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The Best of... The Best ofs

Is it Abba Gold, New Order's Substance or Madonna's Immaculate Collection? What greatest hits album is simply the best? Text: 80295 [email protected]

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 9 Jan 201918:30
BBC Radio Scotland FM & Extra only

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Music Played

  • R.E.M.

    (Don't Go Back To) Rockville

    • Eponymous.
    • IRS.
    • 5.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Accidents Will Happen

    • Elvis Costello And Attractions - The Man.
    • Imp Records.
    • 4.

  • Buzzcocks

    Harmony In My Head

    • United Artists Records.

  • The Beatles

    Hello, Goodbye

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 7.

  • k.d. lang

    Miss Chatelaine

    • (CD Single).
    • Sire.

  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    American Girl

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.

  • David Bowie

    John, I'm Only Dancing

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Faces

    Cindy Incidentally

    • Cindy Incidentally (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Bee Gees

    I Started A Joke

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Orange Juice

    Consolation Prize

    • The Very Best Of Orange Juice.
    • Polydor.
    • 2.

  • Roxy Music

    Same Old Scene

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • The Jam

    In The City

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Madness

    Baggy Trousers

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Depeche Mode

    Personal Jesus

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 86-98.
    • Mute Records.

  • Elvis Presley

    Teddy Bear

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • A Time To Remember: 1985.
    • EMI.

  • The Beach Boys

    I Can Hear Music

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.

  • Simple Minds

    Life In A Day

    • Celebrate Greatest Hits.
    • Universal Music Ireland ltd.

  • Queen

    Killer Queen

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 2.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • XTC

    Generals and Majors

    • Compact XTC, The - The Singles 1978 / 85.
    • Virgin.
    • 8.

  • George Michael

    A Different Corner

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

  • Status Quo

    Paper Plane

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Nina Simone

    Mr. Bojangles

    • The Very Best Of Nina Simone.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd..

  • James Taylor

    You've Got a Friend

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • The Supremes

    Baby Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Madonna

    Like A Virgin

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 7.

  • Tom Waits

    Martha

    • Asylum Years.
    • Asylum.
    • 3.

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.

  • U2

    Sweetest Thing

  • Eagles

    Desperado

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 9 Jan 201918:30
    BBC Radio Scotland FM & Extra only
  • Wed 9 Jan 201919:00
    BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Orkney & BBC Radio Shetland only