Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
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June 14, 1972 |
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| Label (s) | Columbia Records | |||
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14th |
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43:25 |
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Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits is a best-of- album by the American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel , which was released on June 14, 1972. The album was released on the Columbia Records label .
Production and guest posts
Most of the songs on the album are previously released singles from Simon & Garfunkel's four studio albums, Sounds of Silence (three songs), Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (three songs), Bookends (three tracks). and Bridge over Troubled Water (four titles). Only the track For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (Live) is a new release.
Track list
| # | title | Songwriter | producer | length | Original album (year) |
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| 1 | Mrs. Robinson | Paul Simon | Bob Johnston | 4:02 | Bookends (1968) |
| 2 | For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (Live) | Paul Simon | Bob Johnston | 2:25 | previously unpublished |
| 3 | The boxer | Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel , Roy Halee, Paul Simon | 5:10 | Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) |
| 4th | The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin 'Groovy) | Paul Simon | Bob Johnston | 1:43 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) |
| 5 | The Sound of Silence | Paul Simon | Tom Wilson | 3:08 | Sounds of Silence (1966) |
| 6th | I am a rock | Paul Simon | Roy Halee | 2:50 | Sounds of Silence (1966) |
| 7th | Scarborough Fair / Canticle | Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel | Bob Johnston | 3:09 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) |
| 8th | Homeward Bound | Paul Simon | Bob Johnston | 2:42 | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) |
| 9 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Paul Simon | Gus Dudgeon | 4:52 | Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) |
| 10 | America | Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Paul Simon | 3:33 | Bookends (1968) |
| 11 | Kathy's song | Paul Simon | Bob Johnston | 3:23 | Sounds of Silence (1966) |
| 12 | El Condor Pasa (If I Could) | Daniel Alomía Robles | Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Paul Simon | 3:07 | Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) |
| 13 | Bookends theme | Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Paul Simon | 1:20 | Bookends (1968) |
| 14th | Cecilia | Paul Simon | Art Garfunkel, Roy Halee, Paul Simon | 2:53 | Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) |
Chart successes
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits entered the German album charts at number 32 on January 1, 1978. The record reached its highest ranking of 16th place on October 2, 1978. The album also stayed in the German album charts for 166 weeks. On the Billboard 200 , Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits reached number 5 in the fifth week of the chart. The album debuted at number 4 on the UK album charts, and reached number 2 the following week, where it lasted for three weeks in total and with interruptions long. The album also stayed in the top ten of the British album charts for 59 weeks.
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| 1972 | Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits |
DE16 (166 weeks) DE |
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CH49 (9 weeks) CH |
UK2 (339 weeks) UK |
US5 (176 weeks) US |
First published: June 14, 1972
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Singles
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| 1972 | For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (Live) | - | - | - | - |
US53 (7 weeks) US |
First published: August 10, 1972
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Sales figures and awards
Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits was awarded double platinum in Germany in 1980 for over one million units sold, making the album one of the best-selling music albums in Germany . In the United States, the album went 14x platinum in 2003 for over 14 million sales.
| Professional reviews | |
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| allmusic |
  
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| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Belgium (BEA)
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 gold
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25,000 |
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Germany (BVMI)
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 2 × platinum
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1,000,000 |
 Finland (IFPI)
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gold
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33.092 |
 France (SNEP)
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 diamond
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1,000,000 |
 Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)
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platinum
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20,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
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gold
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50,000 |
 Canada (MC)
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5 × platinum
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500,000 |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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4 × platinum
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200,000 |
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United States (RIAA)
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14 × platinum
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14,000,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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3 × platinum
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900,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 19 × platinum 2 × diamond |
17,728,092 |
Main article: Simon & Garfunkel / Music Sales Awards
See also
- List of the best-selling music albums certified by BVMI in Germany
- List of best-selling music albums in the United States
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart tracking Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits on officialcharts.de
- ^ Billboard 200: The week of July 29, 1972. Retrieved December 19, 2018 .
- ↑ Chart tracking Simon & Garfunkel on officialcharts.com
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ DE: double platinum
- ↑ US: 14 × platinum
- ↑ Rating: allmusic.com