![]() Most of them were written during a meditation course in India in March/April 1968. They were composing great songs at a speed that is hard to believe. The Beatles (commonly known as the White Album) by The Beatles, 22 November 1968. Incredibly eclectic double album of incredible songs. I have not included any of the early Beatles albums released in the US (from Meet The Beatles through to Revolver (US version)), as they were just messed up versions of the far-superior British albums and are best forgotten.ġ. The rankings and ratings provided for these are for the bonus material rather than the original albums, which are ranked separately. I have included major box-set reissues that include CDs of previously unreleased material. I have not included compilations, remixed albums or re-issues as separate albums. Assignment of these scores to the albums is, of course, completely subjective. I’ve given each album a score on this scale: 1 Excruciating 2 Extremely bad 3 Very poor 4 Poor 5 Fair 6 Good 7 Very good 8 Excellent 9 Exceptional 10 Indispensable (among the best albums of all time). Interestingly, there are examples of each of the possible scores (from 1 to 10) among the albums. A few of their solo albums rank with their 1960s work, but most don’t. The quality range for their work outside The Beatles is much greater. ![]() The quality of their first decade of releases was extraordinary four of their albums (all between 19) are regularly rated amongst the best 10 or so albums of all time. Of the 58 years since The Beatles’ first album, there have only been two years when there was no new Beatles or solo album released: 19. Here I rank them all, as well as providing some brief background about each album and a score from 1 to 10. The Beatles, together, solo or with other collaborators, have released 162 albums between 19, averaging almost three per year. ![]()
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