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The Beatles had 12 official UK studio LPs from 1963 to ‘70 and most of them were brilliant which makes picking just 3 of their albums as the top three is extremely hard.

Twelve? You’ve probably heard that they had 13. That 13th “album” is 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 it.

Beatles purists don’t consider it one of The Beatles LPs, although it has been added to The Beatles official UK discography since the 1970s (when it was released in the UK because so many people were importing the US Magical Mystery Tour LP.)

#1 The White Album

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 experimental songs (such as “Wild Honey Pie” and “Revolution #9″) add to the magic of the album. This was an “anything goes” album and it’s all the better for it.

#2 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

A lot of people claim that this legendary album is overrated and I suppose that’s true from the standpoint that some of The Beatles other albums sometimes get overlooked in comparison. Some less informed Beatles fans think that Sgt. Pepper was The Beatles first attempt at “art music” but clearly Rubber Soul & 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 whole career, I think it’s actually now underrated by those known as “hipsters.”

#3 Revolver

Revolver lacks the cohesiveness of Sgt. Pepper & Abbey Road. It lacks the expansiveness of The White Album. But it does have 14 truly great songs. It’s arguably the most consistently great LP The Beatles recorded.

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