20 Golden Greats
Compilation album by
The Shadows
Released28 January 1977 (1977-01-28)[1]
GenreRock
Length49:02
LabelEMI
ProducerThe Shadows
The Shadows chronology
Rarities
(1976) 		20 Golden Greats
(1977) 		The Best of The Shadows
(1977)
Alternative cover
Dutch edition of the album (1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

20 Golden Greats is a compilation album by UK band The Shadows. It was released in 1977. The album was in UK charts for 43 weeks, where it gained number 1 position for 6 weeks.[3]

The album was retitled 20 Greatest Hits for release in the Netherlands in 1980, where it reached number 2 on the album chart.[4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Apache"2:52
2."Man of Mystery"2:00
3."The Frightened City"2:20
4."Guitar Tango"2:59
5."Kon-Tiki"1:54
6."Foot Tapper (Single version)"2:26
7."Genie with the Light Brown Lamp"2:40
8."The War Lord"2:15
9."A Place in the Sun"2:12
10."Atlantis"2:47
11."Wonderful Land"2:08
12."F.B.I."2:19
13."The Savage"2:27
14."Geronimo"2:20
15."Shindig"2:18
16."Stingray"2:33
17."Theme for Young Lovers"2:38
18."The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"2:47
19."Maroc 7"2:43
20."Dance On!"2:24

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[1] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "British album certifications – Shadows – 20 Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ Thompson, Dave. "20 Golden Greats". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Dutchcharts.nl – The Shadows – 20 Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Dutch Edition". discogs.com. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 269. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – The Shadows – 20 Golden Greats". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Albums 1977" (PDF). Music Week. 24 December 1977. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
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