The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983 album)
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The Best of the Alan Parsons Project | ||||
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Released | 4 November 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | 1977–1983 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Alan Parsons | |||
The Alan Parsons Project chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Best of | ||||
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Allmusic | [3] |
The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a 1983 greatest hits compilation by the Alan Parsons Project. In addition, it contained a new song "You Don't Believe", which would be included on the next Project album, Ammonia Avenue. In 1986, it had become the first album of the group to be released in the Soviet Union, although the song "Psychobabble" was removed from it. No songs from Tales of Mystery and Imagination were included, presumably because that album had not been released through Arista.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson
No. | Title | Album | Length |
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1. | "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (single edit) | I Robot | 3:08 |
2. | "Eye in the Sky" | Eye in the Sky | 4:29 |
3. | "Games People Play" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:14 |
4. | "Time" | The Turn of a Friendly Card | 4:57 |
5. | "Pyramania" | Pyramid | 2:40 |
6. | "You Don't Believe" | Ammonia Avenue | 4:23 |
7. | "Lucifer" (single edit) | Eve | 4:05 |
8. | "Psychobabble" | Eye in the Sky | 4:48 |
9. | "Damned If I Do" (single edit) | Eve | 3:30 |
10. | "Don't Let It Show" (single edit) | I Robot | 3:28 |
11. | "Can't Take It with You" (single edit) | Pyramid | 4:40 |
12. | "Old and Wise" (single edit) | Eye in the Sky | 4:04 |
Total length: | 51:30 |
Charts
Chart (1983/84) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 25 |
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 49 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] | 19 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] | 20 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 16 |
UK Albums (OCC)[9] | 99 |
US Billboard 200[10] | 53 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[11] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Gold | 7,500^ |
United States (RIAA)[13] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 25.
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 16.
- ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Best of the Alan Parsons Project at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4432a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "The Alan Parsons Project Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – The Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "American album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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