The Very Best Of
by Chris Rea

The Very Best Of by Chris Rea
(Compilation album)
Year: 2001
Overall rank: 35,704th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 8 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2001 (655th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (6,715th)
Award Best albums of all time (35,704th)

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Chris Rea bestography

The Very Best Of is ranked 6th best out of 26 albums by Chris Rea on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Chris Rea is The Road To Hell which is ranked number 4662 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 301.

Chris Rea album bestography « Higher ranked (35,704th)
The Very Best Of
This album (35,704th)
The Very Best Of
Lower ranked (42,850th) »
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Overall rank: 35,704th | 2000s rank: 6,715th | 2001 rank: 655th

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02/05/2026 14:26 Leginlists  Ratings distribution  2,85283/100
 
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From 06/02/2025 21:56 | #309198
I didn't discover Chris Rea until the early ninety's when I first heard his distinct voice in his big single The Road to Hell. His music is rock with that bluesy voice and some good lyrics. I have many of his albums on CD, but this is the first I have on vinyl. He kind of reminds me of John Hiatt.
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Fantastic compilation album. If you like Cris Rea you'll love this!
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Best Albums of 2001
1. Is This It by The Strokes
2. Discovery by Daft Punk
3. Amnesiac by Radiohead
4. Vespertine by Björk
5. Lateralus by Tool
6. The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones
7. Origin Of Symmetry by Muse
8. Toxicity by System Of A Down
9. White Blood Cells by The White Stripes
10. The Blueprint by Jay-Z
11. Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
12. Gorillaz by Gorillaz
13. Blackwater Park by Opeth
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16. "Love And Theft" by Bob Dylan
17. Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World
18. Drukqs by Aphex Twin
19. Jane Doe by Converge
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