Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson

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Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 29, 2008
Genre Country
Label Legacy
Willie Nelson chronology
One Hell of a Ride
(2008)
Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
(2008)
Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson
(2008)

Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson is a compilation album by country singer Willie Nelson. It was released on April 29, 2008.

Contents

Commercial performance

Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson peaked at No. 61 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of July 26, 2008. [1] The album has sold 125,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019. [2]

Track listing

  1. "On the Road Again" - 2:34
  2. "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" - 2:05
  3. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - 2:19
  4. "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" - 4:29
  5. "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33" - 3:34
  6. "I'm Moving On" (featuring Hank Snow) - 2:45
  7. "Big River" - 2:47
  8. "Georgia on My Mind" - 4:21
  9. "If You Can Touch Her at All" - 3:03
  10. "Something to Brag About" - 2:03
  11. "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" - 2:04
  12. "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" - 4:21
  13. "Always on My Mind" - 3:31
  14. "Sweet Memories" - 5:44

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [3] 61

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References

  1. "Chart listing for Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson". Billboard . Retrieved 24 September 2010.
  2. Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  3. "Willie Nelson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.