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The Best Of (Motörhead album)
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The Best Of is a 2-CD compilation album by the band Motörhead, released in August 2000 on the Sanctuary Records subsidiary label Metal-Is.
| The Best Of | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 28 August 2000[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1999 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 147:06 | |||
| Label | Metal-Is, Sanctuary | |||
| Motörhead chronology | ||||
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Recording edit
The Best Of includes 36 Motörhead tracks spanning the band's career from 1977 to 2000, including four previously unreleased live tracks recorded in 1981. It also includes three non-Motörhead tracks: Girlschool's cover version of Motörhead's "Bomber", a cover version of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' "Please Don't Touch" performed by the Motörhead/Girlschool collaboration Headgirl, and Hawkwind's original version of "Motörhead", the song from which Motörhead frontman Lemmy took the band's name after being fired from Hawkwind. 14 of Motörhead's then-16 studio albums are represented, with March ör Die (1992) and Bastards (1993) excluded.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | link |
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ace of Spades" | Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor | 1980 ~ Ace of Spades | 2:50 |
| 2. | "Overkill" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Overkill | 5:14 |
| 3. | "Bomber" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Bomber | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Please Don't Touch" (Feat. Girlschool) | Frederick Heath, Guy Robinson | 1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Motörhead" | Kilmister | 1977 ~ Motörhead | 3:13 |
| 6. | "No Class" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Overkill | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Louie Louie" (Alternative Version) | Richard Berry | 1978 ~ Louie Louie | 2:54 |
| 8. | "Damage Case" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor, Mick Farren | 1979 ~ Overkill | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Too Late, Too Late" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Overkill (Single) | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Dead Men Tell No Tales" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Bomber | 3:08 |
| 11. | "Killed by Death" | Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Michael Burston, Pete Gill | 1984 ~ No Remorse | 3:56 |
| 12. | "Metropolis" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Overkill | 3:37 |
| 13. | "Emergency" (Feat. Denise Dufort) | Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson, Denise Dufort, Enid Williams | 1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 3:02 |
| 14. | "Tear Ya Down" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1979 ~ Overkill | 2:42 |
| 15. | "White Line Fever (Stiff)" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1977 ~ Leaving Here / White Line Fever | 2:46 |
| 16. | "Iron Horse / Born to Lose" | Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy Lawrence | 1977 ~ Motörhead | 5:22 |
| 17. | "City Kids" | Duncan Sanderson, Larry Wallis | 1979 ~ On Parole | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Motörhead" (Performed by Hawkwind) | Kilmister | 1975 ~ Kings of Speed | 3:06 |
| 19. | "Fire, Fire" (Live in 1981) | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | Unreleased Live Recording | 2:47 |
| 20. | "Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" (Live in 1981) | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | Unreleased Live Recording | 6:56 |
| Total length: | 71:08 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Iron Fist" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1982 ~ Iron Fist | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Heart of Stone" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1982 ~ Iron Fist | 3:05 |
| 3. | "Bomber" (Performed by Girlschool) | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Shine" | Kilmister, Brian Robertson, Taylor | 1983 ~ Another Perfect Day | 3:12 |
| 5. | "I Got Mine" | Kilmister, Robertson, Taylor | 1983 ~ Another Perfect Day | 5:26 |
| 6. | "Ain't My Crime" | Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell | 1986 ~ Orgasmatron | 3:46 |
| 7. | "Doctor Rock" | Kilmister, Burston Gill, Campbell | 1986 ~ Orgasmatron | 3:42 |
| 8. | "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | 1980 ~ Ace of Spades | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Deaf Forever" | Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell | 1986 ~ Orgasmatron | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Orgasmatron" | Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell | 1986 ~ Orgasmatron | 5:26 |
| 11. | "Eat the Rich" | Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor | 1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll | 4:38 |
| 12. | "Rock 'N' Roll" | Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor | 1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Dogs" | Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor | 1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll | 3:52 |
| 14. | "The One to Sing the Blues" | Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor | 1991 ~ 1916 | 3:12 |
| 15. | "Sacrifice" | Mikkey Dee, Kilmister, Campbell, Burston | 1995 ~ Sacrifice | 3:19 |
| 16. | "Overnight Sensation" | Dee, Kilmister, Campbell | 1996 ~ Overnight Sensation | 4:13 |
| 17. | "Snake Bite Love" | Dee, Kilmister, Campbell | 1998 ~ Snake Bite Love | 3:35 |
| 18. | "God Save the Queen" | Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock | 2000 ~ We Are Motörhead | 3:22 |
| 19. | "Shoot You in the Back" (Live in 1981) | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | Unreleased Live Recording | 2:48 |
| 20. | "The Hammer" (Live in 1981) | Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor | Unreleased Live Recording | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 75:58 | |||
NOTE: The live recordings where later featured on the re-release 40th anniversary edition of No Sleep 'til Hammersmith in 2021.
Charts edit
| Chart (2000-2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[3] | 51 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 52 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5] | 10 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[6] | 2 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] | 30 |
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 46 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 74 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[10] 2000 release | Silver | 60,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[11] 2006 release | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "BPI".
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Motorhead – The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Motörhead: The Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Motörhead – The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Motörhead – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "British album certifications – Motörhead – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "British album certifications – Motörhead – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.