Long After Dark (studio album) by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Long After Dark by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Year: 1982
Overall rank: 7,437th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 95 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1982 (115th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,085th)
Award Best albums of all time (7,437th)
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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers bestography

Long After Dark is ranked 9th best out of 26 albums by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers is Damn The Torpedoes which is ranked number 756 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,321.

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

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Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 95 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.8/100, a mean average of 71.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.0.

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70/100
From 02/17/2018 14:59
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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From 03/15/2015 16:55
Similar to Southern Accents - some great tracks, but not a stellar album.
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From 09/21/2014 03:18
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
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
Yea, I guess I agree with that statement, one of their lesser known albums and a couple hidden gems.
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From 11/15/2011 05:33
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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