Reception
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| Blender | |
| Pitchfork Media | (10/10) |
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| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | |
The soundtrack was far more favourably received by critics than the film. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for best album in 1968 and reached number 1 in the US for eight weeks. The original review by Rolling Stone consisted of a one-sentence quote from John Lennon: "There are only about 100 people in the world who understand our music."
The 2012 remastered Magical Mystery Tour DVD entered the Billboard Top Music Video chart at No. 1, while the CD album climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Catalog Album Chart, No. 2 on the Billboard Soundtrack albums chart, and reentered at No. 57 on the Billboard 200 album chart for the week ending October 27, 2012.
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