50 Years – The Best Of
| 50 Years – The Best Of | ||||
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| Released | 16 August 2024 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 95:52 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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50 Years – The Best Of is a compilation album by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, released on 16 August 2024 through Universal Music Australia. The album was released to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary and to promote their upcoming Big Five-0 tour, which will take place from October 2024 to January 2025.[1] It contains 25 songs across two discs, including the new song, "You've Got to Move". It debuted at number one in Australia and number 23 in New Zealand.
Commercial performance
[edit]It debuted at number one in Australia, making it the band's sixth number-one album, 18th top-10 album and their first compilation to top the chart. It was also the fourth of four consecutive Australian albums to top the chart.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Standing on the Outside" | 2:56 |
| 2. | "Cheap Wine" | 3:25 |
| 3. | "When the War Is Over" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "All for You" | 4:57 |
| 5. | "My Baby" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Breakfast at Sweethearts" | 4:09 |
| 7. | "You Got Nothing I Want" | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Getting the Band Back Together" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Choirgirl" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Star Hotel" | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Yakuza Girls" | 2:25 |
| 12. | "The Things I Love in You" | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Merry-Go-Round" | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 47:57 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Khe Sanh" | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Rising Sun" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Flame Trees" | 4:24 |
| 4. | "No Sense" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Saturday Night" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Bow River" | 4:21 |
| 7. | "Forever Now" | 4:26 |
| 8. | "You've Got to Move" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Four Walls" | 2:24 |
| 10. | "Lost" | 4:05 |
| 11. | "Shipping Steel" (live; from The Live Tapes Vol. 2) | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Goodbye (Astrid, Goodbye)" (live; from Swingshift) | 6:00 |
| Total length: | 47:55 95:52 | |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 23 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cold Chisel's 50th Anniversary Best of Album Out Now!". Australian Arts Review. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Cold Gold". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.