Greatest Hits (Noiseworks album)
Greatest Hits is the first compilation album by Australian rock band Noiseworks. Released in 1992, it peaked at No.4 in Australia and was certified platinum in 1993.
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| Released | 2 October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | 1986–1992 | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop, Pub rock | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
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Background
After releasing 3 studio albums, Noiseworks completed a national tour in March 1992 and disbanded shortly after.[1] Band member, Jon Stevens pursued opportunities on a different kind of stage and starred as Judas in the 1992 highly acclaimed and successful Australian Musical Production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar.[2]
A greatest hit album was released to collate the group's singles and included three Australian top twenty singles, "Take Me Back", "Touch" and "Hot Chilli Woman". The songs appear in chronological order of release. A live recording of The Beatles' song "Let It Be" was released as the first and only single. It was recorded at their live concert in March 1992.
Track listing
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Greatest Hits debuted at No. 16 in Australia and peaked at No. 4 two weeks later.[3]
| Chart (1992/93) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 4 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1992) | Rank |
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| Australian Albums Chart[5] | 34 |
| Australian Artist Albums Chart | 8 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6][7] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- "NoiseWorks". www.trakloungebar.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Jon Stevens About". www.jonstevens.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "NOISEWORKS – GREATEST HITS (ALBUM)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Australiancharts.com – Noiseworks – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- "ARIA Charts – End of year Charts – Top 50 1992". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 07 Mar 1993 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 161)". imgur.com. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
