The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' Album Only Seems to Be Growing in Reputation

Abbey Road (1969) has always enjoyed a shining reputation. Right after its release, the final studio album by The Beatles received one breathless review after another and spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. It’s hard to have more critical and commercial success.

But as the decades passed, you saw Beatles fans and cultural critics treating Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) with even greater reverence. In 2003, when Rolling Stone compiled its “500 Greatest Albums” list, Sgt. Pepper claimed the top spot.

That hardly came as a surprise. After all, the record has long represented the turning point in pop music, even though many (including John Lennon) preferred other Beatles albums. However, the tide may have finally turned in Abbey Road’s favor.

While every other Beatles record exited the top 10 in the 2020 Rolling Stone “Greatest Albums” poll, Abbey Road moved up among the elite of music history. In the last few years, the record’s reputation has actually grown.

Source: cheatsheet.com

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