Fourteen Number One Hits

1. Good Hearted Woman

2. Blue Skies

3. Georgia on My Mind

4. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

5. On the Road Again

6. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys

7. Seven Spanish Angels

8. City of New Orleans

9. To All the Girls I've Loved Before

10. Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)

11. Whiskey River

12. If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)

13. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground

14. Pancho and Lefty

15. Always on My Mind [*]

Fourteen Number One Hits,Willie Nelson,Brentwood,Country,Country & Western,Country-Pop,Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan,Pop,Progressive Country,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Disc #1 better than Disc #2, but this is still a great Alabama retrospective Great!!! Great addition to your country music collection gotta have a fiddle in the band A non-fan's appraisal

For the Record: 41 Number One Hits Alabama Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: In the Mood: Love Songs 50 Number Ones Alabama - Greatest Hits III Ultimate Alabama 20 # 1 Hits Alabama Christmas ASIN: B000009S3R Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

1. Five O'Clock 500 - (previously unreleased)
2. Keepin' Up - (previously unreleased)
3. How Do You Fall In Love - (previously unreleased)
4. Tennessee River
5. Why Lady Why
6. Old Flame
7. Feels So Right
8. Love In The First Degree
9. Mountain Music
10. Take Me Down
11. Close Enough to Perfect
12. Dixieland Delight
13. The Closer You Get
14. Lady Down On Love
15. Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)
16. When We Make Love
17. If Your Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have A Fiddle In The Band)
18. (There's A) Fire In The Night
19. There's No Way
20. Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')
21. Can't Keep A Good Man Down
22. She And I

Tracks:

1. Touch Me When We're Dancing
2. You've Got The Touch
3. Face To Face
4. Fallin' Again
5. Song Of The South
6. If I Had You
7. High Cotton
8. Southern Star
9. Jukebox In My Mind
10. Forever's As Far As I'll Go
11. Down Home
12. Here We Are
13. Then Again
14. Born Country
15. I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
16. Once Upon A Lifetime
17. Hometown Honeymoon
18. Reckless
19. Give Me One More Shot
20. She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl
21. In Pictures
22. Sad Lookin' Moon

Amazon.com

Alabama epitomizes the term people's band. Never a critics' favorite, the quartet from Fort Payne, Alabama, presents slick, sentimental songs that unerringly catch the ear of fans yet mystify those who don't hear the appeal. This two-CD career retrospective, which presents all 41 of the group's No. 1 hits, underlines just how successful they've been. The strengths are there: Randy Owen's clear, deep, intimate vocals; the focus on accessible melodies and musical hooks; and the straightforward song sense that plainly celebrates love, family, and home with all the simplicity of homilies stitched into a framed kitchen doily. Some might argue about Alabama's artistic value, but the band's 18-year track record offers a convincing retort. --Michael McCall

Customer Reviews:

Disc #1 better than Disc #2, but this is still a great Alabama retrospective.......2007-05-02

For The Record(called Essential Alabama in its most recent incarnation) is a collection of Alabama's #1 hits. The members of Alabama(lead singer/guitarist Randy Owen, lead guitarist Jeff Cook, bass player Teddy Gentry, and drummer Mark Herndon) paid their dues for years before finally hitting it big in 1980. Indeed, Alabama made history, being the first country band to make a big splash on the music charts. I was a fan of Alabama back in the early '80s, and although this collection includes only the band's #1 songs, it still is a great record.

Disc #1 is the stronger of this record's two discs. "Tennessee River", with its awesome fiddle work, was Alabama's first #1 song back in 1980. "Mountain Music"(Alabama's signature song), "Dixieland Delight", "Take Me Down", "The Closer You Get", "Roll On", "If You're Gonna Play In Texas", "Fire In The Night", "You Can't Keep A Good Man Down" and "She And I" are also great uptempo numbers. The classic ballads "Why Lady Why", "Old Flame", "Feels So Right", "Close Enough To Perfect", "Lady Down On Love", "When We Make Love", and "There's No Way" are among Alabama's best. Alabama's newer songs, the workaholic anthems "Five O'Clock 500" and "Keepin' Up" and the romantic ballad "How Do You Fall In Love", are also very good songs.

However, I don't like Disc #2 as well as Disc #1. Alabama starts off the disc well, but I think some of the band's later upbeat numbers are kind of goofy. The Southern anthems "Song Of The South" and "Southern Star", along with the traditional-sounding "High Cotton", "Jukebox In My Mind", "Down Home", and "Born Country", rank up there with Alabama's early '80s songs. However, this record's second disc also includes "I'm In A Hurry", "Hometown Honeymoon", and "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl", which to me border on the slap-happy. To Alabama's credit, "Reckless", "Sad Lookin' Moon", and "Give Me One More Shot" are solid uptempo numbers. They're well-done and well-written. As on the first disc, Alabama also has some excellent ballads: "You've Got The Touch", "Face To Face", "If I Had You", "Forever's As Far As I Go", "Then Again", "Once Upon A Lifetime", and "In Pictures". The latter song, where the man is looking at pictures of his daughter that his ex-wife sends him, is a haunting portrait of how time gets away from us.

The guys in Alabama were country music hitmakers throughout the '80s and '90s. Although Alabama's later music wasn't as good as their early hits, they have built a solid musical legacy. For The Record is a solid collection of chart-toppers from this legendary group.

Great!!!.......2007-04-11

Is Great seeing Alabama going the Christian Music way it so neat seeing Country Artist going the way to Christian Music! I do like this Album

Great addition to your country music collection.......2006-02-06

This CD is a great addition to anyone's country music collection.
Not only does this Cd contain 41 number one songs for the group at the time it was released but some of the new songs that were put on the album eventually also were big hits.
Whether you are a big Alabama fan or just love country music you will love this CD.

gotta have a fiddle in the band.......2005-05-18

awesome bluegrass/country sound.. back when country stations played.. well, country

A non-fan's appraisal.......2005-02-11

I like country, but I'll confess I've never really been an Alabama fan. My wife however was a big enough fan to get this collection, so I decided to give it a 2nd listen. A band that hit the top of the country charts 41 times between 1977 and 2002 must be doing something right, right?

Having given these 39 songs (2 of them of unreleased tracks so it's not really fair to critique them as harshly..the band themselves had thought they weren't up to snuff..) an honest second hearing, my opinion isn't shaken a whole lot.

There are some great spots amid the collection, notably "Tennessee River" which is probably as close as the band ever flirted with southern rock on the charts, "Mountain Music" (which ironically doesn't have very much in common with the bluegrass it celebrates, save a VERY short fiddle solo...I think the gentleman who says they edited the songs for this collection is correct.), and "If You're Gonna Play in Texas" (which tips its hats to traditional country. Again, the fiddle solo seems to have been shortchanged.) "Close Enough to Perfect" is a tender love song and "Lady Down on Love" focuses on love's end. "Closer you Get" and "Reckless" are uptempo Charmers. "In Pictures" is a look at divorce from the side of the non-custodial father. It's truly touching.

But there are 2 big problems with this much Alabama in one place:

1) It points out how little risk they took lyrically and musically. "Workmanlike" is a very apt description for their work. Over and over, you can hear how they worked a "formula" to get hits. Do one about faithful wives. Do one about being from the country and/or the South. Do one about hardworking folks.

2) You can see the downward spiral. Notice that "Reckless" and "In Pictures" are the only ones I gave high marks to on the 2nd disc. The others are 3 star material (solidly mediocre) and below.

It's not that Alabama is downright bad..it's only rarely that the material here really stinks. It's just bland..played back to back to back, it's sometimes hard to tell which is which. Sadly, Alabama's lasting contribution to country music is probably going to be as part of the "Urban Cowboy" phenomenon that blurred the lines between country and pop.

Average customer rating: Judds not duds Judge the Judd's ... Most of the essentials a great CD Incredible

Number One Hits The Judds Manufacturer: Curb Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Collection The Greatest Hits Love Can Build a Bridge Heartland ASIN: B00004ST2K Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

1. Why Not Me
2. Rockin' With The Rhythm Of The Rain
3. Mama He's Crazy
4. Turn It Loose
5. Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout The Good Old Days)
6. A Girl's Night Out
7. Love Is Alive
8. Change Of Heart
9. Have Mercy
10. Let Me Tell You About Love
11. Young Love (Strong Love)
12. I Know Where I'm Going

Customer Reviews:

Judds not duds.......2007-07-10

This is a great compilation of the Judds' hits. They were a great mother/daugther duos. Theire voices harmonize well but are sufficiently different so that there is nice variation in the mix of pitches. The music on here is definitely country. There's a good mix of uptempo, energetic stuff and soulful songs. Particularly good songs:

Why Not Me
Rocking with the Rhythm of the Rain
Turn it Loose - excellent, great attitude and spunk
Girls Night Out
Have Mercy
I Know Where I'm Going

Judge the Judd's ..........2007-01-03

I have always liked the Judd's and own several of their CD's. In my opinion, this one ranks up there near the top of my Judd's list.

Most of the essentials.......2003-10-06

The Judds, with their great acoustic songs, were the heroines of traditional country fans in the eighties, and this compilation contains most of the essentials. As the title suggests, all these songs were number one hits in the country charts.

Of the songs here, I particularly like Mama he's crazy (in which a girl asks her mother's advice about a boy), Girls night out (a good time song), Why not me and Grandpa tell me about the good old days - just a few of the Judds classics included here.

One of many great songs that are not included here is Love can build a bridge, which is probably the song they are best known for in Britain. Perhaps it didn't make number one or perhaps the Judds had more number one hits than the record company were willing to include.

While this collection is far from complete, the sheer quality of the music here is undeniable. As such, it is a great introduction to their music, but note that full length CD's have previously been available in both Britain (Judds collection) and America (Essential Judds) so if you can obtain either of those, you won't need this.

a great CD.......2003-04-18

This is a great cd. Every song it is good and has that quality to it that makes you want to listen to it over and over again. Also it's a great CD to drive w/ as it's upbeat but mellow and has great instrumentals too. Not one song on this CD is bad. I really love Wynonna's voice in Have Mercy and Turn it Lose and the instrumentals in Turn it Lose are really good too. I would recommend this CD to anyone as it's a very good all-around CD and is one of the best #1 hits cds/tapes I've ever heard.

Incredible.......2002-08-15

Its very rarely that I find a CD where I like every song equally. This album is one of the chosen few. Naomi & Wynonna put their soul into every song. From the rocking heartbreak songs to the soulful ballads this CD will captivate your intrest and get ya off of your feet. I recomend this CD to anyone who likes true country music.

Average customer rating: All original artists! Some hard to find tracks in the US!!!

Number One Hits of the 80's Various Artists Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 8: 70's Pop Classics Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 24 Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day, Vol. 3 Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the '80s, Vol. 14 Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 6: More 60's Classics ASIN: B00006JR4I Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

1. Funky Town - Lipps, Inc.
2. 9 to 5
3. Respectable - Toni Basil
4. Good Heart
5. Mickey - Rocky Burnette
6. Reckless - Culture Club
7. Tired of Toein' the Line
8. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
9. I Wanna Wake Up with You
10. Classic
11. Please Don't Go - KC & the Sunshine Band
12. Turning Japanese - The Vapors
13. Moscow
14. Shaddup You Face - Dolly Parton

Album Details

Excellent Collection of 1980's Hits from Lipps Inc, Dolly Parton, Toni Basil, Rocky Burnette, Culture Club, the Vapors and Many More.

Customer Reviews:

All original artists! Some hard to find tracks in the US!!!.......2005-04-16

Yep, all originals here. I took a chance and ordered it, and here's what I got:

1. Funkytown-Pseudo Echo
2. 9 to 5-Sheena Easton
3. Respectable-Mel and Kim
4. A Good Heart-Feargal Sharkey (YES! his tracks are completely unavailable in the US!!!)
5. Mickey-toni basil
6. reckless-australian crawl
7. tired of toein the line-rocky burnette
8. do you really want to hurt me-culture club
9. i wanna wake up with you-boris gardiner
10. classic-adrian gurvitz
11. please don't go-kc and sunshine band
12. turning japanese-vapors
13. moscow-genghis khan
14. shaddup you face-joe dolce (only time I've ever seen this on CD!!!)

Average customer rating: Dance hits of the thirties and forties

The Band Played On - 25 Number One Hits! Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Manufacturer: Asv Living Era ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Vintage Dance Bands | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Easy Listening | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Get Out Those Old Records: Fifty of His Many Greatest Hits Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven The Best of Guy Lombardo Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians Guy Lombardo - All-Time Favorites ASIN: B00005S6MH Release Date: 2002-01-22

Tracks:

1. Band Played On - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
2. Charmaine
3. Sweethearts on Parade
4. By the River Sainte Marie
5. Moonlight Saving Time
6. River, Stay 'Way From My Door
7. Too Many Tears
8. Paradise
9. We Just Couldn't Say "Goodbye"
10. Stars Fell on Alabama
11. What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasin' You?
12. Red Sails in the Sunset
13. Lost
14. When Did You Leave Heaven?
15. September in the Rain
16. It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane
17. Sailboat in the Moonlight
18. So Rare - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
19. Penny Serenade
20. Intermezzo (Souvenir de Vienne)
21. It's Love, Love, Love
22. Managua, Nicaragua
23. Third Man (Harry Lime Theme)
24. Harbor Lights
25. Goodnight Sweetheart

Customer Reviews:

Dance hits of the thirties and forties.......2003-02-28

For those of us raised on the music of the second half of the twentieth century, the music contained on this CD does not sound like music to dance to - more like easy listening music to relax to - but Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians were one of the leading dance bands of their day.

They had 26 number one hits of their own on the American charts, of which 23 can be found here. They also had two other number ones as the backing group to solo singers Kate Smith and Bing Crosby. Kate and Guy's band hit number one with River stay `way from my door, also included here. Harbour lights, although included here, was (according to Billboard) only a number two hit for Guy.

Two of the three missing (You're driving me crazy and Boo hoo), together with the song that Bing and Guy's band took to number one (You're getting to be a habit with me), can be found on another ASV compilation, Sweetest music this side of heaven. Just one of Guy's number one hits is hard to find - The last round up, although other versions of that song are readily available.

Anybody familiar with Kate's music will enjoy her song, especially as (at the time of writing this review) this is the only CD on which it is available, although it has previously been released on compilations of Kate's music.

The remaining tracks mainly feature Carmen Lombardo on vocals. He was the singer up to 1941. Although the band had many more hits after that, with several different singers, nearly all the number ones occurred during Carmen's years.

Even if you are new to Guy's music, fans of the Great American Songbook will recognise some of the songs, including Stars fell on Alabama (which I first came across via Doris Day's lovely cover), Red sails in the sunset (my favorite cover of this is by Frances Langford), September in the rain (Dinah Washington made this song her own) and Harbour lights, which Frances Langford had a top ten hit with in 1937 (it was not only her biggest hit, but possibly her finest recording), but the song became a lot more popular in 1950 when Guy's version was one of several top ten hits. It received a further boost when the Platters covered it later in the fifties - that is the version most people are now familiar with.

People may not dance to this kind of music these days, but Guy and his orchestra made some very high quality music. This collection contains 25 of their finest recordings. If you only buy one CD of Guy's music, this is the one to go for.

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Number One Hits: 50's Decade Vol.1 Bill Haley & The Comets , Pat Boone , The Platters , The Ink Spots , Jimmie Rodgers , The Champs , The Four Aces , The Silhouettes , The Kingston Trio , and Danny & The Juniors Manufacturer: Number 1 Hits ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Teen Pop | Pop | Styles | Music 1950s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music 1950-1959 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs Under $7 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 R&B | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Chart Toppers: Dance Hits of the 50s ASIN: B000006R98 Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

1. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock [Live] - Bill Haley
2. Love Letters in the Sand - Pat Boone
3. Twilight Time - The Platters
4. To Each His Own - The Ink Spots
5. Honeycomb - Jimmie F. Rodgers
6. Tequila - The Champs
7. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing - The Four Aces
8. Get a Job - The Silhouettes,
9. Tom Dooley [Live] - The Kingston Trio
10. At the Hop - Danny & the Juniors, Danny & the Juniors

Average customer rating: Pass on this one...

Number One Hits: 60's Decade Vol.1 Various Artists Manufacturer: Number 1 Hits ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1960s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music 1960-1969 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Pop General | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: Number One Hits: 60's Decade Vol.2 ASIN: B000006R9C Release Date: 1998-05-05

Tracks:

1. Time of the Season - The Zombies
2. Ballad of the Green Berets - Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler,
3. Deep Purple - April Stevens, Nino Tempo
4. I'm Telling You Now - Freddie & the Dreamers
5. Duke of Earl - Gene Chandler
6. This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & the Playboys
7. Better - The Box Tops
8. Incense and Peppermints - Strawberry Alarm Clock
9. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels,
10. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer

Customer Reviews:

Pass on this one..........2000-07-18

This is another mis-leading compilation of re-recorded hits, listed as "new stereo recordings" to get you to believe that the songs are stereo versions of the original recordings-which they aren't.

Personally, I've returned more than one CD because of this and urge anyone who buys compilations like this to read the label BEFORE unwrapping the CD and look for the words "new stereo recordings". If you see this phrase, they are NOT the original recordings! Just send it back.

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Number One Hits: 1980-1984 Various Artists Manufacturer: Gnp Crescendo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music 1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 1980-1989 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001OYX Release Date: 1994-06-24

Tracks:

1. What's Love Got To Do With It - Tina Turner
2. Down Under - Men At Work
3. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
4. Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run) - Billy Ocean
5. Chariots Of Fire - Vangelis
6. Africa - Toto
7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
8. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
9. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
10. Call Me - Blondie
11. The One That You Love - Air Supply
12. Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.
13. Do That To Me One More Time - Captain & Tennille
14. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
15. Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

Average customer rating: You know I would never lie to you. The King's #1s Only the Hits! "The King" is king for a reason! This should be called "Elvis 1."

The Number One Hits Elvis Presley Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Contemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Rockabilly | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Top Ten Hits Live: Elvis Presley Janis Joplin - Greatest Hits It's Christmas Time Elvis' Golden Records ASIN: B000002W9K Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Heartbreak Hotel
2. I Want You, I Need You, I Love You
3. Hound Dog
4. Don't Be Cruel
5. Love Me Tender
6. Too Much
7. All Shook Up
8. Teddy Bear
9. Jailhouse Rock
10. Don't
11. Hard Headed Woman
12. A Big Hunk O' Love
13. Stuck On You
14. It's Now Or Never
15. Are You Lonesome Tonight?
16. Surrender
17. Good Luck Charm
18. Suspicious Minds

Amazon.com

Combining all of Presley's No. 1 hits from the Billboard charts (18 in total from 1956-59), this disc offers a decent, if skimpy, introduction to the King. Presley neophytes will certainly find it useful to have such standards as "Heartbreak Hotel," "Love Me Tender" and "Suspicious Minds" on one album. In addition to these huge Presley hits, such lesser known Number Ones as "Big Hunk o' Love" and "Good Luck Charm" are pleasing reminders of the breadth of Presley's abilities. Still, the fact is that there's a lot more fantastic Presley material out there, and any fan would be wise to seek out as much of it as he or she can. --Ian Landau

Customer Reviews:

You know I would never lie to you........2007-03-26

This CD includes all 18 of Elvis Presley's #1 hits as featured on the Billboard Hot 100. Great stuff, of course, but a better choice is The Top Ten Hits, which features 38 great hits. It should be noted that "Suspicious Minds" as featured here is an alternate mix, without the horns or the extended fade out/fade in of the hit version. This was probably included by accident.

The King's #1s.......2006-12-30

This is an album telling when the King's number one hits were recorded and when they became number one, there is no inserts however. It is amazing at how fast they soared to the top of the charts. However, not all of the King's songs were number 1, so you may need another album to satisfy your fill of the King. This is an excellent album to have if you're an Elvis fan.

Only the Hits!.......2002-02-23

My father once told me that if a song goes to #1, it probably sucks. After all, it the public is picking it. I believe that to be true in most cases except this one. Elvis was a talent bar none.Alot of his other work was better than his #1 hits and alot wasn't. To make a correction to the amazon review, the 18 hits were from 1956 - 1969, not 59.

"The King" is king for a reason!.......2002-02-16

This is the slimmed-down version of "Top Ten Hits," which means you're getting the "best of the best." Being "the King," and having a recording career covering two decades, there is a lot of good Elvis to choose from.

We gauge the Beatles by their albums, but we gauge the King by his songs, since their careers and styles were different. None of the Beatles did time in the Army, or focused on a movie career like Elvis. Elvis was not a recording artist, or a composer/songwriter, but an entertainer. In fact, I'll go so far as to say that Elvis put the "E" in entertainment.

This CD has the hits listed chronologically, so you are hearing the evolving Elvis, as he gets his feel for the studio, and adds that to his natural talents and irreplaceable voice. The only down-side it that you aren't getting some of his popular songs that were not #1 hits, such as "Kentucky Rain," or "In the Ghetto (the Vicious Circle)," which are better than some of the songs on this CD. If you want a deeper run into Graceland, then get the "Top Ten Hits," which should have anything you could ever want in a Elvis survey CD.

The copies are flawless, and have a clean re-mastering process, so they tracks almost sound fresh. The linear notes are also helpful. It is a nice picture of the thin Elvis, which looks like a potage stamp, even though I prefer the later Elvis that I remember seeing on TV as a lad.

This should be called "Elvis 1.".......2001-12-08

This is the "1" for Elvis. If you want "the best of" or an "essentials" for the King, this is the CD for you.

This is pure feel-good music with soem country philosophy. Ther is no cause to fight for, no moaning and groaning about world conditions here, just fin and relaxation.

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Number One Hits of the 1940's Various Artists Manufacturer: Sony Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Traditional Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Great Records Of The Decade: 40's Hits, Vol. 1 ASIN: B00005IAGM Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Darn That Dream - Benny Goodman,
2. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire - Horace Heidt,
3. Who Wouldn't Love You - Kay Kyser
4. Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James
5. Pistol Packin' Mam - Al Dexter,
6. Rumors Are Flying - Frankie Carle,
7. Anniversary Song - Dinah Shore
8. Open the Door, Richard - Three Flames
9. Love Somebody - Buddy Clark, Doris Day
10. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm - Les Brown,

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Your Hit Parade: #1 Hits of the '50s (Time-Life Music) Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000EFIS3M

Product Description

Contains 24 #1 hits of the fifties. Track listing: Hey There Rosemary Clooney Memories Are Made Of This Dean Martin The Tennessee Waltz Patti Page Vaya Con Dios Les Paul & Mary Ford Cry Johnnie Ray Sincerely McGuire Sisters Mister Sandman Chordettes Three Coins In The Fountain Four Aces Moonglow And Theme From 'Picnic' Morris Stoloff Singing The Blues Guy Mitchell Wheel Of Fortune Kay Starr My Prayer Platters Till I Waltz Again With You Teresa Brewer Love Letters In The Sand Pat Boone Mack The Knife Bobby Darin You Belong To Me Jo Stafford Mona Lisa Nat King Cole Secret Love Doris Day You, You, You Ames Brothers The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Perez Prado Oh! My Papa Eddie Fisher Be My Love Mario Lanza

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