Rubber Soul (studio album) by The Beatles
The Beatles bestography
Rubber Soul is ranked 5th best out of 70 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 59,855.
Upcoming concerts






Listen to Rubber Soul on YouTube
Rubber Soul track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 86 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Rubber Soul rankings
Latest 20 charts that this album appears in:
You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!
Rubber Soul collection
Showing latest 20 members who have this album in their collection | Show all 1648 members
Rubber Soul ratings

where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 3,358 ratings for this album.
Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
65/100 ![]() | 07/08/2025 09:40 | ![]() | ![]() | 70/100 |
80/100 ![]() | 07/06/2025 02:04 | Omahawkeye1978 | ![]() | 87/100 |
95/100 ![]() | 07/04/2025 03:48 | Chavin | ![]() | 77/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 07/02/2025 04:36 | AbsurdCheesecake | ![]() | 87/100 |
100/100 ![]() | 07/01/2025 00:17 | areminder | ![]() | 80/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 87.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating
Rubber Soul favourites
Showing latest 20 members who have added this album as a favourite | Show all 961 members
Rubber Soul comments
Showing latest 10 comments | Show all 260 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First |
Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)
While A Hard Day's Night was The Beatles' first masterpiece, Rubber Soul marked the beginning of The Beatles as studio innovators, instead of simply masterful songwriters. Containing the innovative sound that later albums followed, and the direct emotional pop sound of the early days, Rubber Soul is a perfect bridge between who they were and who they would become as artists.
Yet another Beatles album loaded with top class tracks. Another example of why they are worthy of the label as one of the greatest bands ever. EVER!!!!

This album came out when I was a senior in high school, but it’s not because it’s so nostalgic to me that I would place it number one on my chart.
I really believe this is where the Beatles found their real voice. From a phenomenal pop band, they became true artists. Their writing became much more reflective of their life and experiences. The complexity of their music demonstrates how much more knowledgeable they were of music and how to use it to better communicate their feelings.
I consider this album, a pivotal point for them to start experimenting with sounds and music that eventually lead to future albums and solidify them as musicians that really impacted and changed music.
Someone would say that Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s, the White Album and Abbey Road were better albums, but I believe without Rubber Soul, they wouldn’t exist
wonderful album full of great tunes.
my favorite track is in my life and norwegian wood
the only track I didnt like was the last one:
run for your life
5, 9-12, 14 ???
Like muchof The Beatle's work, it took a few listens before I really got to fully apreciate it. While not as adventurous as some of their later albums, this 1965 album contains the classic ballads "Michelle", taken to Number 1 in the U.K. singles top 40 by the Overlanders and "Girl", also successfully covered in the same year. "Norwegian Wood" is still excellent, even if it might not have the same impact it had on its release. The Lennon song "In My Life" definitely would, and George Harrison's "If I needed Someone" would not be far behind. It´s another work of art, and undisputedly one of the best albums of 65, itself a very good year for music.
This is a hugely important record in the history of The Beatles as this is the first time they started to truly experiment with their sound. This results in some brilliant tracks full of depth such as on Norwegian Wood. We can clearly see the direction the group will be going on future releases and we get to experience all the ideas which are only small on here fully blossom on their later albums. The group still have the catchy, infectious songs they had on previous records present on here also which makes the record a lot of fun just to listen to and get lost in the music. The chemistry they have together is electric on here as well and they just sound like they are having fun which conveys this happiness across to us. Overall, this is a major turning point in the history of The Beatles making it a must listen and it is guaranteed to give you a great experience.

The Beatles album I've listened to the most. Just so unbelievably good from beginning to end, and it's even better after Beatles for Sale and Help! are these albums where the band is figuring out new songwriting and production ideas. Rubber Soul is the first time it all totally crystalizes into something truly genius.

Flipping classic! First studio album I ever bought/owned on CD haha.
This comment is beneath your viewing threshold.
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment
Your feedback for Rubber Soul

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(
We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.