The Greatest Hits (Australian Crawl album)

The Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Australian Crawl
Released24 January 2014
Recorded1979–1986
GenreRock
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Australian Crawl chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2002) 		The Greatest Hits
(2014)

The Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by the Australian rock band Australian Crawl, taken from their four studio albums (The Boys Light Up, Sirocco, Sons of Beaches and Between a Rock and a Hard Place) and their EP, Semantics.

The Greatest Hits peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in November 2019. The album was released on vinyl in 2016, with a bonus live track.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Beautiful People"
The Boys Light Up2:54
2."The Boys Light Up"
  • J. Reyne
The Boys Light Up4:40
3."Downhearted"
The Boys Light Up4:10
4."Hoochie Gucci Fiorcucci Mama"
The Boys Light Up2:30
5."Indisposed"
The Boys Light Up4:03
6."Things Don't Seem"
  • Higgins
  • G. McDonough
Sirocco3:57
7."Errol"
  • G. McDonough
  • J. Reyne
Sirocco3:30
8."Oh No Not You Again"
  • G. McDonough
  • Walker
Sirocco5:07
9."Lakeside"
  • Reyne
Sirocco4:49
10."Unpublished Critics"
  • J. Reyne
  • Paul Williams)
Sirocco5:15
11."Easy On Your Own"
Sirocco3:49
12."Shut Down"
  • B. McDonough
Sons of Beaches4:07
13."Daughters of the Northern Coast"
  • G. McDonough
  • J. Reyne
Sons of Beaches4:38
14."Runaway Girls"
  • G. McDonough
Sons of Beaches4:04
15."Waiting"
  • B. McDonough
  • G. McDonough
Sons of Beaches3:51
16."Reckless (Don't Be So)"
  • J. Reyne
Semantics3:16
17."White Limbo"
  • Binks
Semantics4:03
18."Two Can Play"
Between a Rock and a Hard Place3:49
19."Trouble Spot Rock"
  • J. Reyne
Between a Rock and a Hard Place4:45
20."Louis Louis (live) " (Vinyl only bonus track)
Phalanx2:50

Charts

Weekly Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 4

Year End Charts

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart[2] 40
Chart (2019) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[3] 31
Chart (2020) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[4] 26
Chart (2021) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[5] 15
Chart (2022) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[6] 12
Chart (2023) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[7] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Platinum 70,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia[9][10] 24 January 2014 Digital download, Compact Disc Universal Music Australia 3766933
16 May 2016 2x Vinyl 3775598

References

  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Australian Crawl – The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2022". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2023". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "The Greatest Hits by Australian Crawl". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Greatest Hits by Australian Crawl". www.sanity.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2016.