On this date, November 22, 1968, The Beatles released "The White Album". Widely described as one of the greatest albums in history. It went 24X platinum in the USA.
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Song List:
Original release
Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Back in the U.S.S.R." McCartney 2:43
2. "Dear Prudence" Lennon 3:56
3. "Glass Onion" Lennon 2:18
4. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" McCartney 3:08
5. "Wild Honey Pie" McCartney 0:52
6. "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" Lennon, with Yoko Ono 3:14
7. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) Harrison 4:45
8. "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" Lennon 2:47
Total length: 23:43
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Martha My Dear" McCartney 2:28
2. "I'm So Tired" Lennon 2:03
3. "Blackbird" McCartney 2:18
4. "Piggies" (Harrison) Harrison 2:04
5. "Rocky Raccoon" McCartney 3:33
6. "Don't Pass Me By" (Richard Starkey) Starr 3:51
7. "Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" McCartney 1:41
8. "I Will" McCartney 1:46
9. "Julia" Lennon 2:57
Total length: 22:41
Side three
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Birthday" McCartney, with Lennon 2:42
2. "Yer Blues" Lennon 4:01
3. "Mother Nature's Son" McCartney 2:48
4. "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" Lennon 2:24
5. "Sexy Sadie" Lennon 3:15
6. "Helter Skelter" McCartney 4:30
7. "Long, Long, Long" (Harrison) Harrison 3:08
Total length: 22:48
Side four
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Revolution 1" Lennon 4:15
2. "Honey Pie" McCartney 2:41
3. "Savoy Truffle" (Harrison) Harrison 2:54
4. "Cry Baby Cry" Lennon, with McCartney 3:02
5. "Revolution 9" Speaking from Lennon, Harrison, Ono and George Martin 8:22
6. "Good Night" Starr 3:14
Total length: 24:28
Weekly charts
Original release
Chart (1968–70) Position
Australian Kent Music Report Chart[277] 1
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[278] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[279] 1
French Albums Chart[280] 1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[281] 1
Swedish Kvällstoppen Albums Chart[282] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[283] 1
UK Albums Chart[284] 1
US Billboard Top LPs[285] 1
West German Media Control Albums Chart[286] 1
Certifications and sales
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[316]
Listed as "Album Blanco" Platinum 60,000^
Argentina (CAPIF)[316]
Listed as "The White Album" Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[317] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[318] 8× Platinum 800,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[318]
2009 release Gold 40,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[319] Gold 10,000‡
France (SNEP)[320] Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[321]
sales since 2009 Platinum 50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[322] 2× Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[323]
Sales since 2009 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[324] 24× Platinum 12,000,000‡
Rolling Stone Greatest Alums of all Time Rating #29.
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