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20 Greatest Hits ( English for "20 Greatest Hits") is the ninth compilation album by the British music group The Beatles after their separation, which contains previously published recordings, in the USA it was their seventh. The album was released on October 18, 1982 in Great Britain, on October 11 in the USA and in November 1982 in Germany.
In May 1979, the album 20 Golden Hits was released in Germany, which was similar to the album 20 Greatest Hits, which was released almost three and a half years later, in the selection of songs and title .
Emergence
The record contract between EMI and the Beatles expired on February 6, 1976, so that EMI was entitled to publish compilation albums from this point on without obtaining the approval of the Beatles. The first released in 1976 was the double album Rock 'n' Roll Music , which in a broader sense includes rock songs by the Beatles, followed the following year by Love Songs , which includes love songs by the Beatles. Three years later, the album The Beatles Ballads was released, which was similar to the album Love Songs . In March 1982, Reel Music followed, an album that only contains songs from the five Beatles films. As the last theme album for the time being, 20 Greatest Hits was released half a year after Reel Music .
EMI originally planned to release a double album called The Beatles Greatest Hits , which would feature the 22 UK singles including the four double A-side singles We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper , Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby , Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever and Something / Come Together , making the album a total of 26 songs. It would have been the first album that would have contained all of the Beatles' singles, but only test pressings were made (planned catalog number: EMTV 34) and EMI decided instead to produce an album with number 1 hits . This selection made use of the 17 British number 1 hits including the two double A-side singles We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper and Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby , and Love Me Do was added, although the single was at the publication only reached number 17 on the UK charts.
On October 4, 1982, Love Me Do was re-released as a 7 "vinyl single and picture disk single in Great Britain and reached number 4 on the charts. On November 1, 1982, it was released as a 12 ″ vinyl single containing the songs Love Me Do (with Andy White as the drummer) / PS I Love You / Love Me Do (with Ringo Starr as the drummer).
In the US edition, the 20 US number 1 hits were used, which are not congruent with the British, so that another version of the album 20 Greatest Hits was released in the US . It was further Hey Jew cut for the album by two minutes. The songs I Want to Hold Your Hand and I Feel Fine appeared on this long-playing record in stereo for the first time in the USA . In Germany, the record company Odeon decided to release the US version.
In Australia , a standalone compilation of 23 Australian number 1 hits called The Number Ones was made and released in May 1983. The long-playing record contains 20 songs, an EP with three more songs was added to the album .
The album 20 Greatest Hits reached the top ten in the British charts, but could not place in Germany. In the US, the album peaked at number 50 and was awarded double platinum in January 1997 for two million copies sold.
All songs from the album 20 Greatest Hits are on the compilation albums 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 .
In Germany, but not in Great Britain and the USA, the album 20 Golden Hits (catalog number: Arcade-Apple ADEG 61) was released in May 1979, which was similar to the album 20 Greatest Hits in terms of track selection and reached number four in the German charts. The album contained the German number one hit Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and the German top ten single Michelle , both of which had not been released as singles in the US and UK. Also in 1979, the album Golden Greatest Hits (catalog number: ODEON 38 3083) was published in Germany as a club special edition of a book club . The album contains 16 songs.
The idea of an album with number 1 hits by the Beatles was resumed in 2000 with the release of Album 1 , this release was significantly more commercially successful than 20 Greatest Hits .
Republication
The album 20 Greatest Hits has not yet been legally released on CD .
Cover design
The design of the cover comes from Roy Kohara and Peter Shea. The inner cover was designed by Chuck Ames.
Track list
UK version
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | UK first release |
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| 1 | Love me do | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:23 | from the album Please Please Me |
| 2 | From me to you | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 1:57 | Single A-side |
| 3 | She loves you | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:22 | Single A-side |
| 4th | I want to hold your hand | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:26 | Single A-side |
| 5 | Can't Buy Me Love | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:13 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 6th | A hard day's night | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:34 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 7th | I feel fine | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:19 | Single A-side |
| 8th | Ticket to Ride | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:10 | from the album Help! |
| 9 | Help! | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:19 | from the album Help! |
| 10 | Day gonorrhea | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:49 | Single A-side |
| 11 | We Can Work It Out | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:16 | Single A-side |
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | UK first release |
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| 1 | Paperback Writer | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:31 | Single A-side |
| 2 | Yellow Submarine | Lennon / McCartney | Rigid | 2:37 | from the album Revolver |
| 3 | Eleanor Rigby | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:08 | from the album Revolver |
| 4th | All you need is love | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:48 | Single A-side |
| 5 | Hello, goodbye | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:31 | Single A-side |
| 6th | Lady Madonna | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:17 | Single A-side |
| 7th | Hey Jew | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 7:08 | Single A-side |
| 8th | Get back | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:14 | Single A-side |
| 9 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:59 | Single A-side |
USA version
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | US first publication |
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| 1 | She loves you | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:22 | Single A-side |
| 2 | Love me do | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:23 | from the album Introducing… The Beatles |
| 3 | I want to hold your hand | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:26 | from the album Meet the Beatles! |
| 4th | Can't Buy Me Love | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:13 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 5 | A hard day's night | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:34 | from the album A Hard Day's Night |
| 6th | I feel fine | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:19 | from the album Beatles '65 |
| 7th | Eight Days a Week | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon / McCartney | 2:45 | from the album Beatles VI |
| 8th | Ticket to Ride | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:10 | from the album Help! |
| 9 | Help! | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 2:19 | from the album Help! |
| 10 | Yesterday | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:05 | from the album Yesterday and Today |
| 11 | We Can Work It Out | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:16 | Single A-side |
| 12 | Paperback Writer | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 2:31 | Single A-side |
| number | song | author | Lead vocals | length | US first publication |
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| 1 | Penny Lane | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:03 | Single A-side |
| 2 | All you need is love | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 3:48 | Single A-side |
| 3 | Hello, goodbye | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:31 | from the album Magical Mystery Tour |
| 4th | Hey Jew | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 5:05 | Single A-side |
| 5 | Get back | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:14 | Single A-side |
| 6th | Come together | Lennon / McCartney | Lennon | 4:20 | from the album Abbey Road |
| 7th | let it be | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:52 | Single A side (single version) |
| 8th | The Long and Winding Road | Lennon / McCartney | McCartney | 3:38 | from the album Let It Be |
The Number Ones Australia version
page 1
- I Want to Hold Your Hand - 2:24
- I Saw Her Standing There - 2:55
- Can't Buy Me Love - 2:11
- A Hard Day's Night - 2:33
- I Should Have Known Better - 2:44
- Ticket to Ride - 3:10
- Help! - 2:18
- We Can Work It Out - 2:15
- Nowhere Man - 2:44
- Yellow Submarine - 2:38
- Penny Lane - 2:59
Page 2
- All You Need Is Love - 3:47
- Hello, Goodbye - 3:27
- Lady Madonna - 2:16
- Hey Jew - 7:04 am
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 3:07
- Get Back - 3:12
- The Ballad of John and Yoko - 2:59
- Something - 3:01
- Let It Be - 3:50
- EP
- Love Me Do - 2:20
- I Feel Fine - 2:18
- Rock and Roll Music - 2:30
20 golden hits
page 1
- She Loves You - 2:22
- I Want to Hold Your Hand - 2:24
- Can't Buy Me Love - 2:11
- A Hard Day's Night - 2:33
- Ticket to Ride - 3:10
- Help! - 2:18
- Something - 3:01
- We Can Work It Out - 2:15
- Michelle - 2:40
- Hey Jew - 7:04 am
Page 2
- All You Need Is Love - 3:47
- Penny Lane - 2:59
- Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help from My Friends - 4:46
- Lady Madonna - 2:16
- Paperback Writer - 2:31
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 3:07
- Yesterday - 2:05
- Get Back - 3:12
- Here Comes the Sun - 3:05
- Let It Be - 3:50
Chart positions of the album
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| compilation | 20 greatest hits | Oct 18, 1982 | - | - | 10 | nv | nv | Parlophone PCTC260 |
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Outcouplings
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| Love Me Do / PS I Love You | Oct. 4, 1982 | - | - | 4th | - | - | Parlophone R4949 | - | - |
Chart positions of the singles contained on the album
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| Love Me Do / PS I Love You | Oct 5, 1962 | Apr 27, 1964 | - | 17th | 1 /10 | nv | Parlophone R4949 | Tollie 9008 | - |
| From Me to You / Thank You Girl | Apr 11, 1963 | May 27, 1963 | Apr 8, 1963 | 1 | 116 / - | - / - | Parlophone R5015 | Vee Jay VJ 522 | Odeon O 22 416 |
| She Loves You / I'll Get You | 23 Aug 1963 | 16 Sep 1963 | Aug 31, 1963 | 1 | 1 / - | 7 / - | Parlophone R5055 | Swan 4152 | Odeon O 22 554 |
| I want to hold your hand / this boy | Nov 29, 1963 | - | - | 1 | nv | nv | Parlophone R5084 | - | - |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand / Roll Over Beethoven | - | - | Nov 29, 1963 | nv | nv | 1 /31 | - | - | Odeon O 22 623 |
| I Want to Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There | - | Jan. 13, 1964 | - | nv | 1 / 14th | nv | - | Capitol 5112 | - |
| Can't Buy Me Love / You Can't Do That | March 20, 1964 | March 19, 1964 | March 9, 1964 | 1 | 1 / 48th | 24 / - | Parlophone R5114 | Capitol 5150 | Odeon O 22 697 |
| A Hard Day's Night / Things We Said Today | June 10, 1964 | - | June 1, 1964 | 1 | nv | 2 / - | Parlophone R5160 | - | Odeon O 22 760 |
| A Hard Day's Night / I Should Have Known Better | - | June 13, 1964 | - | nv | 1 /53 | nv | - | Capitol 5222 | - |
| I Feel Fine / She's a Woman | Nov 27, 1964 | Nov 23, 1964 | Nov 11, 1964 | 1 | 1 /4 | 3 | Parlophone R5200 | Capitol 5327 | Odeon O 22 851 |
| Eight Days a Week / I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | - | Feb 15, 1965 | - | nv | 1 /39 | nv | - | Capitol 5371 | - |
| Ticket to Ride / Yes It Is | Apr 9, 1965 | Apr 14, 1965 | Apr 29, 1965 | 1 | 1 /46 | 2 | Parlophone R5265 | Capitol 5407 | Odeon O 22 950 |
| Help! / I'm Down | June 23, 1965 | June 19, 1965 | June 16, 1965 | 1 | 1 / - | 2 | Parlophone R5305 | Capitol 5476 | Odeon O 23 023 |
| Yesterday / Act Naturally | - | 13 Sep 1965 | - | nv | 1 /47 | nv | - | Capitol 5498 | - |
| We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper | December 3, 1965 | Dec 6, 1965 | December 3, 1965 | 1 | 1 /5 | 2 | Parlophone R5389 | Capitol 5555 | Odeon O 23 122 |
| Paperback Writer / Rain | June 10, 1966 | May 30, 1966 | June 10, 1966 | 1 | 1 /23 | 1 | Parlophone R5452 | Capitol 5651 | Odeon O 23 210 |
| Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby | Aug 5, 1966 | Aug 8, 1966 | Aug 5, 1966 | 1 | 2/11 | 1 | Parlophone R5493 | Capitol 5715 | Odeon O 23 280 |
| Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever | Feb. 17, 1967 | Feb 13, 1967 | Feb. 17, 1967 | 2 | 1 /8 | 1 | Parlophone R5570 | Capitol 5810 | Odeon O 23 436 |
| All You Need Is Love / Baby You're a Rich Man | July 7, 1967 | 17th July 1967 | July 7, 1967 | 1 | 1 /34 | 1 | Parlophone R5620 | Capitol 5964 | Odeon O 23 560 |
| Hello, Goodbye / I Am the Walrus | Nov 24, 1967 | Nov. 27, 1967 | Nov 24, 1967 | 1 | 1 /56 | 1 | Parlophone R5655 | Capitol 2056 | Odeon O 23 660 |
| Lady Madonna / The Inner Light | March 15, 1968 | March 18, 1968 | March 15, 1968 | 1 | 4/96 | 2 | Parlophone R5675 | Capitol 2138 | Odeon O 23 733 |
| Hey Jew / Revolution | Aug 30, 1968 | Aug 26, 1968 | Aug 26, 1968 | 1 | 1 /12 | 1 | Apple R5722 | Apple 2276 | Odeon / Apple 23 880 |
| Get Back / Don't Let Me Down | Apr 11, 1969 | 5th May 1969 | Apr 21, 1969 | 1 | 1 /35 | 1 | Apple R5777 | Apple 2490 | Apple 1C 006-04084 |
| The Ballad of John and Yoko / Old Brown Shoe | May 30, 1969 | 4th June 1969 | May 30, 1969 | 1 | 8th / - | 1 | Apple R5786 | Apple 2531 | Apple 1C 006-04108 |
| Something / Come Together | Oct. 31, 1969 | Oct 6, 1969 | Oct 8, 1969 | 4th | 1 /3 | 1 S5 | Apple R5814 | Apple 2654 | Apple 1C 006-04266 |
| Let It Be / You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | March 6, 1970 | March 11, 1970 | March 6, 1970 | 2 | 1 / - | 2 | Apple R5833 | Apple 2764 | Apple 1C 006-04353 |
| The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue | - | May 11, 1970 | June 26, 1970 | nv | 1 / - | 26th | - | Apple 2832 | Apple 1C 006-04514 |
literature
- Neville Stannard: The Long & Winding Road . ISBN 0-907080-96-0 .
- Alex Bagirov: The Anthology of the Beatles Records . ISBN 978-3-936300-44-4 .
- Holger Schoeler, Thorsten Schmidt: The Beatles Mixes . ISBN 3-933851-00-9 .
Web links
- About 20 Greatest Hits (Great Britain)
- Information on 20 Greatest Hits -UK Version
- Information on 20 Greatest Hits - USA Version
- Information on 20 Greatest Hits - German version
- Information on 20 Greatest Hits . Allmusic
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on The Number Ones - Australian version
- ↑ Double platinum award
- ↑ Information on 20 Golden Hits - German version
- ↑ Information on Golden Greatest Hits - German version
Band members:
John Lennon • Paul McCartney • George Harrison • Ringo Starr
Studio albums / core catalog:
Please Please Me (1963) |
With the Beatles (1963) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1964) |
Help! (1965) |
Rubber Soul (1965) |
Revolver (1966) |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
The Beatles (1968) |
Yellow Submarine (1969) |
Abbey Road (1969) |
Let It Be (1970)
Live albums:
Live! at the Star Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (1977) |
The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl (1977)
Albums with unreleased material:
The Beatles' First (1964) |
The Beatles Christmas Album (1970) |
Sessions (originally planned: 1985) |
Live at the BBC (1994) |
Anthology 1 (1995) |
Anthology 2 (1996) |
Anthology 3 (1996) |
On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 (2013) |
The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963 (2013)
Remix albums / alternate versions:
Yellow Submarine Songtrack (1999) |
Let It Be… Naked (2003) |
Love (2006)
International compilations:
1962–1966 (1973) |
1967-1970 (1973) |
Rock 'n' Roll Music (1976) |
Love Songs (1977) |
Rarities (1979) |
Reel Music (1982) |
20 Greatest Hits (1982) |
Past Masters (1988) |
1 (2000) |
Anthology Highlights (2011) |
Tomorrow Never Knows (2012)
British Compilations:
A Collection of Beatles Oldies (1966) |
The Beatles Ballads (1980) |
The Beatles Box (1980)
American compilations:
Introducing… The Beatles (1964) |
Meet the Beatles! (1964) |
The Beatles' Second Album (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (Soundtrack) (1964) |
Something New (1964) |
The Beatles' Story (1964) |
Beatles '65 (1964) |
The Early Beatles (1965) |
Beatles VI (1965) |
Help! (Soundtrack) (1965) |
Rubber Soul (US version) (1965) |
Yesterday and Today (1966) |
Revolver (US version) (1966) |
Hey Jude (1970) |
Rarities (US version) (1980)
German compilations:
The Beatles Beat (1964) |
The Beatles' Greatest (1965) |
The Beatles GDR album (1965)
Box sets:
The Singles Collection 1962–1970 (1976/77/82) |
The Beatles Collection (1978) |
The Beatles EPs Collection (1981) |
The Beatles Box Set (1988) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 (2004) |
The Capitol Albums Vol. 2 (2006) |
The Beatles Stereo Box Set (2009) |
The Beatles in Mono (2009) |
The US Albums (2014) |
The Japan Box (2014) |
The Singles Collection Box (2019)
British EPs:
Twist and Shout (1963) |
The Beatles' Hits (1963) |
The Beatles (No. 1) (1963) |
All My Loving (1964) |
Long Tall Sally (1964) |
Extracts from the Film A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Extracts from the Album A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Beatles for Sale (1965) |
Beatles for Sale (No. 2) (1965) |
The Beatles' Million Sellers (1965) |
Yesterday (1966) |
Nowhere Man (1966) |
Magical Mystery Tour (1967) |
Baby It's You (1995) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)
British Singles:
Love Me Do (1962) |
Please Please Me (1963) |
From Me to You (1963) |
She Loves You (1963) |
I Want to Hold Your Hand (1963) |
Can't Buy Me Love (1964) |
A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
I Feel Fine (1964) |
Ticket to Ride (1965) |
Help! (1965) |
We Can Work It Out / Day Tripper (1965) |
Paperback Writer (1966) |
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (1966) |
Strawberry Fields Forever / Penny Lane (1967) |
All You Need Is Love (1967) |
Hello, Goodbye (1967) |
Lady Madonna (1968) |
Hey Jew / Revolution (1968) |
Get Back / Don't Let Me Down (1969) |
The Ballad of John and Yoko (1969) |
Something / Come Together (1969) |
Let It Be (1970) |
Free as a Bird (1995) |
Real Love (1996)