The Very Best of the Bee Gees
Compilation album by
the Bee Gees
ReleasedNovember 1990 (1990-11)
Recorded1967–1989
GenrePop, disco
LabelPolydor, PolyGram
The Bee Gees chronology
One
(1989) 		The Very Best of the Bee Gees
(1990) 		High Civilization
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
New Musical Express8/10[2]

The Very Best of the Bee Gees is a greatest hits album by the Bee Gees. It was originally released in November 1990 by Polydor Records, around the time as the Tales from the Brothers Gibb box set. The album was primarily aimed at the European market, as shown by the exclusion of the US hits "Holiday", "I Started a Joke", "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)".

The album has been re-issued several times, including a 1996 version which dropped "You Win Again" and "Ordinary Lives" from the track listing.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb; except where noted

No.TitleOriginal album and yearLength
1."New York Mining Disaster 1941" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb)Bee Gees' 1st, August 19672:11
2."To Love Somebody" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb)Bee Gees' 1st3:01
3."Massachusetts"Horizontal, February 19682:23
4."World"Horizontal3:14
5."Words"Best Of Bee Gees, June 19693:15
6."I've Gotta Get a Message to You"UK: Single only, September 1968
US: Idea, September 1968		3:07
7."First of May"Odessa, March 19692:48
8."Don't Forget to Remember" (B. Gibb, M. Gibb)Cucumber Castle, April 19703:28
9."Saved by the Bell" (R. Gibb)Robin's Reign -- Robin Gibb solo album, February 19703:06
10."Run to Me"To Whom It May Concern, October 19723:06
11."Jive Talkin'"Main Course, June 19753:43
12."Nights on Broadway"Main Course4:26
13."You Should Be Dancing"Children of the World, September 19764:46
14."How Deep Is Your Love"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, November 19774:02
15."More Than A Woman"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack3:15
16."Stayin' Alive"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack4:42
17."Night Fever"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack3:30
18."Too Much Heaven"Spirits Having Flown, February 19794:56
19."Tragedy"Spirits Having Flown5:02
20."You Win Again"E·S·P, September 19873:57
21."Ordinary Lives"One, July 19894:05

Charts

Weekly

Chart (1991–2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 19
Canadian Albums (RPM)[8] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 5
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 20

Year-end

Chart (1991) Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 23
Chart (1994) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 61
Chart (1997) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 62
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20] 30

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[21] Platinum 60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[23] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[24] 2× Platinum 1,000,000^
Italy — 350,000[25]
Netherlands (NVPI)[26] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[28] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[29] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] 3× Platinum 900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Quantick, David (10 November 1990). "Replay". New Musical Express. p. 35.
  3. ^ The Very Best of the Bee Gees (1996 re-issue) – Discogs.com
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  8. ^ "RPM100 Albums (CD's & Cassettes)". RPM. 62 (15). 13 November 1995. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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  12. ^ "Bee Gees | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1991". DutchCharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums 1994". Australian Record Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1997". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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  20. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1997". The Official NZ Music Charts. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  21. ^ "Discos de oro y platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1994 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Bee Gees – Very Best Of" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  24. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bee Gees; 'The Very Best of the Bee Gees')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  25. ^ Stansfield, David (22 December 1990). "Polydor Honours Contribution Of Radios" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 51. p. 16. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Bee Gees – Very Best Of" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 30 September 2019. Enter Very Best Of in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1994 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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  30. ^ "British album certifications – Bee Gees – The Very Best of the Bee Gees". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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