Yes - please not another thread like the Genesis one. So, please can someone change the title to ‘Favourite’? - there’s no such thing as the ‘best’ when it comes to music. It’s possible to argue that some music might be better providing you can agree some criteria (unlikely in this case), but beyond that it’s subjective.
This was a difficult one as there are several that I think of as their best output - and favourite depends on mood. To me they improved with time, particularly from Help! onwards, and Sgt Pepper onwards get the most frequent plays. I picked Abbey Road maybe partly because it was the first album I heard on my first hifi system, playing even before I had built the speakers, using the drivers in makeshift cabinet of cushions on an armchair! The first time I heard decent bass, the sound as it came in a few bars into Here comes the sun unforgettable 51 tears later!
I’m much like you IB, not so much a favourite, just gets played more.
The early Beatles are real toe tapping best pop ever, but when the ‘pop’ Beatles morphed into something better that came with Sgt Pepper, then I paid more attention.
After Sgt Pepper all the albums became a better listen - & I mean listen vs dance - the better listen was because of music content - composition & orchestration - plus the advances in recording equipment combined with the fertile minds of the boys & genius of George Martin.
That’s so true, I find Hard Days Night the best album to put on when I’m doing housework (usually just before Mrs Pete get back from being away). However I voted for Abbey Road cause I think it’s the best listen. I could have easily voted St Pepper or the White Album imo all great albums.