2009 greatest hits album by Will Young
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| AllMusic |     [1] |
The Hits is agreatest hitscompilation album byBritish singer-songwriterWill Young. It was released on 16 November 2009.[2] It contains twelve songs from Young's first four studio albums,From Now On (2002),Friday's Child (2003),Keep On (2005) andLet It Go (2008), plus two bonus tracks.[2] The first is new single "Hopes & Fears", and the second is a ballad called "If It Hadn't Been for Love".
The album is noted for omitting certain single releases: "Anything Is Possible", which was a number-one hit as a double A-side with "Evergreen", the number-one duet withGareth Gates, "The Long and Winding Road" and the single "Don't Let Me Down". Four tracks were written or co-written by Will Young.
Notes
- The album was released as a deluxe edition, which included a DVD of the music videos for the songs featured on the album.
| 2009 year-end chart performance forThe Hits| Chart (2009) | Position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 26 |
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2010 year-end chart performance forThe Hits| Chart (2010) | Position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 165 |
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Certifications forThe Hits| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[7] | Gold | 7,500^ |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
The Hits release history| Region | Date | Edition(s) | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 16 November 2009 | Standard | | | [9] |
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| Deluxe | | [10] |
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