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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Blur: The Best Of
| name = Blur: The Best Of
| Type = greatest
| type = greatest
| Artist = [[Blur (band)|Blur]]
| artist = [[Blur (band)|Blur]]
| Cover = Blur - The Best of - cover art.jpg
| cover = Blur - The Best of - cover art.jpg
| Released = 30 October 2000
| alt =
| Recorded = 1990–2000
| released = 30 October 2000
| recorded = 1990–2000
| Genre = [[Britpop]], [[alternative rock]], [[indie rock]]
| venue =
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| Length = 77:08 <small>([[Blur: The Best Of#CD1|CD1]])</small><br />43:38 <small>([[Blur: The Best Of#CD2 (ed Edition)|CD2]])</small><br />89:35 <small>([[Blur: The Best of#VHS/DVD|VHS/DVD]])</small>
| studio =
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| Label = [[Food Records|Food]]/[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[Parlophone]]
| Producer = [[Stephen Street]], [[William Orbit]], Steve Lovell, Steve Power, [[Ben Hillier]]
| genre = [[Britpop]], [[alternative rock]], [[indie rock]]
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| length = 77:08 <small>([[#CD1|CD1]])</small><br />43:38 <small>([[#CD2 (ed Edition)|CD2]])</small><br />89:35 <small>([[Blur: The Best of#VHS/DVD|VHS/DVD]])</small>
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| Last album = ''[[The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set]]''<br />(1999)
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| label = [[Food Records|Food]]/[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[Parlophone]]
| This album = '''''Blur: The Best Of''''' <br /> (2000)
| producer = [[Stephen Street]], [[William Orbit]], Steve Lovell, Steve Power, [[Ben Hillier]]
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| Next album = ''[[Think Tank (Blur album)|Think Tank]]''<br />(2003)
| chronology = [[Blur (band)|Blur]]
| Misc =
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| prev_title = [[The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set]]
| prev_year = 1999
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| next_title = [[Think Tank (Blur album)|Think Tank]]
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Damon Albarn]]
| type = greatest
| prev_title = [[Ordinary Decent Criminal#Music|Ordinary Decent Criminal]]
| prev_year = 2000
| title = Blur: The Best Of
| year = 2000
| next_title = [[Gorillaz (album)|Gorillaz]]
| next_year = 2001
}}
}}
{{Singles
| name = Blur: The Best Of
| type = greatest
| single1 = [[Music Is My Radar]]
| single1date = 16 October 2000
}}
}}

{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = (88/100)<ref name=Meta/>
| MC = 88/100<ref name=Meta/>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = ''[[AllMusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r507038/review|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r507038/review|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Drowned in Sound]]''
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| rev2Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/2431 |title=Blur: Best of + live CD |access-date=2007-11-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101051751/http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/2431 |archive-date=1 November 2007}}</ref>
| rev2Score = (favorable)<ref name=Meta/>
| rev3 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| rev3 = ''[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |edition= 5th concise |year=2011 |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |isbn=978-0-85712-595-8|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music }}</ref>
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| rev3Score = (6/10)<ref>[http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/2431 Drowned in Sound review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101051751/http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/2431 |date=1 November 2007 }}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev4Score = A−<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20272521,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref>
| rev4Score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20272521,00.html |title=The Best of Blur |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=1 December 2000 |access-date=26 August 2017 |last=Brunner |first=Rob |archive-date=25 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425110901/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20272521,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev5Score = (9/10)<ref>[http://www.vblurpage.com/articles/albums/bestof_nme.htm NME review]</ref>
| rev5Score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vblurpage.com/articles/albums/bestof_nme.htm |title=Blur: The Best of Blur |date=October 2000 |access-date=26 August 2017 |work=[[NME]] |last=Sutherland |first=Steve |archive-date=4 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804052050/http://www.vblurpage.com/articles/albums/bestof_nme.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]''
| rev6Score = (8.6/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/830-the-best-of-blur/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
| rev6Score = 8.6/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/830-the-best-of-blur/ |title=Blur: The Best of Blur |date=21 November 2000 |access-date=26 August 2017 |work= [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |last=Juzwiak |first=Richard M. }}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>Q, Nov 2000 p.120</ref>
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Best of Blur |date=Nov 2000 |journal= [[Q (magazine)|Q]] |page=120 }}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev8 = ''[[Robert Christgau]]''
| rev8Score = A−<ref>[http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=blur Robert Christgau review]</ref>
| rev8Score = A−<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=blur |title=Blur |access-date=26 August 2017 |work= [[Robert Christgau]] }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev9 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan | authorlink = |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City | page = 89 | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=rolling+stone+blur+album+guide&source=bl&ots=BiMjun-UZ1&sig=7XpY2nAm-kHRu0fGkZbpLhS66c0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZHKyUJiBE5OA0AHzm4HgBg&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=rolling%20stone%20blur%20album%20guide&f=false}}</ref>
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book| last = Brackett | first = Nathan |author2=Christian Hoard | title = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | publisher = Simon and Schuster | year = 2004 | location = New York City | page = [https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/n102 89] | isbn = 0-7432-0169-8 | url = https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac| url-access = registration | quote = rolling stone blur album guide. }}</ref>
| rev10 = [[Wall of Sound (record label)|Wall of Sound]]
| rev10 = ''[[Wall of Sound (website)|Wall of Sound]]''
| rev10Score = (86/100)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/200101241008/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/blur_bestofblurIndex.html Wall of Sound review]</ref>
| rev10Score = 86/100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/blur_bestofblurIndex.html |title=Blur: The Best of Blur |access-date=2001-01-24 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124100800/http://wallofsound.go.com/reviews/stories/blur_bestofblurIndex.html |archive-date=24 January 2001}}</ref>
}}
}}
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'''''Blur: The Best Of''''' is a [[greatest hits]] [[compilation album]] by English [[Britpop]] band [[Blur (band)|Blur]], first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, [[cassette tape]], [[MiniDisc]], double 12" [[vinyl record]], DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 [[single (music)|singles]] from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "[[This Is a Low]]". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the [[music video|videos]] of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist [[Julian Opie]]. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s 1982 ''[[Hot Space]]''.


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'''''Blur: The Best Of''''' is a [[greatest hits]] [[compilation album]] by English [[Britpop]] band [[Blur (band)|Blur]], first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, [[cassette tape]], [[MiniDisc]], double 12" [[vinyl record]], DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 [[single (music)|singles]] from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "[[This Is a Low]]". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the [[music video|videos]] of Blur's first 22 singles. In 2000 the album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK, and hit the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist [[Julian Opie]]. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]] in London, England.
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The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website [[Metacritic]], the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.<ref name=Meta>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-best-of-blur/blur/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for The Best of Blur |publisher=Metacritic.com |accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref>

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The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website [[Metacritic]], the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.<ref name=Meta>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-best-of-blur/blur/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for The Best of Blur |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>


On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by ''[[Music Week]]'' that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom.
On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by ''[[Music Week]]'' that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom. The album has since been certified five times platinum in the United Kingdom. Making it Blur's best selling album to date in their homeland.


A proposed title for the album was ''Best Blur Album in the World Ever'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vblurpage.com/discography/albums/bestof.htm |title=Blur: The Best Of – album info |publisher=Vblurpage.com |accessdate=9 January 2012}}</ref> in reference to the compilation album series ''[[The Best... Album in the World...Ever!]]'' (which often contained songs by Blur).
A proposed title for the album was ''Best Blur Album in the World Ever'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vblurpage.com/discography/albums/bestof.htm |title=Blur: The Best Of – album info |publisher=Vblurpage.com |access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> in reference to the compilation album series ''[[The Best... Album in the World...Ever!]]'' (which often contained songs by Blur).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==


===Disc one===
All tracks written by [[Damon Albarn]], [[Graham Coxon]], [[Alex James (musician)|Alex James]], and [[Dave Rowntree]].
All tracks written by [[Damon Albarn]], [[Graham Coxon]], [[Alex James (musician)|Alex James]], and [[Dave Rowntree]].
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = Disc 1
| total_length =
| total_length = 77:08
| extra_column = Original album
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = [[Beetlebum]]
| title1 = [[Beetlebum]]
| extra1 = ''[[Blur (Blur album)|Blur]]'', 1997
| extra1 = ''[[Blur (Blur album)|Blur]]'' (1997)
| length1 = 5:05
| length1 = 5:05
| title2 = [[Song 2]]
| title2 = [[Song 2]]
| extra2 = ''Blur''
| extra2 = ''Blur'' (1997)
| length2 = 2:02
| length2 = 2:02
| title3 = [[There's No Other Way]]
| title3 = [[There's No Other Way]]
| note3 = Edited version
| note3 = Edited version
| extra3 = ''[[Leisure (album)|Leisure]]'', 1991
| extra3 = ''[[Leisure (album)|Leisure]]'' (1991)
| length3 = 3:14
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = [[The Universal (song)|The Universal]]
| title4 = [[The Universal (song)|The Universal]]
| extra4 = ''[[The Great Escape (Blur album)|The Great Escape]]'', 1995
| extra4 = ''[[The Great Escape (Blur album)|The Great Escape]]'' (1995)
| length4 = 4:00
| length4 = 4:00
| title5 = [[Coffee & TV]]
| title5 = [[Coffee & TV]]
| note5 = [[Radio edit|Single edit]]
| note5 = [[Radio edit|Single edit]]
| extra5 = ''[[13 (Blur album)|13]]'', 1999
| extra5 = ''[[13 (Blur album)|13]]'' (1999)
| length5 = 5:18
| length5 = 5:18
| title6 = [[Parklife (song)|Parklife]]
| title6 = [[Parklife (song)|Parklife]]
| extra6 = ''[[Parklife]]'', 1994
| extra6 = ''[[Parklife]]'' (1994)
| length6 = 3:07
| length6 = 3:07
| title7 = [[End of a Century]]
| title7 = [[End of a Century]]
| extra7 = ''Parklife''
| extra7 = ''Parklife'' (1994)
| length7 = 2:47
| length7 = 2:47
| title8 = [[No Distance Left to Run]]
| title8 = [[No Distance Left to Run]]
| extra8 = ''13''
| extra8 = ''13'' (1999)
| length8 = 3:26
| length8 = 3:26
| title9 = [[Tender (song)|Tender]]
| title9 = [[Tender (song)|Tender]]
| extra9 = ''13''
| extra9 = ''13'' (1999)
| length9 = 7:41
| length9 = 7:41
| title10 = [[Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls & Boys]]
| title10 = [[Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls & Boys]]
| note10 = Single edit
| note10 = Single edit
| extra10 = ''Parklife''
| extra10 = ''Parklife'' (1994)
| length10 = 4:18
| length10 = 4:18
| title11 = [[Charmless Man]]
| title11 = [[Charmless Man]]
| extra11 = ''The Great Escape''
| extra11 = ''The Great Escape'' (1995)
| length11 = 3:33
| length11 = 3:33
| title12 = [[She's So High (Blur song)|She's So High]]
| title12 = [[She's So High (Blur song)|She's So High]]
| note12 = Edited version
| note12 = Edited version
| extra12 = ''Leisure''
| extra12 = ''Leisure'' (1991)
| length12 = 3:49
| length12 = 3:49
| title13 = [[Country House (song)|Country House]]
| title13 = [[Country House (song)|Country House]]
| extra13 = ''The Great Escape''
| extra13 = ''The Great Escape'' (1995)
| length13 = 3:57
| length13 = 3:57
| title14 = [[To the End (Blur song)|To the End]]
| title14 = [[To the End (Blur song)|To the End]]
| note14 = Edited version
| note14 = Edited version
| extra14 = ''Parklife''
| extra14 = ''Parklife'' (1994)
| length14 = 3:51
| length14 = 3:51
| title15 = [[On Your Own (Blur song)|On Your Own]]
| title15 = [[On Your Own (Blur song)|On Your Own]]
| extra15 = ''Blur''
| extra15 = ''Blur'' (1997)
| length15 = 4:27
| length15 = 4:27
| title16 = [[This Is a Low]]
| title16 = [[This Is a Low]]
| note16 = Not released as a single
| note16 = Edited version, not released as a single
| extra16 = ''Parklife''
| extra16 = ''Parklife'' (1994)
| length16 = 5:02
| length16 = 5:02
| title17 = [[For Tomorrow]]
| title17 = [[For Tomorrow (song)|For Tomorrow]]
| note17 = Visit to Primrose Hill extended version
| note17 = Visit to Primrose Hill extended version
| extra17 = Original, shorter version on ''[[Modern Life is Rubbish]]'', 1993
| extra17 = ''[[Modern Life Is Rubbish]]'' (1993)
| length17 = 6:02
| length17 = 6:02
| title18 = [[Music Is My Radar]]
| title18 = [[Music Is My Radar]]
| extra18 = Previously unreleased, 2000
| extra18 = Non-album single
| length18 = 5:29
| length18 = 5:29
}}
}}


{{Track listing
===Disc two (Limited Edition) ===
Recorded live at [[Wembley Arena]], 11 December 1999.
| headline = Limited edition bonus disc (Recorded live at [[Wembley Arena]], 11 December 1999)
| total_length = 40:58
# "She's So High" – 5:24
| title1 = [[She's So High (Blur song)|She's So High]]
# "Girls & Boys" – 4:21
| length1 = 5:24
# "To the End" – 4:08
| title2 = [[Girls & Boys (Blur song)|Girls & Boys]]
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# "End of a Century" – 3:00
| length2 = 4:21
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# "[[Stereotypes (song)|Stereotypes]]" – 3:27
| title3 = [[To the End (Blur song)|To the End]]
# "Charmless Man" – 3:31
| length3 = 4:08
# "Beetlebum" – 6:09
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| title4 = [[End of a Century]]
# "[[M.O.R.]]" – 3:09
# "Tender" – 6:20
| length4 = 3:00
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| title5 = [[Stereotypes (song)|Stereotypes]]
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# "No Distance Left to Run" – 4:09
| length5 = 3:27
| title6 = Charmless Man
| length6 = 3:31
| title7 = Beetlebum
| length7 = 6:09
| title8 = [[M.O.R.]]
| length8 = 3:09
| title9 = [[Tender (song)|Tender]]
| length9 = 6:20
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| title10 = No Distance Left to Run
| length10 = 4:09
}}


===VHS/DVD===
===VHS/DVD===
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# "Coffee & TV"
# "Coffee & TV"
# "No Distance Left to Run"
# "No Distance Left to Run"

Both the CDs and the DVD were released as a box set in the United States in November 2007, but this release has since been removed from distribution.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Blur-Best-CDs-DVD/dp/B000VBJASG/ Amazon.com details for "Blur: The Best Of"]</ref>


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==


;Blur
;Blur
* Damon Albarn – [[Lead vocalist|Lead vocals]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[guitar]]
* Damon Albarn – [[lead vocalist|lead vocals]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]]s, [[Organ (music)|organs]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[backing vocalist|backing vocals]] on "Coffee and TV" and "Tender", [[xylophone]] on "To the End"
* Graham Coxon – Guitar, backing vocals, [[Singing|vocals]] on "Coffee and TV", "Tender"
* Graham Coxon – [[electric guitar|electric]] and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Coffee and TV" and parts of "Tender", [[saxophone]] on "Parklife" and "Country House", [[clarinet]] on "End of a Century" and "To the End", [[drums]] on "Song 2"
* Alex James – [[Bass guitar]], backing vocals
* Alex James – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
* Dave Rowntree – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], backing vocals, [[drum machine]] on "Girls & Boys" and "On Your Own"
* Dave Rowntree – [[Drum kit|Drums]]


;Additional personnel
;with
* Blur – Producer
* Blur – [[record producer|production]]
* Jack Clark – Mixing Assistant
* Jack Clark – [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* Al Clay – Mixing
* Al Clay – mixing
* Jason Cox – Engineer
* Jason Cox – [[audio engineer|engineering]]
* Tom Girling – Assistant Producer
* Tom Girling – assistant producer
* Stephen Hague – Producer, Engineer
* Stephen Hague – producer, engineer
* Ben Hillier – Producer, Mixing
* Ben Hillier – producer, mixing
* Jeff Knowler – Assistant Engineer
* Jeff Knowler – assistant engineer
* [[Damian LeGassick]] – Programming
* Damian LeGassick – programming
* Steve Lovell – Producer
* Steve Lovell – producer
* Gerard Navarro – Assistant Engineer
* Gerard Navarro – assistant engineer
* William Orbit – Producer, Engineer
* William Orbit – producer, engineer
* Jeremy Plumb – Art Direction, Design
* Jeremy Plumb – art direction, design
* Steve Power – Producer
* Steve Power – producer
* Iain Roberton – Assistant Engineer
* Iain Roberton – assistant engineer
* Andy Ross – Engineer
* Andy Ross – engineer
* John Smith – Producer, Engineer
* John Smith – producer, engineer
* Sean Spuehler – Programming
* Sean Spuehler – programming
* Stephen Street – Producer, Engineer
* Stephen Street – producer, engineer
* Greg Williams – Photography
* Greg Williams – photography


==Charts and certifications==
==Charts and certifications==
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!Chart (2000)
!Chart (2000)
!Peak<br/>position
!Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"|[[Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|title=Australian chart positions |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=16 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68ZgtBxTk?url=http%3A%2F%2Faustralian-charts.com%2Fshowinterpret.asp%3Finterpret%3DBlur |archivedate=21 June 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Australian Albums Chart]]<ref name="AUS">{{cite web|title=Australian chart positions |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=australian-charts.com |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127212510/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |archive-date=27 January 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="AUT">{{cite web|title=Austrian chart positions |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=16 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68ZguNSHt?url=http%3A%2F%2Faustriancharts.at%2Fshowinterpret.asp%3Finterpret%3DBlur |archivedate=21 June 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref name="AUT">{{cite web|title=Austrian chart positions |url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=austriancharts.at |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102182603/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="swisscharts.com">{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret%3DBlur%26titel%3DThe+Best+Of%26cat%3Da |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-01-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050601133945/http://swisscharts.com:80/showitem.asp?interpret=Blur&titel=The+Best+Of&cat=a |archivedate=1 June 2005 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref name="swisscharts.com">{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret%3DBlur%26titel%3DThe+Best+Of%26cat%3Da |title=Blur - the Best of - swisscharts.com |access-date=2014-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050601133945/http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Blur&titel=The+Best+Of&cat=a |archive-date=1 June 2005}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[European Albums Chart]]<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1</ref>
!scope="row"|[[European Albums Chart]]<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ |title= Billboard|magazine = Billboard|date = 18 November 2000}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-01-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715183553/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |archivedate=15 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |title=InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste |access-date=2012-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715183553/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_Detail.php |archive-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[German Albums Chart]]<ref name="GER">{{cite web | title = German album positions | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Blur/?type=longplay | publisher = musicline.de |accessdate=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[German Albums Chart]]<ref name="GER">{{cite web | title = German album positions | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Blur/?type=longplay | publisher = musicline.de | access-date = 16 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120929115427/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Blur/?type=longplay | archive-date = 29 September 2012 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?lr=&rview=1&id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&q=blur#v=snippet&q=blur&f=false</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0BAEAAAAMBAJ&q=blur | title= Billboard|magazine=Billboard| date=18 November 2000}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref name="JPN">{{cite web | url = http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/143957/ranking/cd_album/ | title= ブラーのCDアルバムランキング|trans-title=Blur – best-selling album ranking on the Oricon|work=oricon.co.jp| publisher =[[Oricon|Oricon Style]]|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Italian Albums Chart]]<ref>http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1995a.htm</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="NZL">{{cite web|title=New Zealand chart positions |url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=charts.org.nz |accessdate=16 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68Zh0vXG0?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcharts.org.nz%2Fshowinterpret.asp%3Finterpret%3DBlur |archivedate=21 June 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="NZL">{{cite web|title=New Zealand chart positions |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=charts.nz |access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref name="NOR">{{cite web|title=Norwegian chart positions |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |accessdate=16 October 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68Zh03e9R?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnorwegiancharts.com%2Fshowinterpret.asp%3Finterpret%3DBlur |archivedate=21 June 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref name="NOR">{{cite web|title=Norwegian chart positions |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102110500/http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |archive-date=2 November 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="SWE">{{cite web | title = Swedish chart positions | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur | publisher = swedishcharts.com |accessdate=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="SWE">{{cite web | title = Swedish chart positions | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur | publisher = swedishcharts.com |access-date=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="CHE">{{cite web|title=Swiss chart positions |url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |publisher=hitparade.ch |access-date=16 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209213219/http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Blur |archive-date=9 December 2012}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UK Charts">{{cite web | title = British chart positions | url = http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=349 | publisher = chartstats.com |accessdate=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
!scope="row"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UK Charts">{{cite web | title = British chart positions | url = https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ | publisher = [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=16 October 2012 }}</ref>
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!scope="row"|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine | title = Blur Album & Song Chart History | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=blur|chart=Billboard 200}} | magazine = Billboard|access-date=16 October 2012}}</ref>
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===Certifications===
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*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6LLq4DHMbsG1emJ-4u48EWO9YzsxZaF ''Blur: The Best Of''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)
*[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLq6LLq4DHMbsG1emJ-4u48EWO9YzsxZaF ''Blur: The Best Of''] at [[YouTube]] (streamed copy where licensed)
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[[Category:Blur (band) compilation albums]]
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 9 December 2024

Blur: The Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Blur
Released30 October 2000
Recorded1990–2000
GenreBritpop, alternative rock, indie rock
Length77:08 (CD1)
43:38 (CD2)
89:35 (VHS/DVD)
LabelFood/Virgin/Parlophone
ProducerStephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lovell, Steve Power, Ben Hillier
Blur chronology
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
(1999) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Think Tank
(2003)
Damon Albarn chronology
Ordinary Decent Criminal
(2000) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Gorillaz
(2001)
Singles from Blur: The Best Of
  1. "Music Is My Radar"
    Released: 16 October 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork8.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Wall of Sound86/100[11]

Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. In 2000 the album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK, and hit the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.

The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.[1]

On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by Music Week that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom. The album has since been certified five times platinum in the United Kingdom. Making it Blur's best selling album to date in their homeland.

A proposed title for the album was Best Blur Album in the World Ever,[12] in reference to the compilation album series The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (which often contained songs by Blur).

Track listing

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All tracks written by Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, and Dave Rowntree.

Disc 1
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Beetlebum"Blur (1997)5:05
2."Song 2"Blur (1997)2:02
3."There's No Other Way" (Edited version)Leisure (1991)3:14
4."The Universal"The Great Escape (1995)4:00
5."Coffee & TV" (Single edit)13 (1999)5:18
6."Parklife"Parklife (1994)3:07
7."End of a Century"Parklife (1994)2:47
8."No Distance Left to Run"13 (1999)3:26
9."Tender"13 (1999)7:41
10."Girls & Boys" (Single edit)Parklife (1994)4:18
11."Charmless Man"The Great Escape (1995)3:33
12."She's So High" (Edited version)Leisure (1991)3:49
13."Country House"The Great Escape (1995)3:57
14."To the End" (Edited version)Parklife (1994)3:51
15."On Your Own"Blur (1997)4:27
16."This Is a Low" (Edited version, not released as a single)Parklife (1994)5:02
17."For Tomorrow" (Visit to Primrose Hill extended version)Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993)6:02
18."Music Is My Radar"Non-album single5:29
Total length:77:08
Limited edition bonus disc (Recorded live at Wembley Arena, 11 December 1999)
No.TitleLength
1."She's So High"5:24
2."Girls & Boys"4:21
3."To the End"4:08
4."End of a Century"3:00
5."Stereotypes"3:27
6."Charmless Man"3:31
7."Beetlebum"6:09
8."M.O.R."3:09
9."Tender"6:20
10."No Distance Left to Run"4:09
Total length:40:58

VHS/DVD

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  1. "She's So High"
  2. "There's No Other Way"
  3. "Bang"
  4. "Popscene"
  5. "For Tomorrow"
  6. "Chemical World"
  7. "Sunday Sunday"
  8. "Girls & Boys"
  9. "Parklife"
  10. "To the End"
  11. "End of a Century"
  12. "Country House"
  13. "The Universal"
  14. "Stereotypes"
  15. "Charmless Man"
  16. "Beetlebum"
  17. "Song 2"
  18. "On Your Own"
  19. "M.O.R."
  20. "Tender"
  21. "Coffee & TV"
  22. "No Distance Left to Run"

Personnel

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Blur
Additional personnel
  • Blur – production
  • Jack Clark – mixing
  • Al Clay – mixing
  • Jason Cox – engineering
  • Tom Girling – assistant producer
  • Stephen Hague – producer, engineer
  • Ben Hillier – producer, mixing
  • Jeff Knowler – assistant engineer
  • Damian LeGassick – programming
  • Steve Lovell – producer
  • Gerard Navarro – assistant engineer
  • William Orbit – producer, engineer
  • Jeremy Plumb – art direction, design
  • Steve Power – producer
  • Iain Roberton – assistant engineer
  • Andy Ross – engineer
  • John Smith – producer, engineer
  • Sean Spuehler – programming
  • Stephen Street – producer, engineer
  • Greg Williams – photography

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Best of Blur". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Blur: The Best Of at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Blur: Best of + live CD". Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Brunner, Rob (1 December 2000). "The Best of Blur". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sutherland, Steve (October 2000). "Blur: The Best of Blur". NME. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. (21 November 2000). "Blur: The Best of Blur". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The Best of Blur". Q: 120. November 2000.
  9. ^ "Blur". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blur album guide.
  11. ^ "Blur: The Best of Blur". Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Blur: The Best Of – album info". Vblurpage.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  13. ^ "Australian chart positions". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  15. ^ a b "Blur - the Best of - swisscharts.com". Archived from the original on 1 June 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
  16. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 18 November 2000.
  17. ^ "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  18. ^ "German album positions". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. 18 November 2000.
  20. ^ "ブラーのCDアルバムランキング" [Blur – best-selling album ranking on the Oricon]. oricon.co.jp. Oricon Style. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  21. ^ "New Zealand chart positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Norwegian chart positions". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  23. ^ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  24. ^ "Swiss chart positions". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  25. ^ "British chart positions". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  26. ^ "Blur Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  28. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Blur – Blur... The Best Of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  29. ^ "British album certifications – Blur – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
  30. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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