our town n told me the best album is the abbey road n Im also annavid beatles fan from the Philippines I even visit Liverpool 4times n walk to the iconic abbey road
The definitive ranking of all Beatle albums???? The mediocre "Let it Be" album better than "Sgt. Pepper" and "Revolver", two of the greatest Rock albums ever, no way I say. This is clearly his own personal ranking and nothing more. 😳
Yep! That's it exactly! Your list is just as valid as mine. The "definitive" listing is tongue in cheek as such a list could never be definitive. Peace and love to you, brother, and thanks for stopping by!
As Seinfeld said “I don’t know how official these rankings really are”, and in that spirit, I’ll offer my own:
13) Yellow Submarine
12) Beatles for Sale (Mr. Moonlight gives me the creeps)
11) Please Please Me - As with others on this list, a great album overshadowed by others)
10) Magical Mystery Tour
9) Let It Be (I hated the the Phil Specter treatment)
8)Help!
7) With The Beatles (Those great covers are my favorite)
6) Rubber Soul
5) Sgt Pepper’s
4) A Hard Day’s Night (It was fairly recently when looking at the track list that I realized what a great album this is)
3) Revolver
2) Abbey Road
1) The White Album
I enjoyed your video.
Absolutely! All just for fun.
Nicely put up.. Beatles For Sale would be around in my top 8 :) .. but jealous of your collection!
Beatles for Sale is a fine record! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
THE definitive ranking
1) Revolver
2) Rubber Soul
3)Abbey Road
4)Sgt Pepper
5)With the Beatles
6)Help
7)Magical Mystery Tour
8)White Album
9)Beatles For Sale
10)Let It Be
11)A Hard Day's Night
12)Please Please Me
13)Yellow Submarine
Yes!
Hey Mark! Thanks for stopping by the live stream last night. I too put 'Yellow Sub' at 13, as it is a Beatles album in name only. My number 12 is 'Revolver', have never enjoyed the album, with the exception of "And Your Bird Can Sing." You can see the rest of my ranking in my archives if you like. Cheers!
Ha! Actually it was your ranking that gave me the courage to do my own. When I saw where you ranked Revolver and still lived, I realized I could get away with my relatively tame ranking. Thanks for dropping by!
Eleanor Rigby Is not a good song?
@@WLANATO It may be a good song to you, but I have never really enjoyed it. Cheers!
@@alltheworldsastage899 you're right, it's really bad song. Bad melody! 🤔
Nice list. Your preference seems to be: Late period - Middle period - Early period.
Growing up, this was also how I viewed these albums. But at some point, although I treasure the later albums very much, I found a new apprecation
for the band's early albums. Mostly because there's a joy to them that comes from the guys actually playing live together. And that's something
that can never be reproduced with laying down multiple tracks, one by one, in the studio. You just can't capture that energy that way.
That said, Abbey Road is my clear favourite. And I'm glad that you're into some of the band's less loved tracks such as "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
and "Revolution 9". - You need a sense of humour to get into those songs, and unfortunately, it would seem that most people don't think that
humour belongs in music...
You've pegged me perfectly! The first albums I fell in love with were the later albums. Like you, as I grew older, I began to appreciate the earlier albums more. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
I like the fact that you are, like me, a "fan" and not a musician or a so-called "music expert", a.k.a. "critic."
Yes! I feel I need to put that disclaimer in. There's a lot of us fans out there, too. Thanks for listening and takin the time to comment.
I just feel sad that every time these rankings come out, "Beatles For Sale" is near the bottom - very sad!! I highly regard this album - it was a great progression, lyrically, musically & experimentally from what came before. I think the originals are far superior to a lot of what was on "A Hard Days Night". It's always been in my top 4 or 5 choices.
You're not alone! It is a GREAT album! I love all the Beatles albums. I'm sure if I did this again today, the ranking would be different. This was just a fun exercise to document where I was at the time. Next time I do this, Beatles for Sale may be in the top 5!
Your ranking is pretty similar to mine. I especially agree with your bottom 3 and top 3 picks, although each one of the top 3 could easily be no.1 for me. The only major difference on my list is that MMT is lower and Revolver is higher.
That would be the rational choice! I've just been listening to MMT a lot lately, and really enjoying it. Even if I did this again today, it would probably change. Especially since I have been listening to the Revolver box set almost non-stop the last week or so!
My double favourites are Rubber Soul + Revolver. Rubber Soul is special to me now because of the track Michelle. Who I became eight years ago. Michelle Bell .
That's fantastic! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to share!
Hey, another "Boys" fan, we're a rare breed! Love the list dude, unique choice with the White Album! You certainly are one charming gentlemen!
Personally, I could never rank them, but my favorites would be Magical Mystery Tour, A Hard Day's Night, and Rubber Soul. Magical Mustery Tour is in my opinion the far superior physcadellic experience to Sgt Pepper, A Hard Day's Night is a bop, and Rubber soul is just genius!
Peace and love man, keep it up! ☮️✌️
Thanks! I had a tough time ranking them, too. But it was fun to try! Peace and love to you, too, brother! And thanks for taking time to comment!
I agree with your list. I mean why not ? You can make a case for swapping one with three but may as well flip a coin right? One profound thought I had on John today ! John imo was the best Beatle as he started and ended the band. I do believe the reason why Beatles were the best ever band was because they gave up when they did and John did that, he knew.
Can't argue with that! Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment.
Interesting thought but as we now know the other 3 without John attended & played on the last ever Beatle recording session - George's I Me Mine - in Jan.1970. So John had left the group at that point - & George was promoting the upcoming Let It Be LP before release - & Paul said he was leaving the group as late as April '70!!
Without Paul's influence the "Beatles" last album would likely have been "Revolver." The others all agreed that, annoying as he could be, it was Paul who was always cajoling them to go back to the studio for the 'next' album.
I disagree with the "definitive (?) order of the albums but, as other's have stated, that's a totally personal thing. On any given day I would change my opinion of the order. BUT I can absolutely say that the White Album would never be my number one...or two...or three... ;) I could easily shift Pepper, Revolver, and A Hard Days Night in/out of MY number one.
Absolutely! I think Paul gets a bad rap when he was so integral to keeping the band focused and on-task. The "definitive list" is tongue-in-cheek as there could never be such a list. I love your choices for top three albums! Thanks for taking the time to comment!@@buskman3286
I am a big Beatles fan as you. My channel BeatleEddie. I tend to agree with you and your list with a few differences. My number 1 is also the White Album. It came out a day before my birthday bought it on release day listened 4 times that day. My 13 is Yellow Submarine. Where you have Beatles for sale next then Please Please Me . I have Please Please Me then Beatles for Sale. I also have a Hard Days Night and Help switched around. Simular to my list. Enjoyed your video.
Fantastic! That's about as close as it gets! Off to subscribe to your channel now. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment!
Revolver #7? ;-0 I respect you . . . my fellow Beatles fan, but holy moly we have a different list. Maybe that's what's so cool about the FABs . . . such diversity . . . so many genres and tones to choose. I'm not a fan of the "Granny Songs," but you are . . . LOL.
Ha! If I were to do the list again today, I think Revolver would be higher. I've been listening to the box set a lot, lately, and so it has been on my mind a lot. John has always been my favorite Beatle, but I do like to indulge in Paul's granny songs from time to time! Peace to you, brother.
Our ages seem to align, and it appears that we share similar music preferences. I appreciate the arrangement of all these albums you've chosen. Personally, I don't have a favorite album among them as I discover new aspects of interest in each one whenever I revisit them. Moreover, as I mature, my musical taste evolves like a fine wine. The Beatles, for instance, will forever hold a special place in my heart. I had the privilege of attending Paul McCartney's mesmerizing concert in Atlanta several years ago. It was truly a magical experience. I must also mention that "Live and Let Die" is undeniably one of my all-time favorite songs.
Yeah, it is silly to pick a "favorite." Mine change so often! I was able to see Sir McCartney perform some years back, too. Definitely a thrill of a lifetime! He performed Live and Let Die and it was spectacular! Explosions and everything! It may be my favorite Paul post-Beatles song. Of course, that could change again tomorrow! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Piggies, Don't Pass Me By, Why Don't We Do it in the Road, Wild Honey Pie and Revolution 9 are all below average songs by the standards of any average band. Their inclusion on the White Album by the greatest band ever can not be excused. Those five songs alone make the White Album a notch below Abbey Road.
Agree 100 percent...
The album is popularly known as the 'White Album'. It's true name is 'The Beatles'. I think in that aspect it's a collection of solo recordings of various degrees of quality, made by 4 separate individuals under one banner.
It is certainly valid to argue that those are the five weakest tracks on the album. Although this is a double album where the sequencing is important: for example, Good Night does not work anywhere near as well unless it comes after the nightmare of Revolution 9. The songs may be weaker, but they work well in the context of the sequence.
Taken alone, Sun King, Mr Mustard and Polythene Pam are not exactly classic songs either. But they work well in the sequence and are fun.
I think it’s also possible to argue that the White album has a bit more rock ‘n’ roll energy than Abbey Road.
Not disagreeing with you. Sequencing is important and yes Abbey Road has some weaker tracks too. I very much enjoy The White album. it's my second favorite Beatles album. But sequencing aside couldn't they have come up with some better material? The friction within the band really played a role. If every song but Revolution 9 was on the album it might be better than Abbey Road, but John should have put Revolution 9 on one of his and Yoko's avant garde albums and saved us all the agony of 8 wasted minutes of our lives. @@PhilSmithRHR
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It’s a fair point with Revolution 9, but John was very determined to have it on there, so it’s very much a record of where the Beatles were at that time and what they were interested in. I don’t know why Not Guilty, Hey Bulldog and Junk were not used on the album. They could also have placed Hey Jude on it, although they did like to give fans singles that were not on an album.
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Tho I grew up with the American versions I agree with most of your list tho I might have put Revolver a lith higher (#1) 😂
Yes! I may have to re-evaluate this list in the future. Revolver probably does deserve to be higher. I listened to the box set last night, and damn, it's really great!
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The List as I Rank it Today
1. White Album
2. Abbey Road
3. Revolver
4. Magical Mystery Tour
5. Rubber Soul
6. Sgt. Pepper
7. A Hard Day’s Night
8. Let It Be
9. Please Please Me
10. Help!
11. Beatles for Sale
12. With the Beatles
13. Yellow Submarine
Top of my list: 1. Revolver, 2. White Album, 3. Abbey Road, 4. Sgt. Pepper’s, 5. Rubber Soul
Excellent choices! I think the next time I do this I will get Revolver a little higher up in the rankings. Thanks for commenting!
Pretty good assessment.
Thanks! Definitely not an easy task.
Wouldn't necessarily be my list, but that's what's cool about these types of videos. Ranking Beatles albums and Beatles songs is a bit like ranking guitar players. I tell people it depends on what week it is and what I've been listening to lately. No wrong answers. I used to always say my favorite was the White Album because I love Beatles songs and it has more songs than than the other albums!
Absolutely! The White Album has twice as much Beatles on it. I love it!
I rank them by how many times I have listened to them since they were released. I listen most often to "Hard Day's Night". Last album while they were still the mop tops. Most fun to play along with. I play my Ric along with them and I feel almost a part of the band. Next most-listened to is "Rubber Soul", the American version. Love that extreme stereo. It lets me listen to how the songs were constructed. Third-most listened to is "Abbey Road". Especially side 2.
That's a perfect ranking system! I love your list. Thanks for dropping by!
Im pretty sure that the Yellow Submarine soundtrack comes in last on most people's rankings
I agree! Most rankings I've seen place this at the bottom. I did see one, though, where it was placed relatively high. The woman who ranked it loved orchestration and truly enjoyed the George Martin side.
Well, for you the Beatles just got better and better with their top three albums all coming at the end of their career!
Let It Be is possibly the Beatles at least influential album in terms of altering the sound of music generally. The Band and Dylan and others had already done the post psychedelic back to basics thing. It has flaws, and yet I can understand why you would prefer it as a listen to Revolver because of its atmosphere and warmth. This is, despite the fact that Revolver is probably the Beatles at the peak of their creativity with all four contributing 100% to the album.
I would say A Hard Days Night is the best pop album and Revolver is the best experimental album.
Excellent takes! I think I consistently rank Let It Be higher than most because I associate it with a specific time in my life that was fun and exciting.
I am not sure I am equipped to do a full ranking - but I have run the whole catalog - so my top 5 are;
Abbey Road
Rubber Soul
Please Please Me
White Album
Revolver
Obviously a person of great taste!
@@MarkMorris-1962 if you ever want to do a video - let me know. We are finishing up this 70s album tournament in a few weeks and i will have some gaps until we start our top 100 movies of all time...
@@masseysmaineentertainment That would be fantastic!
I have a very different list, but it comes from a similar source, a love of music. Even the albums near the bottom I still like a lot, just not as much as the ones near the top. A few notes: I put A Hard Days's Night this high, because I love the enthusiasm and energy of the album. The band is not yet tired of Beatlemania and are on a rush to conquer the planet (which they did). I put the White Album this low because it contains some of the bands worst songs. It also contains quite a few of their best songs, so I can understand the appreciation. The songs that I don't like just ruin the experience for me.
1) Revolver
2) Abbey Road
3) A Hard Day's Night
4) Sgt. Pepper
5) Rubber Soul
6) With the Beatles
7) Help
8) Magical Mystery Tour
9) Beatles For Sale
10) White Album
11) Please Please Me
12) Let It Be
13) Yellow Submarine
This is a fantastic list! It's fun to see how others rank these albums. I especially enjoy it when the list is different from mine. I watched a video the other day where a woman placed Yellow Submarine towards the top of the list because she loved orchestration. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I like Maxwell's Silver Hammer too !
We're a small group! Glad to have you in it, though! Thanks for dropping by.
Nice job. To me, SGT PEPPER is the best, with ABBEY ROAD close behind.
Thanks! Those are both fantastic picks. I may do this again in a year to see how much my list changes.
Almost fully agree, I would switch Revolver and Rubber Soul... I agree fully that Sgt Pepper is very revolutioner in many things, but although the initial idea was to do some concept album, it's more solo work and music then WhiteAlbum, you can not here on Sgt. Pepper the team work, the overall agreement on whole concept... anyway - A Day In The Life, is great, Lucy is great, Sgt. Pepper itself is great, Fixing a Hole is very original song... but somehow they are not fitting together.. then for me is White Album, again not a team work... and top 3 - honestly I can not decide... Let It Be was my 3rd long, long time till I saw Get Back document I understood that the difference I did not understand is the concept to play it live and it sound like this and it simply sounded to me like a step back... and it's not - Let It Be and Abbey Road ( Let It Be more ) are again at least albums of Beatles and not singles of John, Paul, George... and that is why for me is higher than White Album... nd in the final it''s becoming quite simple - Abbey Road is one level higher.. but we can rank the albums, feel somehing else but why, why he shot John at the time, he wanted to get back to music, even started to speak with Paul... what magical things could have been wrote... that' sad...
Yes, I've always wondered what would have come of John and Paul working together again. So very sad. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
@@MarkMorris-1962 I love them for30 years... first music I remember and even still in communism here in Czechia :-) First song I loved as a kid was Michelle... and you were fully true about Sgt. Pepper - the cover did a lot... I was looking on it for hours... and for me although they were writing their songs independently somwhen from Help, they were then putting them together, discussing... that's why White Album is very differrent... and their solo careers... and it's very surprising, that on last 3-4 albums George's songs were almost the best ones... 3 such great composers... how this could happen...
one funny thing, of course it happens sometimes, when I mentioned that my favourite band is Beatles, they are usually thinking, that I am at least 80 years old... and then you play for example Helter Skelter and I've never met anyone who recognized that it's The Beatles... for most of the people Betales are She Loves You... and don't know what extraordinary they are missing in music...
And as one guy said here, I was one year back also
in London and Liverpool... of course my twin girls know about Beatles, heart almost everything but puberty was just starting... and we went to Abbey Road and they were holw time complaining, why we go there, that it's just crossroad :-D And we came there and there were like 100 people waiting for the photo :-D and they were shocked, they really did not believe me, that its not usual crossrroad :-) and in the end they were happy to have a picture from there :-)
@@MarkMorris-1962 and I hope you had the luck to see at least Paul live on concert... I am praying to see him at least one more time... and you know he is playing like 2,5-3 hours and after the show I was just thinking how many songs were not on th elist and I wanted to hear them :-) And I had some small personal crises after some break up with a girl and I wrote on FB to one girls I saw once in music club here and asked her if she wants to go with me next day to Prague to see Paul McCartney... and she asked me who is he? 😀
Ranking SPLHCB below MMT is unconscionable. This is hardly a serious critique.
Fair take! As I say in the video, I've just listened to it so much recently, other albums sound fresher. I'll do this again in a year or so, and maybe it will rank more to your liking. Your opinion is valid, brother, and thanks for stopping by!
I'm sorry but no one has the right to rank the beatles albums! Just leave it alone! If you want to tell us your favorites then fine!
Perfectly fine sentiment! Consider these my favorites. Thanks for dropping by!
Where would you list the Hey Jude album?
That's a tough one! That's a great compilation of Beatles songs, but because it's such an odd mixture of newer and older songs I would rank it low. Maybe a notch above Yellow Submarine?
Revolver. Peppers. White album...james from 🇦🇺
That's a superb lineup! I'm already thinking I need to get Revolver up higher in the rankings. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
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The White Album has too much fluff. Let It Be is a rushed mess. Magical Mystery Tour is a random collection of songs. Revolver is their best album. Rubber Soul is top three. Your list is silly.
Ha! Your take is just as legit as mine! Thanks for commenting! Peace and love, brother!
I wish all You-Tubers who presume to "rank" the albums of the Fab Four would just go home. It's silly.
I am home!
@@MarkMorris-1962 I listened to your clip long enough to make my original comment and heard the first rank as, predictably Yellow Submarine, like everyone else who attempts this. So, you think it's "last" just because it's really just one side of songs? Even though this short collection of songs has some of their best, including the title cut, Hey Bulldog and All You Need? See--this is stupid. I suggest you stop wasting your time and everyone else's.
@@stevenleejobe Totally legit take! I just wanted to give this a shot because it occupied my mind for awhile and gave me an opportunity to think about the amazing catalogue of songs published by The Beatles. Just a fun little exercise. If you would have listened further, you would have heard me profess my love for Yellow Submarine and ALL the Beatles albums. Peace and love to you, brother, and no hard feelings.
@@MarkMorris-1962 Have fun :)!
Sgt. Pepper is the second-worst Beatles album (one notch better than Let It Be).
Interesting take! And completely valid. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
Have to disagree. Song for song nothing touches Help.
My opinion.
@@markslezak8098 Help is an awesome record! I'm going to reassess my choices on the year anniversary of this video. Thanks for watching!