Ranking the albums of THE BEATLES | Ranking Genius

[@backbeat44]

I telling you, if you don't have the White Album as #1, no wait....if you don't have Rubber Soul as, damn it, hang on, what i mean is it HAS TO BE Revolver...NOOOOO, what about Pepper...and i love A Hard Days Night....errr and then there's that Abbey one.....oh forget it!!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Yep...this was a hard one to do, But I think I have done the best I could

[@JB-ti7bl]

I just listened to Rubber Soul in the car driving to work the other day, I'm surprised how not overwhelmed by its brilliance I was. Sure, it has recognizable songs as all Beatle albums do, but it's now down on my list to "MID".

[@daicullinane7746]

Obviously number one is Beatles for Sale with Mister Moonlight as the stand out.

[@cavewaller]

At no 6 now Rubber Soul. I reckon (flavour if the year) will be Revolver 🤔

[@2wayplebney]

@@daicullinane7746 Irony?

[@junk_rig_sailor1698]

The sheer number of quality albums in such a short period of time... it is mind boggling when you think about it.

[@Gavin-w4r]

I'll never get over it

[@keithleeuwen877]

Unbelievable !

[@John-k6f9k]

JS Bach and Mozart could manage it in about 5 days. Beethoven was a little slower, maybe about a week.

[@dsomerville5293]

Agreed. I remember our local FM station did a Beatles ONLY weekend never repeating a song. We all listened to it and we're astonished how deep their catalog was. We were constantly saying "I forgot about this great song!"

[@joshuafrank4643]

Ahead of their time, yet perfect for their time. I was born in 1991, and the Beatles have and will probably always be my favorite musicians of all time.

[@dcfan2020]

Fitting all 13 albums into a top 11 is the kind of magic only possible in England. Love the Beatles and you too Andy!

[@mrinalkundu1521]

What we do is that we need that extra push over the cliff, you know?

[@AlexDizzys]

Andy's not good at maths I'm afraid

[@slaydesaid8741]

Yeah, I was a bit confused when he started at #11. It made me think, "OK, so he hasn't included "Magical Mystery Tour", which can be justified as it wasn't an original UK album", but that still meant one album would be missing, so... Anyway, the ranking I don't disagree a lot with, although I would put "Beatles For Sale" as # 12 due to the number of covers, some of which aren't the best, either. Oh, and "Revolver" is probably my #2. Yeah, it's a tricky list. 😄

[@dcfan2020]

@@slaydesaid8741 He pulled it off by going: "A Hard Day's Night" #6, "Help!" (no number), then "Rubber Soul" #6 (again?!)

[@AlexDizzys]

@@dcfan2020 Let's just say those were three sixes and a homage to the Number of the Beast album.

[@tommonk7651]

As an American from the southern states, the Beatles have long been my favorite band. There was a summer in my youth where I listened to nothing in my car but an 8 track of Beatles' music. Their influence is almost beyond description....

[@petermccarty644]

My favorite video you made! When you get to Tomorrow Never Knows and at that moment declare it best song ever I’m right there with you. Brings tears, I knew it was that good as a kid and as an old man now. Thanks for the channel

[@chrismorgan7494]

The Beatles are responsible for my love of music as a wee lad. The discovery of my mother's Sgt. Pepper 8-track was the catalyst of my lifelong musical journey. There's the Beatles, then there's everyone else.

[@kengemmer]

You evoked the greatness of the Beatles albums without playing a note from them. Kudos!

[@sophocles1198]

Sign of a great magpie

[@justiceforall101]

Rubber Soul was the first Beatles album I ever bought when I was 15 and I was totally hooked.

[@AegonCallery-ty6vy]

Same with me. I saw the light at the moment of exactly those words in the first song, No reply.

[@satorified1612]

I still maintain that A Hard Day’s Night is the first great rock album; it’s all original compositions and there’s not a weak track on the record.

[@nickvickers3486]

Agreed, it really sets standard for what a rock album should be

[@fredkruse9444]

Yes! The songwriting is already equal or better than much more experienced writers.

[@craigphillips6308]

I completely agree with you. It is a perfect album, and definitely Top 3 for me.

[@willdobson7351]

When I was younger I used to be able to sing the album from start to finish in track order. Absolutely loved it.

[@peterolbrisch8970]

Except for when I get home ( which isn't bad ) it's really strong. And you're right, it is the first great rock and roll album.

[@stevebeaney9684]

Fantastic video. And you've finally settled the Bernard Purdie mystery. Keep it up.

[@paulkilmartin787]

Go into any record store blindfolded and pick up any beatle lp album ,you can't go wrong.

[@carlharvey6461]

Bravo, Andy. Not only have you conducted (in under an hour) a very worthy analysis of the greatest catalogue in popular music history, but it is, I think, your greatest moment in 600+ KZbin videos.

[@neilpatterson1615]

Extremely perceptive. I didnt think there was more to be said that was new about these albums but you said it. Well done!

[@winstonsmith8240]

Let's be honest, there'll never be another band like them. Crazy amount of truly great songs.

[@philowens7680]

Enjoyed your insightful analysis enormously, Thanks.

[@davidlee6720]

Beatles to be sure- but what an era the sixties and seventies were - so lucky to live through it - never to be repeated. Now what - 'OK computer' I suppose.

[@mrsherwood2599]

"OK Computer" is as old now as early Frank Sinatra was when "Help" came out.

[@davidlee6720]

@@mrsherwood2599 this was not to denigrate any specific group but to show how individual talent may now be threatened by the advent of the technology.

[@mrsherwood2599]

@davidlee6720 I totally understand. My comment was meant as a "isn't that wild" kind of thing but it sounds totally preachy. I see what you did 😂 👍.

[@octavioquartio]

Your observation on which Beatles songs were prog- or Britpop- precursors were food for thought. Your videos are educational even for music nerds like me.

[@rocketpost1]

Brilliant Andy. Your breadth and depth of knowledge continues to amaze me. As a massive Beatles fan, I won't disagree with your ranking and appreciate the effort you have put in to research all these albums and present them in your always entertaining way. I always wondered about that Bernard Purdie comment and now I know. Mrs Malaprop was a character in Sheridan's play The Rivals who was noted for getting her words mixed up. My favourite Beatles' song is Strawberry Fields Forever although there are so many brilliant songs and like you I often cry listening to certain songs especially In My Life and Because. Keep up the good work Andy, I'm surprised that you only have 27.9K subscribers. It should be millions. Take care.

[@dalehoustman4737]

Great rundown, Andy. You convey a very palpable sense of the full centrality of the group’s art: the music, the album art, the films, the first rock Grammy nomination, the jazz connections, etc. Good stuff.

[@winteriscoming6384]

What is your name? Sir Bedevere of Camelot. What is your quest? I seek the Holy Grail. What is the Beatles greatest album? Revolver. No the white aaaaaaaaaaaaah...

[@AlexDizzys]

1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 2. Revolver 3. Abbey Road 4. Rubber Soul 5. The Beatles 6. Magical Mystery Tour 7. Let It Be 8. Help 9. A Hard Day's Night 10. Yellow Submarine 11. Please Please Me 12. With the Beatles 13. Beatles for Sale

[@johncoopman1]

One could exchange a few here and there, but the progression of this band is the list and Andy laid it out brilliantly. from the first one recorded to the last one. Let it be is an exception as it is slightly down from its calendar ranking. As a Beatles fan for a full 60 years now, I approve.

[@delmofritz3964]

My favourite response to anyone who says The Beatles are overrated is to say that The Beatles are actually underrated. Great list. Glad to see Mystery Tour getting it's due. It's my #1 with The White Album at #2. Other than having With the Beatles a little higher I can't argue with your rankings Andy.

[@Leo_ofRedKeep]

A worshipping nature always finds reasons to fall on its knees.

[@mrsherwood2599]

Mystery Tour is the most wonderfully weird music in history! The comment above mine is just...weird 😮

[@CVGuitar]

Great video Andy! 49:25 Makes me think of Ian the manager of Spinal Tap -- "Every movie in every cinema is about death -- death sells!"

[@joshuafrank4643]

Just when you thought he could not do justice to a Beatles album-ranking video..... Of course, Andy knocks it out of the park! Cheers, mate, this is the stuff of angels. Love from Colorado ☺💚

[@osgar333]

Superb Andy. I don't think anyone could have done that entertaining and informative ranking better and in such an entertaining and passionate way. And this is from someone who has been a Beatles fan since I was 10 (now 69) and one ( as a bass player) who has been heavily influenced by Paul McCartney.

[@Wil-cp8zp]

Ditto on all counts! Except I was only 9 when I first heard the Beatles - won't be 69 for a few more months yet.

[@colinpumpernickel2605]

Revolver No 1 but only with a gun to my head. I love all the albums for different reasons. The catholic nature of their music was incredible.

[@satorified1612]

I go back and forth between Revolver, White Album and Abbey Road.

[@andrewfraser4376]

They're my fav band. What l love about mysic is that aftr all the amazing musicians that came before them they arrive and create a new genre of brilliant music. I think their time in Hamburg is often lost as developing their ability to be so efficient in the studio. Even after they stopped touring and treated the studio like a fifth musician. A brilliant example of musicians not at the top of their craft as individuals that when combined leaped so far ahead of everyone around them. From my many years of reading about music they are by far the most cited band as the biggest influence by those that followed. U never get tired of listening to them. Their ability to do every genre of pop rock blues is unparalleled.

[@StratsRUs]

That Paperback Writer intro is phenomenal. Everything is !! Very enjoyable video, Andy.Well done

[@alclarke]

One of Zappa’s favourite Beatle songs.

[@steevenfrost]

Love the aggressive songs on the first album There's a Place and Twist and Shout. Paul McCartneys bass is also key to the Beatles sound. He was fantastic. Malapropism comes from a character in an novel 1775 Sheridan in which Mrs Malaprop would mistake words and use something similar to the correct on...to comic effect. if you have the Lp of Sgt Pepper.. When the player arm finishes the last song on the run out groove there is the line "never could be any other way" that just repeats ad infinitum if you have a manual non automatic return arm player.

[@LanceRED58]

Andy I've really enjoyed this , I've been a Beatles fan since 1963!

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Love the new look, Andy. For a spilt second I thought it was an ad - very professional looking.

[@yinoveryang4246]

… And right there, that's the polite way to say it 😂. I agree.

[@CVGuitar]

As a former graphic designer I have to say great new clean format Andy I love it!!

[@michaelconnolly7681]

I've always loved The Beatles. It's really cool to watch a video by someone of your knowledge. It's very refreshing. I know so much more about the Beatles now.

[@mattstrom6402]

Out of all the songs you mentioned, Martha My Dear is the one that's stuck in my head. Thanks a lot.

[@richardmace1428]

Wow - when I got home from work I decided that I'd like to have a listen to those Beatles albums I was not too familiar with - and here you are Andy ranking their albums..!

[@AlmightyBruce]

13: Yellow Submarine 12: The Beatlrs For Sale 11: With the Beatles 10: Please Please Me 9: A Hard Day’s Night 8: Let It Be 7: Help! 6: Rubber Soul 5: The Magical Mystery Tour 4: Abbey Road 3: Sgt: Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 2: Revolver 1: The Beatles “White Album”

[@bbbart77]

Loved your breakdown of the greatest band ever.

[@nonrepublicrat]

The world really needed this video. 38,000,000 people have already shared their own opinions about these albums, and thanks to you we now have 38,000,001.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

But they weren't me

[@geoffpoole483]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer The subject has been done to death.

[@NelsonMontana1234]

I'm 70 and remember when the Beatles hit in the states, and MEET THE BEATLES was the first one that was available.

[@KneeAches]

It was Meet the Beatles!

[@nickvickers3486]

That must have been amazing, buying an album by a new band, putting it on and hearing the Beatles for the first time! Don't forget though, Andy's doing the British albums so it will be a bit different from the US albums...

[@NelsonMontana1234]

@@nickvickers3486 Even as a little kid I could tell that it was a sound like nothing else I've heard. Oddly enough, when I heard "Saw Her Standing There" I thought THAT sounded somewhat familiar. It was Chuck Berry-ish. But, She LovesYou and I Want To Hold Your Hand were from another planet. As was the way they looked. That could never happen again.

[@billtellefsen6785]

If my memory serves me correctly, back in February of 1963, when I was a senior in high school in South Bend, Indiana, one Saturday night when I got home a bit after 9 PM from working as a stock/bag boy in a grocery store, a DJ named Dick Biondi was on radio station WLS in Chicago. He played "Please Please Me" for the first time on any major radio station in the USA and I was hooked on the Beatles without knowing the first thing about them. Later on, after I'd graduated we moved back to Miami, FL and shortly thereafter (I finally turned 18 in November) I left my parents' home for Nashville, TN and soon I heard the album called Meet The Beatles was being released. I had a friend in the Music Dept. of the downtown store known for getting the albums first when released. I worked third shift and the day the shipment came in he called me at work so I could get to the store early and buy the first copy (which I did). I still have it along with all the rest of The Beatles albums. My favorite music still includes some classic 50s but mostly it's the 60s thru mid-80s. Long ago, I gave up trying to rank any facet of the genius that was the Fab Four. It's not worth the effort to try. However, I did really enjoy watching this video!

[@retromom5421]

Well done, Andy! I love your music theory insights and expertise. Referencing Beach Boys was of course expected. Referencing Zappa and other prog rock masters brilliant and SPOT ON!

[@souldreamer9056]

I loved this. Your ranking order was surprising and unexpected. You ranked some typically lower-ranked albums higher and some typically higher-ranked albums lower. That made this video much more interesting than other similar videos.

[@jonashormann5700]

Hey enjoyed this Andy! I'd love to see a whole video dedicated to Tomorrow Never Knows

[@sophocles1198]

I partook in Beatlemania, but like Andy I never embraced the Beatles in my youth. I think they were so popular I could not abide them. Now I am returning to them with open arms. Thanks for sharing your love of them Andy.

[@personanongrata1308]

A Scottish session drummer called Andy White actually played drums on Love Me Do.

[@scottandrewbrass1931]

Yes on the album version. Ringo played tambourine. Ringo played on the single version recorded a week earlier.

[@BrigidaRuffo-x7j]

This is one of the best videos you’ve made so far. I enjoyed it thoroughly 🎸🎼

[@sjbang5764]

Nice ranking job, I mean I like and respect your opinions. Me, I can't say what my favorite Beatles album is, let alone rank them. I agree, Tomorrow Never Knows may be the greatest, prog, rock, song ever made. It's John, man I loved him. He always has been, since I'm 11 years old, and always will be my hero.

[@kgrant67]

I just figured out what number one is going to be and I have to say this is the most accurate list ranking you've done. I think I would have come out exactly the same if I had done it before watching yours.

[@JohnnyRecently]

Superb commentary, Andy. Loved it!

[@tomhenninger4153]

Well - I guess MMT always seemed like a compilation album. So I guess I never thought of it in the running for best album. But if I forget all that... not knowing that Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields had been released before Sgt Pepper... I think I would agree. I've always Loved MMT and especially I am the Walrus, and of course the pre-mentioned.. Just amazing.

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

Yes, you do need to do a whole video on Tomorrow Never Knows.

[@shipsahoy1793]

Thank you so much for your work here, Erin. I am always interested in these evaluations. 👨🏻

[@shipsahoy1793]

Wow Andy, this post ended up on the wrong channel !! I have to go slap the 💩 out of my ISP !!! That post was about product data for electrical components that I viewed just previously to your post on on the Beatles ranking !😂😂

[@DeadSeaGenesis]

Thank you for your wonderful ranking. Now please do a full video on "Tomorrow Never Knows". This is the song on Revolver (which is #1 on my ranking) that split the Universe wide open for me...

[@MrSatampra]

I still don't like jazz, and I doubt if I ever will, but I am slowly learning to appreciate it. That is to my mind the greatest value of this channel.

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

Ballsy of you to put "Magical Mystery Tour" up there. I always thought it was better than "Sergeant Peppers." You know, of course, that it wasn't really recorded as an album, but was cobbled together from singles.

[@mikedonoghues4018]

Completely agree. So much better than Sgt Pepper’s.

[@josexavierjr.5633]

Great video, Andy! Thanks for bringing up and explaining the whole Bernard Purdie thing; I read about this in an interview he did in Modern Drummer magazine back in the 80’s(?), and I remember getting very upset about the whole thing at the time……

[@williamritchie4582]

Really enjoyed that! My #1 would probably be Revolver but absurdly hard to choose.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Top ranking display Andy. When I can't sleep I endlessly re-order my top five albums, too hard put 'em all back (talking about The Beatles here). Then I do least fave trax, top 5, top 10 and most importantly, what is being played at my funeral. As it stands, I'm being carried in to King Curtis Live at the Filmore "Whiter Shade of Pale" midway "In my Life" blah blah, ending with "Across the Universe" as that's where I'm going. Probably going. Then I have a sleepless night and...

[@skulbowd4312]

Excellent review and so entertaining. Thankyou Andy, I really really enjoyed this hour of your energetic rambling..

[@vortexpilot5096]

Thing about Magical Mystery Tour was, when it came out, it played like a one-sided album, reason being that the singles that filled out side 2 had been played to death on the radio that year, great as they were and are.

[@nicka3697]

Love that you gave us all the elbow at the end Andy!

[@danaaronmusic]

Great analysis of the Beatles. Would love to hear you dedicate a full video to Ringo.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I have

[@danaaronmusic]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer Great. I'll check it out.

[@nielshoogev1]

This is a well thought out ranking of the Beatles albums. Personally I would have put A Hard Days Night a bit higher, because it portrays the Beatles at their most energetic. They are full of confidence and are not yet tired of Beatlemania. It may not be their most sophisticated album, but it is their most joyful one, and that is worth something.

[@nnotny]

Tell Me Why is one of my all time favorite Beatles songs.

[@SpicyMctyson]

bringing in 'let it be' early was perfect. a really fine list in general

[@gaborkerenyi4970]

On Let It Be album my favourite is I've Got A Feeling. Live from the rooftop, Paul's hard rock voice, John's soft singing, cool 2-chord arpeggio, heavy riffs. Perfect!

[@jamessauve2419]

Andy, correct me if I'm wrong. I think Yellow Submarine was intended to be the third film that would complete their contract with United Artists. UA did release it but still wound up suing the Beatles saying it didn't qualify as a "Beatle" film since they didn't have anything to do with its production. All they did was that live action bit at the end, which itself had nothing to do with the movie. I think they did that hoping it would fend off precisely the lawsuit they got hit with anyway. They lost and had to come up with another film, which is why they tried to make a movie about making an album, Get Back which became Let It Be. I think I've got that right? A bit of trivia, the voice of "Paul" was played by Geoffrey Hughes. He spent several years on Coronation Street (I never saw the show), and later as Onslow on Keeping Up Appearances, which I have seen and loved.

[@antoniodias4718]

Great show Andy!! "Magical Mystery Tour" is a double EP in the UK

[@briancox8518]

I totally agree with you on your ranking

[@lucalanzoni7414]

Very Very good points in here!!! I really enjoyed this one!!!!!! Really interesting observations, many of which, I agree on💯

[@arzabael]

Andrew your casual black tee slimming haircut and jaw line of Michael Angelo’s David have taken this video to an extreme level of hunk

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Cool eyewear too. Watch out Rick - the Silver Fox Crown is in jeopardy!

[@georgivaramezov9939]

Great as always, Andy! The greatest band of all time! You should have kept Magical mystery tour at number one! It just has their best masterpieces - Strawberry fields, I'm the walrus and Blue Jay way! They definitely invented prog! All the best and keep going!❤❤❤

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Great video Andy. Great aesthetic presentation too. Of course Dylan raised the bar for everyone - I think Country was already present in the Beatles before their encounter with him. One of George’s biggest influences was Chet Atkins. Ringo too, was a huge Country fan. When space opens for George’s songwriting, so it does for the Country in his guitar playing. The slide playing on his solo work is second to none. He’s there before Keef latches on to Gram Parsons and Ry Cooder. I’d argue that it was George’s Country chops that was the glue for the TWs. I can’t see any other Beatle really gelling with the rest of that band the way that George did. How about a video on George Harrison’s contribution to Fusion/Prog? PS. George was also the preeminent ukulele player and George Formby aficionado in the band.

[@anarcovision]

Great video. Thanks

[@kzustang]

Great ranking! I still have MMT at #1 and AR on #2. There are so many little songs which were not mentioned but should be like Paperback Writer which wasn't on any album. Flyin' is a psycehdelic favorite of mine from the MMT. Helter Skelter from the White Album was written to out-loud the Who and the symbolic "The End" at the end of Abbey Road. SO many great moments.

[@MC-bh8ph]

I always loved shes so heavy but noone talks about it, its great to hear you give it some love

[@michaelfavreau7617]

A great ranking. So many incredible songs on so few albums. ( Revolver is my fav. What a snare sound on that record. )

[@StephenUniacke]

Well done. Very enjoyable. Although I mist say, Magical Mystery Tour was not a UK album until much later. It was originally a double EP. Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields were released before Peppers as a single and originally intended for the Peppers album. They are not truly part of Magical Mystery Tour. Also the Magical Mystery Tour album, even the UK version released in the 1970's, was put together by Capitol from copies of copies of tapes (unlike the German version, which sounds amazing). Ranking is often personal taste and for me (having been around when each album was first released) a lot depends on the impact on me and others around me at the time. For that reason, I would rank Revolver higher than Peppers (and Rain had been released from the Revolver sessions. Peppers while ground breaking was a logical extension of what came immediately before).

[@BarbarraBay]

they blew it not including Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields on Peppers. Very bad decision.

[@robvandendolder3157]

I was wondering when you would do this particular ranking and you didn’t disappoint. Really enjoyed and appreciated this video and I get where you’re coming from. My personal favourites are in a slightly different order but I do hear you. Thank you Andy👍😎

[@atlanticane]

Well done!

[@bangcolt]

Sadly, Andy, you’ve missed the mark on a number of your ranking videos; however, you nailed it here, notwithstanding your reluctance to cite Abbey Road as the greatest Beatles album, indeed, the greatest (rock) album of all time, and, yes, “The Medley,” aka “The Long One” is the greatest piece of recorded music in popular music. I was pleasantly surprised that you ranked Magical Mystery Tour at number two. Based on the lineup of songs, a strong case can be made (as long as “Baby, You’re a Rich Man” is included), but the album does sound like a compilation more than a coherent artistic statement. I also agree with you that if “Hey, Jude” had been included on The White Album that it could have ranked as high as #2, but Abbey Road is secure as the top Beatles LP and the top rock LP of all time. Finally, I appreciated your slip of the tongue in confusing - briefly - The Beach Boys and the Pet Shop Boys. I’ll take the Pet Shop Boys over The Beach Boys eight days a week. You see what I did there? 😅

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

I have two (?) words for you: Octopus's Garden.

[@WTC_2U]

great stuff. I would have swapped Magical with Sgt Peppers, but really we are splitting hairs. Heck I could have also boosted the heck out of Hard Day's Night, which I think is the best of their early Beatlemania era stuff, and thus among the best ever. But really - let's just celebrate that we, well, many of us, got to live in the era of the Beatles in the first place. Thanks P, J, G and R.

[@tuberoast]

Your ranking closely mirrors my own. Well done. I didn't really start listening to their albums as a whole until Beatles For Sale. I've listened to The White Album and Abbey Road the most.

[@rossanofrancella92]

Bravo Andy👏 Perhaps the best ranking so far ... except maybe Pepper deserved a #2 and Let it Be a little higher,, but I realize, ranking the Beatles' albums could never be done in all-in-agreement way. We're talking about once in century geniuses here

[@The01Rover]

Hi Andy, great vid as usual. Just a quick comment re Yellow Submarine. The Revolver box set makes it clear that, contrary to popular belief, it was actually written by Lennon. It was a heartfelt paen to his father who was a merchant seaman. He abandoned the young John to an itinerant mum whose lifestyle meant he had to be brought up an aunt. His original lyric has the heartbreaking line "no one cared." McCartney eventually helped turn it around but the melody and Idea of someone sailing off to a better life remained. Cheers !

[@roystonsbailey]

Revolver and Let it be are my fav albums of theirs, but the best albums are the ones that refined the particular phase the Beatles were at at the time: A hard day's night, Rubber soul, Sgt. Pepper's, and Abbey road

[@craigphillips6308]

Great list Andy. The only qualm I have with Magical Mystery Tour being so high (pun intended), is that it really is just half an album, having been originally released as an EP (remember those?). The B side is a collection of singles that were released throughout 1967. In my Beatles Universe, Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane belong on Sgt. Peppers (Sir George Martin apparently felt the same way), and I include them on my own mix of that album. Also, I would have A Hard Day Night higher on my list, as it really is the most complete and perfect album the Beatles ever recorded, with not one throwaway track on it (also, Lennon really shines vocally).

[@davidwylde8426]

The musician that intuitively responds to music, could easily have moments of Pepper as being the best, but the wider person within me has ‘She’s Leaving Home’ as possibly the best. Incredible synergy between music and the written word.

[@dbarker7794]

How old was McCartney when he wrote that song? For a guy who wrote so many silly songs, he could really write serious tearjerkers. Same with Eleanor Rigby. 😢

[@davidwylde8426]

@@dbarker7794 oh I totally agree and from memory I’m sure he was only mid twenties. Incredibly mature writing rarely bettered by other lyricists who get way more acclaim.

[@Paul-D-Hoff]

Rocky Raccoon. Well, I was just stationed in Ellsworth AFB So. Dak. when the White Album came out, Nov. 1968. I bought the album at the BX on base, looking the the Black Hills thru the barrack's window playing the album and that song comes on. It was right on the money for me.

[@alasdair8778]

Superb video. Very enjoyable. Thanks.

[@keithwright1621]

Dude, how did you not discuss Helter Skelter?? Talk about unanticipated consequences! And it's pretty much considered foundational to heavy metal. A monster track!

[@vovindequasahi]

Also in the Hard Day's Night album cover you can already see the different personas of the four individuals. Each portrait reflects some persona that they define as. The most interesting is George, who has one photo where his face is a black silhouette... representing his spiritual side already here beginning to come forth.

[@MrDeanross]

Hi Andy loved the video! As a fellow Beatles fan(atic) I would have rated the albums somewhat differently. Sgt Pepper White Album Revolver Rubber Soul my top 4 but you make a great case for your choices

[@albertoramirez6388]

Nice video, Andy. By the way, I really like Rocky Raccoon 😅

[@happy2oblige]

Brilliant. Really enjoyed that. Thank you.

[@ellisclarkstudios9797]

I feel like I read someone that Astrid had an influence on the With The Beatles album cover as well. Aren’t there some early ‘60’s shots of the Beatles taken by Astrid in Hamburg in half shadows?

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

that's a very brave video!!

[@andrewfraser4376]

Yep. Tomorrow Never Knows is The Beatles Good Vibrations. Just incredible like chocolate or red wine for your ears and mind.

[@ingomeyer4153]

Yes I love theMystery tour the Spaghetti scene and all the psychedelia which followed Pepper Walrus, Blue Jay way,Rich man and Strawberry fields,...

[@MrStrawberry86]

Where is the video you said you did on the magical mysery tour film? When I was a child and obsessed with the beatles I bought the film magical mystery tour on vhs and sat down to watch it with my mum dad and brother. They made me take it back the next day