1996 greatest hits album by Simply Red
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album released by British pop and soul groupSimply Red , released in 1996, which contained material from their first five studio albums (Picture Book ,Men and Women ,A New Flame ,Stars andLife ) and included a newer track, a cover ofAretha Franklin 's 1973 classic, "Angel ".
Chart (2008) Peak position Russian Albums (2M)[ 20] 10
1996 year-end chart performance forGreatest Hits Chart (1996) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 21] 32 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 22] 13 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 23] 43 German Albums Chart[ 24] 49 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 25] 24 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 26] 32 UK Albums (OCC)[ 27] 8
1997 year-end chart performance forGreatest Hits Chart (1997) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 28] 48 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 29] 85 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 30] 50 European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media )[ 31] 46 UK Albums (OCC)[ 32] 66
1999 year-end chart performance forGreatest Hits Chart (1999) Position UK Albums (OCC)[ 33] 200
Certifications and sales forGreatest Hits Region Certification Certified units /salesArgentina (CAPIF )[ 34] Gold 30,000^ Australia (ARIA )[ 35] 4× Platinum 280,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 36] Platinum 50,000* Belgium (BRMA )[ 37] 2× Platinum 100,000* Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil )[ 38] Platinum 250,000* France (SNEP )[ 39] 2× Gold 200,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 40] Platinum 500,000^ Netherlands (NVPI )[ 41] Platinum 100,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 42] Platinum 15,000^ Poland (ZPAV )[ 43] 2× Platinum 80,000* Portugal — 56,000[ 44] Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 45] Platinum 100,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 46] Gold 40,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 47] Gold 25,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 48] 6× Platinum 1,800,000^ Summaries Europe (IFPI )[ 49] 3× Platinum 3,000,000* Worldwide — 4,000,000[ 50] * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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