Blur: The Best Of

Blur: The Best Of
Greatest hits album by
Blur
Released30 October 2000
Recorded1990–2000
GenreBritpop, alternative rock, indie rock
Length77:08 (CD1)
43:38 (CD2)
89:35 (VHS/DVD)
LabelFood/Virgin/Parlophone
ProducerStephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lovell, Steve Power, Ben Hillier
Blur chronology
The 10 Year Limited Edition Anniversary Box Set
(1999) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Think Tank
(2003)
Damon Albarn chronology
Ordinary Decent Criminal
(2000) 		Blur: The Best Of
(2000) 		Gorillaz
(2001)
Singles from Blur: The Best Of
  1. "Music Is My Radar"
    Released: 16 October 2000
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic88/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[5]
NME9/10[6]
Pitchfork8.6/10[7]
Q[8]
Robert ChristgauA−[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[10]
Wall of Sound86/100[11]

Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.

The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.[1]

On the chart ending 7 March 2009, it was reported by Music Week that the album passed over one million unit sales in the United Kingdom.

A proposed title for the album was Best Blur Album in the World Ever,[12] in reference to the compilation album series The Best... Album in the World...Ever! (which often contained songs by Blur).

  1. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for The Best of Blur". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Blur: The Best Of at AllMusic
  3. ^ "Blur: Best of + live CD". Archived from the original on 1 November 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ^ Brunner, Rob (1 December 2000). "The Best of Blur". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ Sutherland, Steve (October 2000). "Blur: The Best of Blur". NME. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  7. ^ Juzwiak, Richard M. (21 November 2000). "Blur: The Best of Blur". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  8. ^ "The Best of Blur". Q: 120. November 2000.
  9. ^ "Blur". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 89. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone blur album guide.
  11. ^ "Blur: The Best of Blur". Archived from the original on 24 January 2001. Retrieved 24 January 2001.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ^ "Blur: The Best Of – album info". Vblurpage.com. Retrieved 9 January 2012.