It Was the Best of Times is the third live album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1999.

The album title makes use of the opening line from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.

The band includes vocalist/guitarist/keyboardist Mark Hart performing songs originally sung by Roger Hodgson.

Reviewing the double CD edition, AllMusic wrote that in comparison to the single CD version, "...this two-CD set packs on eight further selections from Supertramp's career to that point, still eschewing their first two LPs, without really adding anything to the portrait painted by the slimmer edition.

"[1] All songs written by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, except where noted.