Greatest Hits (The Cars album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the new wave rock band the Cars. It was released in October 1985 on Elektra Records. "Tonight She Comes", a previously unreleased song, and a remix of "I'm Not the One" were issued as singles to support this greatest hits package. The album was a commercial success, going six-times platinum.

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
the Cars
ReleasedOctober 25, 1985
Recorded1978–1985
GenreNew wave, pop rock, power pop
Length50:06
LabelElektra
ProducerThe Cars, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Roy Thomas Baker, Mike Shipley
The Cars chronology
Heartbeat City
(1984)		 Greatest Hits
(1985)		 Door to Door
(1987)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "Tonight She Comes"
    Released: October 14, 1985
  2. "I'm Not the One"
    Released: January 13, 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ric Ocasek.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Just What I Needed"The Cars, 19783:43
2."Since You're Gone"Shake It Up, 19813:31
3."You Might Think"Heartbeat City, 19843:04
4."Good Times Roll"The Cars, 19783:44
5."Touch and Go"Panorama, 19804:54
6."Drive"Heartbeat City, 19843:54
Side two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
7."Tonight She Comes"Previously unreleased3:52
8."My Best Friend's Girl"The Cars, 19783:44
9."Heartbeat City" (CD and Cassette release only)Heartbeat City, 19844:29
10."Let's Go"Candy-O, 19793:33
11."I'm Not the One" (1985 Remixed version)Shake It Up, 19813:58
12."Magic"Heartbeat City, 19843:57
13."Shake It Up"Shake It Up, 19813:32

Personnel

Charts

Album
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 2
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 27
US Billboard 200[6] 12

Singles
Release date Title US Hot 100
[7]		 US Main. Rock
[8]
October 1985 "Tonight She Comes" 7 1
January 1986 "I'm Not the One" 32 29

Certifications
Organization Level Date
ARIA Charts – AUS 4× Platinum[9] 1992
RIAA – USA 6× Platinum[10] December 17, 2001

References
  1. Greatest Hits at AllMusic
  2. Robert Christgau review
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Charts.nz – The Cars – Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  6. "The Cars Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  7. "The Cars Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  8. "The Cars Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  10. "RIAA searchable certification database: Cars Greatest". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
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