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Their Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Released1993 (1993)
Label EMI
Producer Mickie Most
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Music Week [2]

Their Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British soul band Hot Chocolate, released in 1993 by EMI Records. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart shortly after release [3] and returned to the top 10 of the chart again in 1997 [4] following the success of the film The Full Monty, which includes the 1975 Hot Chocolate single " You Sexy Thing". "You Sexy Thing" was also re-released as a single in 1997, reaching number six in the UK Singles Chart. [5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Errol Brown, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." You Sexy Thing"4:05
2." It Started with a Kiss" 4:02
3." Brother Louie"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
4:58
4."Girl Crazy" 3:22
5." So You Win Again" Russ Ballard4:29
6."Put Your Love in Me" 5:41
7." Love Is Life"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
3:35
8." I'll Put You Together Again"3:52
9." No Doubt About It"
  • David Most
  • Steve Glen
  • Mike Burns
4:28
10." Every 1's a Winner" 4:02
11." Emma"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
3:53
12." I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)"Richard Gower3:40
13." You Could've Been a Lady"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
3:47
14."Disco Queen"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
3:09
15."Don't Stop It Now" 2:55
16."A Child's Prayer" 3:51
17."What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)" 3:46
18."I Believe (In Love)"
  • Brown
  • Wilson
3:49
19."Are You Getting Enough Happiness?" 4:13

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [6] 42
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [7] 3
UK Albums ( OCC) [3] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [8] 47
UK Albums (OCC) [9] 88

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom ( BPI) [10] 2× Platinum 600,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Their Greatest Hits - Hot Chocolate | Album | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (13 March 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 20. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart on 26/10/1997". Official Charts.
  5. ^ "HOT CHOCOLATE songs and albums | full Official Chart history".
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hot Chocolate – Their Greatest Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Charts.nz – Hot Chocolate – Their Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1993 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Albums 1993" (PDF). Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Hot Chocolate – Their Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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