40 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Perry Como. It was released by K-Tel by arrangement with RCA Records in 1975 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[1] It was the Christmas number two album that year.[2] The album was not issued in the United States & has never had an official CD release in the UK.
| 40 Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Label | K-Tel | |||
| Perry Como chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
Side One edit
- Magic Moments
- Caterina
- Catch a Falling Star
- I Know
- When You Were Sweet Sixteen
- I Believe
- Try To Remember
- Love Makes The World Go Round
- Prisoner Of Love
- Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
Side Two edit
- Hot Diggity
- Round and Round
- If I Loved You
- Hello Young Lovers
- Delaware
- Moonglow
- Killing Me Softly
- More
- Dear Hearts and Gentle People
- I Love You & Don't You Forget It
Side Three edit
- And I Love You So
- For The Good Times
- Close To You
- Seattle
- Tie A Yellow Ribbon
- Walk Right Back
- What Kind of Fool Am I?
- Days of Wine and Roses
- Where Do I Begin
- Without A Song
Side Four edit
- It's Impossible
- I Think of You
- If
- We've Only Just Begun
- I Want To Give
- Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
- You Make Me Feel So Young
- Temptation
- The Way We Were
- Sing
Chart performance edit
Weekly charts edit
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 1 |
Year-end charts edit
| Chart (1975) | Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 11 |
| Chart (1976) | Position |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 44 |
Certifications and sales edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ "40 Greatest Hits-Perry Como". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". London: The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "British album certifications – Perry Como – 40 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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