Long After Dark
by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Long After Dark by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 7,504th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 97 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (115th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,075th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,504th)

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers bestography

Long After Dark is ranked 11th 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 533 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,278.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers album bestography « Higher ranked (5,732nd)
Mojo
This album (7,504th)
Long After Dark
Lower ranked (9,400th) »
Highway Companion

(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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Long After Dark rankings

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Overall rank: 7,504th | 1980s rank: 1,075th | 1982 rank: 115th

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 97 votes)
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02/28/2026 17:37 DaveH68  Ratings distribution  1,36376/100
 
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09/09/2025 18:51 Jantje  Ratings distribution  64075/100
 
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05/23/2025 18:03 davidhuret  Ratings distribution  2,01376/100
 
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11/28/2024 01:22 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04181/100
 
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11/19/2024 09:17 Juneof44  Ratings distribution  2,58369/100

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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.6/100, a mean average of 71.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.9.

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70/100
From 02/17/2018 14:59 | #208553
Petty entra definitivamente negli anni ottanta ( "Hard promises" era una specie di continuazione di "Damn the torpedoes"… ) e lo fa con un suono tipico del periodo senza però risultare fastidiosamente alla moda. Attualizza la sua musica, diciamo così… Ne esce un buon lavoro che scala pure le classifiche con "You got lucky".
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70/100
From 03/15/2015 16:55 | #136938
Similar to Southern Accents - some great tracks, but not a stellar album.
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From 09/21/2014 03:18 | #122351
Maybe not as consistent as some of his other albums but it contains some great tracks.
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80/100
From 03/28/2013 13:23 | #70305
Underrated album; probably my favorite of his. Highlights: “You Got Lucky,” “Change Of Heart,” “One Story Town” and “Finding Out.”
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From 05/26/2012 17:35 | #43034
Yea, I guess I agree with that statement, one of their lesser known albums and a couple hidden gems.
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90/100
From 11/15/2011 05:33 | #30623
Powerful and beautiful at the same time, Petty is a superb songwriter and this album is the perfect combination of his amazing capabilities with his understanding of what moves the masses...
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