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Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits
Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by the Bee Gees
Released	21 April 2017
Recorded	1966–1987
Genre	Pop, rock, disco
Label	Capitol
Producer	Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson, Arif Mardin, Robert Stigwood, Nat Kipner
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Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the Bee Gees. It was released on 21 April 2017 by Capitol Records to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.^[1] The album is a single-disc compilation of the group's biggest hits selected by the group's last surviving member, Barry Gibb. Gibb said of the compilation: "Although there are many other songs, these songs, I feel, are the songs that Maurice, Robin, and I would be most proud of."^[1]

Content

The album is a career spanning compilation featuring 21 tracks selected by Barry Gibb that ranges from their first Australian hit, "Spicks and Specks", to the group's international number one single, "You Win Again". Several hits are omitted, including "Holiday", "Run to Me", "Love So Right", "One" and "World".

Track listing

All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except as indicated.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original release	Length
1.	"Spicks and Specks"	Barry Gibb	Spicks and Specks, 1966	2:51
2.	"New York Mining Disaster 1941"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Bee Gees 1st, 1967	2:10
3.	"To Love Somebody"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Bee Gees 1st, 1967	3:00
4.	"Massachusetts"		Horizontal, 1967	2:22
5.	"Words"		A-side Single, 1968	3:17
6.	"I've Gotta Get a Message to You"		Idea, 1968	3:04
7.	"I Started a Joke"		Idea, 1968	3:17
8.	"Lonely Days"		2 Years On, 1970	3:47
9.	"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb	Trafalgar, 1971	3:38
10.	"Jive Talkin'"		Main Course, 1975	3:44
11.	"Nights on Broadway"		Main Course, 1975	4:33
12.	"Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)"		Main Course, 1975	4:04
13.	"You Should Be Dancing"		Children of the World, 1976	4:16
14.	"How Deep Is Your Love"		Saturday Night Fever, 1977	4:02
15.	"Stayin' Alive"		Saturday Night Fever, 1977	4:43
16.	"Night Fever"		Saturday Night Fever, 1977	3:32
17.	"More Than a Woman"		Saturday Night Fever, 1977	3:17
18.	"Too Much Heaven"		Spirits Having Flown, 1979	4:54
19.	"Tragedy"		Spirits Having Flown, 1979	5:02
20.	"Love You Inside Out"		Spirits Having Flown, 1979	4:10
21.	"You Win Again"		E.S.P., 1987	4:03

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits*
Chart (2017–2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	30
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[5]	73
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	6
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[7]	71
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	32
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	6
US Billboard 200^[10]	41

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits*
Chart (2021)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	94
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	67

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[13]	Gold	50,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14]	Platinum	300,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "Bee Gees 'Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits' To Be Released Worldwide April 21". Capitol/UMe. PR Newswire. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
^ "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ "Spanishcharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
^ "Bee Gees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
^ "French album certifications – Bee Gees – Timeless" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Bee Gees – Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[4_April_2017-1] "Bee Gees 'Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits' To Be Released Worldwide April 21". Capitol/UMe. PR Newswire. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

[ac_Australia_Bee_Gees-2] "Australiancharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

[ac_Flanders_Bee_Gees-3] "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[ac_Wallonia_Bee_Gees-4] "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2019.

[ac_Germany4_Bee_Gees-5] "Offiziellecharts.de – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[ac_Scotland_-6] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[ac_Spain_Bee_Gees-7] "Spanishcharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

[ac_Switzerland_Bee_Gees-8] "Swisscharts.com – Bee Gees – Timeless - The All-Time Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[ac_UK2_-9] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Bee_Gees-10] "Bee Gees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

[11] "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[12] "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

[FranceBee_GeesTimelessalbumCertRef-13] "French album certifications – Bee Gees – Timeless" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[United_KingdomBee_GeesTimeless:_The_All-Time_Greatest_HitsalbumCertRef-14] "British album certifications – Bee Gees – Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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v t e Bee Gees
Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb Colin Petersen Vince Melouney Alan Kendall Dennis Bryon Blue Weaver
Studio albums	The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs Spicks and Specks Bee Gees' 1st Horizontal Idea Odessa Cucumber Castle 2 Years On Trafalgar To Whom It May Concern Life in a Tin Can Mr. Natural Main Course Children of the World Spirits Having Flown Living Eyes E.S.P. One High Civilization Size Isn't Everything Still Waters This Is Where I Came In
Extended plays	The Bee Gees New York Mining Disaster 1941
Soundtracks	Melody Saturday Night Fever Staying Alive
Live albums	Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live One Night Only
Compilation albums	Turn Around, Look at Us Rare, Precious and Beautiful Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Volume 2 Best of Bee Gees Inception/Nostalgia Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees Greatest Tales from the Brothers Gibb The Very Best of the Bee Gees Their Greatest Hits: The Record Number Ones Love Songs The Ultimate Bee Gees Mythology Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits
Videography	Idea Cucumber Castle The Bee Gees Special One for All Tour One Night Only The Ultimate Bee Gees In Our Own Time The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Tours	The Bee Gees' concerts in 1967 and 1968 Spirits Having Flown Tour One for All World Tour
Related	Discography List of songs recorded List of unreleased material A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants "The Barry Gibb Talk Show" The Rattlesnakes Humpy Bong The Fut The Bloomfields Tin Tin The Groove Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs Toe Fat Amen Corner One World Project Robert Stigwood Hugh Gibb Andy Gibb Steve Gibb Spencer Gibb Statue of Bee Gees Douglas, Isle of Man Redcliffe, Queensland
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