The Best of Joy Division
| The Best of Joy Division | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 24 March 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1980 | |||
| Length | 55:13 | |||
| Label | London (UK) Rhino (U.S.) | |||
| Producer | Martin Hannett | |||
| Joy Division compilations chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| musicOMH | [2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
The Best of Joy Division is a compilation album of material from Joy Division. It was released March 24, 2008 and the UK version includes The Complete BBC Recordings as a bonus disc. The US release is a single disc. The Best of Joy Division reached #97 in April 2008 in Australia, which marks only their second appearance on the ARIA Charts after Substance reached #53 in 1988.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joy Division
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Digital" | A Factory Sample (1979) | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Disorder" | Unknown Pleasures (1979) | 3:27 |
| 3. | "Shadowplay" | Unknown Pleasures | 3:50 |
| 4. | "New Dawn Fades" | Unknown Pleasures | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Transmission" | "Transmission" (1979) | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Atmosphere" | "Atmosphere" (1980) | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Dead Souls" | "Licht und Blindheit" (1980) | 4:56 |
| 8. | "She's Lost Control" (12" single version) | "She's Lost Control" (1980) | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1980) | 3:27 |
| 10. | "These Days" | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Twenty Four Hours" | Closer (1980) | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Heart and Soul" | Closer | 5:51 |
| 13. | "Incubation" | "Komakino" (1980) | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Isolation" | Closer | 2:53 |
- Bonus CD – The Complete BBC Recordings
- "Exercise One" (Peel Session) – 2:32
- "Insight" (Peel Session) – 3:53
- "She's Lost Control" (Peel Session) – 4:11
- "Transmission" (Peel Session) – 3:58
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Peel Session) – 3:25
- "Twenty Four Hours" (Peel Session) – 4:10
- "Colony" (Peel Session) – 4:05
- "Sound of Music" (Peel Session) – 4:27
- "Transmission" (live) – 3:18
- "She's Lost Control" (live) – 3:44
- "Ian Curtis & Stephen Morris interviewed by Richard Skinner" – 3:3
- Notes
- Tracks 1 to 4 first released on The Peel Sessions EP in 1986.
- Tracks 5 to 8 first released on The Peel Sessions EP in 1987.
- Tracks 9 to 11 first released on the Joy Division The Complete BBC Recordings album in 2000.
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 97 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ The Best of Joy Division at AllMusic
- ^ "Joy Division - The Best Of - Albums". MusicOMH.com. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Joy Division: The Best of Joy Division Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Joy Division: The Best of Joy Division". Popmatter.com. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 149.
- ^ "British album certifications – Joy Division – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
External links
- The Best of Joy Division at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
