The Best of Nelly

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The Best of Nelly
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Greatest hits album by
Nelly
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length78:54
Label Universal International
Nelly chronology
6 Derrty Hits
(2008)		The Best of Nelly
(2009)		 5.0
(2010)

The Best of Nelly is a compilation album by rapper Nelly, released in Japan on February 4, 2009. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" – 4:47 :: Originally appears on Country Grammar (2000)
  2. "Ride wit Me" (featuring City Spud) – 4:51 :: Originally appears on Country Grammar (2000)
  3. "E.I." (radio edit) – 4:44 :: Originally appears on Country Grammar (2000)
  4. "Hot in Herre" – 3:48 :: Originally appears on Nellyville (2002)
  5. "Air Force Ones" (featuring St. Lunatics) – 5:03 :: Originally appears on Nellyville (2002)
  6. "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland) – 4:48 :: Originally appears on Nellyville (2002)
  7. "#1" – 3:18 :: Originally appears on Nellyville (2002)
  8. "My Place" (featuring Jaheim) – 5:36 :: Originally appears on Suit (2004)
  9. "Over and Over" (featuring Tim McGraw) – 4:13 :: Originally appears on Suit (2004)
  10. "Tilt Ya Head Back" (featuring Christina Aguilera) – 4:13 :: Originally appears on Sweat (2004)
  11. "Flap Your Wings" – 4:09 :: Originally appears on Sweat (2004)
  12. "Grillz" (featuring Paul Wall) – 4:39
  13. "Wadsyaname" – 4:06
  14. "Party People" (featuring Fergie) – 4:02 :: Originally appears on Brass Knuckles (2008)
  15. "Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti) – 3:33 :: Originally appears on Brass Knuckles (2008)
  16. "One & Only" – 4:19 :: Originally appears on Brass Knuckles (2008)
  17. "Dilemma" (Jermaine Dupri remix; featuring Kelly Rowland and Ali) – 4:39
  18. "One & Only" (remix; eaturing Double) – 4:20

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of Nelly
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 9

Certifications

Certifications for The Best of Nelly
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [3] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Nelly | ネリー - Universal Music Japan".
  2. ↑ "ザ・ベスト・オブ・ネリー" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ "British album certifications – Nelly – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved June 9, 2022.
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