The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by English rock band Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign.[2] It was later released on vinyl on September 26, 2018.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 7 November 2011[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1967–1994 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 79:39 | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey You" | Roger Waters | The Wall (1979) | 4:40 |
| 2. | "See Emily Play" | Syd Barrett | Non-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) | 2:48 |
| 3. | "The Happiest Days of Our Lives" | Waters | The Wall | 1:32 |
| 4. | "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" | Waters | The Wall | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Have a Cigar" | Waters | Wish You Were Here (1975) | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Wish You Were Here" | David Gilmour, Waters | Wish You Were Here | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Time" (Edited version on CD, Full version on vinyl) | Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard Wright | The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) | 6:20 |
| 8. | "The Great Gig in the Sky" | Wright, Clare Torry | The Dark Side of the Moon | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Money" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 6:34 |
| 10. | "Comfortably Numb" | Gilmour, Waters | The Wall | 6:19 |
| 11. | "High Hopes" (Edited version) | Gilmour, Polly Samson | The Division Bell (1994) | 6:55 |
| 12. | "Learning to Fly" | Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin | A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) | 4:49 |
| 13. | "The Fletcher Memorial Home" | Waters | The Final Cut (1983) | 4:11 |
| 14. | "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1–5) | Wright, Waters, Gilmour | Wish You Were Here | 11:05 |
| 15. | "Brain Damage" | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 3:46 |
| 16. | "Eclipse" (Early fade-out) | Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon | 1:53 |
| Total length: | 79:39 | |||
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 25 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 16 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[6] | 22 |
| Croatian Foreign Albums Chart[7] | 14 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 28 |
| Greek Albums Chart[9] | 21 |
| Irish Albums Chart[10] | 14 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 4 |
| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[12] | 72 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] | 8 |
| Polish Albums Chart[14] | 16 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] | 10 |
| Scottish Albums Chart[16] | 12 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 27 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[18] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 23 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[20] | 14 |
| US Billboard 200[21] | 50 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[22] | 15 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[23] | 23 |
| Danish Albums Chart[24] | 11 |
| Dutch Albums Chart[25] | 21 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart[26] | 4 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[29] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[30] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Italy (FIMI)[31] | 2× Platinum | 120,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[33] | Gold | 10,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Platinum | 300,000 |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
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- "Top Stranih – Tjedan 47, 2011". Top of the Shops (in Croatian). HDU. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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- "Official CYTA-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 November 2011". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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- "2011-11-19 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Spanishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Swedishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Swisscharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Pink Floyd Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Ultratop (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- "Album-Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
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- "French album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- "Italian album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- "New Zealand album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". Recorded Music NZ.
- "Polish album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- "British album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot In The Door – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type A Foot In The Door – The Best Of in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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