Tom Petty 
Variations: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers.
The best album credited to Tom Petty is Full Moon Fever which is ranked number 524 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 3,305.
Tom Petty is ranked number 183 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 11,478 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).
Tom Petty official website: http://www.tompetty.com
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| ! | 01/25/2024 22:18 |  hoyquarlow | 260 | 72/100 |
| ! | 09/22/2023 17:05 | Stevo796 | 980 | 74/100 |
| ! | 09/08/2023 02:10 | MaxStorm98 | 542 | 92/100 |
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This artist is rated in the top 4% of all artists on BestEverAlbums.com. This artist has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.0/100. The standard deviation for this artist is 14.3.
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Tom is the absolute best. He is somehow able to write songs that are equal parts pop and rock without being pop-rock. There is no doubt that Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers is a rock band. At the same time, though, I'm not sure that there is an artist with a wider appeal than Tom Petty. If you're at a party, you can throw Petty on and nobody will complain.
buzzdainer TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/15/2016 04:52 | #159772
One of the all-time great rock songwriters. His track record of consistency over a period of decades is matched by only a handful of artists. Few artists can claim as many great singles as Tom Petty has recorded, and few have made albums as terrific as Wildflowers or Full Moon Fever. He's a treasure.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 10/02/2017 22:46 | #199017
The way I initially discovered music was through the radio and specifically classic rock radio. Tom Petty was a staple on classic rock radio. Hit after hit after hit.
RIP.
junodog4 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/03/2012 16:46 | #47726
It's hard to dislike Tom Petty. He consistently produces quality, catchy, memorable pop-rock. His sound is earnest, his melodies flow, and the hooks memorable. He is the epitome of the understated, overlooked artist. Good ol' reliable Tom Petty. However - he lacks the brilliant albums that would earn him greater acclaim - Full Moon and Damn come close. He's a Chevy artist. Solid, but unspectacular.
RoundTheBend TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/11/2012 21:19 | #35033
Agreed with the singles artist, not an album artist. But, so were the Rolling Stones in my opinion. He is great at what he does, but doesn't have a solid cover to cover awesome album. This was however my first CD when I was 10 years old- Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits- too bad a greatest hits can't count as a cover to cover great album :)
