The Ultimate Collection (The Who album)

The Ultimate Collection
British edition cover
Greatest hits album by
Released11 June 2002
GenreRock
Length155:14
LabelPolydor, MCA, Geffen
ProducerBill Levenson, Andy McKaie
The Who chronology
Blues to the Bush
(2000)
The Ultimate Collection
(2002)
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2003)
American edition cover

The Ultimate Collection is a 2002 two-disc greatest hits set by the Who with both singles and top hits from albums, all of which have been remastered.[1] The compilation was released by Polydor Records internationally and on MCA Records in the U.S. The first 150,000 copies added a third disk with rare tracks and music videos.[2][1] The album debuted on the Billboard 200 album chart on 29 June 2002, at No. 31[3] and hit No. 17 on the British charts.[4] It was certified gold by the RIAA on 15 July 2002[5] and platinum on 13 March 2008.[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
BBCPositive[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[8]
PopMattersMixed[2]
  1. ^ a b "Official Band Website – Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon | | The Who – The Ultimate Collection". The Who. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b Choi, Tom. "The Who: The Ultimate Collection < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. ^ The Who chart history, Billboard
  4. ^ "The Who at". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  5. ^ a b "RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  6. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Who – The Ultimate Collection (American Edition)". AllMusic.
  7. ^ The Who – The Ultimate Collection (Album Review) at BBC Music
  8. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.