The Best of The Pogues

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The Best of the Pogues
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Greatest hits album by
The Pogues
ReleasedSeptember 7, 1991
Recorded1984–1991
Genre
Label Pogue Music
Producer Various
The Pogues chronology
Hell's Ditch
(1990)		The Best of the Pogues
(1991)		 Essential Pogues
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by the Pogues, released in September 1991.

Contents

The album was dedicated to the memory of Deborah Korner – the partner of Pogues drummer Andrew Ranken – who died a few months before the album's release.

Track listing

  1. "Fairytale of New York" (Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer)
  2. "Sally MacLennane" (MacGowan)
  3. "Dirty Old Town" (Ewan MacColl)
  4. "The Irish Rover" (Traditional, arr. The Pogues & The Dubliners)
  5. "A Pair of Brown Eyes" (MacGowan)
  6. "Streams of Whiskey" (MacGowan)
  7. "Rainy Night in Soho" (MacGowan)
  8. "Fiesta" (MacGowan, Finer, Kotscher, Lindt)
  9. "Rain Street" (MacGowan)
  10. "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" (Finer)
  11. "White City" (MacGowan)
  12. "Thousands Are Sailing" (Phil Chevron)
  13. "The Broad Majestic Shannon" (MacGowan)
  14. "The Body of an American" (MacGowan)

Personnel

Other musicians

Charts

Chart performance for The Best of the Pogues
Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2] 94
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [3] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [5] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 11
2000 chart performance for The Best of the Pogues
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [7] 21

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] Gold35,000^
France (SNEP) [8] Gold100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [9] Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [10] Gold100,000*

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

Notes

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References

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  2. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 220.
  3. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Pogues – The Best of the Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – The Pogues – The Best of the Pogues". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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