The Best of the Alan Parsons Project (1983 album)

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project
Compilation album by
The Alan Parsons Project
Released4 November 1983[1]
Recorded1977–1983
GenreProgressive rock
LabelArista
ProducerAlan Parsons
The Alan Parsons Project chronology
Eye in the Sky
(1982) 		The Best of the Alan Parsons Project
(1983) 		Ammonia Avenue
(1984)
Singles from The Best of
  1. "You Don't Believe"
    Released: 4 November 1983[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Best of the Alan Parsons Project is a 1983 greatest hits compilation by the Alan Parsons Project. In addition, it contained a new song "You Don't Believe", which would be included on the next Project album, Ammonia Avenue. In 1986, it had become the first album of the group to be released in the Soviet Union, although the song "Psychobabble" was removed from it. No songs from Tales of Mystery and Imagination were included, presumably because that album had not been released through Arista.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson

No.TitleAlbumLength
1."I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" (single edit)I Robot3:08
2."Eye in the Sky"Eye in the Sky4:29
3."Games People Play"The Turn of a Friendly Card4:14
4."Time"The Turn of a Friendly Card4:57
5."Pyramania"Pyramid2:40
6."You Don't Believe"Ammonia Avenue4:23
7."Lucifer" (single edit)Eve4:05
8."Psychobabble"Eye in the Sky4:48
9."Damned If I Do" (single edit)Eve3:30
10."Don't Let It Show" (single edit)I Robot3:28
11."Can't Take It with You" (single edit)Pyramid4:40
12."Old and Wise" (single edit)Eye in the Sky4:04
Total length:51:30

Charts

Chart (1983/84) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 25
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 99
US Billboard 200[10] 53

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 25.
  2. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 16.
  3. ^ DeGagne, Mike. The Best of the Alan Parsons Project at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 229. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4432a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Alan Parsons Project – The Best Of The Alan Parsons Project". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The Alan Parsons Project Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – The Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Music Canada. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Alan Parsons Project – Best of the Alan Parsons Project". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 9 February 2021.