 Writing in the 21st century, both Tim Riley and "American Songwriter" journalist Jim Beviglia classified "Yesterday and Today" as a compilation album.Joe Bosso of "MusicRadar" said it was one in a series of "hit-filled compilation albums" that the American Capitol label "sliced and diced" from the Beatles' original British albums.In early 1986, Capitol deleted "Yesterday and Today" and nine other Beatles albums from its catalogue.