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The Beatles recorded twelve official UK LPs from 1963 through ‘70 and most of them were brilliant so picking out just 3 of their albums as the best three is a difficult task.

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

Many Beatles purists don’t think of it as one of The Beatles official LPs, although it has been added to official UK discography since ‘76 (when it was released in the UK because so many folks were importing the US Magical Mystery Tour LP.)

#1 The White Album

This album includes 30 Beatles songs. Some of them are of immense quality and others are considered “filler” by man. I love it precisely because it’s not so perfect. Instead of perfection, it’s goal is variety. To my ears this makes it the most endlessly listenable album. It’s funny how not worrying about whether every second of music was “listenable” they ended making their most endlessly listentable album.

#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 some of The Beatles other albums get overlooked in comparison. Some less informed Beatles fans seem to think that Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles first foray into “art music” but obviously Revolver beat it to the punch. But, I still think Sgt. Pepper is an amazing 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 work as a whole, I think it’s actually become underrated by the “hipsters.”

#3 Revolver

1966’s Revolver is probably The Beatles most consistently great album. Every song is worthy of high praise from the gorgeous “Here, There, & Everywhere” to the childlike “Yellow Submarine

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