Revolver (studio album) by The Beatles

Revolver by The Beatles
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 4th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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91/100 (from 4,464 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 1966 (1st)
Award Top 10 albums of the 1960s (2nd)
Award Top 10 albums of all time (4th)

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Revolver is ranked 2nd 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 91.3/100, a mean average of 89.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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85/100
From 01/11/2024 14:07
Album Rating: 81.50
(1,141/14)

05.08.1966

The Beatles (UK): Revolver

1.Taxman 83
2.Eleanor Rigby 73
3.I'm Only Sleeping 84
4.Love You To 74
5.Here, There And Everywhere 91
6.Yellow Submarine 69
7.She Said, She Said 79
8.Good Day Sunshine 73
9.And Your Bird Can Sing 89
10.For No One 100
11.Doctor Robert 70
12.I Want To Tell You 84
13.Got To Get You Into My Life 87
14.Tomorrow Never Knows 85

In order:
The Beatles (Rev) - For No One 100
The Beatles (Rev) - Here, There And Everywhere 91
The Beatles (Rev) - And Your Bird Can Sing 89
The Beatles (Rev) - Got To Get You Into My Life 87
The Beatles (Rev) - Tomorrow Never Knows 85
The Beatles (Rev) - I Want To Tell You 84
The Beatles (Rev) - I'm Only Sleeping 84
The Beatles (Rev) - Taxman 83
The Beatles (Rev) - She Said, She Said 79
The Beatles (Rev) - Love You To 74
The Beatles (Rev) - Good Day Sunshine 73
The Beatles (Rev) - Eleanor Rigby 73
The Beatles (Rev) - Doctor Robert 70
The Beatles (Rev) - Yellow Submarine 69
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70/100
From 11/13/2023 16:34
Although I really like this album, I find many of the songs to be average, and melodically bland. Even though this was a cosmic shift for the band musically, I think the songwriting was significantly better on later albums. This album is a blend of their old sound and what would become their new sound, and it was groundbreaking at the time, but it’s brilliance at the time I think has been dropped down a peg by what would follow this album. It’s still a historical album nonetheless.
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100/100
From 10/29/2023 11:59
Brilliant album. Only weak spot for me is Yellow Submarine. However, for me that’s nostalgic as my son loved the soundtrack album when he was a child. I have been fond of this album for years.but not for the hits but for the rest of the lesser known tracks such as Tomorrow Never Knows, I’m only Sleeping, And Your Bird Can Sing, etc. I can’t imagine an artist today being asked to put out 12 albums in a period from 1963 to 1969 while touring with the level of quality that they achieved, it’s astounding. Anyone who hasn’t heard this album needs to do so immediately. And for the Beatles naysayers, if you want to dump on their material then let’s hear what you think is better, as I can’t imagine anything that’s been done with any quality and skill prior to 2000.
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95/100
From 09/28/2023 05:53
Sums up everything that was great about The Beatles
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From 06/29/2023 00:12
One of the best. Bought the vinyl few days ago.
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90/100
From 04/08/2023 07:33
Here is my evaluation of The Beatles' "Revolver" album using the 20 variables previously mentioned:

Songwriting - 20
Musicality - 20
Production - 20
Cultural Impact - 20
Originality - 20
Vocals - 19
Lyrics - 19
Instrumentation - 20
Artwork - 20
Timelessness - 19
Influence - 20
Innovation - 20
Commercial Success - 18
Relevance - 20
Accessibility - 19
Concept - 18
Cohesion - 20
Flow - 20
Atmosphere - 20
Emotional Impact - 19
Overall score: 389/400

"Revolver" is a groundbreaking and influential album that helped redefine the possibilities of popular music. The album's strengths include its exceptional songwriting, musicality, production, originality, instrumentation, influence, and innovation. While it is slightly less accessible and commercially successful than other Beatles albums, its cultural impact and relevance remain undeniable.

The two most influential tracks on the album are "Tomorrow Never Knows" and "Eleanor Rigby." "Tomorrow Never Knows" features experimental production techniques, including tape loops and reverse recording, and features lyrics inspired by Tibetan Book of the Dead. Its influence can be heard in numerous electronic and experimental music genres that followed. "Eleanor Rigby" features a string quartet arrangement and lyrics that focus on loneliness and social isolation, and has influenced countless songwriters in the decades since its release.

Overall, "Revolver" is a masterful album that showcases The Beatles' innovative spirit and songwriting genius. Its impact on popular music is immeasurable and continues to inspire and influence artists to this day.
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90/100
From 02/27/2023 17:31
I got this on vinyl around 8 years ago and everytime I come back to it it still sounds great , I'm not a huge Beatles fan but I like this record
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90/100
From 12/31/2022 18:26
"Taxman", "Eleanor Rigby", "I'm Only Sleeping", "And Your Bird Can Sing" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" are some of their greatest songs. Pretty innovative and still, to this day, so very modern and interesting. Some of the other songs are also pretty good, however, I still think it has way too many songs and filler inbetween to really make this worthy of a 91 and make it their second best album. I'm a diehard Beatles fan, but I still think Revolver is extremely overrated. It's, without a doubt, a great transition album and an important milestone in their career, but as a cohesive album I don't quite feel it really comes together. Ironically, I think The White Album is a better piece overall, not to mention Abbey Road, or even the soundtrack/compilation Magical Mystery Tour. I even think Rubber Soul a superior album experience. However, I don't want this to sound very negative, I still enjoy Revolver a lot. The latest Super Deluxe edition made me like it even more, and even divisive songs such as "Yellow Submarine" are still pretty great. This is The Beatles at some of their best moments, getting to toy around with absolutely everything they could get their hands on. The cover artwork is also pretty iconic and representative of the creative explosion they would still get to enjoy for the next years.
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100/100
From 10/20/2022 13:09
Absolute masterpiece. Groundbreaking in many ways. It sounded like nothing before, psychedelic yet smooth. A good variety of uptempo rockers and chill dreamy tracks. It was highly influential. Especially the new production technique they used called ADT ("Automatic double-tracking or artificial double-tracking (ADT) is an analogue recording technique designed to enhance the sound of voices or instruments during the mixing process. It uses tape delay to create a delayed copy of an audio signal which is then combined with the original. The effect is intended to simulate the sound of the natural doubling of voices or instruments achieved by double tracking.")
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. Face To Face by The Kinks
9. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
19. Da Capo by Love
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone
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