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, ho died in 200!. It is the final Bee Gees album
released by "ni#ersal $ecords.
$hino $ecords re%released Number Ones orldide in 2008 using the &uropean trac'list. (ombining
sales of #ersions issued by to different record companies, it has sold 1,2!),000 copies in the "* as of
+ugust 2012.,2- .he set, hich pea'ed at /o. 2! in the "* on the Billboard .op 200 albums chart in
2004, re%entered the charts pea'ing at /o. 0 in 2012. .he folloing ee' after pea'ing at /o. 0 the
album plummeted to /o. 110, the greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in
Billboard album history.,!- .his gi#es the group a span of 44 years, 1 months since their first .op 10
album, 11)23s Bee Gees' 1st, hich pea'ed at /o. 2 in /o#ember 11)2. .he only other groups ith
longer spans are .he Beach Boys 441 years 1 ee'5, .he Beatles 442 years 2 months5, and .he $olling
*tones 440 years ) months5.,4-
Contents
1 .rac' listing
1.1 +merican release
1.2 &uropean6+ustralian release
2 (harts and certifications
! $eferences
Track listing
American release
1. 7Massachusetts7 8 292)
2. 7:orld7 8 !91)
!. 7:ords7 8 !912
4. 7I3#e Gotta Get a Message to ;ou7 8 2902
0. 7I *tarted a <o'e7 8 !910
). 7=on3t >orget to $emember7 8 !921
2. 7?onely =ays7
8. 7@o (an ;ou Mend a Bro'en @eart7 8 !908
1. 7<i#e .al'in37 8 !94)
10.7;ou *hould Be =ancing7 8 4912
11.7?o#e *o $ight7
12.7@o =eep Is ;our ?o#e7 8 4902
1!.7*tayin3 +li#e7 8 4944
14.7/ight >e#er7 8 !9!!
10.7.oo Much @ea#en7 8 4904
1).7.ragedy7 8 090!
12.7?o#e ;ou Inside Aut7 8 4912
18.7;ou :in +gain7 8 4904
11.7Man in the Middle7 8 4922
European/Australian release
.o of the bonus trac's ere ne recordings of classic Gibb compositions originally recorded by other
artists, including 7Islands in the *tream7 4Benny $ogers and =olly Carton5, and 7Immortality7 4(eline
=ion5.
1. 7Massachusetts7 8 292)
2. 7:orld7 8 !91)
!. 7:ords7 8 !912
4. 7I3#e Gotta Get a Message to ;ou7 8 2902
0. 7I *tarted a <o'e7 8 !910
). 7=on3t >orget to $emember7 8 !921
2. 7@o (an ;ou Mend a Bro'en @eart7 8 !908
8. 7<i#e .al'in37 8 !94)
1. 7;ou *hould Be =ancing7 8 4912
10.7@o =eep Is ;our ?o#e7 8 4902
11.7*tayin3 +li#e7 8 4944
12.7/ight >e#er7 8 !9!!
1!.7.oo Much @ea#en7 8 4904
14.7.ragedy7 8 090!
10.7More .han a :oman7 8 !918
1).7?o#e ;ou Inside Aut7 8 4912
12.7;ou :in +gain7 8 4904
18.7Man in the Middle7 8 4922D
11.7Islands in the *tream7 8 4922D
20.7Immortality7 4original demo #ersion5 8 491)D
116209 Bonus trac's
189 *pecial Maurice Gibb tribute trac'
Charts and certifications
Cea' chart positions
Chart (2004)
Peak
position
+ustrian +lbums 4E! +ustria5,0- !2
Belgian +lbums 4"ltratop :allonia5
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22
=anish +lbums 4@itlisten5,2- 11
German +lbums 4Media (ontrol5,8- 4!
Italian +lbums 4>IMI5,1- 18
/e Fealand +lbums 4$ecorded
Music /F5,10-
10
*edish +lbums 4*#erigetopplistan5
,11-
!1
+lbum certifications
Region Certification
ales/shipmen
ts
!e" #ealand
(R$!#)%20&
Clatinum
10,000
G
'nited (ingdom
()P*)%2+&
Clatinum
!00,000
G
'nited tates
(R*AA)%22&
Gold
000,000
G
G
shipments figures based on certification alone
Chart (2004)
Peak
position
*iss +lbums 4*cheiHer @itparade5
,12-
22
Chart (200,)
Peak
position
Belgian +lbums 4"ltratop >landers5
,1!-
21
=utch +lbums 4Mega(harts5,14- !2
Chart (20+2)
Peak
position
+ustralian +lbums 4+$I+5,10- 12
Irish +lbums 4I$M+5,1)- 1
"B +lbums 4A((5,12- 4
"* Billboard 200 ,18- 0
"* .op (atalog +lbums 4Billboard5
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References
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2. -ump up . Grein, Caul 48 +ugust 20125. 7:ee' &nding +ug. 0, 2012. +lbums9 *ale Boosts Bee
Gees7. Yahoo Music. $etrie#ed 8 +ugust 2012.
!. -ump up . 7Music +lbums, .op 200 +lbums I Music +lbum (harts7. Billboard. Crometheus
Global Media. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
4. -ump up . .rust, Gary 414 <une 20125. 7Beach Boys Beat the Beatles for Billboard 200 $ecord
8 (hart Beat7. Billboard. Crometheus Global Media. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
0. -ump up . 7Bee Gees % /umber Anes7 4In German5. +ustriancharts.at. @ung Medien.
$etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
). -ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7 4In >rench5. "ltratop.be. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
2. -ump up . 7.op 40 +lbums % 48 6 2004 % @itlisten7. @itlisten.nu. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
8. -ump up . 7Bee Gees % /umber Anes7. (harts.de. Media (ontrol. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember
2012.
1. -ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. Italiancharts.com. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
10.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. (harts.org.nH. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember
2012.
11.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. *edishcharts.com. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
12.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. *isscharts.com. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
1!.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7 4In =utch5. "ltratop.be. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
14.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. =utchcharts.nl. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember
2012.
10.-ump up . 7Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. +ustraliancharts.com. @ung Medien. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
1).-ump up . 7G>B (hart%.rac'7. (hart%.rac'.co.u'. G>B (hart%.rac'. I$M+. $etrie#ed 21
=ecember 2012.
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"B +lbums (hart. .he Afficial (harts (ompany. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
18.-ump up . 7Bee Gees +lbum I *ong (hart @istory7 Billboard 200 for Bee Gees. Crometheus
Global Media. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
11.-ump up . 7Bee Gees +lbum I *ong (hart @istory7 Billboard .op (atalog +lbums for Bee
Gees. Crometheus Global Media. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
20.-ump up . 7/e Fealand album certifications 8 Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. $ecording
Industry +ssociation of /e Fealand. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012.
21.-ump up . 7British album certifications 8 Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. British Chonographic
Industry. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012. Enter /umber Anes in the field *earch. Select .itle in
the field *earch by. Select album in the field By >ormat. Click Go
22.-ump up . 7+merican album certifications 8 Bee Gees 8 /umber Anes7. $ecording Industry
+ssociation of +merica. $etrie#ed 21 =ecember 2012. If necessar! click +d#anced! then click
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