Anthology: Through the Years

Anthology: Through the Years
Compilation album by
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ReleasedOctober 31, 2000 (2000-10-31)
Recorded1976–2000
Genre
Length124:07
LabelMCA
Producer
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers chronology
Echo
(1999) 		Anthology: Through the Years
(2000) 		The Last DJ
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA[4]
The Essential Rock Discography8/10[5]
Q[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
Uncut[6]

Anthology: Through the Years is a double compilation album featuring the best of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It contains a new song, "Surrender," written by Petty in 1976 and recorded during sessions for the band's first album but left off the record, recorded again in 1979 but left off "Damn The Torpedoes," and finally recorded again in 2000 for this release. "Surrender" is also the last studio recording of Howie Epstein before his death in 2003. The 1976 version of the song was included on the 2018 box set An American Treasure.

Anthology: Through the Years was released on October 31, 2000, debuted at No. 132,[8] which would mark the lowest chart-positioning on the Billboard 200 for the band. However, in November 2006, the album was certified Gold (equivalent to 500,000 copies sold) by the RIAA. It reached a new peak of No. 32 on Billboard 200 after Petty's death in 2017.[9]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Anthology: Through the Years – Tom Petty, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  2. ^ "Tom Petty: Anthology: Through the Years". Blender. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London: Omnibus Press. p. 2005. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. ^ Brunner, Rob (2000-12-01). "Anthology: Through the Years Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  5. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Edinburgh, UK: Canongate. p. 816. ISBN 978-1-84195-827-9.
  6. ^ a b "Tom Petty / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Anthology: Through the Years CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  7. ^ "Tom Petty: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  8. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. November 18, 2000.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Keith (October 8, 2017). "Tom Petty's 'Greatest Hits' Returns to Billboard 200 Albums Chart at No. 2". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2017.