''The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt'' is a hits compilation by American singer/songwriter/producer

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

. The album was released by

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in 2002. It peaked at #19 on ''

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''s Country albums chart - where it lasted for well over a year - and crossed over to #165 on ''Billboards main album chart. In 2003, a European edition was released with additional and alternate tracks. In 2012, ''

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'' ranked ''The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt'' at number 164 on the magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. A new Australian edition of the disc was released in 2017 and hit the

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. It was

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in Australia.

Track listing

American version

International version

Chart performance

Certifications

References

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