The Best of Santana

The Best of Santana
Greatest hits album by
Santana
ReleasedMarch 1998
GenreBlues rock, hard rock, latin rock
Length1:16:46
LabelColumbia
ProducerVarious

The Best of Santana is a 1998 album by Santana and a companion album to 2000's The Best of Santana Vol. 2. The album peaked at #82 on the Billboard 200,[1] and has sold 1.64 million copies in the U.S. as of May 2009.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Jingo"Babatunde OlatunjiSantana, 19694:14
2."Evil Ways"Clarence "Sonny" HenrySantana3:54
3."Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen"Peter Green/Gábor SzabóAbraxas, 19705:19
4."Oye Como Va"Tito PuenteAbraxas4:16
5."Samba Pa Ti" (Instrumental)Carlos SantanaAbraxas4:47
6."She's Not There" (The Zombies cover)Rod ArgentMoonflower, 19774:09
7."No One to Depend On"Michael Carabello, Coke Escovedo, Gregg RolieSantana III, 19715:32
8."Open Invitation"Dennis Lambert, David Margen, Brian Potter, Santana, Greg WalkerInner Secrets, 19784:45
9."Hold On"Ian ThomasShangó, 19824:22
10."Bella"Sterling Crew, Santana, Chester D. ThompsonBlues for Salvador, 19874:30
11."Winning"Russ BallardZebop!, 19813:18
12."All I Ever Wanted"Alex Ligertwood, Santana, Chris SolbergMarathon, 19794:03
13."Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)"Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Tom Coster, David RubinsonAmigos, 19768:15
14."Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)"Coster, SantanaAmigos5:06
15."Everybody's Everything"David Brown, Tyrone Moss, SantanaSantana III3:30
16."Soul Sacrifice"Santana, Gregg Rolie, Brown, Marcus MaloneSantana6:35

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 49
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 38
Chart (1996) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 99
Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 82
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 85

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9] Platinum 300,000*
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,640,000[10]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Santana". Billboard.
  2. ^ Mansfield, Brian (May 29, 2009). "More American Idol-related sales numbers!". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – S". Infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2012. Select Santana from the menu, then press OK.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Santana – The Best Of Santana" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Santana – The Best Of Santana". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Santanaa Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Santana – The Best Of Santana". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "French album certifications – Santana – The Best of" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  10. ^ Mansfield, Brian (May 29, 2009). "More American Idol-related sales numbers!". Idol Chatter. USA Today. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Santana – Best of Santana". Recording Industry Association of America.


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