Greatest Hits (Noiseworks album)

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Australian rock band Noiseworks. Released in 1992, it peaked at No.4 in Australia and was certified platinum in 1993.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Noiseworks
Released2 October 1992
Recorded1986–1992
GenreRock, pop, Pub rock
LabelColumbia Records
Noiseworks chronology
Love Versus Money
(1991)		 Greatest Hits
(1992)		 The Essential Noiseworks
(2007)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Let It Be (Live) "
    Released: 1992

Background

After releasing 3 studio albums, Noiseworks completed a national tour in March 1992 and disbanded shortly after.[1] Band member, Jon Stevens pursued opportunities on a different kind of stage and starred as Judas in the 1992 highly acclaimed and successful Australian Musical Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.[2]

A greatest hit album was released to collate the group's singles and included three Australian top twenty singles, "Take Me Back", "Touch" and "Hot Chilli Woman". The songs appear in chronological order of release. A live recording of The Beatles' song "Let It Be" was released as the first and only single. It was recorded at their live concert in March 1992.

Track listing
  1. No Lies
  2. Take Me Back
  3. Welcome to the World
  4. Love Somebody
  5. Burning Feeling
  6. Touch
  7. Simple Man
  8. Voice Of Reason
  9. In My Youth
  10. Freedom
  11. Miles & Miles
  12. Hot Chilli Woman
  13. R.I.P. (Millie)
  14. Take You Higher (with Vika & Linda Bull)
  15. Let It Be (Live)

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Greatest Hits debuted at No. 16 in Australia and peaked at No. 4 two weeks later.[3]

Chart (1992/93) Peak
position
scope="row"Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (1992) Rank
Australian Albums Chart[5] 34
Australian Artist Albums Chart 8

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6][7] Platinum 70,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "NoiseWorks". www.trakloungebar.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. "Jon Stevens About". www.jonstevens.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. "NOISEWORKS – GREATEST HITS (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  4. "Australiancharts.com – Noiseworks – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. "ARIA Charts – End of year Charts – Top 50 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  7. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 07 Mar 1993 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 161)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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