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{{Short description|Compilation album series}}
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'''''The Best... Album in the World...Ever!''''' is a compilation album brand from Circa Records (trading under the '[[strategic marketing]]' brand name of [[EMI|EMI Records]]/[[Virgin Records]]).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} It was the brainchild of marketer Stephen Pritchard at Virgin Records.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wazir |first=Burhan |date=13 December 1998 |title=Arts: Pop: Music business: The best short-term marketing idea in the world... ever! |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/250434271/BF5CB350845E416APQ/5 |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=The Observer |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
'''''The Best... Album in the World...Ever!''''' is a compilation album brand from Circa Records (trading under the '[[strategic marketing]]' brand name of [[EMI|EMI Records]]/[[Virgin Records]]).{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} It was the brainchild of marketer Stephen Pritchard at Virgin Records.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wazir |first=Burhan |date=13 December 1998 |title=Arts: Pop: Music business: The best short-term marketing idea in the world... ever! |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/250434271 |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=The Observer |id={{ProQuest|250434271}} }}</ref>


Usually the album's title is made of the main title, genre and maybe issue number (so albums would include ''The Best Ibiza Album in the World...Ever!'', ''The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever!'' etc.). However, on a number of indie music collections, the genre aspect was replaced by a full list of artist names. Due to this, these were just normally listed as '''''The Best Album in the World...Ever!''''', and featured many [[Britpop]] acts, as well as dance acts such as [[Chemical Brothers]].
Usually the album's title is made of the main title, genre and maybe issue number (so albums would include ''The Best Ibiza Album in the World...Ever!'', ''The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever!'' etc.). However, on a number of indie music collections, the genre aspect was replaced by a full list of artist names. Due to this, these were just normally listed as '''''The Best Album in the World...Ever!''''', and featured many [[Britpop]] acts, as well as dance acts such as [[Chemical Brothers]].
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==List of compilations==
==List of compilations==
===Original series===
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|''The Best Irish Album in the World... Ever!''
|''The Best Irish Album in the World... Ever!''
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|''The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!''
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| rowspan="14" |1998
| rowspan="14" |1998
|''The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7''
|''The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7''
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1998 |title=THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS: ALBUMS - 18 JULY 1998 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/232236826/fulltext/BF5CB350845E416APQ/2 |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=Music Week |location=London |via=[[ProQuest]]}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 18, 1998 |title=THE OFFICIAL UK CHARTS: ALBUMS - 18 JULY 1998 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/232236826 |access-date=2024-11-06 |work=Music Week |location=London |id={{ProQuest|232236826}} }}</ref>
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|''The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 3''
|''The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 3''
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|''The Best Club Anthems 99... Ever!''
|''The Best Club Anthems 99... Ever!''
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|''The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!''
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|''The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 10''
|''The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 10''
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|''The Best Comedy Album in the World... Ever!''
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|''The Best Pub Jukebox in the World... Ever!''
|''The Best Pub Jukebox in the World... Ever!''
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|''The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition)''
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|''The Best Khaleeji Album in the World... Ever!''
|''The Best Khaleeji Album in the World... Ever!''
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==The Best... Album in the World... Ever!==
===Revival series (2019-present)===
After a few years of the series being dormant, Spectrum Music, a budget label jointly owned by [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Operations]] and [[Sony Music]], started to regularly release 3-CD compilations under the ''Best... Album in the World...Ever!'' name as a companion to the revived ''[[Hits (compilation series)|The Hits Album]]'' series in 2019.
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:auto; table-layout:fixed;"
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! rowspan="2" | Title !! rowspan="2" | Release date !! Peak chart position !! rowspan="2" style="width:25%;" | Notes
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! <small>[[UK Compilation Chart|UK Compilations]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/official-compilations-chart/|title=Official Compilations Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Country Album in the World...Ever!'' || rowspan="3" | {{Start date|2019|5|31|df=yes}} || 3 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Soul Album in the World...Ever!'' || 8 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Movie Hits Album in the World...Ever!'' || 9 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Electronic Album in the World...Ever!'' || rowspan="3" | {{Start date|2019|9|13|df=yes}} || 2 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Dance Album in the World...Ever!'' || 5 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Groove Album in the World...Ever!'' || 6 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 70s Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2019|11|15|df=yes}} || 8 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Disco Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2019|11|22|df=yes}} || 15 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best American Legends Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2020|2|28|df=yes}} || 4 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Album in the World...Ever!'' || rowspan="2" | {{Start date|2020|5|15|df=yes}} || 9 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best British Legends Album in the World...Ever!'' || 19 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Indie Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2020|7|8|df=yes}} || 9 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best R&B Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2020|7|24|df=yes}} || 12 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Late Nite Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2020|8|14|df=yes}} || 15 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Driving Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2020|10|23|df=yes}} || 14 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2021|2|5|df=yes}} || 3 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Summer Holiday Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2021|6|18|df=yes}} || 3 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 90s Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2021|8|20|df=yes}} || 8 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Cosiest Christmas Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2021|10|29|df=yes}} || 7 || style="text-align:left;" | Contains a bonus disc featuring Christmas carols performed by the [[Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge]].
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 70s Party Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2021|11|26|df=yes}} || 10 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 60s Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2022|1|28|df=yes}} || 9 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Rides Again'' || {{Start date|2022|3|18|df=yes}} || 11 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Coolest Album in the World Ever!'' || {{Start date|2022|6|3|df=yes}} || 15 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Jukebox Classics Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|2|3|df=yes}} || 10 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Sing Along'' || {{Start date|2023|2|10|df=yes}} || 15 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 70s Rock Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|3|24|df=yes}} || 10 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 60s & 70s Soul Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|5|19|df=yes}} || 10 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Summer Time Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|6|23|df=yes}} || 11 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Car Songs Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|7|14|df=yes}} || 14 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Rock Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|9|15|df=yes}} || 12 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Disco Party Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2023|11|10|df=yes}} || 23 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Soul Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|1|5|df=yes}} || 14 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best R&B Classics Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|2|9|df=yes}} || 17 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Northern Soul Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|3|29|df=yes}} || 8 || style="text-align:left;" | Abridged version released as a vinyl [[Double album|double LP]] entitled ''Northern Soul Classics''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/northern-soul-classics|title=Northern Soul Classics <nowiki>|</nowiki> Vinyl 12" Album|website=HMV Online|date=2024-03-29}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Pop Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|4|19|df=yes}} || 20 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Movies Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|5|17|df=yes}} || 11 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Power Ballads Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|7|12|df=yes}} || 10 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Number 1s Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|9|6|df=yes}} || 11 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Party Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2024|11|15|df=yes}} || 13 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Country Classics Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2025|2|7|df=yes}} || 12 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s US Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2025|3|21|df=yes}} || 11 ||
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Northern Soul Album in the World...Ever! Volume II: Back to the Floor'' || {{Start date|2025|6|13|df=yes}} || 21 || style="text-align:left;" | Abridged version released as a vinyl double LP entitled ''Northern Soul Classics: Volume 2''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hmv.com/store/music/vinyl/northern-soul-classics-ii|title=Northern Soul Classics II|website=HMV Online|date=2025-06-13}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best 80s Funk, Soul and Groove Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2025|7|18|df=yes}} || 17 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Soft Rock Album in the World...Ever!'' || {{Start date|2025|8|15|df=yes}} || 14 ||
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| style="text-align:left;" | ''The Best Number 1s Album in the World...Ever! More Chart-Toppers'' || {{Start date|2025|9|12|df=yes}} || 28 ||
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==Albums==
===The Best... Album in the World... Ever!===


These albums have the genre of indie/alternative music.
These albums have the genre of indie/alternative music.
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The brand new ''The Album:'' series spawned six more volumes (although a hiatus was present in two of its five active years)
The brand new ''The Album:'' series spawned six more volumes (although a hiatus was present in two of its five active years)


===Volume 1 (1995)===
====Volume 1 (1995)====
VTDCD 58
VTDCD 58


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====Disc 1====
=====Disc 1=====
#[[Supergrass]] – "[[Alright/Time|Alright]]"
#[[Supergrass]] – "[[Alright/Time|Alright]]"
#[[Blur (band)|Blur]] – "[[Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls and Boys]]"
#[[Blur (band)|Blur]] – "[[Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls and Boys]]"
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====Disc 2====
=====Disc 2=====
#[[The Smiths]] – "[[This Charming Man]]"
#[[The Smiths]] – "[[This Charming Man]]"
#[[The Jesus & Mary Chain]] – "[[April Skies]]"
#[[The Jesus & Mary Chain]] – "[[April Skies]]"
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*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.
*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.


===Volume 2 (1996)===
====Volume 2 (1996)====
VTDCD 76
VTDCD 76


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====Disc 1====
=====Disc 1=====
#Oasis – "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]"
#Oasis – "[[Wonderwall (song)|Wonderwall]]"
#[[Paul Weller]] – "Wild Wood"
#[[Paul Weller]] – "Wild Wood"
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{{Col-2}}


====Disc 2====
=====Disc 2=====
#[[Björk]] – "[[It's Oh So Quiet]]"
#[[Björk]] – "[[It's Oh So Quiet]]"
#[[Dreadzone]] – "[[Little Britain (song)|Little Britain]]"
#[[Dreadzone]] – "[[Little Britain (song)|Little Britain]]"
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{{Col-end}}


*"Blue Monday" has been shortened slightly from its original 12" version, while the following track "How Soon is Now?" has been extended slightly. Both songs come to approx. 6:40 in length.
*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.
*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.


===Volume 3 (1996)===
====Volume 3 (1996)====
VTDCD 084
VTDCD 084


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====Disc 1====
=====Disc 1=====
#[[The Prodigy]] – "[[Firestarter (The Prodigy song)|Firestarter]]"
#[[The Prodigy]] – "[[Firestarter (The Prodigy song)|Firestarter]]"
#[[Leftfield]]/[[John Lydon|Lydon]] – "[[Open Up (Leftfield song)|Open Up]]"
#[[Leftfield]]/[[John Lydon|Lydon]] – "[[Open Up (Leftfield song)|Open Up]]"
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====Disc 2====
=====Disc 2=====
#Paul Weller – "[[The Changingman]]"
#Paul Weller – "[[The Changingman]]"
#Oasis – "Round Are Way"
#Oasis – "Round Are Way"
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{{Col-end}}


*The Prodigy are credited as simply 'Prodigy'. The Chemical Brothers are credited as simply 'Chemical Brothers'.
*Although the Dave Clarke remix of "Chemical Beats" is featured, this is only mentioned in the booklet, and the back cover just simply lists "Chemical Beats" without mention of the remix.
*Although the Dave Clarke remix of "Chemical Beats" is featured, this is only mentioned in the booklet, and the back cover just simply lists "Chemical Beats" without mention of the remix.
*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.
*There are 28 credited artists in the full title of the album.


===Volume 4 (1996)===
====Volume 4 (1996)====
VTDCD 096
VTDCD 096


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====Disc 1====
=====Disc 1=====
#Oasis – "[[Some Might Say]]"
#Oasis – "[[Some Might Say]]"
#Cast – "[[Alright (Cast song)|Alright]]"
#Cast – "[[Alright (Cast song)|Alright]]"
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====Disc 2====
=====Disc 2=====
#Paul Weller – "[[Sunflower (Paul Weller song)|Sunflower]]"
#Paul Weller – "[[Sunflower (Paul Weller song)|Sunflower]]"
#[[R.E.M.]] – "[[Orange Crush (song)|Orange Crush]]"
#[[R.E.M.]] – "[[Orange Crush (song)|Orange Crush]]"
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*The Chemical Brothers are credited without the definite article.
*There are 26 artists credited in the full title of the album.
*There are 26 artists credited in the full title of the album.


===Volume 5 (1997)===
====Volume 5 (1997)====
 
#Pulp – "[[Sorted for Es and Wizz]]"
#Pulp – "[[Sorted for Es and Wizz]]"
#[[Kula Shaker]] – "[[Tattva]]"
#[[Kula Shaker]] – "[[Tattva]]"
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*There are 22 credited artists in the full title of the album.
*There are 22 credited artists in the full title of the album.


===Volume 6 (1997)===
====Volume 6 (1997)====


#Radiohead – "[[Paranoid Android]]"
#Radiohead – "[[Paranoid Android]]"
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*There are 25 credited artists in the title.
*There are 25 credited artists in the title.
*Having given Oasis two songs on every album in the series, this is the first volume not to feature any of the band's music; it does however feature The Chemical Brothers' "Setting Sun" which is co-written by Noel Gallagher and features him on lead vocals. The following Volume 7 also featured no Oasis songs.


===Volume 7 (1998)===
====Volume 7 (1998)====


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====Disc 1====
=====Disc 1=====
#The Verve – "[[Sonnet (song)|Sonnet]]"
#The Verve – "[[Sonnet (song)|Sonnet]]"
#[[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]] – "[[Come Back to What You Know]]"
#[[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]] – "[[Come Back to What You Know]]"
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====Disc 2====
=====Disc 2=====
#[[Mansun]] – "Wide Open Space" ([[Perfecto Records|Pefecto]] remix)
#[[Mansun]] – "Wide Open Space" ([[Perfecto Records|Pefecto]] remix)
#PF Project feat. [[Ewan McGregor]] – "Choose Life"
#PF Project feat. [[Ewan McGregor]] – "Choose Life"
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*This volume features repeats of songs featured in previous volumes from the series; The Stone Roses' "What The World Is Waiting For" featured on Volume 3, and Mansun's "Wide Open Space" featured on Volume 5, although the version of "Wide Open Space" here is a remix by [[Paul Oakenfold]].
*This volume features repeats of songs featured in previous volumes from the series; The Stone Roses' "What The World Is Waiting For" featured on Volume 3, and Mansun's "Wide Open Space" featured on Volume 5, although the version of "Wide Open Space" here is a remix by [[Paul Oakenfold]].


==''The Best Funk Album in the World...Ever!''==
===''The Best Funk Album in the World...Ever!''===
This is a double tape or [[CD]] [[Compilation album|compilation]] of 1970s [[funk]] and [[blaxploitation]] soundtrack music. The album is a de facto follow up to the EMI/Virgin release '''''Superfunk''''' though it was decided to list the album under the stronger '''Best..Ever''' brand name.
This is a double tape or [[CD]] [[Compilation album|compilation]] of 1970s [[funk]] and [[blaxploitation]] soundtrack music. The album is a de facto follow up to the EMI/Virgin release '''''Superfunk''''' though it was decided to list the album under the stronger '''Best..Ever''' brand name.


The concept of the album is similar to the Harmless collections and to [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] [[Global TV]]'s ''Blaxplotation'' album series.
The concept of the album is similar to the Harmless collections and to [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] [[Global TV]]'s ''Blaxplotation'' album series.


==''The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever!''==
===''The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever!''===
This is a double CD album of various [[Christmas music]], originally released in 1996. In 2000, a new edition was released, ''The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition)''.
This is a double CD album of various [[Christmas music]], originally released in 1996. In 2000, a new edition was released, ''The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition)''.


===1996 Edition===
====1996 Edition====


====Disc One====
=====Disc One=====


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====Disc Two====
=====Disc Two=====


#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
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=== 2000 New Edition ===
==== 2000 New Edition ====


====Disc One====
=====Disc One=====
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====Disc Two====
=====Disc Two=====
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
#"[[White Christmas (song)|White Christmas]]" – [[Bing Crosby]]
#"[[The Christmas Song]]" – [[Nat 'King' Cole]]
#"[[The Christmas Song]]" – [[Nat 'King' Cole]]
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==''The Best...Anthems...Ever!''==
===''The Best...Anthems...Ever!''===
A 2-[[CD]] [[compilation album|compilation]] released in 1997.
A 2-[[CD]] [[compilation album|compilation]] released in 1997.
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===Disc 1===
====Disc 1====
#"[[Tubthumping]]" – [[Chumbawamba]]
#"[[Tubthumping]]" – [[Chumbawamba]]
#"Parklife" – Blur
#"Parklife" – Blur
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===Disc 2===
====Disc 2====
#"[[The Drugs Don't Work]]" – [[The Verve]]
#"[[The Drugs Don't Work]]" – [[The Verve]]
#"[[Street Spirit (Fade Out)]]" – [[Radiohead]]
#"[[Street Spirit (Fade Out)]]" – [[Radiohead]]
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==''The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever!''==
===''The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever!''===
These were a series of albums compiled by [[Brian May]] from [[Queen (band)|Queen]] that ran from 2001 to 2005.
These were a series of albums compiled by [[Brian May]] from [[Queen (band)|Queen]] that ran from 2001 to 2005.
Despite the first volume only entering at #5, it achieved at least Gold status, whilst the second volume received Platinum status.
Despite the first volume only entering at #5, it achieved at least Gold status, whilst the second volume received Platinum status.


===Volume 1 (2001)===
====Volume 1 (2001)====
The first volume was released 5 November 2001, and entered the compilations charts at #5. It featured twenty tracks on CD1 and twenty one on CD2. It opens with an exclusive version of the Queen song "[[Tie Your Mother Down]]" subtitled "(Air Guitar Edit)", which features a different intro (a snippet of the song "[[We Will Rock You]]") than the original version (which was sometimes credited separately from the song). Also on the album was another Queen song, "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]", the four-minute edit of the [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] song "[[Freebird]]", and many other songs, including a rare appearance from [[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]].
The first volume was released 5 November 2001, and entered the compilations charts at #5. It featured twenty tracks on CD1 and twenty one on CD2. It opens with an exclusive version of the Queen song "[[Tie Your Mother Down]]" subtitled "(Air Guitar Edit)", which features a different intro (a snippet of the song "[[We Will Rock You]]") than the original version (which was sometimes credited separately from the song). Also on the album was another Queen song, "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]", the four-minute edit of the [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]] song "[[Freebird]]", and many other songs, including a rare appearance from [[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]].


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#[[Queen (band)|Queen]] – "[[Tie Your Mother Down]] (Air Guitar Edit)"
#[[Deep Purple]] – "[[Smoke on the Water]]"
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#[[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] – "[[Voodoo Chile]]"
#[[The Jimi Hendrix Experience]] – "[[Voodoo Chile]]"
#[[The Who]] – "[[My Generation]]"
#[[The Who]] – "[[My Generation]]"
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===Volume 2 (2002)===
====Volume 2 (2002)====
After the success of volume 1, the second volume was released November 2002. Like volume 1, there was an exclusive on the album: Brian May's cover of "[[God Save the Queen]]" recorded on top of Buckingham Palace in 2002. Also featured was Queen's "[[One Vision]]" and many [[pop punk]] and [[nu metal]] songs which were fairly recent at the time of release. Brian May had help in compiling the album from several other musicians, alongside Ashley Abram (who normally compiles all ''The Best...Ever!'' series).
After the success of volume 1, the second volume was released November 2002. Like volume 1, there was an exclusive on the album: Brian May's cover of "[[God Save the Queen]]" recorded on top of Buckingham Palace in 2002. Also featured was Queen's "[[One Vision]]" and many [[pop punk]] and [[nu metal]] songs which were fairly recent at the time of release. Brian May had help in compiling the album from several other musicians, alongside Ashley Abram (who normally compiles all ''The Best...Ever!'' series).


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#Queen – "[[One Vision]]"
#[[Bryan Adams]] – "[[Run to You (Bryan Adams song)|Run to You]]"
#[[Bryan Adams]] – "[[Run to You (Bryan Adams song)|Run to You]]"
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#The Who – "[[Pinball Wizard]]"
#The Who – "[[Pinball Wizard]]"
#Cream – "[[Sunshine of Your Love]]"
#Cream – "[[Sunshine of Your Love]]"
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#[[Pink Floyd]] – "[[Another Brick in the Wall]] (Part 2)"
#[[Pink Floyd]] – "[[Another Brick in the Wall]] (Part 2)"
#[[Gary Moore]] – "[[Parisienne Walkways]] (Live)"
#[[Gary Moore]] – "[[Parisienne Walkways]] (Live)"
#[[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], [[Ray Cooper]] and the [[Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra]] - "[[God Save the Queen]]"
#[[Brian May]], [[Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)|Roger Taylor]], [[Ray Cooper]] and the [[Royal Academy of Music]] Symphony Orchestra - "[[God Save the Queen]]"
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===Volume 3 (2003)===
====Volume 3 (2003)====
Volume 3 was released November 2003. Intended to be "the last Air guitar album in the world... ever!" according to the liner notes, there was later a "best of the best" album. Volume 3 featured a rare recording of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Have a Cigar]]" by the Foo Fighters with [[Brian May]]. Queen's "[[Now I'm Here]]" also featured. The liner notes feature small quotes about each song/artist by May. Volumes 1 & 2 also did this, but focused mainly on the guitarist, rather than the song.
Volume 3 was released November 2003. Intended to be "the last Air guitar album in the world... ever!" according to the liner notes, there was later a "best of the best" album. Volume 3 featured a rare recording of the [[Pink Floyd]] song "[[Have a Cigar]]" by the Foo Fighters with [[Brian May]]. Queen's "[[Now I'm Here]]" also featured. The liner notes feature small quotes about each song/artist by May. Volumes 1 & 2 also did this, but focused mainly on the guitarist, rather than the song.
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#Queen – "[[Now I'm Here]]"
#Queen – "[[Now I'm Here]]"
#Bryan Adams – "[[Summer of '69]]"
#Bryan Adams – "[[Summer of '69]]"
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#[[The Animals]] – "[[House of the Rising Sun]]"
#[[The Animals]] – "[[House of the Rising Sun]]"
#[[Chad Kroeger]] and [[Josey Scott]] – "[[Hero (Chad Kroeger song)|Hero]]"
#[[Chad Kroeger]] and [[Josey Scott]] – "[[Hero (Chad Kroeger song)|Hero]]"
#Thin Lizzy – "[[Don't Believe a Word (Thin Lizzy song)|Don't Believe a Word]]"
#Thin Lizzy – "Don't Believe a Word"
#Gary Moore – "[[Still Got the Blues (For You)]]"
#Gary Moore – "[[Still Got the Blues (For You)]]"
#[[The Jam]] – "[[Going Underground]]"
#[[The Jam]] – "[[Going Underground]]"
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#Van Halen – "Eruption"
#Van Halen – "Eruption"
#The Who – "[[I Can't Explain]]"
#The Who – "[[I Can't Explain]]"
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===US repackage of Volume 1 (2003)===
====US repackage of Volume 1 (2003)====
In 2003, the success of Volume 1 meant the album was released in the US by [[Hollywood Records]]. It was given the new name '''''World's Greatest Air Guitar Album'''''. The album cover featured the same image, but was moved, alongside the new album text.
In 2003, the success of Volume 1 meant the album was released in the US by [[Hollywood Records]]. It was given the new name '''''World's Greatest Air Guitar Album'''''. The album cover featured the same image, but was moved, alongside the new album text.


===Volumes I & II (2003)===
====Volumes I & II (2003)====
Following the success of Volume 2, Volumes 1 and 2 were compiled into a box set, released in the same original CD boxes, but a slipcase had been placed over them displaying new artwork. The cover subtitles the set ''4 CD Deluxe Limited Edition''.
Following the success of Volume 2, Volumes 1 and 2 were compiled into a box set, released in the same original CD boxes, but a slipcase had been placed over them displaying new artwork. The cover subtitles the set ''4 CD Deluxe Limited Edition''.


===Best of the Best (2005)===
====Best of the Best (2005)====
In 2005, the series returned with a 3-CD album titled ''The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World Ever''. Due to the fact volume 3 claimed to be the last volume, the liner notes (written by Brian May) note "OK, we lied". Most of the songs had already appeared on volumes 1, 2 & 3, but there were some which didn't, such as [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]' "[[I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]" and an exclusive [[Queen + Paul Rodgers]] live performance of "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]".
In 2005, the series returned with a 3-CD album titled ''The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World Ever''. Due to the fact volume 3 claimed to be the last volume, the liner notes (written by Brian May) note "OK, we lied". Most of the songs had already appeared on volumes 1, 2 & 3, but there were some which didn't, such as [[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]]' "[[I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]" and an exclusive [[Queen + Paul Rodgers]] live performance of "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]]".


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#[[Queen + Paul Rodgers]] – "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]] (Live)"
#[[Queen + Paul Rodgers]] – "[[Fat Bottomed Girls]] (Live)"
#[[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] – "[[I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]"
#[[The Darkness (band)|The Darkness]] – "[[I Believe in a Thing Called Love]]"
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#Dire Straits – "Sultans of Swing"
#Dire Straits – "Sultans of Swing"
#[[The Police]] – "[[Message in a Bottle (The Police song)|Message in a Bottle]]"
#[[The Police]] – "[[Message in a Bottle (The Police song)|Message in a Bottle]]"
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#Blur – "Song 2"
#Blur – "Song 2"
#The Knack – "My Sharona"
#The Knack – "My Sharona"
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===Other===
===''The Best Scottish Album in the World...Ever!''===
*The first two volumes were re-released in 2006.
*The first volume was re-released in Portugal in 2002 with new artwork.
*In 2004, a 1-disc edited version of the first volume was released to unknown ventures with different artwork.
 
==''The Best Scottish Album in the World...Ever!''==
This album was released 9 June 1997. It is notable for being perhaps the only widely available [[compilation album]] that features [[Wolfstone]], who feature with their song "Battle", credited as "The Battle". At the end of the second disc is the [[Dunblane]] cover of the song "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]". All royalties from the recording of this song were sent to charities. The previous compilation ''[[Hits 97]]'' also sent royalties from the song to charity.
This album was released 9 June 1997. It is notable for being perhaps the only widely available [[compilation album]] that features [[Wolfstone]], who feature with their song "Battle", credited as "The Battle". At the end of the second disc is the [[Dunblane]] cover of the song "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]". All royalties from the recording of this song were sent to charities. The previous compilation ''[[Hits 97]]'' also sent royalties from the song to charity.


==''The Best Driving Anthems in the World...Ever!''==
===''The Best Driving Anthems in the World...Ever!''===
This is a [[CD]] [[Compilation album|compilation]] of [[power ballad]]s. Several editions have been released since the first album, ''[[Power Ballads (compilation album)|Power Ballads – The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!]]'', was released in 2004.
This is a [[CD]] [[Compilation album|compilation]] of [[power ballad]]s. Several editions have been released since the first album, ''[[Power Ballads (compilation album)|Power Ballads – The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!]]'', was released in 2004.


==''The Best Club Anthems in the World ...Ever!''==
===''The Best Club Anthems in the World ...Ever!''===
This is a sub-series in the series which ran from 1997 to 2006.
This is a sub-series in the series which ran from 1997 to 2006.


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The Best... Album in the World...Ever! is a compilation album brand from Circa Records (trading under the 'strategic marketing' brand name of EMI Records/Virgin Records).Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It was the brainchild of marketer Stephen Pritchard at Virgin Records.[1]

Usually the album's title is made of the main title, genre and maybe issue number (so albums would include The Best Ibiza Album in the World...Ever!, The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever! etc.). However, on a number of indie music collections, the genre aspect was replaced by a full list of artist names. Due to this, these were just normally listed as The Best Album in the World...Ever!, and featured many Britpop acts, as well as dance acts such as Chemical Brothers.

Although most albums use the Album in the World...Ever! suffix, some towards the late 1990s change the suffix to Anthems...Ever!, with a plural on the theme (example the album The Best Celtic Anthems...Ever!). Some even just use ...Ever! as a suffix (such as The Best TV Ads...Ever!)

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History

The series started with The Best...Dance Album in the World...Ever! (1993) which was a success, spending four weeks at number one on the UK Compilation Chart and ending up as the third biggest selling compilation of the year. The Dance strand led to a fourteen volume subseries. Other successful subseries included Air Guitar, Sixties, Club Anthems and the aforementioned alternative rock Best...Album in the World Evers.

The Best Club Anthems...Ever!, featuring house, big beat, techno and electronica was released in 1997, and there have been 16 sequels. One difference from The Best Dance Album in the World..Ever! and The Best Club Anthems...Ever series is that Club Anthems originally had its tracks mixed, although this stopped beginning with 2003's Very Best Club Anthems release.

The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever!, referred to in retrospect as Air Guitar I, released 5 November 2001, was compiled by Brian May. A sequel was released in November 2002 and another in November 2003, the latter proclaiming itself to be the last Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever!. Both sequels were again compiled by Brian May. In 2005, a 3CD The Best of the Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! was released. Whilst Air Guitar III proclaimed to be the final volume, the liner notes written by May in The Best of the Best start with "OK, we lied."

Sometimes, the albums have captured a moment of popularity for things other than music, such as The Best TV Ads...Ever!, a compilation released in May 2000 of songs from current and famous TV adverts, which was released just days after the "100 Greatest TV Ads" poll from Channel 4 and The Sunday Times aired on the former. Furthermore, many other albums with a similar concept followed from other labels, including Switched On from rival label Telstar, Classic Ads from Universal, Commercial Breaks from Beechwood Music and the similarly titled Commercial Break from Castle Music.

The series was immensely popular, and most of the volumes performed well in the compilation charts, with some even making number one. The series started to become subject to popular culture parodies, such as spoof band Shirehorses titling their first album from 1997 The worst...album in the world...ever...EVER!. Blur, who appeared on some of the albums in the series, were originally going to title their 2000 compilation Blur: The Best of as Best Blur Album in the World Ever.

The series originally featured a globe on each album cover, to represent the world, as referred to in the album titles. When the Anthems...Ever! and the simply ...Ever! titles started to appear in 1997, the globe didn't usually appear on the cover. The globe continued to be featured on in the World...Ever! covers nonetheless, although in 2001–02, it started to become absent from the album covers of in the World...Ever! albums too, as it is absent from the Air Guitar covers and one of the Dance covers.

List of compilations

Original series

Year Title Ref
1993 The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Part 1
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Part 2
The Best Christmas... Ever!
1994 The Best Country Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 4
The Best Reggae Album in the World... Ever!
1995 The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Punk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Party Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II
The Best Rock Ballads in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Dance Album in the World... 95!
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5
The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Sixties Album In The World...Ever!
1996 The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3
The Best Opera Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II
The Best Rap Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Irish Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!
The Best Swing Album in the World... Ever! Vol. I
The Best Swing Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II
The Best Punk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6
The Best Jazz Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Footie Anthems in the World... Ever!
1997 The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5
The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6
The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Disco Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. III
The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. IV
The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7
The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Scottish Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Summer Album in the World... Ever!
Spice Girls Present... The Best Girl Power Album... Ever!
The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
1998 The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7 [2]
The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 3
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 8
The Best Disco Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Glam Rock Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Ska Album in the World... Ever!
The Best 90's Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Party Megamix Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Workout Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Girl Power Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Chart Hits Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Country Ballads in the World... Ever!
The Best Rock Anthems... Ever!
1999
The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 4
The Best Choral Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Blue Note Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Belly Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 9
The Best Classical Album of the Millennium... Ever!
The Best Sixties Love Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Pepsi Chart Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Latin Party Album in the World... Ever!
The Best ...and Friends Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Club Anthems 99... Ever!
The Best House Anthems... Ever!
The Best Love Songs... Ever!
The Best Celtic Anthems... Ever!
The Best Hip Hop Anthems... Ever!
The Most Relaxing Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Kid's Party in the World... Ever!
The Best 80s Album in the World... Ever!
2000 The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 10
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! 2000
The Best Ibiza Anthems... Ever! 2k
The Best Latino Carnival Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Pepsi Chart Album in the World... Ever! 2000
The Best Proms Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Comedy Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Cuban Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Summer Holiday Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Arabic Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Arabic Love Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Easy Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Jukebox Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Pub Jukebox in the World... Ever!
The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition)
The Best Blues Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Trance Anthems... Ever!
The Best Club Anthems... Ever! 2k
The Best Mix... Ever!
The Best Millennium Party... Ever!
The Best TV Ads... Ever!
2001 The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. I
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 11
2002 The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. II
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! 2002
The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1
The Best Italian Album in the World... Ever!
2003 The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. III
The Best Prog Rock Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Panpipes Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3
The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 13
The Best Tango Album in the World... Ever!
2004 The Best Gregorian Chant Album In The World... Ever!
The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Line Dancing Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Folk Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Latin Jazz Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Khaleeji Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever!
2005 The Best Military Bands Album In The World... Ever!
The Best Gospel Album In The World... Ever!
The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World... Ever!
The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 4
The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5
2006 The Best Disney Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6
The Best Baroque Album in the World... Ever!
The Best ...and Friends Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2
2007 The Best Kids Xmas Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Karaoke Album in the World... Ever!
The Best Unofficial Footie Anthems... Ever!
2008 The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7

Revival series (2019-present)

After a few years of the series being dormant, Spectrum Music, a budget label jointly owned by Universal Music Operations and Sony Music, started to regularly release 3-CD compilations under the Best... Album in the World...Ever! name as a companion to the revived The Hits Album series in 2019.

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UK Compilations
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The Best Country Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3
The Best Soul Album in the World...Ever! 8
The Best Movie Hits Album in the World...Ever! 9
The Best Electronic Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2
The Best Dance Album in the World...Ever! 5
The Best 80s Groove Album in the World...Ever! 6
The Best 70s Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8
The Best Disco Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15
The Best American Legends Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4
The Best 80s Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9
The Best British Legends Album in the World...Ever! 19
The Best Indie Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9
The Best R&B Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12
The Best Late Nite Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15
The Best Driving Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14
The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3
The Best Summer Holiday Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3
The Best 90s Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8
The Cosiest Christmas Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 Contains a bonus disc featuring Christmas carols performed by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge.
The Best 70s Party Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10
The Best 60s Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9
The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Rides Again Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11
The Coolest Album in the World Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15
The Best Jukebox Classics Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10
The Best 80s Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Sing Along Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15
The Best 70s Rock Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10
The Best 60s & 70s Soul Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10
The Best Summer Time Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11
The Best Car Songs Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14
The Best 80s Rock Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12
The Best Disco Party Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 23
The Best 80s Soul Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14
The Best R&B Classics Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17
The Best Northern Soul Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 Abridged version released as a vinyl double LP entitled Northern Soul Classics.[4]
The Best Pop Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20
The Best 80s Movies Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11
The Best Power Ballads Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10
The Best Number 1s Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11
The Best 80s Party Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 13
The Best Country Classics Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12
The Best 80s US Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 11
The Best Northern Soul Album in the World...Ever! Volume II: Back to the Floor Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 21 Abridged version released as a vinyl double LP entitled Northern Soul Classics: Volume 2.[5]
The Best 80s Funk, Soul and Groove Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17
The Best Soft Rock Album in the World...Ever! Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14
The Best Number 1s Album in the World...Ever! More Chart-Toppers Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 28

Albums

The Best... Album in the World... Ever!

These albums have the genre of indie/alternative music.

These albums finished in 1998, although the series was picked up again in 2001 under a new name, The Album:.

The brand new The Album: series spawned six more volumes (although a hiatus was present in two of its five active years)

Volume 1 (1995)

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Volume 2 (1996)

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Volume 3 (1996)

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Volume 4 (1996)

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Volume 5 (1997)

  1. Pulp – "Sorted for Es and Wizz"
  2. Kula Shaker – "Tattva"
  3. Oasis – "Live Forever"
  4. Manic Street Preachers – "Everything Must Go"
  5. Blur – "Beetlebum"
  6. Placebo – "Nancy Boy"
  7. Apollo 440 – "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Dub"
  8. The Prodigy – "Breathe"
  9. Fun Lovin' Criminals – "Scooby Snacks"
  10. Mansun – "Wide Open Space"
  11. Depeche Mode – "Barrel of a Gun"
  12. Garbage – "Milk"
  13. Skunk Anansie – "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
  14. Suede – "Beautiful Ones"
  15. The Supernaturals – "The Day Before Yesterday's Man"
  16. Bennet – "Mum's Gone to Iceland"
  17. Sleeper – "Nice Guy Eddie"
  18. Shed Seven – "Getting Better"
  19. The Presidents of the United States of America – "Lump"
  20. Geneva – "Into the Blue"
  21. Underworld – "Pearl's Girl"
  22. Paul Weller – "Out of the Sinking"
  23. Oasis – "Roll with It"
  24. Ocean Colour Scene – "The Riverboat Song"
  25. R.E.M. – "What's the Frequency Kenneth"
  26. Deep Purple – "Hush"
  27. Cast – "Flying"
  28. Space – "Dark Clouds"
  29. The Lightning Seeds – "Lucky You"
  30. The La's – "There She Goes"
  31. Dodgy – "Good Enough"
  32. White Town – "Your Woman"
  33. Babybird – "Candy Girl"
  34. 808 State and James Dean Bradfield – "Lopez"
  35. The Aloof – "One Night Stand"
  36. Radiohead – "Fake Plastic Trees"
  37. Longpigs – "Lost Myself"
  38. Terrorvision – "Easy"
  39. The Stone Roses – "I Am the Resurrection"
  • There are 22 credited artists in the full title of the album.

Volume 6 (1997)

  1. Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"
  2. Blur – "Song 2"
  3. Supergrass – "Richard III"
  4. Foo Fighters – "This Is a Call"
  5. eels – "Novocaine for the Soul"
  6. The Charlatans – "North Country Boy"
  7. Cast – "Free Me"
  8. Manic Street Preachers – "Australia"
  9. Kula Shaker – "Hey Dude"
  10. Pulp – "Disco 2000"
  11. Monaco – "What Do You Want from Me"
  12. The Supernaturals – "Smile"
  13. John Lydon – "Sun"
  14. 3 Colours Red – "Copper Girl"
  15. Fun Lovin' Criminals – "King of New York"
  16. Sneaker Pimps – "6 Underground"
  17. Depeche Mode – "Home"
  18. Primal Scream – "Star"
  19. Skunk Anansie – "Brazen (Weep)"
  20. The Chemical Brothers – "Setting Sun"
  21. Republica – "Ready to Go"
  22. Reef – "Place Your Hands"
  23. Bush – "Swallowed"
  24. Teenage Fanclub – "Ain't That Enough"
  25. The Stone Roses – "Made of Stone"
  26. Suede – "Lazy"
  27. Ether – "If You Really Want to Know"
  28. Geneva – "Tranquilizer"
  29. Mansun – "She Makes My Nose Bleed"
  30. Embrace – "The Last Gas"
  31. Ben Folds Five – "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
  32. My Life Story – "Strumpet"
  33. Hurricane#1 – "Just Another Illusion"
  34. Placebo – "Bruise Pristine"
  35. Kenickie – "Punka"
  36. The Future Sound of London – "We Have Explosive"
  37. Fluke – "Absurd"
  38. Super Furry Animals – "Hermann Loves Pauline"
  39. The Verve – "On Your Own"
  40. Dodgy – "Staying Out for the Summer"
  • There are 25 credited artists in the title.

Volume 7 (1998)

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  • Unusual for compilation albums, the "Brimful of Asha" featured on disc two is the original version, not the Norman Cook remix which reached #1 in the UK charts.
  • The band Air are credited as Air French Band.
  • There are 16 credited artists in the full title of the album.
  • This volume features repeats of songs featured in previous volumes from the series; The Stone Roses' "What The World Is Waiting For" featured on Volume 3, and Mansun's "Wide Open Space" featured on Volume 5, although the version of "Wide Open Space" here is a remix by Paul Oakenfold.

The Best Funk Album in the World...Ever!

This is a double tape or CD compilation of 1970s funk and blaxploitation soundtrack music. The album is a de facto follow up to the EMI/Virgin release Superfunk though it was decided to list the album under the stronger Best..Ever brand name.

The concept of the album is similar to the Harmless collections and to BMG Global TV's Blaxplotation album series.

The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever!

This is a double CD album of various Christmas music, originally released in 1996. In 2000, a new edition was released, The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition).

1996 Edition

Disc One

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2000 New Edition

Disc One

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The Best...Anthems...Ever!

A 2-CD compilation released in 1997.

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The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever!

These were a series of albums compiled by Brian May from Queen that ran from 2001 to 2005. Despite the first volume only entering at #5, it achieved at least Gold status, whilst the second volume received Platinum status.

Volume 1 (2001)

The first volume was released 5 November 2001, and entered the compilations charts at #5. It featured twenty tracks on CD1 and twenty one on CD2. It opens with an exclusive version of the Queen song "Tie Your Mother Down" subtitled "(Air Guitar Edit)", which features a different intro (a snippet of the song "We Will Rock You") than the original version (which was sometimes credited separately from the song). Also on the album was another Queen song, "Bohemian Rhapsody", the four-minute edit of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Freebird", and many other songs, including a rare appearance from The Jimi Hendrix Experience.

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Volume 2 (2002)

After the success of volume 1, the second volume was released November 2002. Like volume 1, there was an exclusive on the album: Brian May's cover of "God Save the Queen" recorded on top of Buckingham Palace in 2002. Also featured was Queen's "One Vision" and many pop punk and nu metal songs which were fairly recent at the time of release. Brian May had help in compiling the album from several other musicians, alongside Ashley Abram (who normally compiles all The Best...Ever! series).

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Volume 3 (2003)

Volume 3 was released November 2003. Intended to be "the last Air guitar album in the world... ever!" according to the liner notes, there was later a "best of the best" album. Volume 3 featured a rare recording of the Pink Floyd song "Have a Cigar" by the Foo Fighters with Brian May. Queen's "Now I'm Here" also featured. The liner notes feature small quotes about each song/artist by May. Volumes 1 & 2 also did this, but focused mainly on the guitarist, rather than the song.

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US repackage of Volume 1 (2003)

In 2003, the success of Volume 1 meant the album was released in the US by Hollywood Records. It was given the new name World's Greatest Air Guitar Album. The album cover featured the same image, but was moved, alongside the new album text.

Volumes I & II (2003)

Following the success of Volume 2, Volumes 1 and 2 were compiled into a box set, released in the same original CD boxes, but a slipcase had been placed over them displaying new artwork. The cover subtitles the set 4 CD Deluxe Limited Edition.

Best of the Best (2005)

In 2005, the series returned with a 3-CD album titled The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World Ever. Due to the fact volume 3 claimed to be the last volume, the liner notes (written by Brian May) note "OK, we lied". Most of the songs had already appeared on volumes 1, 2 & 3, but there were some which didn't, such as The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and an exclusive Queen + Paul Rodgers live performance of "Fat Bottomed Girls".

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The Best Scottish Album in the World...Ever!

This album was released 9 June 1997. It is notable for being perhaps the only widely available compilation album that features Wolfstone, who feature with their song "Battle", credited as "The Battle". At the end of the second disc is the Dunblane cover of the song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". All royalties from the recording of this song were sent to charities. The previous compilation Hits 97 also sent royalties from the song to charity.

The Best Driving Anthems in the World...Ever!

This is a CD compilation of power ballads. Several editions have been released since the first album, Power Ballads – The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!, was released in 2004.

The Best Club Anthems in the World ...Ever!

This is a sub-series in the series which ran from 1997 to 2006.

Here is a list of albums in the series:

  1. The Best Club Anthems ...Ever! (1997)
  2. The Best Club Anthems 2 ...Ever! (1997)
  3. The Best Club Anthems III ...Ever! (1998)
  4. The Best Club Anthems 99 ...Ever! (1999)
  5. The Best Club Anthems 2000 (1999)
  6. The Best Club Anthems ...Ever! 2K (2000)
  7. The Best Club Anthems 2001 (2000)
  8. The Best Club Anthems 2002 (2002)
  9. The Best Club Anthems Summer 2002 (2002)
  10. The Best Club Anthems 2003 (2002)
  11. The Very Best Club Anthems ...Ever! (2003)
  12. The Best Club Anthems 2004 (2004)
  13. The Best Club Anthems 2005 (2005)
  14. The Best Club Anthems 05 (2005)
  15. The Best Club Anthems Classics (2005)
  16. The Best Club Anthems 2006 (2006)
  17. The Best Club Anthems 80s Anthems (2006)
  • Every album from the first volume to The Best Club Anthems 2003 was digitally mixed. Starting with The Very Best Club Anthems ...Ever!, The songs were unmixed.
  • The same album also started another tradition which was slightly different packaging. Previous volumes featured a border on the cover with small circles in each corner, although this new tradition was short, and the border re-appeared for the last three albums in the series, starting with The Best Club Anthems Classics.
  • The series was very successful. It offered a third alternative to the Now Dance series, with the other alternative being The Best Dance Album series.

See also

References

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