Magical Mystery Tour (soundtrack album) by The Beatles

Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
(Soundtrack album)
Year: 1967
Overall rank: 84th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
86/100 (from 2,477 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top 10 albums of 1967 (6th)
Award Top 20 albums of the 1960s (20th)
Award Top 100 albums of all time (84th)

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Magical Mystery Tour is ranked 6th best out of 68 albums by The Beatles on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Beatles is Abbey Road which is ranked number 3 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 65,919.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 85.5/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.4.

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From 11/25/2023 19:00
How many albums have at least 3 of the greatest songs of all time (Strawberry Fields Forever, I Am the Walrus, Penny Lane)? I think it is underated, because you could say it is not an album. It is a double EP combined with 5 non-album singles.
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From 11/16/2023 22:39
In my opinion the best Beatles album. Contains a killer mix of psychedelia (Blue Jay Way) and perfect pop songs (Penny Lane, Hello Goodbye). A good point also for the booklet.
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95/100
From 04/17/2023 17:26
I undervalued this for years. But I'm lying if I say this isn't one of The Beatles' absolute finest. It's so good that it's the one U.S. release that is accepted as canon for Christ's sake! The first half is a vibey soundtrack that hones the band's sonic ambitious into moody gems, while the second half compiles some killer highlights. And even if the back half singles aren't the absolute S-tier best, they're still fantastic. What's not to like?
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90/100
From 02/21/2023 15:09
It's not my favourite Beatles-album, but it's still really good. Side-B is probably one of the best made by any band, if not the best.
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From 02/19/2023 16:30
Amazing set of songs! The diversity of the songwriting, the studio experimentation, the arrangements and the instrumentation is second to no other album I've ever heard. This would be my desert island disc if I could only choose the one.
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From 11/09/2022 03:02
I get Sgt. Pepper's importance and historical relevance, but I've always thought that Magical Mystery Tour is a far superior album.
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From 10/23/2022 15:51
Probably the most underrated Beatles album. The sheer amount of quantity and quality makes me wonder why this is the case.
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From 08/31/2022 03:40
Amazing
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From 08/06/2022 17:56
Extremely underrated and overlooked album. Best Songs: Strawberry Fields Forever, Penny Lane, I Am The Walrus, The Fool on the Hill, and All You Need Is Love.
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80/100
From 05/14/2022 05:14
Album Rating: 79.60
(796/10)

1.Magical Mystery Tour. 78
2.The Fool On The Hill. 80
3.Flying. 68
4.Blue Jay Way. 70
5.Your Mother Should Know. 85
6.I Am The Walrus. 94
7.Hello Goodbye. 82
8.Strawberry Fields Forever. 77
9.Penny Lane. 76
10.Baby You're A Rich Man. 70
11.All You Need Is Love. 86
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Best Albums of 1967
1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
2. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
3. The Doors by The Doors
4. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5. Forever Changes by Love
6. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
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19. Goodbye And Hello by Tim Buckley
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