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Best Shots
Best Shots
Greatest hits album by Pat Benatar
Released	October 26, 1987
Length	43:55
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Neil Giraldo; Peter Coleman; Keith Olsen; Mike Chapman;
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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C^[2]
New Musical Express	7/10^[3]

Best Shots is a Platinum-certified greatest hits album released by the American rock singer Pat Benatar in 1987 in Europe and in an updated version in 1989 in North America. It peaked at No. 67 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart,^[4] two years after the album peaked at No. 6 in the UK.^[5]

Track listings

European version

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" (single version)	Eddie Schwartz	Crimes of Passion (1980)	2:51
2.	"Love Is a Battlefield" (single version)	Mike Chapman, Holly Knight	Live from Earth (1983)	4:12
3.	"We Belong" (single version)	Eric Lowen, Dan Navarro	Tropico (1984)	3:42
4.	"We Live for Love" (remixed version)	Neil Giraldo	In the Heat of the Night (1979)	3:58
5.	"Sex as a Weapon"	Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg	Seven the Hard Way (1985)	4:19
6.	"Invincible" (Theme from The Legend of Billie Jean) (single version)	Simon Climie, Knight	Seven the Hard Way	4:04

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
7.	"Shadows of the Night" (single version)	D. L. Byron	Get Nervous (1982)	3:42
8.	"Heartbreaker"	Geoff Gill, Clint Wade	In the Heat of the Night	3:28
9.	"Fire and Ice"	Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, Pat Benatar	Precious Time (1981)	3:20
10.	"Treat Me Right"	Doug Lubahn	Crimes of Passion	3:28
11.	"If You Think You Know How to Love Me" (single version)	Chapman, Nicky Chinn	In the Heat of the Night	3:47
12.	"You Better Run"	Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere	Crimes of Passion	3:04

U.S. version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Love Is a Battlefield"		Live from Earth	5:24
2.	"Promises in the Dark"	Giraldo, Benatar	Precious Time	4:48
3.	"One Love"	Giraldo, Myron Grombacher	Wide Awake in Dreamland (1988)	5:12
4.	"All Fired Up"	Kerryn Tolhurst, Grombacher, Benatar	Wide Awake in Dreamland	4:27
5.	"We Live for Love"		In the Heat of the Night	3:55
6.	"Hell Is for Children"	Giraldo, Benatar, Roger Capps	Crimes of Passion	4:48
7.	"Shadows of the Night"		Get Nervous	4:20
8.	"Hit Me with Your Best Shot"		Crimes of Passion	2:51
9.	"We Belong"		Tropico	3:40
10.	"Invincible"		Seven the Hard Way	4:28
11.	"Fire and Ice"		Precious Time	3:20
12.	"Heartbreaker"		In the Heat of the Night	3:26
13.	"Medley: Suffer the Little Children / Hell Is for Children" (live 1988, CD edition bonus track)	Giraldo, Benatar	previously unreleased	6:45
14.	"Painted Desert" (CD edition bonus track)	Giraldo, Grombacher	Tropico	5:24
15.	"Outlaw Blues" (1989 re-recording, CD edition bonus track)	Giraldo, Grombacher	Tropico	4:19
Total length:				67:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Best Shots*
Chart (1987–1989)	Peak position
European Albums (Music & Media)^[6]	52
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[7]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	6
US Billboard 200^[9]	67

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Best Shots*
Chart (1987)	Position
UK Albums (Gallup)^[10]	61

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[11]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Platinum	300,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[13]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Minkoff, Myrna (October 31, 1987). "Pat Benatar: Best Shots". New Musical Express. p. 30.
^ "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^ "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
^ "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 45. November 14, 1987. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. January 23, 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
^ "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pat Benatar - Best Shots review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved July 28, 2014.

[Christgau-2] Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.

[3] Minkoff, Myrna (October 31, 1987). "Pat Benatar: Best Shots". New Musical Express. p. 30.

[album-4] "Pat Benatar Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2018.

[GB-5] "Artist Chart History – Pat Benatar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2014.

[6] "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 45. November 14, 1987. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.

[ac_New_Zealand_Pat_Benatar-7] "Charts.nz – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[ac_UK2_-8] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Pat_Benatar-9] "Pat Benatar Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[10] "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. January 23, 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.

[New_ZealandPat_BenatarBest_ShotsalbumCertRef-11] "New Zealand album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[United_KingdomPat_BenatarBest_ShotsalbumCertRef-12] "British album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

[United_StatesPat_BenatarBest_ShotsalbumCertRef-13] "American album certifications – Pat Benatar – Best Shots". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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-| note6 = Theme from ''[[The Legend of Billie Jean]]'', single version
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 | writer6 = [[Simon Climie]], Knight
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-| writer9 = Kelly, Scott St. Clair Sheets, [[Pat Benatar]]
+| writer9 = Kelly, [[Scott St. Clair Sheets]], [[Pat Benatar]]
 | extra9 = ''[[Precious Time (album)|Precious Time]]'' (1981)
 | length9 = 3:20
 | title10 = [[Treat Me Right (Pat Benatar song)|Treat Me Right]]
-| writer10 = Doug Lubahn, Benatar
+| writer10 = [[Doug Lubahn]]
 | extra10 = ''Crimes of Passion''
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 {{Track listing
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+| extra_column = Original album
 | title1 = Love Is a Battlefield
 | extra1 = ''Live from Earth''
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 | length2 = 4:48
 | title3 = One Love
-| writer3 = Giraldo, Mryon Grombacher
+| writer3 = Giraldo, Myron Grombacher
 | extra3 = ''[[Wide Awake in Dreamland]]'' (1988)
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 | note15 = 1989 re-recording, CD edition bonus track
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-| extra15 = An earlier arrangement/recording appears on ''Tropico''
+| extra15 = ''Tropico''
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-!align="center"|Year
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-!align="center"|Position
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 |-
+! scope="col"| Chart (1987–1989)
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+! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
-|align="center"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="GB" />
+|-
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+! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/87/M&M-1987-11-14-OCR-Page-0010.pdf |title=European Hot 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=4 |issue=45 |date=November 14, 1987 |page=18 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
+| 52
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+|-
+{{album chart|UK2|6|date=19871101|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
+|-
+{{album chart|Billboard200|67|artist=Pat Benatar|rowheader=true|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
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+|+ Year-end chart performance for ''Best Shots''
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+! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
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+! scope="col"| Position
-|align="center"|New Zealand Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web | url = https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Pat+Benatar&titel=Best+Shots&cat=a | title = Pat Benatar – Best Shots (album) |accessdate = July 27, 2014| work = charts.nz | publisher = [[Media Control Charts]] }}</ref>
-|align="center"|5
 |-
+! scope="row"| UK Albums ([[Gallup (company)|Gallup]])<ref>{{cite news |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/88/Record-Mirror-1988-01-23-OCR.pdf |title=Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums |newspaper=[[Record Mirror]] |date=January 23, 1988 |page=37<!-- 36 in PDF file --> |issn=0144-5804 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
-|align="center"|1989
+| 61
-|align="center"|[[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] (US)<ref name="album" />
-|align="center"|67
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v t e Pat Benatar
Discography
Studio albums	In the Heat of the Night Crimes of Passion Precious Time Get Nervous Tropico Seven the Hard Way Wide Awake in Dreamland True Love Gravity's Rainbow Innamorata Go
Live albums	Live from Earth
Compilations	Best Shots Synchronistic Wanderings Greatest Hits Ultimate Collection
Singles	"I Need a Lover" "Heartbreaker" "You Better Run" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" "Treat Me Right" "Hell Is for Children" "Fire and Ice" "Shadows of the Night" "Love Is a Battlefield" "We Belong" "Invincible" "All Fired Up" "Don't Walk Away" "Everybody Lay Down"
Related articles	Neil Giraldo