42. The Beatles | A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Wikipedia Entry

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Tracks

1. A Hard Day's Night
2. I Should Have Known Better
3. If I Fell
4. I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
5. And I Love Her
6. Tell Me Why
7. Can't Buy Me Love
8. Any Time at All
9. I'll Cry Instead
10. Things We Said Today
11. When I Get Home
12. You Can't Do That
13. I'll Be Back

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A Hard Day's Night is a fantastic album. It's full of simple, but catchy songs. Musically, the album is consistent, yet full of variety. There are songs that have a hard edge, there are slow songs, and there are upbeat pop songs. Thematically, though, every song is about love and relationships. It's time for that ship to sail.

I considered the first Beatles album to make this list to be a game changer. This album suggests the Beatles themselves are game changers. In the context of the 1001 Albums list, the Beatles are on a different level from everyone else. I suspect that remains true regardless of the list.

This album is worth listening to over and over again. It always sounds fresh. There isn't a bad song, but the exceptional ones are: A Hard Day's Night, I Should Have Known Better, If I Fell, And I Love Her, Can't Buy Me Love, Any Time at All, Things We Said Today, When I Get Home, You Can't Do That and I'll Be Back. 
★★★★★★★★★★