Number Ones (Bee Gees album)

Number Ones is a compilation album by the Bee Gees released in 2004. It includes 18 of their greatest hits and a tribute to band member Maurice Gibb, who died in 2003. It is the final Bee Gees album released by Universal Records.

Number Ones
Compilation album by Bee Gees
Released	1 November 2004
Recorded	August 1967 – September 2001
Genre	Pop, rock, rhythm and blues, disco
Length	77:29
Label	Universal
Producer	Bee Gees, Various
Bee Gees chronology
Their Greatest Hits: The Record (2001) Number Ones (2004) Love Songs (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Rhino Records re-released Number Ones worldwide in 2008 using the European track list. Combining sales of versions issued by two different record companies, it has sold 1,236,000 copies in the US as of August 2012.[2] The set, which peaked at No. 23 in the US on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart in 2004, re-entered the charts peaking at No. 5 in 2012. The following week after peaking at No. 5 the album plummeted to No. 195, the second-greatest drop for an album that still remained on the chart, in Billboard album history.[3] This gives the group a span of 44 years, 9 months since their first Top 10 album, 1967's Bee Gees' 1st, which peaked at No. 7 in November 1967. The only other groups with longer spans are The Beach Boys (49 years 1 week), The Beatles (47 years 7 months), and The Rolling Stones (45 years 6 months).[4]

Track listing

American release

1. "Massachusetts" – 2:26
2. "World" – 3:16
3. "Words" – 3:17
4. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 2:52
5. "I Started a Joke" – 3:10
6. "Don't Forget to Remember" – 3:29
7. "Lonely Days" - 3:48
8. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" – 3:58
9. "Jive Talkin'" – 3:46
10. "You Should Be Dancing" – 4:17
11. "Love So Right" 3:37
12. "How Deep Is Your Love" – 4:02
13. "Stayin' Alive" – 4:44
14. "Night Fever" – 3:33
15. "Too Much Heaven" – 4:54
16. "Tragedy" – 5:03
17. "Love You Inside Out" – 4:12
18. "You Win Again" – 4:04
19. "Man in the Middle" – 4:22

European/Australian release

Two of the bonus tracks were new recordings of classic Gibb compositions originally recorded by other artists, including "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton), and "Immortality" (Celine Dion).

1. "Massachusetts" – 2:26
2. "World" – 3:16
3. "Words" – 3:17
4. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 2:52
5. "I Started a Joke" – 3:10
6. "Don't Forget to Remember" – 3:29
7. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" – 3:58
8. "Jive Talkin'" – 3:46
9. "You Should Be Dancing" – 4:17
10. "How Deep Is Your Love" – 4:02
11. "Stayin' Alive" – 4:44
12. "Night Fever" – 3:33
13. "Too Much Heaven" – 4:54
14. "Tragedy" – 5:03
15. "More Than a Woman" – 3:18
16. "Love You Inside Out" – 4:12
17. "You Win Again" – 4:04
18. "Man in the Middle" – 4:22*
19. "Islands in the Stream" – 4:22*
20. "Immortality" (original demo version) – 4:16*

• 19/20: Bonus tracks
• 18: Special Maurice Gibb tribute track

List of actual number one singles as performers

Song Title	Country[5]
Spicks and Specks	New Zealand
World	Germany Holland
Massachusetts	Chile, UK, Germany, Holland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore
Words	Germany Holland Switzerland
I've Gotta Get a Message to You	UK, Italy, Ireland
I Started A Joke	New Zealand
Saved by the Bell (Robin Gibb solo)	Holland, Ireland, South Africa
Don't Forget to Remember	Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa
Lonely Days	Canada
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart?	USA, Canada
My World	Hong Kong
Saw a New Morning	Hong Kong
Wouldn't I Be Someone	Hong Kong
Jive Talkin'	USA, Canada
You Should Be Dancing	USA
Love So Right	Brazil
How Deep Is Your Love	USA, Chile, France, Ireland, Spain
Stayin' Alive	USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Holland, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Night Fever	USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Spain, Ireland
Too Much Heaven	USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Spain, Norway, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden
Tragedy	USA, UK, Italy, Spain, Ireland, France, New Zealand
Love You Inside Out	USA
Juliet (Robin Gibb solo)	Germany, Italy, Switzerland
You Win Again	UK, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Hong Kong
E.S.P.	Germany
One	Brazil
For Whom The Bell Tolls	Brazil
Alone	Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand
Immortality (with Celine Dion)	Brazil

Charts

Peak chart positions Chart (2004) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 32 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 72 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 43 Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 18 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 10 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 39 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 22 Chart (2005) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 29 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 32 Chart (2012) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 17 Irish Albums (IRMA)[17] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 4 US Billboard 200[19] 5 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[20] 1

Album certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[21]	Platinum	15,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[22]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[23]	Platinum	300,000^^
United States (RIAA)[24]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Allmusic review
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8. "Top 40 Albums - 48 / 2004". Tracklisten. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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14. "Ultratop.be – Bee Gees – Number Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
15. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bee Gees – Number Ones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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17. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 24, 2012". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
18. June 2012/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
19. "Bee Gees Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
20. "Bee Gees Chart History (Top Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
21. "The Irish Charts - 2005 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
22. "New Zealand album certifications – Bee Gees – Number Ones". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
23. "British album certifications – Bee Gees – Number Ones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 December 2012. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Number Ones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
24. "American album certifications – Bee Gees – Number Ones". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 21 December 2012. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.