Who's Better, Who's Best

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Who's Better, Who's Best
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Greatest hits album by
Released18 March 1988
Recorded1964–1980
Genre Rock
Length59:49
Label
Producer
The Who chronology
Two's Missing
(1987)
Who's Better, Who's Best
(1988)
Won't Get Fooled Again EP
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
MusicHound Rock 2/5 [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Tom Hull A− [5]

Who's Better, Who's Best: This Is the Very Best of the Who is a 1988 compilation album by the Who. [6] A compilation of videos also titled Who's Better, Who's Best was released in 1988 as well.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

  1. "My Generation" – 3:16
  2. "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey) – 2:39
  3. "The Kids Are Alright" – 2:45
  4. "Substitute" – 3:46
  5. "I'm a Boy" – 2:38
  6. "Happy Jack" – 2:12
  7. "Pictures of Lily" – 2:42
  8. "I Can See for Miles" – 4:06
  9. "Who Are You" (single edit) – 5:03
  10. "Won't Get Fooled Again" (single edit) – 3:38
  11. "Magic Bus" – 3:19
  12. "I Can't Explain" – 2:04
  13. "Pinball Wizard" – 2:59
  14. "I'm Free" – 2:40
  15. "See Me, Feel Me" – 3:30
  16. "Squeeze Box" – 2:40
  17. "Join Together" (coda omitted) – 4:19
  18. "You Better You Bet" – 5:37

The track listing refers to "Won't Get Fooled Again" as an "Extended Version". The track is in fact an edited version released as a single on the American release and the full version on the British release.

The track listing for the UK CD edition included unedited versions of "The Kids Are Alright" (3:05) and "Won't Get Fooled Again" (8:31). The front cover also differed, showing the band performing live in 1973.

"Baba O'Riley" is a bonus track on CD copies.

Personnel

Design

Chart performance

Chart performance for Who's Better, Who's Best
Chart (1988)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [8] 10

Certifications

Certifications for Who's Better, Who's Best
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [9] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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