The Best of ZZ Top

The Best of ZZ Top (subtitled 10 Legendary Texas Tales) is a greatest hits album by the American rock band ZZ Top, released in 1977.

The Best of ZZ Top
Greatest hits album by
ZZ Top
ReleasedNovember 26, 1977 [1]
Recorded1970-1975
GenreBoogie rock, southern rock, hard rock, blues rock, Texas blues
Length34:21
LabelLondon
ProducerBill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Tejas
(1976)		 The Best of ZZ Top
(1977)		 Degüello
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Tush"Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank BeardFandango! (1975)2:14
2."Waitin' for the Bus"Gibbons, HillTres Hombres (1973)2:59
3."Jesus Just Left Chicago"Gibbons, Hill, BeardTres Hombres (1973)3:29
4."Francine"Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve PerronRio Grande Mud (1972)3:33
5."Just Got Paid"Gibbons, Bill HamRio Grande Mud (1972)4:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."La Grange"Gibbons, Hill, BeardTres Hombres (1973)3:51
2."Blue Jean Blues"Gibbons, Hill, BeardFandango! (1975)4:42
3."Backdoor Love Affair"Gibbons, HamZZ Top's First Album (1971)3:20
4."Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"Gibbons, Hill, BeardTres Hombres (1973)3:23
5."Heard It on the X"Gibbons, Hill, BeardFandango! (1975)2:23

Personnel

Charts
Chart (1977) Peak
position
United States (Billboard 200) 182
Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 44

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Billboard Magazine November 26, 1977 Issue, Album review - page 94.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: Z". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 9, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "ZZ Top". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 907-8. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 348. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "American album certifications – ZZ Top – Best Of ZZ Top". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 10, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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