Still on Top – The Greatest Hits explained

Still on Top – The Greatest Hits
Type:greatest
Artist:Van Morrison
Cover:Stillontop.jpg
Released:22 October 2007
Recorded:Various
Genre:Various
Label:Exile Productions Ltd./Polydor, Exile Productions Ltd./Hip-O, Universal Music Group
Producer:Van Morrison
Prev Title:The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Keep It Simple
Next Year:2008

Still on Top – The Greatest Hits is the third compilation album to be issued by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison in 2007. It was released22 October 2007 in the UK in a two-CD album with 37 tracks and with a three-CD Digipak limited edition box set also available on initial release of the album in the UK. On 29 October 2007 it was listed at No. 2 on the UK Official Top 75 Albums, his highest charting ever.[1] The album also charted at No. 3 on the Top 75 Albums in Ireland, his highest debut in that country.[2] In its second week of release it topped the Swedish albums chart, and has since been certified gold.

It was released on 6 November 2007, in the U.S. and Canada on a single disc with 21 tracks and is also available as an MP3 download. The single disc album charted at No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 37 in Canada on the Soundscan charts.

The tracks consist of Morrison's biggest hits from 1964 as leader of the Northern Irish band Them through his 2005 release Magic Time. It contains no tracks from Astral Weeks, A Period of Transition, Common One, How Long Has This Been Going On, or You Win Again.

Track listing

All songs written by Van Morrison except as noted and were remastered (with the symbol *) unless unspecified.

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 63
Chart (2008)Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 26

Notes and References

  1. http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/album_charts.html The Official UK Top 75 Albums
  2. Web site: Ireland Albums Top 100 – Music Charts. acharts.us. 15 November 2017.
  3. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2007. Official Charts Company. 2 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2008. Sverigetopplistan. Swedish. 2 December 2021.