Anthology 2 (compilation album)
by The Beatles
The Beatles bestography
Anthology 2 is ranked 23rd best out of 71 albums by The Beatles on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Beatles is Abbey Road which is ranked number 3 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 57,257.
(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 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Olli | 6,672 | 64/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 13:01 | CrazyDiamond84 | 30 | 66/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 14:49 |  Tamthebam | 22,857 | 69/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 09:25 |  nextorgd | 1,122 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/11/2025 10:47 | CelticBhoy | 772 | 71/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.5/100, a mean average of 78.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.2.
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AlvaroIesus 02/06/2023 19:42 | #293659
The best era. Lennon's voice is beyond compare.
This series is a must have for any serious Beatles fan.
Leonard 10/05/2015 11:58 | #150990
Lennon joins the Traveling Wilburys!
Great unreleased recordings, its like sitting in the studio ....
An interesting glimpse into the Beatles' songwriting process and attention to detail.
Martinborras 09/20/2014 14:17 | #122298
This album has high and low parts, as the takes of Strawberry Fields are totally mind blowing, it has also boring parts that go nowhere
SingingPeasant96 03/21/2013 11:15 | #69337
My fav anthology
Bought these albums when they came out amid the euphoria of the anthology tv series and the 2 new songs. Must say though that all 3 of these albums are only for Beatles fans, not the casual listener. To be honest hadn't listened to it for about 15 years until last week as if you want to listen to the Beatles, you listen to the finished albums, not the out-takes. Saying that, I love the early take of Hello, Goodbye on here before they stripped out the extra Guitar part.
Probably my favorite of the Anthology series because it has Real Love and many demos from my favorite Beatles era (1965-1966).
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