Songs You Know by Heart

Songs You Know by Heart
Greatest hits album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	October 28, 1985
Genre	Country rock Gulf and Western
Length	42:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Don Gant, Norbert Putnam
Alternative cover
CD release cover art

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in 1985. The parenthetical "s" in the subtitle alludes to the status at the time of "Margaritaville" as Buffett's single large chart hit.

Despite its 1985 release date, the album only includes songs from 1973 to 1979. Aside from 1976's Havaña Daydreamin' , this compilation includes at least one song from each of Buffett's ABC Records/MCA Records albums released between 1973 and 1979.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 100 on the Billboard 200. The album however has continued to sell, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 12, 1989, and 7× Platinum on November 21, 2005, ^[2] which made it Buffett's most commercially successful. It has sold 5,646,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019. ^[3] Following Buffett's death in September 2023, Songs You Know By Heart re-entered the Billboard 200 at a new peak position of No. 4. ^[4]

Track listing

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Cheeseburger in Paradise"	Jimmy Buffett	Son of a Son of a Sailor	2:53
2.	"He Went to Paris"	Buffett	A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean	3:31
3.	"Fins"	Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran	Volcano	3:27
4.	"Son of a Son of a Sailor"	Buffett	Son of a Son of a Sailor	3:25
5.	"A Pirate Looks at Forty"	Buffett	A1A	3:55
6.	"Margaritaville"	Buffett	Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes	4:11

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
7.	"Come Monday"	Buffett	Living and Dying in 3/4 Time	3:11
8.	"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"	Buffett	Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes	3:18
9.	"Why Don't We Get Drunk"	Marvin Gardens	A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean	2:44
10.	"Pencil Thin Mustache"	Buffett	Living and Dying in 3/4 Time	2:52
11.	"Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit"	Buffett	A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean	2:58
12.	"Boat Drinks"	Buffett	Volcano	2:38
13.	"Volcano"	Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey	Volcano	3:38

Charts

Weekly charts

1985 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5]	27
US Billboard 200 [6]	100

2023 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [7]	44
US Billboard 200 [8]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (2018)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [9]	95

Notes

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r2934
2. "American certifications – Jimmy Buffett – Songs You Know by Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.
3. Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
4. Garcia, Thania (September 11, 2023). "Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hits Album Enters Top 10 for First Time Following His Death". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
5. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
6. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
7. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
8. "Zach Bryan Spends Second Week Atop Billboard 200 With Self-Titled Album". Billboard. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2021.