| Artist: | The Beatles albums |
| Studio: | 12 (UK), 17 (US) |
| Live: | 5 |
| Compilation: | 51 |
| Ep: | 36 |
| 1Option Name: | Mash-ups |
| 1Option: | 2 |
| 2Option Name: | Box sets |
| 2Option: | 17 |
Worldwide, the British rock band the Beatles released 12 studio albums (17 in the US), 5 live albums, 51 compilation albums, 36 extended plays (EPs), and 17 box sets. In their native United Kingdom, during their active existence as a band, they released 12 studio albums (including 1 double album), 1 compilation album, and 13 EPs (including 1 double EP). The early albums released from 1962 to March 1968 were originally on Parlophone, and their albums from August 1968 to 1970 were on their subsidiary label Apple. Their output also includes vault items, remixed mash-ups and anniversary box-sets.
The Beatles are the biggest selling band of all time, selling over 500 million records.[1] With the first CD releases of their albums in 1987 and 1988, the Beatles' core catalogue was harmonised worldwide to encompass their 12 original UK studio albums, the 1967 US Magical Mystery Tour album and the newly assembled Past Masters: Volumes One and Two compilation albums consisting of all the studio recordings released during 1962 to 1970 that are not present on the UK studio albums or Magical Mystery Tour (mainly non-album singles, B-sides and EP tracks). When the core catalogue was reissued in remastered editions in 2009, the two volumes of Past Masters were combined into one double album. Since then, other past releases have been reissued in digital formats and on vinyl. The catalogue is currently distributed by Universal Music Enterprises' Calderstone Productions. This core catalogue contains all 217 tracks intended for commercial release, either as album tracks, EP tracks, or singles, that were put out by the Beatles from 1962 to 1970.[2] [3]
The Beatles' international discography is more complicated due to different versions of their albums sometimes being released in other countries, particularly during their early years on Capitol Records in North America. Prior to 1967, it was common practice for British releases to be reconfigured for the American market. The first seven British Beatles albums were converted into ten LPs for the American market, adding material from singles and the UK EPs; the band were unhappy with these reconfigurations. With the exception of Magical Mystery Tour, studio releases from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in 1967 forward were uniform in both the UK and the US. The band's first eight albums were released on Parlophone. From 1968, in both the UK and the US, starting with the single "Hey Jude" and the album The Beatles (better known as "the White Album"), new releases appeared on the Beatles' own Apple record label, although Parlophone and Capitol catalogue numbers continued to be used for contractual reasons.
The Beatles' discography was originally released on the vinyl format, with full-length long plays (LPs), shorter EPs and singles. Over the years, the collection has also been released on cassette, 8-track, compact disc (CD), on a USB flash drive in MP3 and 24-bit FLAC format, and on digital media streaming services. The Beatles' UK discography was first released on CD in 1987 and 1988. Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions.[4] The band's catalogue was remastered in both mono and stereo in 2009.[5] [6]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [7] [8] | AUS [9] | CAN [10] | FRA [11] | GER [12] | NOR [13] | US [14] [15] | |||||
| Please Please Me |
| 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 155 | |||
| With the Beatles | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 179 | ||||
| A Hard Day's Night |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| ||
| Beatles for Sale |
| 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
|
| |
| Help! |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| ||
| Rubber Soul |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| ||
| Revolver |
| 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | — |
| ||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |||
| Yellow Submarine |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| ||
| Abbey Road |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
| |
| Let It Be |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Notes
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NOR | US | US Cash Box | |||||
| Introducing... The Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| ||
| Meet the Beatles! |
| — | — | 1 | — | 68 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| The Beatles' Second Album |
| — | — | 1 | — | 50 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| A Hard Day's Night |
| — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Something New |
| — | — | 2 | — | 38 | — | 2 | 2 |
| ||
| Beatles '65 |
| — | — | 1 | 80 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Beatles VI |
| — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Help! |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Rubber Soul |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Yesterday and Today |
| — | — | 1 | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Revolver |
| — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
| |
| Magical Mystery Tour |
| 31 | 48 | — | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| |||
| Yellow Submarine |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ||
| Abbey Road |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
| |
| Let It Be |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
Since the first release of their music on CD during 1987–1988, the Beatles' studio albums have been standardised worldwide to the following albums:[28]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT [29] | CAN [30] | GER | NLD [31] | NOR | NZ [32] | SWE [33] | US | ||||||
| Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (UK and German title) / First Live Recordings (US title) | — | 24 | 12 | — | 21 | — | 16 | — | — | 111 |
| ||||
| The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl |
| 1 | 8 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 18 | 17 | 2 |
| |||
| Live at the BBC |
| 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2 |
| 12 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 7 |
| |||
| Get Back – The Rooftop Performance |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Notes
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | CAN [38] | Side 1.John Lennon and Yoko Ono. June, 1969. October 1971.Side 2. Paul McCartney – March, 1970. | Side 3. George Harrison – March, 1969. | Side 4.Ringo Starr – December 1968. July, 1970. December, 1973.
| FRA | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | ||
| The Beatles with Tony Sheridan and Their Guests |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |||
| Jolly What! (with Frank Ifield) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | |||
| The Beatles' First ! |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Ain't She Sweet |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beatles vs the Four Seasons |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | |||
| The Beatles' Story |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| ||
| The Early Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
| ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |||||
| The Beatles in Italy |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Los Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Greatest Hits Volume 1 |
| — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| A Collection of Beatles Oldies |
| 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
| — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beatles' First |
| — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| Very Together (Canadian title) / In the Beginning (Circa 1960) (US title) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | |||
| Hey Jude |
| — | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| ||
| From Then to You (UK title) / The Beatles' Christmas Album (US title) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Por Siempre Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Essential Beatles |
| — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1962–1966 ("The Red Album") |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 3 |
| ||
| 1967–1970 ("The Blue Album") |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| ||
| Rock 'n' Roll Music |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| ||
| Love Songs |
| 7 | 59 | — | 18 | 11 | — | 20 | 3 | — | 24 |
| ||
| Rarities |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| 20 Golden Hits |
| — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rarities |
| — | 27 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 43 | — | 21 |
| ||
| The Beatles Ballads |
| 17 | 1 | — | 69 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| ||
| Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume One |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| Rock 'n' Roll Music, Volume Two |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| The Beatles 1967–1970 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Reel Music |
| 56 | 26 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
| ||
| 20 Greatest Hits |
| 10 | 52 | — | 50 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 50 |
| ||
| The Number Ones | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Early Tapes of the Beatles |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Past Masters, Volume One |
| 49 | 79 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 149 | |||
| Past Masters, Volume Two |
| 46 | 75 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 121 |
| ||
| Anthology 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Anthology 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| ||
| Anthology 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| ||
| Yellow Submarine Songtrack |
| 8 | — | 8 | 12 | 31 | 11 | 1 | — | 22 | 15 |
| ||
| 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ||
| Beatles Bop – Hamburg Days |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Let It Be... Naked |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
| ||
| Past Masters (both volumes combined as one double album) |
| 31 | 34 | 40 | — | — | 61 | — | 33 | 36 | 154 |
| ||
| Tomorrow Never Knows |
| 44 | 34 | 34 | 15 | — | — | 22 | 37 | — | 24 | |||
| I Saw Her Standing There |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | |||
| Mono Masters |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [49] | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | ||||
| Liverpool Sound Collage |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Love |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| |
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | CAN [51] | FRA | GER | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | ||||
| The Beatles Collection |
| — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
| |
| The Beatles Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| The Beatles EP Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Beatles Mono Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Beatles Box Set |
| — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| The Capitol Albums, Volume 1 |
| — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | 35 |
| |
| The Capitol Albums, Volume 2 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
| |
| The Beatles in Mono |
| 57 | — | — | 47 | — | 3 | — | — | 15 | 40 |
| |
| The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) |
| 24 | 23 | 58 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 22 | 15 | 15 |
| |
| 1962–1966 / 1967–1970 |
| 59 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 38 | 35 | — | — |
| |
| Anthology Box Set |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live at the BBC: The Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| The U.S. Albums |
| — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | 48 | ||
| The Japan Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Christmas Records |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Singles Collection Box |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
| EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | US | |||
| My Bonnie |
| — | — | — | |
| Twist and Shout |
| 1 | 5 | — | |
| The Beatles' Hits |
| 1 | 52 | — | |
| The Beatles (No. 1) |
| 2 | 79 | — | |
| All My Loving |
| 1 | 1 | — | |
| Souvenir of Their Visit to America |
| — | — | — | |
| Four by the Beatles |
| — | — | 92 | |
| Requests |
| — | 1 | — | |
| Long Tall Sally |
| 1 | — | — | |
| The Beatles Again |
| — | — | — | |
| A Hard Day's Night No. 1 |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles No. 2 |
| — | — | — | |
| Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night |
| 1 | — | — | |
| Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night |
| 8 | — | — | |
| 4 by the Beatles |
| — | — | 68 | |
| Beatles for Sale |
| 1 | — | — | |
| Beatles for Sale No. 2 |
| 5 | — | — | |
| The Beatles' Million Sellers |
| 1 | — | — | |
| Yesterday |
| 1 | — | — | |
| Nowhere Man |
| 4 | — | — | |
| Magical Mystery Tour |
| 2 | 3 | — | |
| Spooky Songs |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles for Kids – Morning, Afternoon & Night |
| — | — | — | |
| Got to Get You Into My Life |
| — | — | — | |
| Meditation Mix |
| — | — | — | |
| Study Songs Vol. 1 |
| — | — | — | |
| Study Songs Vol. 2 |
| — | — | — | |
| At Home with the Beatles |
| — | — | — | |
| Getting Better All the Time |
| — | — | — | |
| We Can Work It Out |
| — | — | — | |
| New Year's Workout |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles for Kids – Colours |
| — | — | — | |
| All About the Girl |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles (Love Me Do) |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles for Kids – Animals |
| — | — | — | |
| The Beatles – Inspirations |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
See main article: The Beatles' Christmas records. The Beatles released seven consecutive Christmas records on flexi disc for members of their UK and US fan clubs, from 1963 to 1969, ranging in length between 3:58 and 7:48. These short collections had a mix of spoken and musical messages for their official fan clubs.
"In the United Kingdom, Sgt.Pepper... was rush-released six days ahead of its official date, June1".
"June15:... The album Yesterday... and Today was released in the US as Capitol T-2553 (mono) and ST-2553 (stereo)... June20:... The album Yesterday... and Today was re-released in the US with a new innocuous sleeve."