Anthology 2
by The Beatles
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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 53,444.
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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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Anthology 2 rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum decade 1990s Pt 4 | 61/100 | - |
| 2026 | matterhornrider | Top 54 Music Albums of 1996 | 27/54 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | List 1996 | 36/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 95 Music Albums of 1996 | 49/95 | 2 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Decade 1990s Pt 4 | 95/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Birmingham | 68/87 | - |
| 2026 | mostlymor | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 41/100 | 12 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 68 Music Albums of 1996 | 22/68 | 3 |
| 2026 | fabm0 | Platinum year 1996 | 33/100 | - |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 39/100 | 12 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 150 | |||
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Anthology 2 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/24/2025 06:35 | Olli | 7,932 | 62/100 |
| ! | 12/02/2025 13:01 | CrazyDiamond84 | 110 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2025 14:49 | Tamthebam | 23,318 | 69/100 |
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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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Martinborras 09/20/2014 14:17 | #122298 | TOP COMMENT
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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
Probably my favorite of the Anthology series because it has Real Love and many demos from my favorite Beatles era (1965-1966).
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.
AlvaroIesus 02/06/2023 19:42 | #293659 | TOP COMMENT
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The best era. Lennon's voice is beyond compare. (Edited)
SingingPeasant96 TOP 100 COMMENTER 03/21/2013 11:15 | #69337 | TOP COMMENT
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My fav anthology
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