[antaios]

Well, I was trying to find some of the best songs by Duke Ellington. There were a few 'best of Duke Ellington' compilations. So I thought: 'Which is the best 'best of'?'

So that's basically the question: Which is the best best of?
You can put in any artist of course.

I don't usually listen compilations, but this might be a great way for people to find the real good stuff by an artist.

For instance (random pick):

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[satiemaniac]

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The Best Of The B-52's: Dance This Mess Around by The B-52's

[CameronMB]

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The Essential Earth, Wind And Fire by Earth, Wind And Fire

They have some fantastic album tracks/deep cuts, but by and large their hits are their best music (and EWF is one of the greatest bands of all time).

Serpentine Fire... Fantasy... Shining Star... In the Stone... And Love Goes On... September... Getaway... Let's Groove... That's The Way Of The World... Sing A Song... Reasons... Can't Let Go... Boogie Wonderland... Can't Hide Love... Got To Get You Into My Life... a ton more.

FUCK so many good songs.
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[JMan]

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[NowhereMan]

A few that really helped pave the way for me to explore other material by the same artist:

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Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley

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Greatest Hits I, II & III - The Platinum Collection by Queen

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Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition by Carpenters

[Skinny]

Some best-ofs, or compilations of singles, that I think are pretty essential:

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Originals by The Impressions

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The Man And His Music by Sam Cooke

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Substance by New Order

Substance by Joy Division

50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong by The Fall

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Early by Scritti Politti


Backwash by Talulah Gosh

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Lazy Line Painter Jane by Belle & Sebastian

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Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuff (1972-75) by I-Roy

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Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979 by Big Youth

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Jet Star Reggae Max Part 1 by Sizzla

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The Hits by Kelis

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Street Anthems by Roll Deep

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The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs by Freddie Gibbs

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Pre-Act II: Greatest Hits by Jay Electronica

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Most Wanted Volume One by Congo Natty

His Greatest Hits From Trax Records by Frankie Knuckles

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Ammnesia by Mr. Fingers

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Chosen Lords by AFX
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[bluenose]

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Lonnie Donegan Showcase by Lonnie Donegan

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Greatest Hits by The Temptations

Must I Paint You A Picture? by Billy Bragg

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Singles 90/98 by Massive Attack

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The Very Best Of Otis Redding by Otis ReddingLonnie DoneganSKINNY THAT IS A GREAT COLLECTION OF GREATEST HITS AND HERE ARE SOME MORE THAT I RECOMMEND

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Four Thousand Seven Hundred And Sixty-S...ge Fanclub

[ButterThumbz]

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Singles Going Steady by Buzzcocks

Singles - 45's And Under by Squeeze

Staring At The Sea: The Singles by The Cure

[nutso42]

The only Best Of that I've ever given a 100/100...

The Best Of Talking Heads by Talking Heads

[Romanelli]

The only truly essential album by Chuck Berry:

The Great Twenty-Eight by Chuck Berry


And likewise for the Everly's

Cadence Classics: Their 20 Greatest Hits by The Everly Brothers
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