The Very Best of the Bee Gees

The Very Best of the Bee Gees
Compilation album by Bee Gees
Released November 1990 (1990-11)
Recorded 1967–1989
Genre
Label Polydor, PolyGram
Bee Gees chronology
Tales from the Brothers Gibb
(1990)Tales from the Brothers Gibb1990		 The Very Best of the Bee Gees
(1990)		 High Civilization
(1991)High Civilization1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Very Best of the Bee Gees is a greatest hits album by British/Australian pop group the Bee Gees. It was originally released in November 1990 by Polydor Records, around the time as the Tales from the Brothers Gibb box set. The album was primarily aimed at the European market, as shown by the exclusion of the US hits "Holiday", "I Started a Joke", "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)".

The album has been re-issued several times, including a 1996 version which dropped "You Win Again" and "Ordinary Lives" from the track listing.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb; except where noted.

No.TitleYearLength
1."New York Mining Disaster 1941" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb)19672:11
2."To Love Somebody" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb)19673:01
3."Massachusetts"19672:23
4."World"19673:14
5."Words"19683:15
6."I've Gotta Get a Message to You"19683:07
7."First of May"19692:48
8."Don't Forget to Remember" (B. Gibb, M. Gibb)19693:28
9."Saved by the Bell" (R. Gibb)19693:06
10."Run to Me"19723:06
11."Jive Talkin'"19753:43
12."Nights on Broadway"19754:26
13."You Should Be Dancing"19764:46
14."How Deep Is Your Love"19774:02
15."More Than a Woman"19773:15
16."Stayin' Alive"19774:42
17."Night Fever"19773:30
18."Too Much Heaven"19784:56
19."Tragedy"19795:02
20."You Win Again"19873:57
21."Ordinary Lives"19894:05

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 9
Chart (1992) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[4] 8
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 7
Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[6] 42
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
German Albums Chart[10] 62

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[11] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[12] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[14] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[16] 3× Platinum 900,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ The Very Best of the Bee Gees (1996 re-issue) – Discogs.com
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "RPM100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)". RPM. 62 (15). 13 November 1995. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Bee Gees – Very Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 December 2012. Enter Bee Gees in the field Interpret. Enter Very Best Of in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen. 
  12. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bee Gees; 'The Very Best of the Bee Gees')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bee Gees; 'Very Best Of')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "British album certifications – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type The Very Best of the Bee Gees in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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