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antaios
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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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The Best Of The B-52's: Dance This Mess...The B-52's
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The Essential Earth, Wind And Fire by E...d 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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A few that really helped pave the way for me to explore other material by the same artist:


Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley


Greatest Hits I, II & III - The Pla...n by Queen


Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition by Carpenters
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Some best-ofs, or compilations of singles, that I think are pretty essential:


Originals by The Impressions


The Man And His Music by Sam Cooke


Substance by New Order


Substance by Joy Division


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


Early by Scritti Politti


Backwash by Talulah Gosh


Lazy Line Painter Jane by Belle & Sebastian


Don't Check Me With No Lightweight Stuf...) by I-Roy


Natty Universal Dread 1973-1979 by Big Youth


Jet Star Reggae Max Part 1 by Sizzla


The Hits by Kelis


Street Anthems by Roll Deep


The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs by Freddie Gibbs


Pre-Act II: Greatest Hits by Jay Electronica


Most Wanted Volume One by Congo Natty


His Greatest Hits From Trax Records by Frankie Knuckles


Ammnesia by Mr. Fingers


Chosen Lords by AFX
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Lonnie Donegan Showcase by Lonnie Donegan

Greatest Hits by The Temptations

Must I Paint You A Picture? by Billy Bragg

Singles 90/98 by Massive Attack

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

Four Thousand Seven Hundred And Sixty-S...ge Fanclub
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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
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The only Best Of that I've ever given a 100/100...


The Best Of Talking Heads by Talking Heads
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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 Hit...y Brothers
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