The Beatles' albums ranked
The top 3 according to 74 votes from people: Revolver · Rubber Soul · With the Beatles. (Updated Jul 15, 2025.)
The twelve UK studio albums plus Magical Mystery Tour, ordered by the consensus of the big rankings: Revolver and Abbey Road fighting at the top, Yellow Submarine at the bottom.
Top 13
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1
Revolver
1966. Tape loops, sitars and "Tomorrow Never Knows".
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2
Rubber Soul
1965. The leap into folk and introspection.
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3
With the Beatles
1963. The black-and-white half-shadow cover.
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4
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967. For Rolling Stone, the greatest album of all time.
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5
Help!
1965. The title song and "Yesterday".
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6
Let It Be
1970. Released after the split.
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7
Abbey Road
1969. The last one they recorded, with the famous medley.
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8
Magical Mystery Tour
1967. "Strawberry Fields" and "Penny Lane" in one place.
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9
Please Please Me
1963. Recorded almost entirely in one day.
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10
Beatles for Sale
1964. A tired band, often ranked near the bottom.
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11
The Beatles (White Album)
1968. Thirty songs going in every direction.
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12
A Hard Day's Night
1964. The first album of only Lennon-McCartney songs.
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13
Yellow Submarine
1969. Only four new songs; usually last.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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