The Ultimate Collection (compilation album) by The Temptations

The Ultimate Collection by The Temptations
(Compilation album)
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 142,850th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 13 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (2,461st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (21,966th)
Award Best albums of all time (142,850th)
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The Ultimate Collection is ranked 29th best out of 40 albums by The Temptations on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Temptations is The Temptations Sing Smokey which is ranked number 6246 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 208.

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06/28/2021 20:24 TodFitz  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 26,55963/100
 
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What I Liked about this compilation was that it limited the number of tracks featuring Dennis Edwards as lead singer to a sparse five selections, while focusing more attention on the David Ruffin era. In my opinion, the Ruffin era was the prime time for the Temptations - it's an arguable point though and a matter of personal taste.
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From 10/06/2013 23:36
Perhaps this isn't "the ultimate".
Here are 10 great Temptations songs that aren't on this album:
I'll Be In Trouble
The Girl's Alright With Me
Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep
I Truly, Truly Believe
I Could Never Love Another After Loving You
Runaway Child Running Wild
Please Return Your Love To Me
Psychedelic Shack
Soul To Soul


"Please Return Your Love To Me" is the most glaring omission.
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