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Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band
Greatest hits album by
The Gap Band
ReleasedMarch 1985 (1985-03)
Recorded1979–1983
Genre
Length54:26
Label
Producer
The Gap Band chronology
Gap Band VI
(1984) 		Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band
(1985) 		Gap Band VII
(1985)

Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band is a greatest hits album by American group The Gap Band. It was released in March 1985 on Total Experience Records. The album contains most of their commercially successful singles from 1979–1983.[1]

Commercial performance

Gap Gold peaked at number 103 on the US Billboard 200.[2] the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 1 million copies in the United States.[3]

Track listing

  • Side one
  1. Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me) – 5:16
  2. Outstanding – 3:18
  3. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops) – 8:31
  4. Party Train – 5:58
  5. Stay With Me – 4:10
  • Side two
  1. You Dropped A Bomb On Me – 5:10
  2. Early In The Morning – 6:28
  3. Yearning For Your Love – 5:41
  4. Shake – 4:57
  5. Season's No Reason To Change – 4:47

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 103
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 46

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Gap-Band-Gap-Gold-Best-Of-The-Gap-Band/release/1118301
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/gap-gold-best-of-the-gap-band-mw0000193893/awards
  3. ^ a b "American album certifications – The Gap Band – Gap Gold: The Best of The Gap Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "The Gap Band Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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