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The Ultimate Collection | |
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Compilation album by | |
Released | April 25, 2000 |
Recorded | 1973–1999 |
Genre | |
Label | UTV/Universal Records 542 291 Hip-O/Universal Records 175 810 |
Producer | Barry White Gerald LeVert Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Jack Perry Tony Nicholas |
Alternative Cover | |
![]() Gold rerelease, 2008 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
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The Ultimate Collection, aka Gold and, later, Icon 2, is a retrospective 2-disc set of Barry White's career that was released in 2000. In 2008, it was substantially re-released as part of Universal Music's Gold series with the addition of the song "Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together" and the removal of the song "Love Makin' Music".
Chart (2000–2008) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] | 5 |
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA) [4] | 2 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] | 1 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] | 3 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] | 23 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] | 2 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] | 35 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] | 6 |
Italian Albums (FIMI) [12] | 6 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] | 6 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] | 2 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [15] | 38 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] | 4 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] | 73 |
US Billboard 200 [18] | 148 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] | 98 |
Chart (1999) | Position |
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Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [20] | 28 |
Chart (2000) | Position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [21] | 35 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [22] | 23 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [23] | 23 |
French Compilations (SNEP) [24] | 6 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [25] | 64 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [26] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [27] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Belgium (BEA) [28] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [29] | Gold | 50,000^ |
France (SNEP) [30] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [31] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [32] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [33] | Gold | 75,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [34] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [35] | Gold | 25,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [36] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [37] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [38] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [39] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [40] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |