The Beatles Best Three Albums: Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, & The White Album
The Beatles had twelve official UK studio LPs from 1963 to ’70 and most of them were absolutely brilliant which makes picking just 3 of their albums as the top three is extremely hard.
12 albums? You’ve probably heard that The Beatles recorded 13 albums. That 13th “album” is actually Magical Mystery Tour which was originally released in 1967 just as an EP in the UK. An “album” version of it was cobbled together in the US by adding some earlier released singles to the record.
Beatles purists don’t think of it as one of The Beatles LPs, although it has been added to the UK discography since the ’70s.
This double album includes many of The Beatles greatest moments. It also includes some of the songs that a lot of people think of as their worst. But I actually think those weird songs (such as “Wild Honey Pie” and of course “Revolution #9″) add to the magic of the album. This was an “anything goes” album and it’s great because of it.
#2 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
A lot of people claim that Sgt. Pepper is overrated and I suppose that’s true from the standpoint that The Beatles other albums sometimes get overlooked in comparison. Some less informed Beatles fans seem to think that Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles first foray into “art music” but clearly Rubber Soul beat it to the punch. But, I still think Sgt. Pepper is an amazing album that works as the band’s most “cohesive statement” and I think while it may be underrated by those who are slightly ignorant of The Beatles whole career, I think it’s actually become underrated by those known as “hipsters.”
#3 Revolver
1966′s Revolver lacks the cohesiveness of Sgt. Pepper & Abbey Road. It lacks the expansiveness of The White Album. But it does have 14 brilliant songs. I think it’s the most consistently good album The Beatles released.
The Top 5 Beatles Albums
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