Revolver
by The Beatles

Revolver by The Beatles
Year: 1966
Release date: 1966-08-05
Overall rank: 4th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 4,609 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 71 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 56,039.

The Beatles album bestography « Higher ranked (3rd)
Abbey Road
This album (4th)
Revolver
Lower ranked (7th) »
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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Revolver track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Average Rating: 91 (1,257 votes)Comments: View 21
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Average Rating: 92 (1,379 votes)Comments: View 37

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Revolver rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4th | 1960s rank: 2nd | 1966 rank: 1st
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2026Cheboygan74Top 60 Music Albums of the 1960s40/607
2026OFarrioTop 8 Music Albums of 19661/85
2026AbsurdCheesecakeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums4/10096
2026 swedTop 35 Music Albums of the 1960s8/3516
2026jackharrison21Top 100 Greatest Music Albums36/10064
2026 PurplepashYa joking? Should've been higher! All Time edition29/100 -
2026BenTop 50 Greatest Music Albums31/5039
2026 arthur237Top 100 Greatest Music Albums34/10066
2026 ffudnebbuhTop 100 Greatest Music Albums33/10068
2026BorderFreeAndrewTop 100 Music Albums of 196616/1004
2026 eclabTop 17 Music Albums of 19663/174
2026RiveraTop 100 Greatest Music Albums1/10099
2026 RockdrigoTop 100 Greatest Music Albums98/1003
2026 HaydenTop 100 Music Albums of 196610/1005
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Greatest Music Albums1/10099
2026munsonTop 100 Greatest Music Albums96/1005
2026JohnnyoNew chart2/8 -
2026 NowhereManTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s1/10020
2026jlsfourthTop 60 Music Albums of the 1960s15/6015
2026 TamthebamTop 100 Music Albums of the 1960s11/10018
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 3,594
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 48,280
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Average Rating: 
91/100 (from 4,609 votes)
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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 91.2/100, a mean average of 89.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.2.

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90/100
From 09/07/2025 05:43 | #310842
This has always been my favourite Beatles album nd it's clear to me that this is a huge leap forward from Rubber Soul (an album I also like) and that Sgt. Peppers would not have happened without this album. I find Sgt. Peppers rather a hard listen TBH.

I can see why this is considered The Beatles' most experimental album. The songwriting is more innovative and the use of a diverse array of instruments was ground breaking at the time. I'm also pretty sure that they never played a live show after the release of Revolver so it marks the shift from a live group to a studio-focused one and the freedom in what they could recording that gave them. Love the use of Indian music and psychedelic music.

I cannot deny that there are some iconic tracks like "Eleanor Rigby" and "Tomorrow Never Knows," and "Taxman" is a banging opener. I could be wrong but was this also the first time that the Beatles had extensively used an orchestra when the did on "Eleanor Rigby".

All in all it's a very good album.
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Rating:  
100/100
From 08/07/2025 20:56 | #310465
It's not just a great album, it's an album that changed the way artists thought about making music.
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100/100
From 02/23/2025 03:00 | #307739
It is a no wonder that so many people consider this the best Beatle album. This album takes off where Rubber Soul ended and even somewhat further. The increased level of writing continues and will carry forward into future songs and albums.
With the exception of Yellow Submarine, I believe every track is excellent.
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Rating:  
90/100
From 02/06/2025 10:11 | #307431
This album was shortlisted for the Album of the year at the Grammys in 1967. The eventual winner was A Man And His Music by Frank Sinatra
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100/100
From 01/12/2025 23:12 | #306952
One of the handful I’d consider to be a 10/10 album, and easily a contender for the greatest album ever made. This album is a masterpiece from start to finish, and while it has its weak points, those weak points are still peak Beatles and peak music in general.
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95/100
From 12/29/2024 03:26 | #306684
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always had” - so goes the old adage. The Beatles certainly weren’t prepared to get what they’d always had with this release - straightforward rock, psychedelia, orchestral pop, Eastern rhythms, and a track so far ahead of its time The Chemical Brothers would build a career out of its sound 30 years later.
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90/100
From 12/24/2024 01:27 | #306626
This was the Beatles album that Ray Davis of the Kinks slated, somewhat arrogantly, in a written musical review. It is definitely not their very finest release of all but I'm Only Sleeping and Eleanor Rigby, to name but two tracks, can stand in the same light as Waterloo Sunset or Sunny Afternoon and not be overshadowed. Unlike certain other great 1960s releases, it has improved with age.
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95/100
From 06/30/2024 19:54 | #304131
One of the best albums I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. For No One is an excellent song, Yellow Submarine just makes me happy because Ringo. Even the worse song, I’m only sleeping, is still good. Again, definitely worth a listen!
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100/100
From 05/15/2024 23:58 | #303557
One of the greatest and most important albums of all time (if not the most) and of course one of my favorites in terms of psychedelia, pop/rock songs and experimental music, In short, one of my favorites in every way, here are my ratings:

1. Tomorrow Never Knows 100/100
2. I'm Only Sleeping 99/100
3. For No One 98/100 -> 100/100
4. She Said, She Said 98/100 ->100/100
5. Eleanor Rigby 97/100 -> 100/100
6. And Your Bird Can Sing 97/100 -> 100/100
7. Taxman 95/100
8. Got To Get You Into My Life 94/100 -> 95/100
9. Here, There And Everywhere 93/100 -> 95/100
10. I Want To Tell You 91/100 -> 95/100
11. Love You To 91/100 -> 95/100
12. Doctor Robert 88/100 -> 90/100
13. Good Day Sunshine 85/100
14. Yellow Submarine 77/100 -> 80/100

I love especially the psychedelic/a little darker stuff and i'm not the biggest Yellow Submarine enjoyer at all, and my favorite track occasionally swaps between Tomorrow Never Knows and I'm Only Sleeping. But in a last resort actually i like them all.
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85/100
From 01/11/2024 14:07 | #301083
Album Rating: 81.50
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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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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
5. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
6. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
7. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
8. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
9. Face To Face by The Kinks
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
13. Fresh Cream by Cream
14. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
15. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Da Capo by Love
19. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo by Ennio Morricone