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20 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album by Nat King Cole. It was released by Capitol Records in 1978 and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart,[1] where it was a posthumous number one.
| 20 Golden Greats | |
|---|---|
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| Greatest hits album by Nat King Cole | |
| Released | 1978 |
| Recorded | 1957–1966 |
| Genre | Soul |
| Label | Capitol |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Year Produced | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Lorraine" | Burwell-Parish | 1957 | |
| 2. | "Straighten Up And Fly Right" | Mills-Cole | 1963 | |
| 3. | "Nature Boy" | Eden ahbez | 1963 | |
| 4. | "Ballerina" | Sigman-Russell | 1963 | |
| 5. | "Mona Lisa" | Livingston-Evans | 1957 | |
| 6. | "Too Young" | Lippman-Dee | 1957 | |
| 7. | "Love Letters" | Young-Heyman | 1957 | |
| 8. | "Smile" | Chaplin-Turner-Parsons | 1963 | |
| 9. | "Around The World" | Young-Adamson | 1966 | |
| 10. | "For All We Know" | Coots-Lewis | 1958 | |
| 11. | "When I Fall In Love" | Heyman-Young | 1957 | |
| 12. | "The Very Thought Of You" | Nobel | 1958 | |
| 13. | "On the Street Where You Live" | Loewe-Lerner | 1964 | |
| 14. | "Unforgettable" | Gordon | 1961 | |
| 15. | "It's All in the Game" | Dawes-Sigman | 1957 | |
| 16. | "Ramblin' Rose" | J&N Sherman | 1962 | |
| 17. | "Portrait Of Jennie" | Robinson-Burdge | 1957 | |
| 18. | "Let There Be Love" | Grant-Rand | 1962 | |
| 19. | "Somewhere Along The Way" | Adams-Gallop | 1963 | |
| 20. | "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" | Tobias-Carste | 1957 |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (1978–1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[2] | 27 |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[3] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[4] | Gold | 20,000[4] |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Charting information". Official Charts. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 63.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Nat King Cole" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Nat King Cole – 20 Golden Greats". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2024-11-20.
- ^ "British album certifications – Nat King Cole – 20 Golden Greats". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
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