Power to the People: The Hits

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Power To The People: The Hits
PowerPeopleCD.jpg
Greatest hits album by
John Lennon
Released5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)
Recorded1969–1980
Genre Rock
Length57:46
Label Capitol Records
Producer Yoko Ono, Capitol Records
John Lennon chronology
Gimme Some Truth
(2010)		Power To The People: The Hits
(2010)		 John Lennon Signature Box
(2010)
Alternative cover
Power To The People The Hits.jpg
Experience Edition (CD/DVD)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Power to the People: The Hits is a compilation album gathering John Lennon's most popular songs, as part of the Gimme Some Truth box set. It is available as a standard 15-track disc and download package, and as an expanded "Experience Edition" with a 15-track DVD. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Lennon, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1."Power to the People" March 1971 as a single3:23
2."Gimme Some Truth" September 1971 on the album Imagine 3:14
3."Woman" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy 3:32
4."Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" February 1970 as a single3:21
5."Whatever Gets You thru the Night" October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges 3:27
6."Cold Turkey (Live)" October 1969 as a single5:04
7."Jealous Guy" September 1971 on the album Imagine4:15
8."#9 Dream" October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges4:49
9."(Just Like) Starting Over" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy4:00
10."Mind Games" November 1973 on the album Mind Games 4:13
11."Watching the Wheels" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:32
12."Stand by Me" Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller February 1975 on the album Rock 'n' Roll 3:33
13."Imagine"Lennon, Yoko Ono October 1971 on the album Imagine3:04
14."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"Ono, LennonDecember 1971 as a single3:34
15."Give Peace a Chance" July 1969 as a single4:53
Total length:57:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 10
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8] 27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [10] 7
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [11] 15
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [12] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 64
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 33
Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 59
Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 16
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) [17] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [18] 7
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [19] 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [20] 21
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [21] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [23] 15
US Billboard 200 [24] 24
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [25] 21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [27] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [28] 91
Chart (2020)Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] 90

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [30] Gold10,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [31] Gold25,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [32] Silver60,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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