The Hit Factory: Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits

The Hit Factory: Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits is a compilation album featuring music produced by Pete Waterman. It was released by Universal Music in 2000 and reached #3 in the UK compilation Top 20 chart, achieving a Gold BPI award.

The Hit Factory: Pete Waterman's Greatest Hits
Compilation album by various artists
Released	2000
Genre	Pop
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Pete Waterman

Unlike previous releases called The Hit Factory, this album concentrated on Waterman's productions outside his most successful Stock Aitken Waterman era and also included a couple of big hits that were exclusively licensed to his PWL Records label in which he had little production involvement.

The album features thirteen UK #1 hits and two further US #1's.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "I Should Be So Lucky" - Kylie Minogue
2. "Never Gonna Give You Up" - Rick Astley
3. "Too Many Broken Hearts" - Jason Donovan
4. "Venus" - Bananarama
5. "Respectable" - Mel & Kim
6. "The Harder I Try" - Brother Beyond
7. "Say I'm Your Number One" - Princess
8. "Wouldn't It Be Good" - Nik Kershaw
9. "This Time I know It's For Real" - Donna Summer
10. "I Just Don't Have The Heart" - Cliff Richard
11. "I Want You Back" - Bananarama
12. "Pass the Dutchie" - Musical Youth
13. "Grease Megamix" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
14. "Baker Street" - Undercover
15. "It's a Fine Day" - Opus III
16. "No Limit" - 2 Unlimited
17. "Pray" - Tina Cousins
18. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" - Samantha Fox
19. "Blame It on the Boogie" - Big Fun
20. "Thank ABBA for the Music" - Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*witched, Billie
21. "Roadblock" - Stock Aitken Waterman

Disc two

1. "Tragedy" - Steps
2. "Better the Devil You Know" - Kylie Minogue
3. "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" - Dead or Alive
4. "Love in the First Degree" - Bananarama
5. "Together Forever" - Rick Astley
6. "Showin' Out (Get Fresh At The Weekend)" - Mel & Kim
7. "Whatever I do (Wherever I Go)" - Hazell Dean
8. "I Want You Back (PWL Remix '88)" - Jackson Five
9. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" - Sonia
10. "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - Nik Kershaw
11. "If You Were with Me Now" - Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
12. "Everyday (I Love You More)" - Jason Donovan
13. ”One For Sorrow” - Steps
14. "Chiquitita" - Stephen Gately
15. "Sealed with a Kiss" - Jason Donovan
16. "Seasons in the Sun" - Westlife
17. "Especially for You" - Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

See also

• List of songs that were written or produced by SAW (in chronological order, including US and UK chart positions)
• The Hit Factory : The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman. (1987 UK compilation album released by Stylus Records).
• The Hit Factory Volume 2. (1988 UK/Japan compilation album released by Fanfare Records and PWL Records.)
• The Hit Factory Volume 3. (1989 compilation album released by Fanfare Records and PWL Records.)
• A Ton Of Hits : The Very Best of Stock Aitken Waterman. (1990 compilation released by Chrysalis Records, trading as Dover Records.)
• Stock Aitken Waterman Gold. (2005 compilation released by PWL Records in association with Sony BMG).
• Pete Waterman Presents The Hit Factory. (2012 compilation issued by Sony Music).