10 great solo Beatles albums

MY LIST:
ALL THINGS MUST PASS
BAND ON THE RUN
PLASTIC ONO BAND
RAM
FLAMING PIE
RINGO
IMAGINE
CLOUD NINE
TUG OF WAR

HONORABLE MENTION:
GEORGE HARRISON
DOUBLE FANTASY
MEMORY ALMOST FULL
LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
VENUS AND MARS

Got 7 of the top 10 the same and two of others are in my honorable mention. Personally I think they just put TIME TAKES TIME on there just to be nice to Ringo. Paul alone has 10 albums better than that one.

 

There's only two: PLASTIC ONO BAND and IMAGINE.

If we're willing to include contemporaneous singles anthologies, add WINGS GREATEST and SHAVED FISH.

If we're ignoring the "Apple Jam" third disc, we can add ALL THINGS MUST PASS. If we're including the singles appended to the CD edition, maybe RINGO.

 

1. Plastic Ono Band
2. Imagine
3. Walls & Bridges
4. Ringo
5. All Things Must Pass
6. Living In The Material World
7. Cloud Nine
8. Ram
9. Band On The Run
10. Back To The Egg

 

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Ringo's Best of is pretty damn good.

 

Surprised to see McCartney missing from all these lists

 

I'd probably agree with that - would include ATMP with the two John albums. If Double Fantasy was all John that too would be a contender.

 

Agreed - it’s a really good album.

 

I prefer Maybe I’m Amazed, Every Night and Ooh You to anything on Band On Run except 1985 which I love.

 

In my opinion, the list of Beatles solo albums that aren't great is much shorter. There wouldn't be even 10 albums on that list, and three of them would be the first three John/Yoko albums.

 

seriously?

a 'name every solo beatles album" thread.

why?

 

Ram
Band On The Run
Venus & Mars
Back To The Egg
Press To Play

POB
Imagine
Walls & Bridges

All Things Must Pass

Ringo

 

For two reasons.

To annoy you and force you to reply.

It worked.

 

Make sure you have the archive instrumental. tracks of Oo You (Don’t Cry Baby). It completes the album where about half are instrumentals.

 

Haven’t heard that stuff. Is that on the deluxe edition?

 

yes it did, didn't it.

and i'll be back!

 

Yes - the 2011 archive release.

*Warning - DO NOT listen to Women Kind*

You have been warned

 

Great song

 

Great list. As much as I want to add a few others - Chaos, Walls & Bridges - I have to admit that they're A- or B+ records.

 

Their 10 greatest solo albums (of original material):

1. Band on the Run
2. Imagine
3. Ringo
4. Living in the Material World
5. All Things Must Pass
Brainwashed
7. McCartney
8. Flaming Pie
9. Ram
10.Chaos and Creation in the Backyard

 

Plastic Ono Band
Imagine

Ram
Band on the Run

All Things Must Pass

Ringo

As someone else said, an honourable mention to George Harrison and maybe a couple of post-Wings McCartney releases, but if we're calling these "great" albums, then it's these six.

 

Plastic Ono Band
Imagine
All Things Must Pass
33 1/3
Cloud Nine
Ringo
Ram
Band On The Run
Tug Of War
Flaming Pie

 

but, sadly, not on a solo album.

 

The list is probably Ok. I cannot discuss the Ringo solo records, because I have heard none.

I think "Tug of War" is the most obvious omission.

 

yes before 1989 i would say there are only :-

POB
Imagine
ATMP
Ringo
BOTR

after 1989 Macca has made several decent solo records which could warrant inclusion.

 

usually yes but not " Ringo "