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Readers’ Rock List: The Beatles’ Studio Albums

9/14/09, 4:01 pm EST

Last week, after a non-stop listening session of all the Beatles’ remastered albums in both stereo and mono (read our review here), we asked readers to name their favorite Beatles LP. After tallying the votes, the band’s swan song Abbey Road was voted the fan favorite, with a clear divide between the preference between pre- and post- Rubber Soul evident in the balloting. Predictably, whether you consider it a true album or not, Yellow Submarine finished last. See the Readers’ ranking of the Beatles’ albums below:

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

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StrummerJones | 9/14/2009, 4:24 pm EST

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

Yeah, Rolling Stone didn’t get too bad a list this time ’round.

Arlington, VA | 9/14/2009, 5:14 pm EST

Yeah, but are these referring to the stereo or mono versions?

Mike | 9/14/2009, 5:43 pm EST

I actually like Beatles for Sale among their early ones – a little darker than the others. I don’t think Yellow Submarine should be counted as an album though.

StrummerJones | 9/14/2009, 6:00 pm EST

Stereo>Mono

DC | 9/14/2009, 6:45 pm EST

It’s sad to see Let it Be so far down on the list. Despite the personal troubles with the band at that time, the album itself is great. It has some of their most famous songs (Across the Universe, Get Back), beautiful ballads (Let it Be, The Long and Winding Road), and some really bluesy rockers (I’ve Got a Feeling, I Me Mine).

Meshugenna | 9/15/2009, 4:42 pm EST

I can’t believe “Revolver” was down at number three. Considering it’s had more of an effect on pop music than any other record, it’s like, you know, The Beatles of Beatles records

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