Simply the Best is the first greatest hits compilation by Tina Turner, released on October 22, 1991, by Capitol Records.

Overview The album includes Turner's most popular hits since her comeback in the early mid-1980s. It also includes three new songs that were previously unreleased: "Love Thing" (UK No. 29), "I Want You Near Me" (No. 22 UK), and "Way of the World" (UK No. 13) as well as a re-recorded contemporary dance version of Turner's classic "Nutbush City Limits" (UK No. 23), all of which were also issued as singles in 1991 and 1992. The album is Turner's biggest seller in the UK where it sold 2.1 million copies. It was certified 8× platinum in the UK and stayed on the UK charts for over 140 weeks. The album sold over 7 million copies worldwide.

The compilation was released with a different track listing in the US with the songs "Addicted to Love (Live)" and "Be Tender with Me Baby" being replaced by "What You Get Is What You See" and "Look Me in the Heart". In Australia, a limited edition of the album was also released and features a five-track bonus disc. It includes a re-recording of "The Best" as a duet with Jimmy Barnes, which was retitled "(Simply) The Best" and was released as a single, as well as a fourth new song called "I'm a Lady", which was released in other regions as the B-side to "Love Thing".

Track listing

Original version

UK double LP (ESTV 1-1 & 1-2) version Source:Original album

US version

Australian version

B-sides Title Single(s)"Nutbush City Limits" ('91)"Nutbush City Limits" (The 90s Version)"I'm a Lady""Love Thing" and "(Simply) The Best""Let's Dance" (Live)"I Want You Near Me"

Charts

Weekly charts + 1991–1992 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1991–1992) Peakposition Belgian Albums (IFPI) 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 1 European Albums (Music & Media) 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 5 Irish Albums (IFPI) 2 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) 5 Portuguese Albums (UNEVA) 1 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 11 US Cash Box Top Pop Albums 78

+ 1994 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1994) Peakposition

+ 1996 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1996) Peakposition French Compilation Albums (SNEP) Select "Tina TURNER" from the drop-down menu and click "OK". 16

+ 2000 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (2000) Peakposition Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 3

+ 2013 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (2013) Peakposition

+ 2023 weekly chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (2023) Peakposition New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 29

Year-end charts + 1991 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1991) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 58 European Albums (Music & Media) 57 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 86 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 27 Norwegian Fall Period Albums (VG-lista) 10 UK Albums (OCC) 4

+ 1992 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1992) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 56 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 31 European Albums (Music & Media) 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 29 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 7 Norwegian Winter Period Albums (VG-lista) 11 UK Albums (OCC) 21

+ 1993 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1993) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 88 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 58 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 21UK Albums (OCC) 81

+ 1994 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1994) Position UK Albums (OCC) 67

+ 1996 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1996) Position UK Albums (OCC) 130

+ 2000 year-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (2000) Position Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 93

+ 2002 year-end chart performance for Simply the BestChart (2002)PositionCanadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 142

Decade-end charts + Decade-end chart performance for Simply the Best Chart (1990–1999) Position UK Albums (OCC) 14

Certifications and sales

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