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| Released | 27 May 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2002–2022 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
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20 Years: The Greatest Hits is the third greatest hits album by English singer Will Young, released on 27 May 2022. The album commemorates two decades since Young's Pop Idol win. [2] The album contains the majority of Young's biggest hits, but excludes several singles from his career.
On 15 April 2022, Young released the single "Why Does It Hurt", which preceded the album's release. [3] [4] The single debuted and peaked at umber 87 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. [5] Young performed the track as part of the setlist for his tour to accompany the album. [6]
20 Years: The Greatest Hits charted at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for one week; it debuted at number 5 on the UK Album Sales Chart. Additionally, the album charted for seven weeks on the UK Physical Albums Chart. [7]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evergreen" | From Now On (2002) | 4:11 | |
| 2. | "Light My Fire" (Radio Edit) | From Now On | 3:35 | |
| 3. | "The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates) | From Now On | 3:28 | |
| 4. | "You and I" |
| From Now On | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Leave Right Now" | Francis White | Friday's Child (2003) | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Your Game" | Friday's Child | 4:08 | |
| 7. | "Friday's Child" (Single Version) |
| Friday's Child | 4:09 |
| 8. | "All Time Love" | Jamie Hartman | Keep On (2005) | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Who Am I" |
| Keep On | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Changes" |
| Let It Go (2008) | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Grace" (Radio Edit) |
| Let It Go | 3:32 |
| 12. | "Jealousy" |
| Echoes (2011) | 4:07 |
| 13. | "Come On" |
| Echoes | 3:12 |
| 14. | "Losing Myself" |
| Echoes | 4:00 |
| 15. | "Love Revolution" |
| 85% Proof (2015) | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Joy" |
| 85% Proof | 3:29 |
| 17. | "All the Songs" |
| Lexicon (2019) | 3:53 |
| 18. | "Daniel" (Radio Edit) | Natasha Khan | Crying on the Bathroom Floor (2021) | 3:19 |
| 19. | "Why Does It Hurt" |
| Previously unreleased (2022) | 3:42 |
| 20. | "Breaking Free" |
| Previously unreleased | 3:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Leave Right Now" (live session for Zoe Ball at Radio 2) | White | 3:44 |
| 2. | "What Is Love" (live session for Zoe Ball at Radio 2) |
| 2:42 |
| 3. | "Hanging on the Telephone" (live for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday Sessions) | Jack Lee | 3:26 |
| 4. | "All Time Love" (live recording for BBC Radio 2) | Hartman | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Hey Ya!" (live for Jo Whitley's Live Lounge) | André Benjamin | 4:49 |
| 6. | "Take My Breath Away" (live for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday Sessions) | 4:01 | |
| 7. | "Love Revolution" (live for Radio 2's 500 Words at St. James' Palace) |
| 3:23 |
| 8. | "Your Game" (live for Jo Whitley's Live Lounge) |
| 4:06 |
| 9. | "Golden Slumbers" (live for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday Sessions) |
| 3:32 |
| 10. | "How Will I Know" (live for Radio 2's 500 Words at St. James' Palace) | 4:02 | |
| 11. | "Running Up That Hill" (live for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday Sessions) | Kate Bush | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Your Game" (demo) |
| 3:51 |
| 13. | "Jealousy" (demo) |
| 4:04 |
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [8] | 5 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [9] | 6 |
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