| Ramones Mania | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | May 31, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1987 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 76:45 | |||
| Label | Sire | |||
| Producer | Ramones, Jean Beauvoir, Tony Bongiovi, Ritchie Cordell, Tommy Ramone, Graham Gouldman, Glen Kolotkin, Kevin Laffey, Craig Leon, Daniel Rey, Phil Spector, Ed Stasium, Dave Stewart | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Ramones Mania is the first greatest hits album by the American punk rock band the Ramones. It was released on May 31, 1988 through Sire Records and consists of 30 Ramones songs, including some single versions ("Sheena Is a Punk Rocker," "Needles & Pins" and "Howling at the Moon"), a single B-side ("Indian Giver") and one previously unreleased take (the film version of "Rock 'n' Roll High School").
The album contains a booklet with a short history of the Ramones, including the release dates of all their albums. Their best-selling album, the compilation was their only album certified Gold in the United States, until their debut album went Gold in 2014.[4]
Ramones Mania was re-released on multi-colored vinyl for Record Store Day in 2010. A sequel was released in Japan in 2000. A tribute album titled Ramones Maniacs was released in 2001; it featured turn-of-the-century punk bands covering every song from Mania in the same order.[5]
- ^ Ramones Mania at AllMusic
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide
- ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum". Retrieved March 2, 2009.
- ^ Ramones Heaven.[1].