Yellow Submarine
by The Beatles
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Yellow Submarine is ranked 17th best out of 72 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 53,455.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Yellow Submarine track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 73 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Yellow Submarine rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Patman360 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 59/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 801-900 | 67/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 97 Music Albums of 1969 | 77/97 | 1 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 90/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  dihansse | Top 44 Music Albums of 1969 | 44/44 | 0 |
| 2026 | blueandthemoon | Top 48 Music Albums of 1969 | 35/48 | 1 |
| 2026 |  NowhereMan | Top 40 Music Albums of 1969 | 22/40 | 2 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 24/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | stevengnz | Top 66 Music Albums of 1969 | 33/66 | 3 |
| 2026 |  Brandon8 | The Beatles Top 10 Albums | 10/10 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 213 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 476 | |||
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Yellow Submarine ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 15:18 | mostlymor | 7,067 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/29/2026 23:49 | xhitmanx | 1,604 | 75/100 |
| ! | 07/24/2026 20:29 | Exist-en-ciel | 16,486 | 70/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.0/100, a mean average of 66.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.9.
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Yellow Submarine forum mentions
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This really should be considered an EP since half the album is just soundtrack background music. But if considered as a whole album it is easily their worst.
Nowhereman1965 09/09/2018 13:58 | #220824 | TOP COMMENT
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Without a doubt the least essential Beatles album. It should have been an EP but because of an obscure agreement between George Martin and Beatles manager Brian Epstein, it was expanded into a full album. So it could include instrumentals by Martin. Side One is good but unfortunately contains music previously released. Hey Bulldog is a new track and is brilliant as is George’s underrated psychedelic masterpiece It’s All Too Much. Side two contains George Martin’s instrumental scores and is fairly inessential. Overall, worth hearing, but not an essential purchase. (Edited)
The soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The first side, in old money, consists of six Beatles songs, the second side is George Martin's orchestral score. Of the songs on the first side, two had been previously released in, all you need is love, and the title track. Of the four 'new' songs, best of the bunch is John's, hey bulldog. George's only a northern song, is good, but certainly not good enough to be included on Sgt. Pepper, to which is was originally intended, at least by George. The other, it's all too much, is ok, but after a few minutes it really is all too much. Paul's children's song, all together now, is acceptable for what it is, although not many children's songs include the line, 'can I take my friend to bed'. George Martin's orchestral score is fine, but like the album as a whole, it's a little insubstantial. Easily the least essential of all Beatles albums.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/26/2011 15:27 | #31416 | TOP COMMENT
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If not for George Harrison(and "Hey Bulldog"), this would not be worth a single star. George Martin's orchestral soundtrack garbage is just that, and most of the rest is what qualifies with The Beatles as filler.
A Soundtrack that is miles behind "Magical Mistery Tour". The only unpublished song here that stands out is "Hey Bulldog", a brilliant song in every aspect.
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