Anthology 3
by The Beatles

Anthology 3 by The Beatles
(Compilation album)
Year: 1996
Overall rank: 8,713th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 192 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1996 (167th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,399th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,713th)

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The Beatles bestography

Anthology 3 is ranked 27th best out of 71 albums by The Beatles on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Beatles is Abbey Road which is ranked number 3 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 56,199.

The Beatles album bestography « Higher ranked (8,671st)
The Beatles In Mono
This album (8,713th)
Anthology 3
Lower ranked (8,829th) »
Past Masters • Volume One

(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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Anthology 3 track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 8,713th | 1990s rank: 1,399th | 1996 rank: 167th

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Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 192 votes)
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12/24/2025 06:35 Olli  Ratings distribution  6,75563/100
 
75/100
 
11/30/2025 14:50 Tamthebam  Ratings distribution  22,94169/100
 
80/100
 
08/07/2025 09:25 nextorgd  Ratings distribution  1,16984/100
 
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05/11/2025 10:48 CelticBhoy  Ratings distribution  77271/100
 
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04/02/2025 18:16 AAL2014  Ratings distribution  3,65775/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.2/100, a mean average of 77.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.6.

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85/100
From 02/20/2016 13:42 | #160312
A nice compilation. A must have for Beatles fans.
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From 08/20/2015 05:44 | #148065
George's "Not Guilty" is my favorite song on the discs.
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90/100
From 09/05/2014 22:10 | #121295
The versions of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" And "Something" are simply incredible, they are just as good as the originals. I don't know why the didn't included "Junk" in any album, as it is an excellent song of Paul.
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90/100
From 06/21/2012 02:05 | #44913
Contains some great demos and outtakes, but the Get Back sessions can get a bit tedious at times...
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