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"20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly" is a compilation by the American musician and frontman Buddy Holly.

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly
Compilation album by
Released20 April 1999
GenreRock
Length26:06
LabelGeffen
Buddy Holly chronology
The Very Best of Buddy Holly
(1996)
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly
(1999)
The Very Best of Buddy Holly and the Crickets
(1999)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [3]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated that the album includes "many of his best-known songs for the label are here, including "That'll Be the Day," "Words of Love," "Peggy Sue," "Everyday," "Not Fade Away," "Maybe Baby," "Oh Boy!," "It's So Easy," "Rave On," "True Love Ways," "Think It Over," and "It Doesn't Matter Any More." and that "Serious fans will want something more extensive, but this is an excellent introduction for neophytes and a great sampler for casual fans, considering its length and price. That doesn't erase the ridiculousness of the series title, but the silliness is excusable when the music and the collections are good."[4] Mike Lando gave it 5 out of 5 stars, stating "Every song is amazing, not a weak one in the bunch. From "Not Fade Away" to "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", and of course the classic "Everyday", this is a CD to listen to start-to-finish with nothing to skip."[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."That'll Be the Day"2:17
2."Words of Love"1:55
3."Peggy Sue"2:31
4."Everyday"2:09
5."Not Fade Away"2:22
6."Maybe Baby"2:03
7."Oh, Boy!"2:08
8."It's So Easy!"2:11
9."Rave On"1:50
10."True Love Ways"2:51
11."Think It Over"1:56
12."It Doesn't Matter Anymore"2:03
Total length:26:06

Charts

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Chart Peak

performance

US Billboard 200[6] 157
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[6] 157
US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[6] 36

References

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  1. ^ "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collecti... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Internet Archive. New York : Oxford University Press. 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Buddy Holly". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 384. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Buddy Holly – Buddy Holly | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  5. ^ mikeladano (2013-09-12). "REVIEW: Buddy Holly – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of". mikeladano.com. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  6. ^ a b c "Buddy Holly | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-07-27.