Hits 50

Hits 50 is a compilation album released in the United Kingdom in August 2001. It contains 50 tracks spread over two CDs, including ten number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart from Five, DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies, Craig David, Jennifer Lopez, Bob The Builder, Rui Da Silva, The Bangles, LeAnn Rimes, A1, and Westlife.

Hits 50
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedAugust 13, 2001
LabelSony Music Entertainment UK/WEA/RCA Ariola/BMG/Telstar
Various Artists chronology
Music 2: The Definitive Hits Collection
(2001)
Hits 50
(2001)
Hits 51
(2001)

Hits 50 is the first Hits album since Hits 97 and Hits 99 to feature the word Hits in the name as the only word in the title.

Controversy and background

Despite its success, the album was quite controversial - in order to have 25 tracks on a single disc, many of the tracks had to be edited down, although this is not the case on the artwork. Despite this, controversy eventually died down and Hits 51 followed this format for 25 tracks on one disc, with tracks now played in full. The album was released 3 months before Now That's What I Call Music!'s 50th volume, Now 50.

Hits 50 came through after the previous volume's (Music 2 - Summer 2001) was considered somewhat of a commercial failure by BMG UK, so they decided to rebrand the Hits series to its numbering system (there had not been a Hits album with a volume number suffix since 1991).

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Let's Dance"Five3:09
2."Little L" (Wounded Buffalo Mix)Jamiroquai3:11
3."Heaven Is a Halfpipe"OPM3:12
4."TwentyFourSeven"Artful Dodger featuring Melanie Blatt3:10
5."All I Want"Mis-Teeq3:11
6."Perfect Gentleman"Wyclef Jean3:18
7."Bootylicious"Destiny's Child3:01
8."Do You Really Like It?"DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies3:08
9."Electric Avenue" (Ringbang Remix)Eddy Grant3:10
10."7 Days"Craig David3:01
11."Ms. Jackson"Outkast3:16
12."Most Girls"Pink2:50
13."Shackles (Praise You)"Mary Mary3:11
14."Another Lover"Dane Bowers3:10
15."Where I Wanna Be"Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg and Kurupt3:20
16."Karma Hotel"The Spooks2:49
17."Too Close"Next3:18
18."Love Don't Cost a Thing"Jennifer Lopez3:12
19."Freestyler"Bomfunk MC's2:53
20."Love You Anyway"De Nada3:10
21."Baddest Ruffest"Backyard Dog3:45
22."Devil's Nightmare"Oxide & Neutrino3:19
23."Mambo No. 5"Lou Bega3:15
24."Help! I'm a Fish (Little Yellow Fish)"Little Trees3:10
25."You're My Mate"Right Said Fred3:03
Disc two
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Starlight"The Supermen Lovers2:57
2."Ya Mama"Fatboy Slim3:14
3."Castles in the Sky"Ian Van Dahl3:11
4."We Come 1"Faithless3:15
5."Hide U"Kosheen3:19
6."Touch Me"Rui da Silva featuring Cassandra3:22
7."Precious Heart"Tall Paul vs. INXS2:57
8."The Real Life"Raven Maize2:56
9."I Feel Loved"Depeche Mode3:08
10."Crystal"New Order3:15
11."Have a Nice Day"Stereophonics3:16
12."Eternal Flame"The Bangles3:15
13."Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Latino Mix)LeAnn Rimes3:15
14."A Little Respect"Wheatus3:10
15."Babylon"David Gray3:28
16."Made for Lovin' You"Anastacia3:13
17."Boss of Me"They Might Be Giants2:57
18."Ocean Spray"Manic Street Preachers3:04
19."Dancing in the Moonlight"Toploader3:14
20."She Bangs"Ricky Martin3:01
21."Back Here"BBMak3:18
22."Bodyrock"Tymes 43:18
23."Same Old Brand New You"A12:52
24."All or Nothing"O-Town3:19
25."Uptown Girl"Westlife3:07
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