Greatest Hits
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers bestography
Greatest Hits is ranked 9th best out of 32 albums by Tom Petty on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Tom Petty is Full Moon Fever which is ranked number 521 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,313.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Greatest Hits track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Top-rated track as rated by BestEverAlbums.com members.
Greatest Hits rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s | 78/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 33 Music Albums of 1993 | 32/33 | 0 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum artists Pt 2 | 24/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Artists Pt 2 | 26/100 | - |
| 2026 | Drbassexpert24 | Top 91 Music Albums of the 1990s | 54/91 | 8 |
| 2026 |  Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 1801-1900 | 85/100 | - |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1993 | 10/100 | - |
| 2026 | mrmcrook | Top 100 Band Compilations | 86/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Helios | Top 100 Music Albums of 1993 | 57/100 | 2 |
| 2026 | Romanelli | Top 95 Music Albums of 1993 | 74/95 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 68 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 248 | |||
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Greatest Hits ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 04/30/2026 21:07 | Helios | 6,259 | 69/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 16:12 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/28/2025 20:19 | Musicbuff123 | 384 | 70/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 82.2/100, a mean average of 81.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 82.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.0.
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Greatest Hits forum mentions
Romanelli 08/18/2026 19:13 in What album are you listening to? (cont.) Romanelli 07/07/2024 21:52 in The Tom Petty Appreciation Thread
pedro1976 06/05/2024 11:30 in What album are you listening to right now?Greatest Hits comments
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This is a near perfect compilation. It serves as a great introduction to the artist and has all his most popular songs. This was the first Tom Petty album I had and I've since become a big fan. If you are looking for a place to learn about Petty, this is the place to start.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/06/2012 06:38 | #34700 | TOP COMMENT
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Last Night by the Strokes had to be inspired by American Girl. Tom Petty is awesome.
Goliath 11/08/2018 17:06 | #224142 | TOP COMMENT
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One of the best Greatest Hits there is, essential.
For me Tom Petty is a great! Unfortunately, many of his albums contain a lot of average songs with some occasional masterpieces. So, if you can get all the very best songs without the filler, why wouldn’t you? That is what you get with this album. A must have!
Plenty of good songs. I couldn't listen to this heavily though. There isn't a song which stands out to highly.
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