A Hard Day's Night

Classic

my favorite early beatles album. Almost every song could've been a single, actually the singles are the ones i like the least. Just like people have favorite beatle eras, i've had favorite song eras. One of the first was Things We Said Today, later Happy to dance with you, If I fell, I'll be back. Never seen the movie, but i always remember the animated series with several of these songs. Great, fun, memorable album

Early Beatles pop - brilliant melodies , groundbreaking at the time . Playing with structure with a supper tight precision. Love the interplay of John and Paul’s voices . Somewhat quaint and naive lyrics about love but pleasant none the less. Has dated a little but still worth listening to.

Ok

Easy listening, surprisingly good. Not much of a Beatles fan 6.5-7/10, pleasantly surprised but nothing groundbreaking for me

Favorite Track: You Can't Do That

This album is my childhood. So many good ones - dated in terms of some gender issues but still so fun.

Good old Beatles

own

4.7 egentligen

I discovered this website yesterday. And since I basically listen to the same songs every day I was in desperate need of this. As someone who's never listened to a Beatles song in their life I was more than pleasantly surprised at this. The temptation to give it 5/5 was very much there but I found that I enjoyed the first half of the album more than the last. Probably because I prefer the snappier, fast paced ones but even songs like "And I Love Her" or "I'm Happy To Just Dance With You" really appealed to me. This is definitely a top notch album, with my favourites being "Can't Buy Me Love" or "A Hard Day's Night" (or maybe "I'm Happy To Just Dance With You"). Either way I'll listen to this a lot more for sure.

Ladies and gentlement; The Bungles!!! Almost every album they did after this, is better (I say almost because of Beatles for Sale, always forget about that one), but it's hard to dismiss it nonetheless. People love A Hard Day's Night and And I Love Her with it's sweet guitar solo, they're classic! Can't Buy me Love is also quite liked I think! And I personally have a thing for I Should Have Known Better and Any Time At All! Love those two! Then I forgot about I'm Just Happy to Dance With You before listening for this for the 1001 exercise and it's catchy as heck! The last few songs are a bit weak and nothing on the album is ground breaking per se but I'd feel bad giving just a 3 for an album full of good fun bungles classic track! It's a-bang for your Bung (les)! God, I'm tired...

Not my favorite Beatles album

Good albums! Good jams! I have no critical thoughts I just had a nice time!

I listened to this about 3 times in the course of a couple days and at first some of it felt overplayed and very for radio (such short songs) but I grew to love it more and more. My favorite is Any Time at All, most gritty

A Hard Day’s Delight I’d give this one a 4.25 out of 5. There are a few absolute classics here, and I’ve always had a soft spot for Can’t Buy Me Love and A Hard Day’s Night. Safe to say I’ll be adding a few more to that favourites list now. The production still sounds surprisingly fresh, and the songwriting is just sharp. Tight, catchy, and full of charm without feeling overdone. You can hear how locked in they are as a band, and it’s hard not to admire how effortlessly they make it all sound. I sometimes feel like people either want to knock The Beatles because they’re so famous, or hand them five stars automatically because of the name alone. But stripping all that away, they’re just great musicians writing great songs. Simple as that. Had a genuinely good time with this one. It’s fun, confident, and packed with songs that you can just listen to again and again.

Fast and focused. Like a lot of early Beatles, it's quick and down to business putting out little songs, but with a little more bite in this one. Not all the songs are memorable but there are hits on here and a consistent tone. Highlights: And I Love Her, Can't Buy Me Love, I'll Be Back, Things We Said Today

A model album for me. Short and to the point with its songs. Songs are well put together and great individually as well as collectively. Just lacking the exclamation mark and the variety for the highest score. 4/5

Muy bueno muy cursi muy bueno

Album No. 0164 on my list. "A Hard Day's Night" is the second Beatles album on my list, and because it's a relatively early one, the one of only two on the 1001 album list (together with "With The Beatles") that is not considered an uber-album (if that is even possible for the Beatles). This may be because it's a) relatively old and b) not so much an album as one consistent work, but rather a collection of songs, so the album itself matters somewhat less than the singles on it (in contrast to everything that came with/after "Rubber Soul"). Anyways, of the early Beatles albums, it's probably my favorite. I.e. in this context, it's the one with the most good songs. Of these, "A Hard Day's Night", the title track, is probably my favorite. Love the iconic chord at the beginning, and it's a great pop rock song, too, with great shared Lennon/McCartney lyrics. Other favorites include "I Should Have Known Better" (a classic early Beatles song), "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You" (great George Harrison singing), and "Can't Buy My Love" (another McCartney Classic). I'll add all these to my playlist, especially because they represent all the early Beatles singing configurations: Lennon/McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, McCartney (sorry Ringo, you did sing some of my favorite Beatles songs ever, they just came later). The rest of the album is also not bad, but again: it's more a collection of songs, and not all of them are as great - as was custom at the time, there are some fillers here. Anyway, this is still the Beatles, and the four mentioned songs are just great: 4/5 stars!

I did not expect to be this entertained by the Beatles, but I had a good time listening to this album. They sound so old, but is so entertaining, I like this album even tho is not my style.

not my favourite Beatles album, but I still really like it

Feels like a 5 coming on the heels of a Stones album

Much better than the White Album! Pretty good songs all around. I'm always surprised by how many Beatles songs I _don't_ know.

Precious, sweet and easy to listen to! I am partial to the first half of the album, I felt myself getting lost in the second half. I enjoyed the closer and would play the full album through on a lovely spring/summer day.

Very short but still super sweet. A hard days night, if i fell, cant buy me love and any time at all are my favorites on this lp.

fun n catchy music

its good but slightly repetitive

full of classics

Icônico. Filme bom também. Mas prefiro os Beatles dos últimos álbums.

Excellent music and vocals. Simply incredible for its time.

Timeless pieces of music

Not many bands rival the revolutionary arc that the Beatles went on, and I feel like A Hard Day's Night is the right place to start that story. While there is not a ton of foreshadowing on this album in terms of where their music would go, I feel like you can hear how talented, tight and capable they already were in the early days. You can hear the influences that Paul, John and George all had on this album - different vocal and songwriting styles they were each developing. I do think I need the context of their whole career to appreciate this as much as I do. At face value, 10 songs about holding hands is a little much. I still got lots of enjoyment out of this but probably wont go back to there really early Beatles songs anytime soon.

I love the early Beatles stuff! Not quite a 5 but almost!

Rounding out an excellent week of music with another 4 - Beatles and not my go-to music, but I really enjoyed this album today

It’s the Beatles, need i say more

“Bright are the stars that shine Dark is the sky I know this love of mine Will never die And I love her” One of my least revisited Beatles records but at a tight 30 minutes it’s always worth a quick spin. The highlights are unsurprisingly the title track and “Can’t Buy Me Love” but “And I Love Her” is a really beautiful song. In the context of their whole discography you can probably call this a bit of a filler album which was mostly designed to accompany the film (if it were practical I would have rewatched that as well). Still, there are few bands that could piece together a “filler” album that contains so many excellent songs. “A Hard Day’s Night” would for most other bands constitute their greatest ever work. For The Beatles it was just another small step in the journey.

Een aantal klassiekers, prima plaat

Continually better than their previous, inching ever closer to the exceptional band they would become, but not quite arriving. The songwriting is strong, the music is fun, and the album is enjoyable to listen to top to bottom. We're still in this world of 50s/60s pop, but you can already see that they're pushing it...beyond, in some inexplicable way. Solid album.

The Beatles’ third album was a landmark achievement: their first to consist entirely of original material and the soundtrack to their iconic debut film. It is an optimistic, sharp, and melodic record. Here, you can truly hear the evolution of their song writing, moving beyond simple "boy meets girl" pop tropes. This growth is evident from the "big bang" opening of the title track to the wonderful "Can't Buy Me Love," which features a superb guitar solo from George Harrison. The ballads also reach new heights; "If I Fell" is a stunning composition with intricate vocal harmonies and tasteful instrumentation, a standard of excellence matched by the timeless "And I Love Her." While The Beatles are my favourite recording artists, I have tried to remain objective. Musically, "A Hard Day's Night" is a very strong 4-star album, with eight of the thirteen tracks being five star tracks. But for me, it just misses out on that fifth star. This is primarily due to three tracks on the album: "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You", "I'll Cry Instead" and "When I Get Home". There's nothing wrong with those tunes other than they lack the quality of their counterparts. I certainly understand why many grant the album a perfect score given its immense cultural impact, but looking strictly at the music, it is a formidable "near-perfect" collection. The sessions for this album were incredibly prolific, also producing the tracks for the "Long Tall Sally EP". This EP included: "Long Tall Sally" (a blistering version), "I Call Your Name" (which arguably deserved a spot on the main album), "Slow Down" and "Matchbox". I mention these because if some of these tracks replaced the 'weaker' three star tracks on the album we would be talking a five star album! Before this release, many critics dismissed The Beatles as a "flash in the pan" or a fad that would vanish by Christmas 1963. By delivering 13 high-quality original songs and a critically acclaimed film, The Beatles proved they were far more than a pop fad - they were serious artists. Side One 1 "A Hard Day's Night" (5/5) 2 "I Should Have Known Better" (5/5) 3 "If I Fell" (5/5) 4 "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" (3/5) 5 "And I Love Her" (5/5) 6 "Tell Me Why" (4/5) 7 "Can't Buy Me Love" (5/5) Side Two 1 "Any Time at All" (4/5) 2 "I'll Cry Instead" (3/5) 3 "Things We Said Today" (5/5) 4 "When I Get Home" (3/5) 5 "You Can't Do That" (5/5) 6 "I'll Be Back" (5/5) Total - 57 Average - 4.38 245/1001 135/245 albums reviewed were new to me

Ahh, the Beatles. I last had them with Abbey Road at album #49. This sounds nothing like that; while it's still the Beatles, it's more of a standard pop record of the era and less of an innovative rock record like many later Beatles albums. Lyrics are standard Beatles fate, and most songs are very simple and poppy. Therefore, despite being all-original songs at a time when many pop records would put out covers, it is a basic pop album. And I don't consider any basic pop albums to have nearly the same influence as later Beatles. So I guess it stays a four.

An early example of the Beatles' songwriting prowess. Nothing groundbreaking by today's standards for sure, but in 1964 this was still revolutionary! It doesn't age quite as well as some of their later fare, but this is still an excellent collection of songs.

The Rubber Soul prequel! Fun to hear the band at the turning point, right before they reach their full power. Also just a great, catchy album, period! Standouts: I Should Have Known Better • Tell Me Why • Can’t Buy Me Love • Any Time At All

So solid. A 5 for anyone else but damn, it's The Beatles. Crazy that they could make an album for a movie solely capitalizing on their popularity and both the film and the album are really good. The humor on songs like I'll Cry instead really sets this apart from other albums of this time and the songwriting is very solid. Things We Said Today is peak McCartney before he discovered carnival instruments.

It's a very innocent and sweet love album. McCartney and Lennon shine through a lot with their energetic performance of the songs. It's not terribly profound. It only really scratches the surface of love, but doesn't go any deeper. The limitation probably arises in connection with contemporary customs for song length for commercial and partly technological reasons. A Hard Days Night would really benefit from longer verses, 3 verses or c-sections, so you can really dive into the material and sing more directly to the listener.

It's The Beatles, not exactly my preferred era but hard to truly go wrong.

All Beatles albums are enjoyable but only a couple make my 5 star level. This isn’t one of them.

I don't know, man, ask me to give a 5 star rating to the concept that fried eggs are a breakfast food item. Technically this seems pretty good, even if generally I'd be more in the mood for Huevos Rancheros over just like normal sunny side up eggs with white buttered toast.

Solid Beatles album for sure. Not my fave, but solid.

Fascinating to hear more early stuff, such a tight band

Loistavaa Beatlesia mutta ei parasta kumminkaan. Mutta tästä sitä mentiin siihen suuntaan varmoin askelin

Not their best, but some classics in there. Enjoyed it as would do with any Beatles. Got better as it went on

Classic Beatles that's hard not to enjoy, probably because there are some well know tracks on the album. It's from a 'romantic' period for the band rather than some of the odd (but still good) albums of later years.

Classic Beatles. Seems so simple, but still lovely.

4 Stars (11/15)

Two great songs. Resten av låtarna är bra men de skulle ju göra det så mycket bättre.

listened to before good album not in my top 3 for the beatles though

A Hard Day's Night 5/5 I Should Have Known Better 3/5 If I Fell 4/5 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You 3/5 And I Love Her 3/5 Tell Me Why 3/5 Can't Buy Me Love 5/5 Any Time At All 5/5 I'll Cry Instead 5/5 Things We Said Today 4/5 When I Get Home 3/5 You Can't Do That 2/5 I'll Be Back 3/5 Overall Album: 3.69

- i lije yhe lyrics - i really like what they did with this album - SOOO catchy - made me twist nd shout lowk - well put together album

A solid pop album, listened to it in one sitting. For its time, it was pretty high-level.

you know, i can't believe this was my first beatles album! whatever this was a vibe

It’s good. Very catchy.

BEATLES MANIA!!!! UGHHHH!!! I love the Beatles their suave vocals, sweet melodies and beautiful music is something that few bands/groups can do but they nailed it perfectly, this album has some of my favorite tracks. Fav is George ;) another great classic.

Bangers. It's dangerous when vocalists cover their songs. 4.2.

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Not my fav beatles album but all their stuff is good

better than peppers

buenooo me gusto mucho dentro de este álbum está una de mis canciones favs de ellos ¨ and i lover her¨, me encanta esa focking canciónnnn. La portada es iconic en todos los sentidos y pues ya dije q me gusto y asi es un buen álbum pero no el mejor diria yio

Bright, catchy songs. Every song is fabulous.

Classic Beatles. I didn't realize how much I enjoyed their earlier stuff until i went back and listened to all of it. Solid hits and cool deeper cut tracks

I mean it's the Beatles right? Iconic everything. This is not my favorite album of theirs or sound really, for me everything kicks in from Rubber Soul on. But we know every single song they put out is at least a 3/5 if not higher. I can't believe this is the first Beatles album I've gotten. All I can hear before even starting my listen is that chord kicking off 'Hard Days Night'. I'll repeat myself this is not my favorite of theirs, 'If I Fell', 'I Should Have Known Better', 'Can't Buy Me Love' are all seriously amazing songs.

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fave song: a hard day's night

The first Beatles album I actually liked!

Leuk, bager na banger, maar weinig variatie

Mesela bu da diğer albümlere benziyor aslında ama güzel geliyor? vocal vibes sanrmm

Didn't think I was that into early Beatles, but this really had some bangers! In particular, I Should Have Known Better and Any Time At All really stood out. Still not that into Can't Buy Me Love, but wonder if that would have really hit when the world was in black and white. Overall, sold!

very 80s obviously. good but not in the mood.

Love it 4/5

The good songs are as good as Early Beatles can be, but the bad ones are BAD. Thankfully the good ones outnumber the bad by around 11:2, so that's great Movie's a nice time as well

So many love songs.. abit too many for a 5 star but incredibly ahead of their time and amazing song making 4.5.

Nice warm feeling album felt homey an real but overall just a really good album nothing that completely blew me away

A bit plain-sounding, compared to their later work, of course, but still great.

It's hard not to grade Beatles albums on a curve. It seems like we are going to see most of their discography and solo albums too. The hits on this one are good, but not my favorite. I'm a big fan of If I Fell, And I Love Her, and Tell Me Why. The second half is not nearly as strong.

7/10

Tell me why is a banger. Title track bangs Can't Buy Me Love is a cracker If i fell, decent Its clearly great, but its not 5. I just prefer latter half beatles. 4

I love this album! “And I Love Her” is my favorite song. I adore this sweet early era of the Beatles. These songs make me want to dance! 🕺 The melody and harmonies on “Things We Said Today” are haunting. “You Can’t Do That” is not my fav—it does not age well. I love the Spanish guitar they use on this album!!!

"8/10" - baeli "7/10" - robert

a classic for a reason

Classic!

Die Jungs haben Potenzial, schade dass der Schlagzeuger den Takt nicht trifft

Beatles are my favorite band of all time, but you can sort of hear how this early album is very cookie cutter and presented as what was then considered like - new wave pop. Some absolute bangers on there though. Reminds me of childhood.

Just a classic album

Classic Beatles album. Of course it’s a banger

The Beatles... what else can be said?

start of rock and roll

Always has been one of my favorites from The Beatles especially pre-rubber soul era. Lots of great memories with some of the more popular songs from this album as well as the movie. Really start to see the talents of Lennon and McCartney song writing start to shine here. An easy listen and great to hear them start to find their stride. They are the best to ever do it and look forward to hearing a lot more Beatles albums with this challenge.

Solid classic Beatles

Good album. Hard to give the Beatles anything below a 4 star.

Liked Songs: - A Hard Day's Night - I'm Happy Just To Dance With You - Tell Me Why - Can't Buy Me Love - Any Time At All - You Can't Do That - I'll Be Back

Fun album with some cool psychedelia infused. Was that intentional, or is that even accurate? Not sure, but regardless, the Beatles doing what they be doing. Churning out ultra catchy ditties.

Beatles beat all

When I’m in the mood for a Beatles fix, I rarely reach for anything pre–Rubber Soul. Because of that, it had been a while and coming back now, I appreciate the songs and the songwriting a lot more than I remembered.

A fun and sweet Beatles record. Infectious hits with great harmonies and melodies.

It doesn't show much of what they would become. Still its a good collection of simple pop songs.

Es un lindo album, no soy fan de John pero a pesar de eso me gusta. Los Beatles tontos enamorados me dan ternura y me dan muchas ganas de escucharlos así.

Я не великий прихильник ранніх бітлз, але цей альбом люблю. And I Love Her - одна з перших пісень, яку я на гітарі навчився грати від початку до кінця (причому навіть партії обидвох гітар).

"And I Love Her" is the best song out of the whole album. A lot of the songs gave the same lovey dovey.

It's no Abbey Road, but it's still fantastic

January 4, 2026 - January 4, 2026 - I completely understand why the Beatles are like One Direction of the 1960s; however, this was my second Beatles album in a row, and as much as the songs are extremely catchy and I love listening to the foundation of the British Invasion, all the songs sound extremely similar.

The album that started the Beatles mania. At times it feels a bit twee, so tame compared with where they will go. There are classics here- “A Hard Days Night”, “And So I Love Her”. “Can’t Buy Me Love”. Oh to have been there when these songs were taking over the radio waves.

Classic - enjoyed it

Very fresh and upbeat

A classic.

Woah the no more fan mail guy has a band. But yeah it surprises me I got 9% through the project before encountering anything Beatles. I knew most the songs already and a lot of good stuff

Not my favorite Beatles album, but has some great sing along songs.

Finished in the car ride from San Antonio to Houston!

Classic

Solid early Beatles album

Pretty good, especially Can't Buy Me Love and Hard Days Night. But hey, it's the Beatles and it's their mainstream stuff before they got weird.

It’s the Beatles, it’s good, and it’s also exactly what i was expecting.

I've never been a big fan of Beatles and I thought their music wasn't my kind of thing, but this album is very catchy and has some good tracks. Overall I'm positively surprised.

por qué son tan cortas las canciones??? no puedo puntuar bajo a los beatles porque gracias a ellos tenemos a one direction, pero -1 punto por recordarme a una ex

boy band pre boy bandova zanimljivo sto su pesme kratke (<3 min), a 1960 neke su

Good but not the best Beatles album

this is such a different beatles experience from my previous listens and as a lover of pop I could not help but be so pleased

Been waiting for a Beatles album for a while.. a classic

A solid Beatles record, my favorite from the Beatlemania era. Amazing songs from Paul and John. The "A hard days night" chorus is phenomenal and songs like and I love her and if I fell are beautiful.

A solid early Beatles album, they had finally moved away from a mixture or original and cover songs, and while this has its weak moments, the highs are so so good such as "And I Love Her", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Things We Said Today", and "I'll Be Back". A step up from the early Beatles to more mature Beatles.

Young Pop Beatles while fun, can all blend together. Sure there are Harmonies, but I am not convinced of the singing ability of any of the Four. Maybe I am just used to the modern sheen of contemporary singing which smooths out any and all rough edges to a shiny perfection. And yes, recording is different 60 years later, but these songs all sound like first takes, or were recorded live. It's The Beatles though so any and all criticisms come from having experienced this all of my life, and experienced their widespread influence on all music.

To attempt to criticise this record for the consistency of its 3-minute bangers would be tantamount to accusing Pythagoras of being a touch formulaic with his “a² + b² = c²” material. The fact of the matter is that every drumbeat, bass line, strum, arpeggio, solo, lyric or harmony sits precisely where it was always meant to; that each verse, chorus and middle eight fits precisely where it should; that each song on this album fits jigsaw like in place; and that the album sits snugly as a cornerstone of twentieth century pop music development. It might not be the most challenging Beatles record, but some of the magic of songs like “A Hard Days Night”, “I Love Her”, “Can’t Buy Me Love” is how effortlessly they’re received. It might not be difficult to work out the missing side of a triangle – but it took a genius to make it easy.

really fw the song if I fell. nice album to just listen while drawing or painting

Nice music, what you'd expect from The Beatles. Beautiful melodies, soft guitars and voices, creative compositions. 3,75/5.

banger

Early signs of John's abusive tendencies, eh

It's the Beatles. I love it. I don't know that it's my favorite of their albums, but still better than most.

Just masterful songcraft and playing, cool experiments - folks will perhaps always argue about that opening chord. Movie's fun too.

Iconic early Beatles. This is album of songs, many I know word for word. 'And I love her' is my stand out. It is difficult to see how the Beatles would evolve to invent the album.

Very good album, has one of my fav Beatles songs - And I Love Her. I’ve listened to this album many times & always enjoy it.

their weakest album

A million things have been written about this, but it's still very good, especially considering how quickly it was made.

The film was better :-)

great album

sommige nummers kende ik al maar ik kende dit album zelf nog niet. Wel leuk, classic beatles geluid en album

All you need is love… oh baby. I wish I was alive during these age. If I could just wear nice clothes and shoes, and hang at the sugar bar and drink milkshakes and dance with the beautiful ladies I would be happy following the law of the Beatles. Love these scousers..

I don’t care what people say about early Beatles, this album is a delight to listen to.

What strikes me about this collection, now, or one of the things, is that here you really see John and Paul emerging as their early personas: Paul as the impish charmer with a gift for rhythm and melody (a la Can't Buy Me Love) and John as the tortured, jealous self-styled Brando, James Dean Lothario womanizer type (on some really brutal tracks like You Can't Do That) and it's such a schism of mood that it allows young George to come peering through the cracks here with a song or two... this is a moment where you can really see what thrilled and terrified the culture, this biblical choir with raw teen horniness at the root, angels with dirty faces, the band becoming themselves.

Comme la majorité des albums pré-Rubber Soul, c’est un très bon recueil de chansons avec plusieurs gros hits, mais sans grande cohésion. Je maintiens que la liste aurait dû inclure Please Please Me au lieu de cet album ou bien With The Beatles, que je trouve par son innocence et son enthousiasme bien plus tight et consistant.

A really good album, I liked A Hard Day's Night and I Should Have Known Better the most.

Nice feel good love songs.

Has my favorite Beatles song, I think it’s just great

Not my favorite of their discography, but it’s hard not to appreciate their sound.

Some really good songs on here and overall great pop, can’t give it a 5 but it’s up there

Iconic songs on this one.

I actually never really give early Beatles a chance but yeh fair enough

The strongest of the early Beatles albums and a lot more structured than its predecessors: Side A is fantastic. The s/t track is energetic and powerful, if I Fell" is beautiful and heartful, whereas "And I Love Her" offers an early glimpse to the Lennon-McCartney songwriting genius. Side B is undoubtably weaker but solid nonetheless. "Things We Said Today" is simply really good.

it's pretty slow but I like it. Definitely a change from what's popular these days. Only 30 minutes too!

Solid

Not The Beatles’ best album but still very good.

I only give this 4 because the other Beatles albums on the list are better

Classic Beatles. All about holding hands and such. So interesting how in such a short period of time the Beatles evolved. Drugs are a powerful thing.

Superior to the earlier Beatlemania era album although not as influential as the mockumentary.

Is there a definitive “Beatles sound”? I’m not sure, but if there was, AHDN would be a strong candidate for delivering it. Is it their best album? Probably not. Is it their most creative? No. It is however a bridge between the more raw and simplistic covers era, and what was to come a few years later and it puts up a strong argument for being the most consistent of all their albums. It’s definitely one I enjoy in full, and that’s good enough for me.

on thanksgiving?

Can an album be too classic?

Great album by some of the best of all time. 8.9/10

Good album

A Hard Day's Night 4.3 I Should Have Known Better 4 If I Fell 4 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You 4.4 And I Love Her 4 Tell Me Why 4.2 Can't Buy Me Love 4.3 Any Time at All 4.3 I'll Cry Instead 4 Things We Said Today 4.2 When I Get Home 4 You Can't Do That 4.2 I'll Be Back 4 Score:4.146153846

That opening chord. What an iconic moment in music history. I mean, what can I say? It's the Beatles. The first Beatles album that's come up on this list for me. Is it on par with the Beatles who made Sgt Pepper, Abbey Road or The White Album? No. But it's an early incarnation of the lads, one of the first where they were working entirely with their own songwriting, and a huge part of the Beatles story. It's hard to listen to this without conjuring up black and white imagery of the Beatles hiding from hysterical fans in slapstick setups: pretending to be on the phone, lowering a newspaper to reveal a poor disguise. The film is critically acclaimed, but rewatching it recently, it's nuts. Some really strange decisions made in comedy that in the context of today make the Beatles look insane. But back then it did something different - it made the world aware of the quirky, down-to-earth humour of the four. Huge moment for the Beatles. There's a good bit of filler on this album. But it also has "A Hard Day's Night", "I Should Have Known Better", "And I Love Her" and "Can't Buy Me Love", the latter being home to one of the most iconic guitar solos of all time. George was playing a 12 string Rickenbacker guitar for a good chunk of this album, which became a staple sound of the folky rock'n'roll 60s, but he was also a key figure in popularising that type of melodic guitar solo to the mainstream. Hard to believe that they're only 2 years away from Revolver and 4 years from the White Album here, but regardless, this is the poppy version of the fab four finding their feet, during peak Beatlemania, and writing some legendary songs in the process.

Shortie. Pretty standard and poppy love themed album, Not as impressed as I was with abbey rd. 3.5

Hard because I know their music gets better

This is where "Beatlemania" started.

Chock full of classic Beatles. What a great album this was.

It's poppy Beatles. It's good, just not as good as what's to come

A classic!

Brilliance. I love singing along to these even though they seem so simple through a 2025 lens. Hard to understand in today’s context the incredible impact of this band. Artists were not writing their own songs and performing them. The Lennon-McCartney collaboration is magic.

A kaleidoscope od images all cut from the same imag swirling together.

I'm an unapologetic lover of the Beatles in all their incarnations. Here they're pop-y, catchy, and a little cheeky. It's not their best record, you can hear them rushing to get it done, but even so, a couple of all timers are in there, and you can hear their more folksy, bluesy sound starting to creep in. I also absolutely love the movie, it's delightful slapstick that is better than it should be. I'm into the cover too! 4/5.

Can’t really go wrong with a Beatles album.

It’s not the Beatles best but it’s still the Beatles. It’s very of its time and I kind of wonder if they thought they had too many songs about “love” when making it. It might not be so different from pop songs now but every song seems to talk about love.

8/10 Favorite: I’ll Cry Instead

There are a couple rough songs in this album, but the rest are great!

This was really good! Of course I have heard most of these songs, but I had never listened to this album in its entirety.

Second of the first four Beatles I’ve had in my first month. This is the best of that opening run. No covers. Lots of Lennon lead vocals. Hard to imagine at the time this was probably the best rock album ever and the best British lp since Lonnie Donegan’s An Englishman In America.

What a pleasure to listen to this album. 30 minutes of great fun with well-known tracks showing some cool and very early 60's tydpical Beatles. I dont think this is their best work but a solid 4 for me.

Always love the beatles, but this isn't my favourite one

From my humble opinion, this is the most Beatle album of the whole Beatles album list

The entirety of the Beatles catalogue is worthy of this list. This isn't their best album, far from it... which still makes it better than 90% of everything else by everyone else.

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2nd day of The Beatles and I'm OK with that. 4/5

Great listen. Not as packed full as their main stays but some of their top hits with some other fun ones. Still a bit in their pop era.

Given an extra star for just the nostalgia of listening to these earlier Beatles albums with my parents as a kid. Listening now 30 years later it's less enjoyable to listen to these earlier albums knowing about the later albums and also just how much else was going on at the time in music.

4/5

didnt know they have a more raw sounding sound, this is the first time i gave this album a proper listen. overall its a beatles album, but recroding is superb

I don't think this stands out for the Beatles. Can't Buy Me Love is the best song on the album for me. Still 4 stars bc Beatles.

Love it

Late-period Beatles have poisoned me against the early stuff, but you can see what's coming in some of these. Always interesting that old songs could clock in at 2 minutes and be huge hits

-classic Beatles. -radio friendly song lengths -the songs start to sound the same after a little while

It's The Beatles that my grandparents liked, before they were fun. As an album, it's not much, but it feels like blasphemy to give it less than 4 stars. I'm not a court, I'm allowed to judge based on outside factors.

Album has many of the songs I'm familiar with from this band; upbeat swinging tunes focused on rhythm guitar

Puede que sea el disco más flojo de los Beatles, pero aún así mucha gente habría matado por tener algo como esto en su carrera.«A Hard Day's Night», «And I Love Her», «Can't Buy Me Love» y «I'll Be Back».

This being the first Beatles album that is 100% originals is definitely what makes this album stand out over the other four albums in the 63-64 release cycles. The writing is really sharp pop songs and this is to me the first album that really showed a little bit more depth into their writing but still fully maintaining their beat music that made them famous. I do like pretty much all the albums that follow better than this album, but to me this was the highlight of what I call the early Beatles 9.66 ★★★★½

The first really good Beatles album, and the album were their songwriting really starts blooming. 4.5 stars

Doesn’t quite rank alongside the Best Of The Beatles but still pretty great nonetheless. The A Hard Day’s Night feature flick is also a great bunch of lads and a very worthy 1001 Film as well. The first side of the album is the soundtrack to that and the songs on it are basically all superific and timeless. The non-movie songs on the second side range from good to great but are definitely not 5 star good or great with the exception of Things We Said Today which is pretty great, virtually 5 stars great. A not too grotty 4.5 stars overall except for the woodblock on And I Love Her which is a bit grotty.

Love the Beatles, this is mostly before i really liked them tho, favourite tracks are things we said today and title track.

Man, Lennon particularly was on fire here

Not my favorite of theirs, but definitely some good songs.

An incredibly solid album in their discography that I feel like isn't brought up as much as like Help! (though I guess With the Beatles and Beatles for Sale doesn't have the edge that A Hard Day's Night in that there's a movie with the same title + tracks from the album that's in the Criterion Collection).

Evil George in the middle of the album cover 😥

Classic Beatles

30.10.25 #24 Favorite Track: and I love her rate: 7/10

Lacks variety and doesn’t have the imagination of their later work but it is still a strong set of songs, with some obvious standouts. Mercifully short after a couple of long ones too…

Much of this album blends perfectly well with other pop albums of the era, but there's little bits that stick out, the opening chord and closing arpeggio of the title track, "And I Love Her", that hint there might be something more to this otherwise all too common looking quartet of British ruffians

They make it look it easy.

Great album, start to finish. When I was young I loved the movie ‘can’t buy me love’ which might not be 4 stars anymore but that song is.

A few tracks I forgot about. Anytime at all super fun. Great album.

This is the first record I ever remember listening to. A Hard Day’s Night was my favourite song when I was 4 or 5. Now I rarely listen to these early Beatles records but there are quite a few songs I love on this one. I Should Have Known Better and Tell Me Why are standouts for me.

Great melodies. Can play with these album with a young and old people. It’s a classic

I spent most of my 22-23 year trying to finish every mission in Grad Theft Auto. This is a nearly perfect album.

thoroughly enjoyed this. I've had a glit of albums that I could not say I thoroughly enjoyed, so I'll give this a 4. beatles album rankings so far: 1. hard days night 2. with the beatles 3. rubber soul 4. white album

A great album.

111/1001 The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ Probably my second favourite pre-Rubber Soul records. The title track and Can't Buy Me Love are obviously great, but honestly my favourite song on the whole record is If I Fell, which is perfection. Yes, they would go on to do better things, but this is a great example of the Lennon-McCartney songwriting that they'd become known for.

Beatles is pretty awesome. Most of their albums are good, this is absolutely solid. Would rate 4.5 if I could.

Classic Beatles! Great collection of poppy 60's rock.

nice

I assumed wouldn't like any early Beatles albums, but I was wrong. Great songwriting, Lennon's vocals are good. side one is a bit stronger than side two. Favorite songs: I'm Happy Just to Dance With You, Tell Me Why.

Man, I love The Beatles. Though I prefer their later, more experimental material, this music changed pop music forever. There’s something irresistible about early Beatles, it’s the perfect storm of charm, talent, catchy tunes, and just fun. A bit of a personal thing here, but part of what introduced me to The Beatles was hearing their studio outtakes and I hadn’t realized how many of the ones that live rent-free in my head come from the sessions for this album. Just hearing these four guy messing up and goofing off together eventually lead me to having my current near-encyclopedic knowledge of this band. Also listen in mono, it’s what The Beatles wanted. 4/5

Of all the bands in the history of music, the Beatles are among the hardest for me to say anything negative about. There might be other bands I personally like more, but I can't think of a better band to have the title of "greatest band of all time" than the Beatles. From the beginning, they had something special, and while their later albums would go down in history as some of the greatest albums ever made, you can still go to earlier albums of theirs and find plenty to speak positively about. Case in point, A Hard Day's Night! This is a pretty important album in the band's discography for 2 main reasons. Reason 1 is that this was their first movie soundtrack. I don't think we'll ever see a band get a movie deal as early into their discography ever again, so to see something like this is pretty cool and a reminder of just how big Beatlemania was. The second reason, and the more important one in the context of the album itself, is that this was the band's first album to be solely comprised of original material. That's neat! No more covers here, folks. These are all Lennon-McCartney originals, and they're pretty great. You've got some stone-cold classics in here. The opening title track is great. It's a great distillation of the feel-good energy of early Beatles songs. "Can't Buy Me Love" is also quite fun. Great rhythms there. Of course, you have some more emotional songs here too, and they're very nice. "And I Love Her" especially is just wonderful. Not every song is great, but this is a strong collection of songs all things considered. Obviously, there are better Beatles albums, and I can't call this better than something Like Abbey Road or even Rubber Soul. But I still got a lot out of A Hard Day's Night and would have a hard time calling this bad. It's the Beatles, okay? 4/5.

non sono mai stata una grande fan dei Beatles (preferisco i Beach Boys) ma riconosco la loro influenza culturale importantissima. Per questo quattro stelle

I never even seen the movie

This is American butchery I tell ya!

Massive Beatles fan but tend to steer towards the later albums. I think as an early Beatles record this is more interesting than the first couple but still not a patch on Rubber Soul onwards.

I mean, it's the Beatles.

Leuk Beatles album. Nog niet te oud of te gezapig.

just the beatles, great music for any moment. And contains whats to me the best beatles song (can't buy me love)

What a refreshing listen! I am biased; I used to listen to a lot of the Beatles, but this was never an album I gave much attention. But this album just confirms to me their talent in songwriting and their charm. To think this came out in 64 with all the shit that's been released since! Just a very pleasant, satisfying even, listen. Not every song is tip top, but the songs that are good I find great enough for them to bump this up to a 4

Another Beatles album- making four in total for me. This is my first early Beatles album, and you can tell. They definitely had the makings of greatness here, but there is an overall level of sameness and safeness to most of their songs. Still- the hits are definitely hits. Overall- good album. 3.5-4/5

This album isn’t bad. Seems like it was cranked out at break-neck speed during the height of the Beatles popularity, considering they made a movie. I learned that the phrase “A Hard Day’s Night” was a Ringo malaprop, which makes me love him all the more.

Feels more considered song writing, McCartney and Lennon maturing as writers

Classic but I like later beatles

These guys are going places, I could probably just give them all 5 stars and be fine with it but I'm sure there's a clunker or two on here, right?

Jeune Beatles est fun

Good album 4/5

Fun to listen to. Not really a great album for them, to me, but that’s not really an insult because it’s still great. Lots of ear worms. Went with “I Should Have Known Better” and “Things We Said Today” for the playlist.

It’s a classic Beatles album. It’s not their best album in my opinion, but it’s still a great album.

Not that hard.

Klassisk Beatles album, men mangler nytænkning fra senere albums. Stadigvæk en super fin lytteoplevelse

I means it the Beatles, I’ll admit early Beatles can get a little repetitive but repeating the best rock ever can’t be that bad

many ear worms on this great album

Muy bien

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Copy and paste of my review of probably all the Beatles albums that will be generated in this list: Of course it's good music, it's the Beatles. But will I listen to it again? Probably not.

Consistently decent, no misses at all, but somehow lacking a bit. Maybe it's a fact the vocals got slightly annoying halfway through the album.

Solid Beatles album. Can't go wrong really.

Fun, fast-paced pop from early on in the Beatles career.

Elected to watch the full film for this one. McCartney and Lennon are both a complete riot (as is the grandfather lmao). Did not expect it to be so zany. Watched: on Erasmus. Favorite tracks: I Should’ve Known Better, And I Love Her, I’ll Cry Instead

Not their best not their worst

Okay, I'm a huge Beatles fan. I played in a Beatles' tribute band off and on for 10 years. So, clearly, I have my opinions. But, I promised myself I would listen. And it's a nice chance to reflect and see if everything holds up. Got to love that first chord. The song itself, is weirdly simple, but holds up. Harrison showing off that Rickenbacker 12 string. Which, if I remember correctly from hours of reading books and watching/listening, will make several more appearances and define the 60s sound for other bands. Go here to listen to my old band attempt it in 2013: https://soundcloud.com/thegetbackbeatles I always really enjoyed 'I Should Have Known Better' when I watched the movie as a teenager. But having to play it live for drunken punters, I never really thought it went down that well. Still, it evoked good memories, so it gets a pass from me. 'If I Fell' is sweet and whilst it took a while to grow on me, apart from the 'Just Holding Hands' line; ten on ten. The rhythm guitar in 'Happy Just To Dance With You' is bitchin'. The song, not so much. 'And I Love Her' is the beginning of Paul's ballad run (if you don't count 'Till There was You' - But he didn't write that... so, eat it). I remember reading interviews about his amazement at coming up with the Middle 8 for this. It's two chords! Not a great tune, even if the Classical guitar is a welcome addition. Being the first album to be all Lennon/McCartney originals (without giving Ringo a song!), there's plenty of filler. And now we're onto it. 'Tell Me Why', has all the elements of a Beatles song, but just sounds clumsy. Apart from the falsetto part. That's cool. And I suppose the walking baseline is alright. They should have axed this and put on 'I Call Your Name'. How it made the movie is beyond me. Yeah, yeah. 'Can't Buy Me Love' is a solid single. Next. 'Anytime at All' falls in with 'Tell Me Why'. Cool 12 string work on the solo. 'I'll Cry Instead' is much the same. 'Things We Said Today' is a snorefest. How they were touring with this in the 60s is inexcusable. It's clear John was the better songwriter at this point. 'When I Get Home' is not a strong number either. But, the attitude when singing the song, is a welcome relief. And their are some good melodies inconsistently spread throughout the song. 'You Can't do That', now that's a banger! This song should have been a single. A great 12-string riff, killer vocals and a rare Lennon guitar solo! I've got a soft spot for I'll Be Back (originally 3/4, but changed to 4/4 - you probably didn't need to know that). Nice way to end the album. At this stage in their writing career, Paul and John didn't quite have the covers to fall back on. The album suffers slightly as a result. The Beatles fan in me should give this 5 stars. But, it's really more a four star affair. 4.5 at best.

This album is like that magical late-adolescence period of your life when you are still young enough to enjoy eating burger rings and playing computer games with your friends, but you are also old and mature enough to go out drinking and chasing girls. It is Friday afternoon., school has just finished, and you and a couple of your friends are walking home to your house. Your friends are coming over to play some Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 while eating Eagle Boys pizza. Later on, a guy at your school is having a party and he has invited your whole year group to come along. On the walk home, instead of just passing by the reserve with a playground in the corner, you decide to take your shoes of and run around for a while. The weekend has just started and you have nothing but free time. One of your mates has a tennis ball which you throw around for a while. Then you all get on the playground merry-go-round and see what kind of speed you can get it up to. You're having the time of your life, and then a couple of girls who you go to school with walk past. At first, you're a bit embarrassed cos you are playing on a childrens playground, but they just smile and say they hope to see you at the party later on. You are all too excited to think. You decide to head home, and play some THPS. During one of your friends turns, he nails a Christ Air off the top of the school and everyone loses their mind. Quietly you think to yourself "Rune Glifberg doesn't even do Christ Airs in real life", but everything is just so good, that you don't even bother to raise your point. After a good session of playstation, pizza and fizzy drink, your dad takes you to the party. You stop to get beers along the way, and even though Mum said he was only gonna get you a 12 box to share, he gets you a 24 box and tells you to keep quiet about it. You get to the party and the girls from earlier in the day make a beeline for you. You spend the whole night laughing and joking around. Nothing romantic eventuates, but you haven't made a fool of yourself or been rejected. You've got one of the girls numbers and you know you can put in some work tomorrow to try and hangout alone with her. But for now, you are just enjoying this evening.

By no means is this the best Beatles album, but it is nonetheless a great example of their songwriting and performance. It covers the range of early Beatles from the rockier tunes of ‘a Hard Day’s Night’ and ‘Cant Buy me Love’ to the more reflective ‘And I love her’ and ‘If i fell’. Lennon & McCartney’s vocal blend perfectly together to deliver audio gold.

There's a decent amount of great tracks on here. Considering how stacked The Beatles' discography this is definitely an underrated cut from these fellas. I enjoy their early stuff but when you get to Rubber Soul in their discography that when shit starts getting real. Getting back my actual opinion this is great. You really start to understand why the John/Paul songwriting duo was a force to be reckoned with. Lots of charm, lots of charm, and teenage hormones. Great listen! Top 5: A Hard Day's Night, If I Fell (fav), And I Love Her, Tell Me Why, Can't Buy Me Love no bad songs 4.00-4.25/5

The Beatles swing and rock way harder here than on previous albums, smashing out a pretty raucous half hour of rock/pop/RnB/etc.etc.etc. Intuitive songwriting, tight hooks, varied moods and a great sound. Favourite tracks: Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, Tell Me Why

i like this era of the beatles, their early works are really nice and wholesome

Great turning point in their career

Not bad. They may have something.

Classic Beatles. Slick production for those times. Tight harmonies. Instantly recognisable.

"Can't buy me love" but can buy me nostalgia. I forgot how "surfer" they sound. - Niki

niet zo'n harde fan van vroege beatles, maar dit kan je onmogelijk slecht vinden

есть норм песни, но альбом не самый крутой, поэтому 4.

A Hard Day's Night - 5/5 I Should Have Known Better - 4/5 If I Fell - 5/5 I'm Happy Just to Dance With You - 3/5 And I Love Her - 5/5 Tell Me Why - 3/5 Can't Buy Me Love - 4/5 Any Time at All - 3/5 I'll Cry Instead - 3/5 Things We Said Today - 4/5 When I Get Home - 3/5 You Can't Do That - 3/5 I'll Be Back - 4/5 Average score: 3.8/5 (rounding up) it's alright. i'd even say it's good. however, i feel it was the most underwhelming of their releases i've heard so far (coming from someone who has only heard their later work). this required a couple listens all the way through to just barely give this a 4-star rating

God, that first chord. Perfect singing. My least favorite era of Beatles lyrics, but some of the best singing and harmonizing

My first Beatles’ album for this project. I love the Beatles. This is uncomplicated and unpretentious. It’s just fun and showcases why the Beatles were so huge.

Tolle Beatles Songs, nicht die prominentesten

Probably the best of the "early" Beatles albums and definitely has a couple of classics on it but, overall, I don't love it as much as the later stuff.

A classic, the Beatles building up to their best

Good

Oh boy…

The Beatles…well, what can I really add that hasn’t already been said? They’re easily one of the most important bands of all time - and personally, I adore them. As for how this particular album stacks up to their others, I’m not sure yet. Maybe this will be the motivate me to listen through their discography in order, to really follow the full Beatles journey. What always strikes me is how much of their music I can sing along to without even trying. I rarely remember lyrics unprompted, yet with the Beatles, the words are there in my brain. I don’t listen to them all the time, but the songs are simply there—in the ether, everywhere, all the time, rent free but I don’t mind. Listening to this reminded me of the movie Yesterday, where a man wakes up after a major injury to find no one else remembers the Beatles. He starts playing their songs, and the world is instantly there for it. Honestly, it feels believable - like across any dimension, the Beatles would still be a hit. My own first real introduction to the Beatles came when I was 13, on what turned out to be my last outing with a church group. My mom sent me - probably hoping it would curb my rebellious streak - and I ended up traveling with the Pathfinders to La Paz, Mexico. On the very first bus ride out of Paradise, CA, someone handed me a Beatles tape for my Walkman. I listened to it on repeat all the way down the coast, onto the ferry to the peninsula, and again all the way home. It was Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - and I loved it.

early beatles were so cute

Good album very repetitive first half but second half starts to pick up. Favorite song is if I fell

A super fun album that reminds you why the Beatles were popular. Still I can’t give this much more than a 4 overall as the Beatles have always been very good to me, but never a band I truly love.

4.3/that was a fun one, i can see the hype

It's 60 years old and it still sounds pretty good. None of the songs are bad. Everything on this album is 3 or 4 stars, except maybe the lyrics. Favorite song: can't buy me love

Classic boy band Beatles

The best of the Beatles' early records, the first film soundtrack, and also their first with only original compositions. This was peak Beatlemania and obviously I wasn't alive for that, even my parents were small children when this album came out. The fact that it still sounds so good is a testament of how well it stood the test of time. I have never seen the movie, maybe one day. Charmingly 60's in the best way possible. Key tracks: A Hard Day's Night I Should Have Known Better If I Fell And I Love Her Can't Buy Me Love

72/100. While it’s consistent and enjoyable, the lack of distinctiveness between this album and its predecessors makes it blur into their catalog. Not necessarily a drawback, but it could benefit from more adventurous experimentation.

A massive step up from their previous albums in terms of songwriting, introducing new elements, instruments and structures. Several classics like the title track, Can't Buy Me Love, I Should Have Know Better, If I Fell. Yeah, this is the best of their pre-Help albums.

Sehr gutes Album der Beatles, da kann man nicht drüber streiten

Très nostalgique. Évidemment, le meilleur reste à venir dans leur cas !

Early Beatles perfection. Just great songwriting and catchy songs all round (though I must say, You Can’t Do That is a bit creepy)

It's easy to see why The Beatles were such a hit. The key to their success might secretly be that there's no wasted time on any of these tracks. Every single track is under three minutes, and two of them are under two minutes. So you get punchy, catchy tunes that don't overstay their welcome. And you'd be hard pressed to call a single one "filler". Top track for me is "Things We Said Today".

Soundtrack to the film and other songs. I had to stop the song after the first verse of the song Hard Day's Night as it hurt my head it was so good. The second side leads them back to boy band era of their youth but is equally good. They are able to take these Four Season's type of songs and lift them to a new interesting level.

While not their strongest, this is still a classic just for “Can’t buy me love.”

4 stars

This is a really likeable slice of the Beatles before they got pretentious and carried away with themselves. Back when they were all about frenzied pop moppetry and the lighter side of life. It’s a pretty consistent album, and likeable in many ways. It has an upbeat spirit and the songs are simple. There is real cohesion between Lennon and McCartney, which gives the songs a consistent sound that they won’t have from Rubber Soul onwards. It’s got an energy throughout, like you can feel the mania of a million screaming fans just beyond the music. Hard Day’s Night is probably the best pop album by the Beatles, and feels like the pre- British Blues boom sixties.

Classic Beatles album. Like the rest, so many classic hits in one space. Crazy how a full album used to only run about 30 minutes and yet you still got plenty of hits.

Enjoying the Beatles more and more each time they show up on this list.

What needs to be said? It's the Beatles.

Trying to not let my Beatles bias blind me