''Number Ones'' is a
compilation album by the
Bee Gees released in 2004. It includes 18 of their greatest hits and a tribute to band member
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lea ...
, who died in 2003. It is the final Bee Gees album released by Universal Records.
Rhino Records re-released ''Number Ones'' worldwide in 2008 using the European track list. Combining sales of versions issued by two different record companies, it has sold 1,236,000 copies in the US as of August 2012.
The set, which peaked at No. 23 in the US on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2004, re-entered the charts peaking at No. 5 in 2012. The following week after peaking at No. 5 the album plummeted to No. 195, the second-greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard album history. This gives the group a span of 44 years, 9 months since their first Top 10 album, 1967's ''
Bee Gees' 1st
''Bee Gees' 1st'' is the third studio album by English group Bee Gees, and their first international full-length recording after two albums distributed only in Australia and New Zealand. ''Bee Gees' 1st'' was the group's debut album for the UK P ...
'', which peaked at No. 7 in November 1967. The only other groups with longer spans are The
Beach Boys
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(49 years 1 week), The
Beatles (47 years 7 months), and The
Rolling Stones (45 years 6 months).
Track listing
;American release
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" (1967) – 2:26
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World
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" (1967) – 3:16
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Words
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" (1968) – 3:17
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I've Gotta Get a Message to You
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a song by the Bee Gees. Released as a single on 1968, it was their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, and their first US Top 10 hit. Barry Gibb re-recorded the song with Keith Urban for his 202 ...
" (1968) – 2:52
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I Started a Joke
"I Started a Joke" is a song by the Bee Gees from their 1968 album ''Idea'', which was released as a single in December of that year. It was not released as a single in the United Kingdom, where buyers who could not afford the album had to co ...
" (1968) – 3:10
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Don't Forget to Remember
"Don't Forget to Remember" also called "Don't Forget to Remember Me" is a country ballad recorded by the Bee Gees, from the album '' Cucumber Castle''. The song was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. It was produced by the band with Robert Stig ...
" (1969) – 3:29
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Lonely Days" (1970) - 3:48
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How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb and was the first single on the group's 1971 album '' Trafalgar''. It was their first US No. 1 single and also reached No. 1 in ...
" (1971) – 3:58
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Jive Talkin'
"Jive Talkin" is a song by the Bee Gees, released as a single in May 1975 by RSO Records. This was the lead single from the album ''Main Course'' (as well as a song on the 1977 ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack) and hit number one on the ''Bi ...
" (1975) – 3:46
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You Should Be Dancing
"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees, from the album ''Children of the World'', released in 1976. It hit No. 1 for one week on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 1 for seven weeks on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and in S ...
" (1976) – 4:17
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Love So Right" (1976) - 3:37
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How Deep Is Your Love" (1977) – 4:02
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Stayin' Alive
"Stayin' Alive" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees from the ''Saturday Night Fever'' motion picture soundtrack. The song was released in 1977 as the second single from the ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack. The band co-produced ...
" (1977) – 4:44
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Night Fever
"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to ''Saturday Night Fever'' on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film ''Saturday Night'', but singer Robin Gibb expressed ...
" (1977) – 3:33
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Too Much Heaven
"Too Much Heaven" is a song by the Bee Gees, which was the band's contribution to the "Music for UNICEF" fund. They performed it at the Music for UNICEF Concert on 9 January 1979. The song later found its way to the group's thirteenth origina ...
" (1978) – 4:54
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Tragedy
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" (1979) – 5:03
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Love You Inside Out
"Love You Inside Out" is a 1979 hit single by the Bee Gees from their album, '' Spirits Having Flown''. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for one week in June 1979, interrupting Donna Summer's " Hot Stuff", becoming the third si ...
" (1979) – 4:12
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You Win Again" (1987) – 4:04
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Man in the Middle" (2001) – 4:22
;European/Australian release
Two of the bonus tracks were new recordings of classic Gibb compositions originally recorded by other artists, including "Islands in the Stream" (
Kenny Rogers
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and
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...
), and "Immortality" (
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
).
# "Massachusetts" – 2:26
# "World" – 3:16
# "Words" – 3:17
# "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 2:52
# "I Started a Joke" – 3:10
# "Don't Forget to Remember" – 3:29
# "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" – 3:58
# "Jive Talkin'" – 3:46
# "You Should Be Dancing" – 4:17
# "How Deep Is Your Love" – 4:02
# "Stayin' Alive" – 4:44
# "Night Fever" – 3:33
# "Too Much Heaven" – 4:54
# "Tragedy" – 5:03
# "
More Than a Woman" (1977) – 3:18
# "Love You Inside Out" – 4:12
# "You Win Again" – 4:04
# "Man in the Middle" – 4:22*
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Islands in the Stream" (2001) – 4:22*
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Immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life. Some modern species may possess biological immortality.
Some scientists, futurists, and philosophers have theorized about the immortality of the human body, with some suggesting that human immorta ...
" (original demo version) (1996) – 4:16*
*19/20: Bonus tracks
*18: Special Maurice Gibb tribute track
List of actual number one singles as performers
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2004 greatest hits albums
Bee Gees compilation albums
Compilation albums of number-one songs
Universal Records compilation albums
Albums recorded at IBC Studios