Singles Collection: The London Years (compilation album)
by The Rolling Stones

Singles Collection: The London Years by The Rolling Stones
(Compilation album)
Year: 1989
Overall rank: 8,982nd   
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 95 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1989 (132nd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,300th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,982nd)

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The Rolling Stones bestography

Singles Collection: The London Years is ranked 33rd best out of 102 albums by The Rolling Stones on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 45 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 19,670.

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Singles Collection: The London Years track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Singles Collection: The London Years rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 8,982nd | 1980s rank: 1,300th | 1989 rank: 132nd

Singles Collection: The London Years collection

Singles Collection: The London Years ratings

Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 95 votes)
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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 83.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.

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From 09/21/2018 20:37 | #221414
One of the greatest compilation albums of all time. A treasure trove of brilliant R&B and pop music. Outstanding.
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From 09/12/2017 12:01 | #197848
Really can't fault this compilation. Stunning.
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From 05/26/2016 19:50 | #166979
This is an absolutely stunning collection of music. It just goes to show what a fantastic band The Rolling Stones were in the sixties. I know it's singles and their b-sides, but if only they added, under my thumb, yesterday's papers, and, midnight rambler, it would have been even better. Anyway, it's an amazing collection and every music fan should have a copy. Essential.
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A treasure trove! Essential listening. A juggernaut of hits steamrolling everything else ever recorded into the ground! Almost as good as The Beatles! Almost.
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From 07/15/2013 05:51 | #81459
One of the greatest collection of songs ever released.
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