20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd explained

20th Century Masters: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cover:	20th Century Masters- The Millennium Collection- The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd.jpg
Released:	March 9, 1999^[1]
Genre:	Southern rock
Length:	47:02
Label:	MCA
Prev Title:	The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	Edge of Forever
Next Year:	1999

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Lynyrd Skynyrd is a compilation album by Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 1999 as a part of the modern effort at recapturing the classics and repackaging them for newer generations to be exposed to and enjoy. It compiles some of the band's greatest and most recognizable hits. The album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA in 2006, and has sold 2,929,000 copies in the U.S. .

Track listing

1. "Sweet Home Alabama" (Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant) - 4:45
2. "What's Your Name?" (Rossington, Van Zant) - 3:32
3. "Gimme Three Steps" (Allen Collins, Van Zant) - 4:30
4. "Double Trouble" (Collins, Van Zant) - 2:50
5. "You Got That Right" (Steve Gaines, Van Zant) - 3:47
6. "Saturday Night Special" (King, Van Zant) - 5:09
7. "That Smell" (Collins, Van Zant) - 5:49
8. "Swamp Music" (King, Van Zant) - 3:33
9. "I Ain't the One" (Rossington, Van Zant) - 3:54
10. "Free Bird" (Collins, Van Zant) - 9:10

• Tracks 1 and 8 from Second Helping (1974)
• Tracks 2, 5, and 7 from Street Survivors (1977)
• Tracks 3 and 9-10 from (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973)
• Track 4 from Gimme Back My Bullets (1976)
• Track 6 from Nuthin' Fancy (1975)

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
US Billboard 200^[2]	173
Chart (2012)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	164

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amazon Track listing and Release Date. Amazon . June 18, 2011.
2. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2011. Billboard. May 21, 2021.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012. Billboard. May 21, 2021.