Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits
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Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits is the first greatest hits
album from American recording artist Christina Aguilera
. The album was released on November 7, 2008 with the confirmation that a lead single named "Keeps Gettin' Better
was released in September 9th 2008. The single entered the top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100
chart and marked the start of the promotional work for the compilation album. The compilation contains tracks from all of the singer's studio albums released up to 2008: Christina Aguilera
(1999), Mi Reflejo
(2000), Stripped
(2002) and Back to Basics
(2006). The album also featured four new additions of which two were revisions of previous singles from Aguilera and two original songs being that of the lead single and a new addition named "Dynamite". New content featured was recorded and produced with Linda Perry
. During the production of the compilation album Aguilera stated that the Superhero
theme was a recurring one for the new material. She also stated that the new material was a preview of what was to come with a future studio album, the lead single "Keeps Gettin' Better" featured electropop and dance-pop
themes which was recurring in her following studio album release, Bionic (2010).
In the United States the album was released exclusively through retailer Target
and was later made available digitally in September 2009 with the album release in stores elsewhere on February 2, 2010. Several versions of the album were made available for different regions in addition to a deluxe edition which featured a DVD of her past music videos. Being released only at Target, the album debuted at number 9 in the United States and sold 73,000 copies on the US Billboard 200
in November 2008. It was entered the top 10 and was certified gold in countries as Belgium; Ireland, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom. The album has sold a total of 450,000 copies in the United States and almost 1 million worldwide.
, with the album being released by her record label RCA
which allowed people who pre-ordered the album receive a free digital download of the lead single "Keeps Gettin' Better
". Aguilera stated the compilation album was an introduction to future recordings saying "Once you hear the new material you'll have a very clear idea what the direction of it is". The album features revisions of her previous singles with Aguilera calling them "reinventions".
The new additions featured named; "Genie 2.0", is a revised version of the song "Genie in a Bottle
" and "You Are What You Are (Beautiful)", is a revised version of her single "Beautiful
". The compilation album also features new original songs; "Keeps Gettin' Better" and "Dynamite". The new album additions and remixes were produced by Linda Perry
. Aguilera said about the new additions "This time around, I'm playing with this superhero element based on the fact that fans have grown up with me since I was 17 and have continually supported my changes throughout the years." Aguilera discussed the content of the album saying "I can't believe it's been a decade already [...] but it's very exciting. All the old, the biggest hits I've come out with [are on the album]. I don't even know how to describe what a journey it's been but it's been amazing."
said "Keeps Gettin' Better proves that no other teen pop singer of her era has a better track record than Christina and if the new songs are any indication, the title of this hits comp is no lie either." Nick Levine from Digital Spy
noted the "spunky attitude" featured and compared her recordings to recording artist Britney Spears
saying "She may have started out with similar material to another Mickey Mouse Club alumnus, but Aguilera moved on to bigger and better things more quickly than Britney, co-writing the lion's share of her second album, Stripped, and making her third, Back To Basics, a 2-CD pop-soul-jazz-blues opus." Chris Willman from Entertainment Weekly
noted the lack of traditional Aguilera styles stating "The singer has banished melisma and belting from these electronic confections, and her chops sound just as hot set on simmer." Whilst also comparing the "You Are What You Are (Beautiful)" remix to John Lennon noting The real curiosity is a Beautiful redo that imagines how John Lennon might've sounded if he'd lived into the age of electro." The Times
writer Steve Jilbert stated his dislike for her previous recordings writing; "Always the most ludicrous pop diva with her distracting vocals and fashions, Aguilera has produced her first hits collection. The terrible operatic rock of Fighter and sexless funk of Dirrty sit alongside such X Factor fodder as The Voice Within and Beautiful". Nick Butler from Sputnikmusic
positively received Aguilera's new recordings saying "Christina the pop singer is dead, long live Electro Christina. She couldn't signpost her new direction any more clearly if she announced the title of the next album as Bionic. At any rate, these four tracks are more than enough to build anticipation for what could be a very, very good album."
on the issue date of December 13, 2008. The album spent five weeks on the Top Catalog chart
where it peaked at number 2 on the issue date of July 16, 2011. In the United States
the album has currently sold over 450,000 copies and spent 27 weeks on the chart. The album re-entered the Billboard 200
chart at number 45 on the issue date of July 26, 2011 In Australia
the album debuted on the chart at number eight on the issue date of November 23, 2008, the album spent nine weeks on the chart and charted at number 49 on its ninth and final week on January 1, 2008. In Austria
the album debuted at number ten on the Austrian Albums Chart on the issue date of November 21, 2008 spending five weeks on the chart, and charting at number 69 in its final week on December 19, 2008. In Belgium the album debuted at number 67 on the Flanders chart on the issue date of November 15, 2008, spending fourteen weeks on the chart peaking at position number 23. In Belgium's Wallonia chart the album debuted at number 100 on the issue date of November 15, 2008 spending seventeen weeks on the chart and debuting at number 24. The album has also been certified Gold in Belgium. In the Netherlands
the album debuted at number 28 on the Dutch Album Chart. The album spent eleven weeks on the chart peaking at number 28. In Finland
the album debuted at number nine spending six weeks on the chart. In Italy
the album spent two weeks in the Top 20 chart peaking at number 15 on the chart. In Ireland
the album peaked at number nine on the albums chart, and has since been certified Gold. In Sweden the album debuted at number 41 on the albums chart on the issue date of November 20, 2008 and spent five weeks on the chart. In the United Kingdom
the album debuted at number ten on the chart and has since been certified Gold. It sold 20,000 copies in France
in 2008.
in Hollywood. She previewed the remade version of her first single "Genie 2.0" and later performed the lead single of the compilation, Keeps Gettin' Better
. Aguilera started her promotional tour on October 11 performing at the UK leg of the Thisday Africa Rising at the London's Royal Albert Hall
, where she performed several old hits and the lead single of the greatest hits album. In late October she was supposed to tour Eastern Europe, holding concerts in Moscow, Riga
and Kiev
. Instead, she held two concerts in Kiev, Ukraine
, on the 20th and 21 October. The last date was held on October 24 in Abu Dhabi
at the Emirates Palace Hotel. On November 23 Aguilera promoted the greatest hits album by performing at the 36th Annual American Music Awards
. She opened the show with a seven-minute medley of her greatest hits, which include "Beautiful", "Keeps Gettin' Better", "Genie in a Bottle", "Dirrty", "Ain't No Other Man" and "Fighter".
" was confirmed as the lead single from the album and was sent to radio on September 22, 2008. An accompanying video saw Aguilera as Catwoman
and performing in front of green screens. Aguilera performed the track at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
where she dressed resembling "Catwoman". In the United States the single peaked at number 7, and elsewhere had a good commercial response charting at number 14 in the UK. "Dynamite" the second original new addition to the compilation album was released as a single via iTunes
.
(*) denotes co-producer
(^) denotes additional producer
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album from American recording artist Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
. The album was released on November 7, 2008 with the confirmation that a lead single named "Keeps Gettin' Better
Keeps Gettin' Better
"Keeps Gettin' Better" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her compilation album, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits . The song was written by Aguilera, while additional writing and song production was done by Linda Perry. It was released as the first and only...
was released in September 9th 2008. The single entered the top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart and marked the start of the promotional work for the compilation album. The compilation contains tracks from all of the singer's studio albums released up to 2008: Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera (album)
Christina Aguilera is the self-titled debut studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera released on August 24, 1999 in the United States by RCA Records...
(1999), Mi Reflejo
Mi Reflejo
Mi Reflejo is the first Spanish-language studio album by American pop singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on September 12, 2000. Most of the album was produced by Rudy Pérez and includes Spanish versions of five songs from her debut album Christina Aguilera, as well as six new songs...
(2000), Stripped
Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)
Stripped is the fourth studio album by American pop recording artist Christina Aguilera. It was released on October 26, 2002. It reached the top two of the album charts in both the United States and United Kingdom and features two UK number-one hits: "Dirrty" which gained criticism and controversy...
(2002) and Back to Basics
Back to Basics (Christina Aguilera album)
Back to Basics is the third studio album by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, first released on August 10, 2006 by RCA Records...
(2006). The album also featured four new additions of which two were revisions of previous singles from Aguilera and two original songs being that of the lead single and a new addition named "Dynamite". New content featured was recorded and produced with Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
. During the production of the compilation album Aguilera stated that the Superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
theme was a recurring one for the new material. She also stated that the new material was a preview of what was to come with a future studio album, the lead single "Keeps Gettin' Better" featured electropop and dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
themes which was recurring in her following studio album release, Bionic (2010).
In the United States the album was released exclusively through retailer Target
Target Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
and was later made available digitally in September 2009 with the album release in stores elsewhere on February 2, 2010. Several versions of the album were made available for different regions in addition to a deluxe edition which featured a DVD of her past music videos. Being released only at Target, the album debuted at number 9 in the United States and sold 73,000 copies on the US Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
in November 2008. It was entered the top 10 and was certified gold in countries as Belgium; Ireland, Japan, Russia and the United Kingdom. The album has sold a total of 450,000 copies in the United States and almost 1 million worldwide.
Background
In 2008 Aguilera confirmed she would be releasing her first greatest hits album named Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits, stating about the album title "I'm looking forward to the next 10 years, which is partly why I named the album, Keeps Gettin' Better, 'cause it does". It was confirmed that Aguilera had signed the rights of the album distribution in the US exclusively to TargetTarget Corporation
Target Corporation, doing business as Target, is an American retailing company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the second-largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart. The company is ranked at number 33 on the Fortune 500 and is a component of the Standard & Poor's...
, with the album being released by her record label RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
which allowed people who pre-ordered the album receive a free digital download of the lead single "Keeps Gettin' Better
Keeps Gettin' Better
"Keeps Gettin' Better" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her compilation album, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits . The song was written by Aguilera, while additional writing and song production was done by Linda Perry. It was released as the first and only...
". Aguilera stated the compilation album was an introduction to future recordings saying "Once you hear the new material you'll have a very clear idea what the direction of it is". The album features revisions of her previous singles with Aguilera calling them "reinventions".
The new additions featured named; "Genie 2.0", is a revised version of the song "Genie in a Bottle
Genie in a Bottle
"Genie in a Bottle" is the second single by American pop recording artist, Christina Aguilera, taken from her self-titled debut album. It was co-written by David Frank, Steve Kipner, and Pamela Sheyne, and produced by Frank and Kipner respectively...
" and "You Are What You Are (Beautiful)", is a revised version of her single "Beautiful
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)
"Beautiful" is a song written by Linda Perry and recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped...
". The compilation album also features new original songs; "Keeps Gettin' Better" and "Dynamite". The new album additions and remixes were produced by Linda Perry
Linda Perry
Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...
. Aguilera said about the new additions "This time around, I'm playing with this superhero element based on the fact that fans have grown up with me since I was 17 and have continually supported my changes throughout the years." Aguilera discussed the content of the album saying "I can't believe it's been a decade already [...] but it's very exciting. All the old, the biggest hits I've come out with [are on the album]. I don't even know how to describe what a journey it's been but it's been amazing."
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. Allmusic writer Stephen Thomas ErlewineStephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine is a senior editor for Allmusic. He is the author of many artist biographies and record reviews for Allmusic, as well as a freelance writer, occasionally contributing liner notes. He is also frontman and guitarist for the Ann Arbor-based band Who Dat?Erlewine is the nephew...
said "Keeps Gettin' Better proves that no other teen pop singer of her era has a better track record than Christina and if the new songs are any indication, the title of this hits comp is no lie either." Nick Levine from Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
noted the "spunky attitude" featured and compared her recordings to recording artist Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
saying "She may have started out with similar material to another Mickey Mouse Club alumnus, but Aguilera moved on to bigger and better things more quickly than Britney, co-writing the lion's share of her second album, Stripped, and making her third, Back To Basics, a 2-CD pop-soul-jazz-blues opus." Chris Willman from Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
noted the lack of traditional Aguilera styles stating "The singer has banished melisma and belting from these electronic confections, and her chops sound just as hot set on simmer." Whilst also comparing the "You Are What You Are (Beautiful)" remix to John Lennon noting The real curiosity is a Beautiful redo that imagines how John Lennon might've sounded if he'd lived into the age of electro." The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
writer Steve Jilbert stated his dislike for her previous recordings writing; "Always the most ludicrous pop diva with her distracting vocals and fashions, Aguilera has produced her first hits collection. The terrible operatic rock of Fighter and sexless funk of Dirrty sit alongside such X Factor fodder as The Voice Within and Beautiful". Nick Butler from Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic
Sputnikmusic, or simply Sputnik, is a music website offering music criticism and music news alongside features commonly associated with wiki-style websites...
positively received Aguilera's new recordings saying "Christina the pop singer is dead, long live Electro Christina. She couldn't signpost her new direction any more clearly if she announced the title of the next album as Bionic. At any rate, these four tracks are more than enough to build anticipation for what could be a very, very good album."
Commercial performance
In the United States the album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
on the issue date of December 13, 2008. The album spent five weeks on the Top Catalog chart
Top Pop Catalog Albums
Top Pop Catalog Albums is a fifty-position weekly albums chart produced by Billboard magazine which ranks the best selling catalog titles, regardless of genre. Billboard defines a catalog title as one that is more than eighteen months old and that has fallen below position 100 on the Billboard 200...
where it peaked at number 2 on the issue date of July 16, 2011. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
the album has currently sold over 450,000 copies and spent 27 weeks on the chart. The album re-entered the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart at number 45 on the issue date of July 26, 2011 In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
the album debuted on the chart at number eight on the issue date of November 23, 2008, the album spent nine weeks on the chart and charted at number 49 on its ninth and final week on January 1, 2008. In Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
the album debuted at number ten on the Austrian Albums Chart on the issue date of November 21, 2008 spending five weeks on the chart, and charting at number 69 in its final week on December 19, 2008. In Belgium the album debuted at number 67 on the Flanders chart on the issue date of November 15, 2008, spending fourteen weeks on the chart peaking at position number 23. In Belgium's Wallonia chart the album debuted at number 100 on the issue date of November 15, 2008 spending seventeen weeks on the chart and debuting at number 24. The album has also been certified Gold in Belgium. In the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
the album debuted at number 28 on the Dutch Album Chart. The album spent eleven weeks on the chart peaking at number 28. In Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
the album debuted at number nine spending six weeks on the chart. In Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
the album spent two weeks in the Top 20 chart peaking at number 15 on the chart. In Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
the album peaked at number nine on the albums chart, and has since been certified Gold. In Sweden the album debuted at number 41 on the albums chart on the issue date of November 20, 2008 and spent five weeks on the chart. In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
the album debuted at number ten on the chart and has since been certified Gold. It sold 20,000 copies in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 2008.
Promotion
Promotion started on September 7, when Aguilera performed at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards2008 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 7, 2008 live from Paramount Pictures Studios , honoring the best music videos from the previous year. Nominations for a majority of the categories were announced on the MTV program FNMTV after being selected through viewer online voting at...
in Hollywood. She previewed the remade version of her first single "Genie 2.0" and later performed the lead single of the compilation, Keeps Gettin' Better
Keeps Gettin' Better
"Keeps Gettin' Better" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her compilation album, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits . The song was written by Aguilera, while additional writing and song production was done by Linda Perry. It was released as the first and only...
. Aguilera started her promotional tour on October 11 performing at the UK leg of the Thisday Africa Rising at the London's Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, where she performed several old hits and the lead single of the greatest hits album. In late October she was supposed to tour Eastern Europe, holding concerts in Moscow, Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
and Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. Instead, she held two concerts in Kiev, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, on the 20th and 21 October. The last date was held on October 24 in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western...
at the Emirates Palace Hotel. On November 23 Aguilera promoted the greatest hits album by performing at the 36th Annual American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2008
The 2008 American Music Awards were held on November 23, 2008 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.-Performers:-Presenters:* Jamie Foxx* Sarah Chalke* Akon* Julianne Hough* Ashley Tisdale...
. She opened the show with a seven-minute medley of her greatest hits, which include "Beautiful", "Keeps Gettin' Better", "Genie in a Bottle", "Dirrty", "Ain't No Other Man" and "Fighter".
Singles
"Keeps Gettin' BetterKeeps Gettin' Better
"Keeps Gettin' Better" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her compilation album, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits . The song was written by Aguilera, while additional writing and song production was done by Linda Perry. It was released as the first and only...
" was confirmed as the lead single from the album and was sent to radio on September 22, 2008. An accompanying video saw Aguilera as Catwoman
Catwoman
Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...
and performing in front of green screens. Aguilera performed the track at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2008 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 7, 2008 live from Paramount Pictures Studios , honoring the best music videos from the previous year. Nominations for a majority of the categories were announced on the MTV program FNMTV after being selected through viewer online voting at...
where she dressed resembling "Catwoman". In the United States the single peaked at number 7, and elsewhere had a good commercial response charting at number 14 in the UK. "Dynamite" the second original new addition to the compilation album was released as a single via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
Track listing
Notes- The US version of the album excludes "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" and "Lady Marmalade".
(*) denotes co-producer
(^) denotes additional producer
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
8 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 10 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
23 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... (Wallonia) |
24 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
28 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 9 |
| French Compilations Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
7 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
20 |
| Greek Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
13 |
| Italian Albums Chart Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... |
15 |
| Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
9 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
15 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 34 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
41 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
14 |
| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... Albums Chart |
10 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
10 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
9 |
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
45 |
| US Top Catalog Albums Top Pop Catalog Albums Top Pop Catalog Albums is a fifty-position weekly albums chart produced by Billboard magazine which ranks the best selling catalog titles, regardless of genre. Billboard defines a catalog title as one that is more than eighteen months old and that has fallen below position 100 on the Billboard 200... |
2 |
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| Chart (2008) | Rank |
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| Australian Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
95 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 84 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
140 |