I love this concept Andrew. Fantastic. We all have our lists but I’ve never crunched them all together as you do here, and with such diligence, insight and love. Peace.
Many thanks for all of your hard work on this Andrew - you have provided many hours of entertainment and education; this in spite of many errors of judgement regarding which album ranks where 😉. Seriously though, a big well done!
"It's their own fault for being too good and making too many fantastic albums." Applauding you Andrew! Amazing accomplishment and for the most part, I am in agreement with the rankings. 🙂
Was looking forward to this one, and you didn't disappoint...thank you for the work you have put into this. Even if people don't agree with your final selections..it gives everyone a starting point for there own lists. And of course the name of all the albums for those pursuing the different beatle albums and solo albums! You done the work for all of us so thank you Andrew much appreciated.
the beauty of the beatles, everyone's got their own rankings and all of em are understandable. 5 albums into this video and i can tell you that my ranking would be quite different. let's see how the rest of the show goes.
Thank you very much for this whole series. What a huge amount of work! You activated my own thinking about the band albums and solo albums and their rankings. And most important of all I put on some CDs, that I hadn’t listened to for a longer time. So thanks for reminding me on some hidden gems on my shelf and enjoying them again 😄👍🏻
Hi Andrew, Just watched the final episode in the rankings videos, what an effort, so well done, it's been great entertainment. Just one small criticism....you should have included Live at the Hollywood Bowl as it is an official Beatles album, so a bit unfair to miss it out, especially as live albums were included in the solo rankings, but seriously, thankyou for doing this , and keep up the fantastic work. Steve.
Wow….What an effort! Hats off Andrew! I can’t really disagree (much) with your rankings. (Not that that matters anyway, it’s just great to hear you chatting about them). Great series, which has made me go and dig out some rarely played albums for an appraisal or reappraisal 😊
Wonderful ... but so sad it's over. PLEASE can your next mini-series be a countdown of your favourite SONGS (solo and group)? Fingers crossed for that. 🤞
Maybe just do a 20 track best of John, best of Paul etc and then slot them all in - that way you will still have time to have an actual life away from RU-vid as we know how much time and effort you put into your excellent videos.
It's been a journey, Andrew, and I've enjoyed following along every minute! Like you, my estimation of Let It Be has certainly gone up in recent years due to the box set and the Get Back documentary. But what really put it up there for me was Paul "reuniting" with John on I've Got a Feeling on the Got Back tour and at Glastonbury. It's a testament to the phenomenal, ageless chemistry John and Paul had, and the Let It Be album is steeped in it. And FWIW, I love Hold Me Tight! It's an absolute all-out rocker that threatens to burst apart at the seams at any moment, but the Beatles hold it all together through sheer will and talent.
Fantastic video, I can tell you put a lot of thought and time into this! Could not have been easy. Can’t argue with any of it except Magical Mystery Tour, great songs on that album and I really enjoy (personal opinion, like yours is as well). Glad Wings Over America made top 20. I’m partial to that one because I was at the first show of the tour in Fort Worth, Texas. Plus it’s a really enjoyable listen. Great job, Andrew!
- Revolver - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles “White Album” - Abbey Road - John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band - Imagine - Ram - Band On The Run - Walls and Bridges
Hi mate, A hell of a job. And a very nice series. Beatles For Sale, in my humble opinion, is a very underrated Beatles album. It has a special place in my heart. Beatles For Sale was the album that got me into The Beatles. Take care.
What a daunting task, but I'm grateful you tackled it. I might have to take it on myself. It's almost impossible to keep most of the Beatles albums out of the top 15. The best thing about it, you get to listen to all this great music again. Great job Andrew!
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Superb Ranking Andrew 👍 This was as exciting as a World Cup final!!! -May Not agree with a couple of your rankings, nonetheless really enjoyed this series -I Thank you for this great entertainment, Cheers 🍺
Well done Andrew a mammoth task I’m sure and for the most part I agree with you 🎉. Your knowledge and dedication to all things Beatles related is amazing … keep up the good work . Revolver is such a great album 😄 i for one will be interested in hearing your comments about it. 📀💿 . Thanks for giving us subscribers a voice 👍
I always look forward in watching your latest rankings of The Beatles (or their solo projects) album/ song rankings. Your reviews of the latest cd/LP releases are a great help and an excellent guide. I also love those uncommon Beatles trivia/facts that I got to know only now from you. Thank you for all the past videos and thank you in advance for all your future enjoyable videos.
well done andrew . not much arguements from me re the top ofthe list but how postcards from paradise is better than any harrison album i'll never know lol
My ultimate list, I tried my best: 50. Sometime In New York City (6.5/10) 49. Wonderwall Music (6.5/10) 48. Pipes Of Peace (6.5/10) 47. Back To The Egg (6.5/10) 46. Dark Horse (6.5/10) 45. Egypt Station (6.5/10) 44. McCartney III (6.5/10) 43. NEW (6.5/10) 42. Flowers In The Dirt (6.5/10) 41. Memory Almost Full (6.5/10) 40. Rock 'N' Roll (6.5/10) 39. Goodnight Vienna (7/10) 38. Milk And Honey (7/10) 37. Cloud Nine (7/10) 36. Wings At The Speed Of Sound (7/10) 35. Brainwashed (7.5/10) 34. Red Rose Speedway (7.5/10) 33. Thirty Three & 1/3 (7.5/10) 32. London Town (7.5/10) 31. McCartney II (7.5/10) 30. Ringo (7.5/10) 29. Living In The Material World (7.5/10) 28. Wild Life (7.5/10) 27. McCartney (7.5/10) 26. Yellow Submarine (7.5/10) 25. George Harrison (8/10) 24. Mind Games (8/10) 23. Venus And Mars (8/10) 22. Tug Of War (8/10) 21. Beatles For Sale (8/10) 20. With The Beatles (8/10) 19. Chaos And Creation In The Backyard (8/10) 18. Flaming Pie (8/10) 17. Band On The Run (8/10) 16. Double Fantasy (8/10) 15. Let It Be (8/10) 14. Walls And Bridges (8.5/10) 13. Please Please Me (8.5/10) 12. A Hard Day's Night (9/10) 11. Ram (9/10) 10. Help! (9/10) 9. Plastic Ono Band (9.5/10) 8. Imagine (9.5/10) 7. Magical Mystery Tour (9.5/10) 6. All Things Must Pass (10/10) 5. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (10/10) 4. Revolver (10/10) 3. Rubber Soul (10/10) 2. The Beatles (White Album) (10/10) 1. Abbey Road (10/10) Beatles only would be: 13. Yellow Submarine (7.5/10) 12. Beatles For Sale (8/10) 11. With The Beatles (8/10) 10. Let It Be (8/10) 9. Please Please Me (8.5/10) 8. A Hard Day's Night (9/10) 7. Help! (9/10) 6. Magical Mystery Tour (9.5/10) 5. Rubber Soul (10/10) 4. Revolver (10/10) 3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band (10/10) 2. The Beatles (White Album) (10/10) 1. Abbey Road (10/10)
Nice ranking, Ricardo. One particular area in which I agree with you is that, regardless of where you rank "All Things Must Pass" - and it clearly deserves to be in the Top 10 - in my opinion it is the greatest of all the Beatles solo albums.
Andrew, you're the fifth Beatle !!! Maybe I could change a few positions as everybody, but I loved these series and I think it's the best Beatles ranking ever. Congratulations and thanks from Uruguay.
Here’s to Let it Be getting some respect 🥂. It’s a great album, one of my favorites so ty ! For my enjoyment list, I still have to make Ram number 1. All the songs rock.
That was a sterling effort, man. And, for what it's worth, I heartily agree with most of your decisions. I also respect the love for the underrated 'Beatles For Sale,' although I'd have put it slightly above the more popular 'With The Beatles.' I also respect the love for 'Flaming Pie,' which had been his best collection of songs for almost twenty years. Now have a well-deserved lie down . . .
Bravo Andrew, what a incredible ranking that was, so fun to watch or should I say so enjoyable to watch! You have certainly outdone yourself with this one. I agree for the most part how it ended up. Take care and take some time off to rest up for Revolver!!
That ranking list is MONUMENTAL Andrew. And you know what? I completely agree with your list. Obviously if I did this to this depth myself there would be done differences but on the whole I cannot argue with your list AT ALL. And I think you're so right about plastic Ono band and the things around the top ten like flaming pie. Very very well done mate
Hi Andrew .. hope you had a Merry Christmas! Good video but I was shocked that you bought your first Beatle album in in 1989 !! My hat’s off to you on such extensive expertise despite being such a “youngster” .. 😜👍
Off the top of my head: 1. White album 2. Revolver 3. Rubber Soul 4. Ram 5. McCartney 6. Abbey Road 7. Magical Mystery Tour 8. Sgt Pepper 9. Tug of War 10. Imagine 11. Beatles for Sale 12. Egypt Station 13. Memory Almost Full 14. Hard days Night 15. Help 16. Band on the run 17. Plastic Ono Band 18. Flaming Pie 19. Esher Demos 20. All things must pass
My Dad had bought Revolver and I remember looking at the cover as a little boy and wondering what kind of music could possibly be inside a cover that different and amazing. It didn’t disappoint.
To quote many a reality or "talent" tv show, this has been a journey! Really interesting stuff. For what it's worth: 13 Yellow Submarine 12 With The Beatles 11 Please Please Me 10 Beatles For Sale 9 Let It Be 8 Help! 7 A Hard Day's Night (Let It Be Naked) 6 Rubber Soul 5 Magical Mystery Tour 4 The Beatles/ White Album 3 Revolver 2 Sgt Peppers 1 Abbey Road (The perfect and best album... EVER) Would be interested to see where Let It Be Naked would be in your list and how other classic albums would be placed ie The Bends, Hounds Of Love, Stone Roses debut, Dark Side Of The Moon, Pet Sounds etc
I always enjoy watching your videos and listening to your views Andrew and I have enjoyed this one. For me ranking The Beatles albums is an impossible task as each album was a step forwards up till Revolver and even then each album was different from the last. It's incredible to think any band could record an album like Please Please Me then 6 years later Abbey Road. What a fantastic achievement! As for comparing albums by any band or artist from the 60's with their 70's output, it simply can't be done in my opinion unless you are just talking about songs. I could go on and on with this subject and it would be pointless as we all have our own views. Well done for completing this task Andrew and I look forward to your future videos.
Wow, what a task! I more or less agree with all your Beatles album rankings, apart from the order of the top 4. I would have 1.Revolver 2 Abbey Road 3 White Album 4 Sgt Pepper. I'm glad to see you've restored Let It Be to a reasonably high ranking, as it's been unfairly maligned over the years. The solo rankings seem fair too.
Bravo Andrew! Thank you for all your time and efforts in putting this multi-month project together. The Grand Finale certainly beats out The Game Of Thrones season 8 finale. There were gasps of exasperation! Hoots of 'Scandal!' and cries of 'Blasphemy!' But in the end a well-enjoyed series of videos. Made my Sunday night.
That was an awesome mammoth task Andrew. Thank you. Really enjoyed it all. I completely identified with the various dilemmas you encountered. You should now do a poll asking your followers to do their own “enjoyment” ranking (top 20 only maybe) to see whether you are in line with everyone else or just some crazy mad Beatles fan out there all alone floating around in your own universe!! 😅😊😂❤
Watched it and I'm so impressed with your methodical approach. I love list-making too and the pleasure of watching your effort was enormous. An interesting thought about the vocal harmonies on Beatles For Sale. Vocal harmonies have always been my favourite aspect of rock music and I love analysing them. Definitely the arrangements of the harmonies on that album are really inventive and surpassing the Merseybeat average, but did you notice how George's voice is missing there? Yes, he only sings backing vocals on What Youre Doing and Hey Hey Hey Hey (the response vocals feature the only three-part harmony on this album!) plus obviously the lead on the album closer. My Beatles ranking: 1-2. Revolver 1-2. Abbey Road (the winner changes from day to day - "Revolver" was also the first cassette I bought in 1988) 3. Magical Mystery Tour 4. White Album 5. Rubber Soul 6. Sgt. Pepper 7. Beatles For Sale 8. With the Beatles 9. Help! 10. Yellow Submarine (I know (I know)...) 11. Please Please Me 12. A Hard Day's Night (the only Beatles album I find overrated) 13. Let It Be (the only Beatles album I can say I partially dislike, though it was great to see the love for One After 909 in your video) It was also most interesting to see how particular solo albums dented into your Beatles ranking. My favourite solo album will probably be Chaos & Creation, but I would put it as - relatively - low as #7, that's how strong my Beatles Top6 is. As I mentioned in the other comment, The Beatles were my first musical love. I don't think there is any other group I would have such detailed knowledge of the songs and facts. Still, at the age of 48 I find myself drifting further and further from their music. Last year I compiled a list of My 100 Favourite Songs (it's one of the playlists on my channel). The following Beatles & solo tracks made it: #98. Long-Haired Lady #91. At the Mercy (or some other track from Chaos, I compiled the list with albums in mind too) #53. And Your Bird Can Sing #36. Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey #11. Help! (live version) #10. the Abbey Road medley This was a list with strong personal theme, not necessarily reflecting my rank of individual Beatles songs (of which She Said She Said would definitely beat And Your Bird Can Sing), but these lists change so fast, which is another excuse to make another one :) Gerard
Entertaining to watch the whole ranking series from start to finish. Great work! I would love to see a separate ranking of the Beatles singles. So many people rank the albums on RU-vid, but I've seen very few rank the singles... which is a little sad, because the singles were such a huge part of their legacy. You could just stick to the 22 original UK singles from 1962-1970. Or you could expand into the post-breakup and solo singles too, though it might be best to have a cutoff at the end of the 70s or 80s, since singles weren't as critical once CDs took over.
That was an amazing task! Incredibly well done. I really agree with the enjoyment factor being the key. No argument here! Look forward to your next videos. Cheers!
Hello Andrew, thanks for this video. After you did this, I have listened to all Beatles +Solo album. Including boxes all demos and outtakes and reading all details from books and magazines. This project have taken me one year and has been really great fun! This is my full ranking list, only including the records I have physical copies of. And this is only from my personal enjoyment perspective. Abbey Road Sergeant Peppers Peppers Lonely heart Club Band White Album Revolver Rubber Soul All things must pass Ram Imagine A hard days night Band on the run Magical Mystery Tour (US) Double Fantasy Plastic Ono Band Let it be Help Tug of war Please, please me Walls and Bridges Cloud Nine Flaming Pie Ringo Flowers in the dirt Venus and mars Brainwashed Beatles For Sale Ringorama Wings at the speed of sound Liverpool 8 Time takes time Mind Games Red rose speedway Concert for Bangladesh With the Beatles Somewhere in England Off the ground New Chaos and Creation in the backyard McCartney Egypt Station Electric Arguments Back to the egg EP3 Vertical Man George Harrison London Town McCartney 3 McCartney 3 Imagined McCartney 2 Wings over America Pipes of peace Driving Rain Tripping the live fantastic Amiba Gig Unplugged Run Devil Run Milk and honey Live in Japan Goodnight Vienna Wild Life Give my regards to broad street Back to the World Russian Album Paul is live Press to play Yellow Submarine Rock'n Roll Zoom In Sometime in New York City Gone Troppo Thirty Tree and a third Y Not Choose Love Whats my name Stop and smell the roses Live in New York City Extra Texture Postcards from paradise Old Wave Rotogravure Change the World Crooked Boy Live peace in Toronto Live at the Greek Theatre 2019 2012 I wanna be Santa Claus Mike Mc Gear Kisses on the bottom Menlove Avenue Wonderwall Rewind Forward Give more love Ringo the 4'th Lennon Aqustic Dark Horse Sentimental Journey Bad Boy Beaucoups of Blues Liverpool Oratorio Rushes Liverpool Soundcollage Electronic Soundwall Two Virgins Strawberry Oceans
Very awesome and impressive list. You’re a better man than me being able to put this together. I could never do it. My one complaint is However. Since you included the live albums of the solo career Beatles, why not include Live at the BBC, On Air Live at the BBC Vol 2, and Live at the Hollywood Bowl for the Beatles? Just three more to throw in. Plus all the unique material on the BBC albums not included on the studio albums. I’d be interested where these fall on your list.
Yes, and the Anthology discs as well. And Yellow Submarine Songtrack. It like an odd bit of trivia, but The Beatles released as many songs in the 1990s as they did in the 1960s.
A great analysis of the 13 Beatles albums.and why you placed them in their respective positions individually and within the overall list.We could argue the toss on a few spots here and there but all said and done a great list and fantastic effort really enjoyed following the whole series.
A monumental mammoth task you t👀k on here Andrew and you have done it with such enthusiasm and vigour......if MBE's and knighth👀ds were dished out for enthusiasm on RU-vid then there would be no other challenger to you for the number one spot in my opinion.......All the best for your next series of videos but in the meantime take a well deserved rest and have a few pints of Guinness.......Well done 🍷🍷👍👌
Oh yeah, I disagree on some, but you’re SPOT ON that it’s the enjoyment factor. That’s for all your loving hard work. The solo albums have no context without the Beatles unless you look through the lens of enjo
10- Red Rose Speedway (the 2 vinyl version with 1882) 9- Living in the miracle world 8- Sgt Pepper 7- Imagine 6- Revolver 5- Ram (the 2 vinyl version with singles) 4- Plastic Ono band 3- All things must pass 2- Abbey Road 1- White Album (especially the vinyl version with the full Esher demos)
Great job Andrew! I enjoyed this series very much! I agree with you that many of the best solo albums do indeed match the greatness of a Beatles album so it was great to see some of your solo rankings still managed to maintain good spots. I have to say, all I kept thinking about in the video was that "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" was on your feature shelf. Do we have an Elton ranking list coming soon?
Brilliant Andrew , Congratulations, really enjoyable watch . Surprised me at the end not placing Abbey Road as Number 1 but respect your view. Look forward to your next venture.
Interesting to note that 'Rubber Soul' is known to have greatly influenced Brian Wilson's 'Pet Sounds'. However, it recently dawned on me that the version of 'Rubber Soul' that Wilson was listening to was the U.S. Capitol version of 'Rubber Soul' which has a different track listing than the one we're used to in the UK. The US version is a little more ballardy than the UK. Worth a listen.
Anyone can have their own favourites, of course, but I think it's generally accepted that the best Beatles and Beatle solo albums are: Abbey Road Plastic Ono Band Band on the Run All Things Must Pass And one of Ringo's albums... If you ask me, however, I'd rank these ones as the best instead: Yellow Submarine Two Virgins Give My Regards to Broad Street Electronic Sound And one of Ringo's albums...
@@AndrewDixonMusic there is another channel here called Giggens . He is the American version of you doing Beach Boys ! He does similar BB rankings . Great channel you Should check out. A genuine nice guy like you who does it with both passion and humor .. like you 😀
What a great list - I agree that many of the Beatles solo albums stand shoulder to shoulder with the Beatles canon. I would personally place MMT higher purely for Strawberry fields and penny lane. But this list is stellar!!!
Well done! Big Effort and loved your comments and style. Only a few differences (manily Ringo and some of Paul). Where would you rank Past Masters 1 and 2 in this list? And also Hollywood Bowl Live album (not to mention the anthology albums and one of my favortite LOVE ablum - I know it a a mix ablum, but a great one!)? WOW, 110 (+these and the the live albums and greatest hits) albums by 4 people - has anyone done better!
And just for fun, here's my top-ten. I don't have your patience to do them all! 10: Double Fantasy 9: Imagine 8: Ram 7: The White Album 6: Rubber Soul 5: All Things Must Pass 4: Band on the Run 3: Sgt Pepper 2: Abbey Road 1: Revolver
Andrew, The Beatles Historian Mark Lewisohn was talking about their first 4 albums and he said he played the first 3 a lot. The 4th not so much. But over the years Beatles For Sale has grown on him more and more. So these day's if he decides to play one of the early ones. More often than not it will be Beatles for Sale. He said he's sad that it a does'nt get the respect it deserves because it's just a great record. "It's a great time capsule, from covers from their Hamburg day's right upto new songs for the L.P." Cheers, Chris Perry.
Congratulations surely are in order for reaching the grand finale' of this comprehensive ranking! I would struggle to complete any one of these five lists, much less putting them all together into one huge ranked list!! It's been a treat watching!
Agree on Pepper being number 1. I'd have Ram at number 2. I'm not such a ATMP fan due mostly to how many skips I do on that album. It's not even my top 5 George album. I do think some of those other George albums are a bit low for me. But all different tastes. My biggest hot take though would probably be Egypt Station. That's top 10 for me out of all albums. I think its a phenomenal record. And Brainwashed would be high also for me. Really enjoyed your video
I really share your passion here Andrew. Can't get enough of the Beatles. Surprised where you put Abbey Road in your Beatles ranking, but otherwise my ranking would be very similar. Thank you again.
That was a fun list. Quite the project. I question any solo Beatle album ranking over Magical Mystery Tour. Do the songs on McCartney really outshine MMT? You rank John's solo career way higher than I do. I certainly agree with your points about Plastic On Band. It's a great artistic statement, but not always an enjoyable listen. I bought the deluxe box set of it and I have to admit that I still haven't listened to all of it. It started to depress me and I shelved it. For me McCartney has had the best post Beatles career by a country mile.
Hi Andrew Just for fun and out of curiosity I wonder where you would have tanked: "Yellow Submarine Songtrack" or "Get Back" had it been issued originally as it appeared on the LET IT BE boxset.
Same,with "Yellow Submarine",I don't listen to it in its entirety often."Hey Bulldog" is a great track though.No surprise that it's a George Harrison track.
Borderline genius? Borderline genius??? This is no time to equivocate, Andrew - no time for British reserve! No time to damn with faint praise. Go on then, I'll say it: SPLHCB is sheer bloody genius. Great, passionate video, loved it! And my smile muscles haven't had such a great workout for ages 😄💕🌎🌠🌈🎶🕉☮☯
Thank you Andrew for all your efforts, very enjoyable series of videos..but Abbey Road in 4th place??! 😆🤦♂️ Should be #1! Loving your work mate, keep it up.
Fun video series, hats off to you for compiling it. But I think you shortchanged a few of George’s better solo albums. Material World and Cloud Nine in particular. Your love of solo Paul is fine with me, but how can Wild Life top Cloud Nine? And Concert for Bangladesh ranks well below several Macca B-tier live sets? Oh well at least one George album got its due!
The first time I listened to Let It Be album, Dig a Pony did not stand out to me but after seeing them perform it live in Get Back, I love this song! I played it a lot since watching Get Back.
Enjoyed the video. Many thanks. Do you have a favourite Beatles era? In other words: Do you prefer (what I call) The Beat Years, The Greatest Songwriters Emergence, The Psychedelic Innovators Era, or the Seasoned Rockers period?
Hey Andrew , Great series , Great placings .. The only thing is, think the RINGO albums deserves a higher placing. I would fit it somewhere in the top 15. I have always thought it was a top rank solo Beatle album. Take Care. Go and listen to RINGO again , you will be glad you did . Ha Ha Ha..
13. Yellow Submarine (still MAGNIFICENT from start to finish) 12. Please Please Me (my least favorite of their cover songs but still fantastic) 11. Beatles For Sale 10. With The Beatles 9. Let It Be (as much as I love this I cannot argue it being above Hard Days…I also wish it included “don’t let me down.”) 8. A Hard Days Night 7. Help! 6. Rubber Soul 5. Magical Mystery Tour 4. Abbey Road 3. Revolver 2. Sgt Pepper 1. White Album The top 3 albums are pretty much all tied for #1, but I mainly prefer white album
Thanks for these videos, I've really enjoyed watching them. Is there somewhere I can view your full list without having to look at the videos? A Google Sheet or Excel file, perhaps? Apologies if you've already mentioned this
@@AndrewDixonMusic Thanks Andrew - I have made a copy of your list as a Google Doc, would you like to share it with your RU-vid viewers? I can share a link but will only do so if you're happy
