| The Hits Album 5 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 10 November 1986 | |||
| Label | RCA-Ariola, CBS and WEA | |||
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The Hits Album 5 or Hits 5 is a compilation album released in November 1986 by RCA-Ariola, CBS and WEA. It was the fifth in the Hits series which would span over 20 years, with the first volume released in December 1984. This was also the first Hits compilation to be released on Compact Disc - a single-CD featuring 16 of the 32 tracks featured on the conventional LP and cassette. It also managed to reach number one on the UK Albums Chart where it remained for two weeks, before being dethroned by its rival Now 8. A video compilation was also released on VHS by CBS/Fox Video.[1]
Hits 5 features one song which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart: "A Different Corner".