H.I.T.S.

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H.I.T.S.
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Greatest hits album by
"NKOTB" (New Kids on the Block)
ReleasedDecember 6, 1991
Recorded1986–1991
Genre Pop/R&B
Length66:45 [1]
Label Columbia/Sony Music
Producer Maurice Starr, Walter Afanasieff (track 2)
"NKOTB" (New Kids on the Block) chronology
No More Games/The Remix Album
(1991)
H.I.T.S.
(1991)
Face the Music
(1994)
Singles from H.I.T.S.
  1. "If You Go Away"
    Released: December 14, 1991

H.I.T.S. is the first greatest hits album of the New Kids on the Block (NKOTB). It includes one new song titled "If You Go Away" which peaked #16 in U.S. Billboard Hot 100. H.I.T.S. was certified Gold in Spain for the sales of 50,000 units. [2]

Contents

Track listing

[3]

  1. "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" - 4:09
  2. "If You Go Away" - 4:00
  3. "Step by Step" - 4:27
  4. "Cover Girl" - 5:47
  5. "Games (The Kids Get Hard Mix)" - 5:21
  6. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" - 4:22
  7. "This One's for the Children" - 3:54
  8. "Tonight" - 3:28
  9. "Baby, I Believe in You" - 4:39
  10. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" - 4:24
  11. "Hangin' Tough" - 4:16
  12. "Valentine Girl" - 3:57
  13. "Please Don't Go Girl" - 4:30
  14. "Call It What You Want (The C&C Pump-It Mix)" - 6:31
  15. "My Favorite Girl" - 5:28

Charts

Chart (1991-1992)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 13
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 16
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [6] 17
European Albums Chart 29
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [7] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 26
Japanese Albums (Oricon)4
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] 14
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [10] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [11] 37
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 50

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [13] Gold35,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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