Who's Better, Who's Best

Who's Better, Who's Best
Greatest hits album by
the Who
Released18 March 1988
Recorded1964–1980
GenreRock
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[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
MusicHound Rock2/5[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Tom HullA−[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.

Track listing[edit]

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[edit]

Design

Chart performance[edit]

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

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for Who's Better, Who's Best
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  3. ^ Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1227. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
  4. ^ "The Who: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  5. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Rock (1960s)". tomhull.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. ^ "The Who Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | Who's Better Who's Best". Thewho.com. 1 March 1988. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Who's Better Who's Best".
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". British Phonographic Industry.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – The Who – Who's Better, Who's Best". Recording Industry Association of America.


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