Anthology: The Temptations is one of three
greatest hits collections released by
Motown Records covering the work of
soul/
R&B group
The Temptations. The initial release was a vinyl three-LP set issued on August 23, 1973, which covered the group's work up to that point. A
compact disc double album version was issued in 1986, including five additional tracks recorded between 1973 and 1984. The third and final version of Anthology (released as The Best of The Temptations in Europe[3]), also a 2-CD release, was issued on May 23, 1995, with a further re-tooled track listing. In 2003, the album was ranked number 398 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of
the 500 greatest albums of all time;[4] the list's 2012 edition had it ranked 400th,[5] while on the 2020 edition it was ranked at number 371.[6]
Anthology: The Temptations is one of three
greatest hits collections released by
Motown Records covering the work of
soul/
R&B group
The Temptations. The initial release was a vinyl three-LP set issued on August 23, 1973, which covered the group's work up to that point. A
compact disc double album version was issued in 1986, including five additional tracks recorded between 1973 and 1984. The third and final version of Anthology (released as The Best of The Temptations in Europe[3]), also a 2-CD release, was issued on May 23, 1995, with a further re-tooled track listing. In 2003, the album was ranked number 398 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of
the 500 greatest albums of all time;[4] the list's 2012 edition had it ranked 400th,[5] while on the 2020 edition it was ranked at number 371.[6]