The Beatles: Their Best 3 Albums

The Beatles made 12 official UK LPs from 1963 to 1970 and just about all of them were great which makes picking just three of their albums as the top three is a hard task.

Why 12? You’ve probably heard that they had 13 albums. That 13th “album” was Magical Mystery Tour which was originally released just as an EP in the UK. An “album” version of it was cobbled together in the US by adding some earlier singles to the record.

Many Beatles purists don’t think of it as one of The Beatles albums, although it has been added to the UK discography since the 1970s (when it was also released in the UK because so many Beatles fans were importing the American LP.)

#1 The White Album

The White Album was actually officially self titled but it has since become known as The White Album due to it’s white cover. 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 strange songs (such as “Wild Honey Pie” and of course “Revolution #9″) add to the magic of the album. This is an “anything goes” album and it’s better 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 point of view that The Beatles other albums sometimes get overlooked in comparison. For example a lot of less informed people 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 a great 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 Abbey Road or Sgt. Pepper. It has less “hits” than Rubber Soul. But it does have 14 brilliant songs. I think it’s the most consistently good album The Beatles recorded.

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