The Best of Ricky Martin explained

The Best of Ricky Martin
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Ricky Martin
Cover:	Thebestofrickymartin.jpg
Recorded:	1995–2001
Length:	56:59
Language:	English
Label:	Columbia
Chronology:	Ricky Martin compilations
Prev Title:	La Historia
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Almas del Silencio
Next Year:	2003

The Best of Ricky Martin is the second compilation album by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin released by Columbia Records on October 30, 2001.^[1]

Commercial performance

The Best of Ricky Martin did not include any new material. The remixes of "Amor" were sent to radio stations in selected countries, to promote the album. The Best of Ricky Martin was not released in the United States.

The album peaked at number seven in Denmark, number twelve in the Netherlands and Italy, number seventeen in Finland, and number twenty-five in Australia. In the United Kingdom it reached number forty-two.

The Best of Ricky Martin was certified Platinum in Australia, and Gold in the United Kingdom and Finland. In the UK, the album has sold 177,064 copies.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2001)!scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (Top 100)^[3]	38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[4]	50

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)!scope="col"

Position
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[5]	47
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	141

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	November 14, 2001^[7]	Epic Records Int'l	CD	EICP-15
	December 21, 2016^[8]			SICP-5225
	March 13, 2019^[9]			SICP-6055

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ricky Martin's media . www.rickymartinmusic.com . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419050828/http://www.rickymartinmusic.com/Media/Discography . April 19, 2012 . dead.
2. Web site: Adele back on top of albums chart, while Horrors add to XL joy. musicweek.com. July 17, 2011.
3. Hits of the World. Billboard. November 23, 2015.
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/178059/ranking/cd_album/ . ja:リッキー・マーティンのアルバム売り上げランキング . Japanese . . November 23, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030193154/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/178059/ranking/cd_album/ . October 30, 2014 .
5. Web site: Chart of the Year 2001 . Mogens Nielsen . November 23, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230606/http://top20.dk/chart/2001 . July 23, 2015 .
6. Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2001. OCC. November 23, 2015.
7. Web site: GREATEST HITS Ricky Martin CD Album . CDJapan .
8. Web site: The Best of Ricky Martin [Low-priced Reissue] Ricci Martin CD Album . CDJapan .
9. Web site: The Best of Ricky Martin [Limited-time Low-priced Reissue] Ricci Martin CD Album . CDJapan .