Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (track)
by The Beatles
Year: 1968
From the album The Beatles (The White Album) (track #4)
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da appears on the following album(s) by The Beatles:
- The Beatles (The White Album) (track #4) (this album) (1968)
- 1967-1970 (track #17) (compilation) (1973)
- The Beatles Box Set (track #134) (compilation) (1988)
- Anthology 3 (track #11) (compilation) (1996)
- The Essential Beatles (track #15) (compilation) (1972)
- Mono Collection (track #125) (compilation) (1982)
- The Beatles (track #125) (compilation) (2009)
- The Collection (track #114) (compilation) (1982)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/13/2026 11:40 | beausteg | 138 | 60/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 20:08 |  Crhmgs | 9,361 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/14/2026 17:55 | michelefarina | 385 | 89/100 |
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Meowtopia 05/24/2018 18:27 | #215519
This definitely does not deserve to be one of the "worst songs of all time" (Edited)
One of the first white ska/reggae numbers, ob-la-di-ob-la-da, is actually a thoroughly enjoyable song with a fantastic groove and beat. Total nonsense of course, but extremely catchy. (Edited)
Jasonconfused TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/27/2013 04:43 | #63007
This song is just a ton of fun. (Edited)
Funny that this song seems to catch a lot of flak. I think it's great. (Edited)
Not a personal favorite, but i guess it works for some people :) (Edited)
