Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)
by The Rolling Stones
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Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) is ranked 38th best out of 105 albums by The Rolling Stones on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Rolling Stones is Exile On Main St. which is ranked number 49 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,185.
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Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Through The Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 10/100 | 5 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 100 Music Albums of 1969 | 12/100 | 4 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1969 | 15/37 | - |
| 2026 | Tamthebam | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 30/100 | 14 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1969 | 28/91 | - |
| 2026 | Olli | Top Compilations | 6/35 | - |
| 2026 |  JR | The Rolling Stones | 9/23 | - |
| 2025 |  nitomano | Compilations | 7/98 | - |
| 2025 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s | 16/100 | 17 |
| 2025 | fabm0 | Decade 1960s | 95/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 29 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 83 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/11/2026 11:55 | Tamthebam | 23,383 | 69/100 |
| ! | 11/29/2025 16:40 | matterhornrider | 5,182 | 81/100 |
| ! | 02/27/2025 18:12 |  MagicSix | 1,120 | 60/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.4/100, a mean average of 77.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.3.
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ExTeaSea TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/19/2018 21:44 | #219863
One of the first CDs I ever bought. This collection was the beginning of my love for the Rolling Stones and music itself. It's what made me want to seriously begin my music collection. 2000 Light Years and She's a Rainbow quickly became favorites and still are today. I remember visiting family listening to this in the dark with headphones while everyone else was sleeping. I'd just lay there and rock out to the entire album, it was one of my favorite musical experiences.
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