| Best of Bruce Springsteen | ||||
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| Released | April 19, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 1972–2019 | |||
| Length | 138:08 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Best of Bruce Springsteen is the eighth compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was released on April 19, 2024, through Columbia Records. The collection marks his first compilation in eight years and includes hit singles and popular album tracks from 1973 to 2020.
Best of Bruce Springsteen arrived in different variants, including a Jersey Devil vinyl variant through Amazon and an expanded 31-track download-only version. [1] Physical editions contain 18 tracks. [2] It includes previously unreleased liner notes by Springsteen archivist Erik Flannigan. [3] The artwork of the collection depicts Springsteen in a black-and-white photo shot by Eric Meola during the Born to Run sessions. [4]
All tracks are written by Bruce Springsteen
| No. | Title | Original album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Growin' Up" | Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" | The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973) | 7:04 |
| 3. | "Born to Run" | Born to Run (1975) | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Thunder Road" | Born to Run | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Badlands" | Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Hungry Heart" | The River (1980) | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Atlantic City" | Nebraska (1982) | 3:57 |
| 8. | "Dancing in the Dark" | Born in the U.S.A. (1984) | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Born in the U.S.A." | Born in the U.S.A. | 4:41 |
| 10. | "Brilliant Disguise" | Tunnel of Love (1987) | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Human Touch" (edit) | Human Touch (1992) | 5:10 |
| 12. | "Streets of Philadelphia" | Philadelphia Official Soundtrack (1994) | 4:14 |
| 13. | "The Ghost of Tom Joad" | The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) | 4:21 |
| 14. | "Secret Garden" | Greatest Hits (1995) | 4:27 |
| 15. | "The Rising" | The Rising (2002) | 4:47 |
| 16. | "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" | Magic (2007) | 4:19 |
| 17. | "Hello Sunshine" | Western Stars (2019) | 3:55 |
| 18. | "Letter to You" | Letter to You (2020) | 4:55 |
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [5] | 32 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [7] | 7 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 8 |
| Croatian International Albums (HDU) [9] | 14 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [10] | 12 |
| French Albums (SNEP) [11] | 28 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 6 |
| Irish Albums (OCC) [13] | 3 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI) [14] | 16 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) [15] | 43 |
| Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [16] | 49 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [17] | 29 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP) [18] | 11 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] | 8 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] | 6 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] | 23 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] | 8 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [23] | 15 |
| US Billboard 200 [24] | 121 |
| US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [25] | 27 |
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