Songs You Know by Heart
Greatest hits album by
Jimmy Buffett
ReleasedOctober 14, 1985[1]
Genre
Length42:44
LabelMCA
ProducerDon Gant, Norbert Putnam
Alternative cover
CD release cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in 1985. The parenthetical "s" in the subtitle alludes to the status at the time of "Margaritaville" as Buffett's single large chart hit.

Despite its 1985 release date, the album only includes songs from 1973 to 1979. Aside from 1976's Havaña Daydreamin', this compilation includes at least one song from each of Buffett's ABC Records/MCA Records albums released between 1973 and 1979.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 100 on the Billboard 200. The album however has continued to sell, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 12, 1989, and 7× Platinum on November 21, 2005,[1] which made it Buffett's most commercially successful. It has sold 5,646,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3] Following Buffett's death in September 2023, Songs You Know By Heart re-entered the Billboard 200 at a new peak position of No. 4.[4]

Track listing

Side 1:

  1. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:53 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
  2. "He Went to Paris" (Buffett) – 3:31 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  3. "Fins" (Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran) – 3:27 (From Volcano)
  4. "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (Buffett) – 3:25 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
  5. "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (Buffett) – 3:55 (From A1A)
  6. "Margaritaville" (Buffett) – 4:11 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)

Side 2:

  1. "Come Monday" (Buffett) – 3:11 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
  2. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (Buffett) – 3:18 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)
  3. "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (Marvin Gardens) – 2:44 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  4. "Pencil Thin Mustache" (Buffett) – 2:52 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
  5. "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" (Buffett) – 2:58 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
  6. "Boat Drinks" (Buffett) – 2:38 (From Volcano)
  7. "Volcano" (Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey) – 3:38 (From Volcano)

Charts

Weekly charts

1985 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart
Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 27
US Billboard 200[6] 100
2023 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 44
US Billboard 200[8] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart
Chart (2018) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 95

Notes

  1. ^ a b "American certifications – Jimmy Buffett – Songs You Know by Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2934
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Garcia, Thania (11 September 2023). "Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits Album Enters Top 10 for First Time Following His Death". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  8. ^ "Zach Bryan Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 With Self-Titled Album". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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