The Beatles (album) the album, for "Mojo" magazine, Ian MacDonald wrote that "The Beatles" regularly appears among the top 10 in critics' "best albums of all time" lists, yet it was a work that he deemed "eccentric, highly diverse, and very variable [in] quality".<ref name="MacDonald/WhiteRiot55"></ref> Rob Sheffield, writing in "The Rolling Stone Album Guide" (2004), said that its songs ranged from the Beatles' "sturdiest tunes since "Revolver"" to "self-indulgent filler". He derided tracks including "Revolution 9" and "Helter Skelter", but said that picking personal highlights was "part of the fun" for listeners. Writing for MusicHound in 1999, "Guitar World" editor Christopher Scapelliti described
The Beatles (album) of nine weeks at the top. In all, "The Beatles" spent 186 weeks on the "Billboard" 200. The album has sold over 9.5 million copies in the United States alone and according to the Recording Industry Association of America, "The Beatles" is the Beatles' most-certified album, at 19-times platinum. All tracks written by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. Lead singer credits per Castleman and Podrazik's 1976 book "All Together Now". The Beatles Guest musicians Session musicians Production Original release 1987 reissue 2009 reissue 2018 reissue Footnotes Citations Sources Further reading The Beatles (album) The Beatles, also known as The White Album,