The Ultimate Collection (The Kinks album)
| The Ultimate Collection | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 27 May 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 1964–1984 | |||
| Length | 140:49 | |||
| Label | Castle | |||
| The Kinks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Select | 4/5[3] |
The Ultimate Collection is a compilation of singles by British rock band the Kinks. It was released on Sanctuary Records on 27 May 2002 in the UK and 23 September 2003 in the United States. In June 2002, it reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart, and in August 2007, No. 1 on the UK Indie albums chart. It has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.[4]
The first disc contains every charting British single from 1964 to 1983 in chronological order, with the exception of the group's first two singles. Of the 24 tracks, 14 were top-ten hits in the UK. The second disc contains songs that either were released as B-sides or singles that did not chart in the UK and/or charted as singles in the North American and European markets, with the following exceptions: "Stop Your Sobbing" from the band's debut album and covered in 1979 as the debut single by the Pretenders; "Celluloid Heroes", taken from the album Everybody's in Show-Biz and released as a single three months later, failing to chart; and "Living on a Thin Line" from the album Word of Mouth.
The singles "Death of a Clown" and "Susannah's Still Alive" were credited to Dave Davies rather than the Kinks. The band plays on those records, however.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ray Davies except "Death of a Clown", "Susannah's Still Alive", "Love Me Till the Sun Shines", and "Living on a Thin Line" by Dave Davies.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "David Watts" | Something Else by the Kinks | 2:29 |
| 2. | "Stop Your Sobbing" | Kinks | 2:06 |
| 3. | "Dandy" | Face to Face | 2:08 |
| 4. | "Mr. Pleasant" | B-side to "Autumn Almanac" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "I Gotta Move" | Kinks | 2:24 |
| 6. | "Who'll Be the Next in Line" | B-side to "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy" | 2:00 |
| 7. | "I Need You" | B-side to "Set Me Free" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" | The Kink Kontroversy | 2:48 |
| 9. | "Sittin' on My Sofa" | B-side to "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "A Well Respected Man" | Kwyet Kinks, 1965 | 2:38 |
| 11. | "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" | B-side to "Sunny Afternoon" | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" | Something Else by the Kinks | 3:15 |
| 13. | "She's Got Everything" | B-side to "Days" | 3:08 |
| 14. | "Starstruck" | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968 | 2:25 |
| 15. | "Shangri-La" | Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) | 5:18 |
| 16. | "God's Children" | Percy, 1971 | 3:12 |
| 17. | "Celluloid Heroes" | Everybody's in Show-Biz | 6:20 |
| 18. | "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" (12" extended version) | single, 1979 | 3:50 |
| 19. | "Do It Again" | Word of Mouth, 1984 | 3:58 |
| 20. | "Living on a Thin Line" | Word of Mouth | 4:16 |
| Total length: | 67:18 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 37 |
| Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] | 9 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 46 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 32 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] | 7 |
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 1 |
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 71 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | 2× Platinum | 600,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ The Kinks - The Ultimate Collection at Allmusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (July 1990). "Wisdom's Almanac". Select. p. 122.
- ^ a b "British album certifications – Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Select albums in the Formats field. Type The Ultimate Collection Kinks in the "Search:" field.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – The Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – The Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart on 9/6/2002 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 2/6/2002 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 12/8/2007 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Kinks – The Ultimate Collection". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 May 2020.