Anthology
by Steve Miller Band
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Steve Miller Band bestography
Anthology is ranked 18th best out of 27 albums by Steve Miller Band on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Steve Miller Band is Fly Like An Eagle which is ranked number 2182 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 758.
(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 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Anthology rankings
(Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). (Last updated: 4 hours ago).
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Best Of Best Of's | 22/100 | - |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Wisconsin | 5/33 | - |
| 2024 | MetaKoopa99 | Albums in My Vinyl Collection, Part 2 | 46/100 | - |
| 2024 | Johnnyo | Texas | 10/100 | - |
| 2024 | caseygow | Top 99 Music Albums of 1972 | 49/99 | 3 |
| 2024 | MetaKoopa99 | Top 30 Music Albums of 1972 | 24/30 | 1 |
| 2010 | gado184 | Top 20 Greatest Music Albums | 1/20 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 7 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 4 | |||
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Anthology ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/19/2023 01:07 | MetaKoopa99 | 603 | 90/100 |
| ! | 12/13/2021 16:19 | Pluto11 | 12,277 | 72/100 |
| ! | 01/03/2020 18:14 |  UofTBlues | 3,636 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2019 21:13 |  2112Ikaro | 244 | 80/100 |
| ! | 10/07/2019 18:27 | Mbf427 | 918 | 76/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.2/100, a mean average of 70.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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Basically the essential compilation and best starting point for getting into Steve Miller's pre-Joker days, i.e. before he was cranking out hit after hit in the mid/late '70s and early '80s. Leans more into psychedelic pop and blues than the more streamlined approach on the popular stuff, so be prepared. But it's well worth diving into with some of his all-time best tracks here—Going to the Country, Journey from Eden, Space Cowboy, Living in the U.S.A., you name it. His pre-Joker albums are sometimes a bit up-and-down, but this really puts almost all of the essential stuff in one easy place. Tracks from that era not included on this album that I'd also say are worth seeking out: Song for Our Ancestors, Quicksilver Girl, Gangster of Love, Brave New World, Good Morning, Tokin's, Jackson-Kent Blues, and Nothing Lasts.
AleJohnMari 11/17/2008 23:57 | #1771
His sixties albums are of very high quality and a lot of songs you find on this on. Very energetic and intelligent songs. After 25 years I still love Kow Kow, Going to the Country and some more. Childeren of the Future, Your Saving Grace and Brave New World are my personal favourite albums. Sailor, Number 5 and The Joker I only like for some songs.
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