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Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits

Chronicle, or fully Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in January 1976 by Fantasy Records.[1] The edited version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" featured on the album was simultaneously released as a single (see 1976 in music).[4]

Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Creedence Clearwater Revival
ReleasedJanuary 1976 (1976-01)[1]
Recorded1968–1972
Genre
Length67:55
LabelFantasy
ProducerJohn Fogerty[4]
Creedence Clearwater Revival chronology
More Creedence Gold
(1973) 		Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
(1976) 		20 Golden Greats
(1979)

Chronicle is a singles collection with 13 A-sides and seven B-sides. Unlike the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle includes all of the group's charted hits. Chronicle: Volume Two was released in 1986, and features non-charting "classics" collected from the same albums as the songs on Chronicle.

Certified 12× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,[5] it is the best-selling album in the band's catalog. The compilation was ranked number 59 in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time in 2012,[6] but disappeared from the list altogether when it was published again in 2020. The album has sold at least 6 million copies in the US since 1991 (data from 2013), when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard.[7] It has remained on the Billboard 200 LP chart for 12 years, during which it reached the 600 week-mark (non-consecutive) in August of 2022. It was re-released on vinyl in 2014 as a Limited Edition.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [8]
Blender     [9]
Robert ChristgauA[10]
Rolling Stone     [11]

For his review of Chronicle for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the album was suitably compiled, but he did not like how the Compact Disc reissue had the full-length version of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," saying it does not fit with the other songs on the collection.[8] Blender magazine's review called Chronicle the group's best compilation.[9] Robert Christgau called the album a good starting-point for Creedence fans.[10][11]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by J. C. Fogerty, except where noted

Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits track listing
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Susie Q" (Dale Hawkins)Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968)4:36
2."I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Herb Slotkin)Creedence Clearwater Revival4:32
3."Proud Mary"Bayou Country (1969)3:08
4."Bad Moon Rising"Green River (1969)2:19
5."Lodi"Green River3:10
6."Green River"Green River2:33
7."Commotion"Green River2:42
8."Down on the Corner"Willy and the Poor Boys (1969)2:45
9."Fortunate Son"Willy and the Poor Boys2:20
10."Travelin' Band"Cosmo's Factory (1970)2:08
11."Who'll Stop the Rain"Cosmo's Factory2:28
12."Up Around the Bend"Cosmo's Factory2:42
13."Run Through the Jungle"Cosmo's Factory3:07
14."Lookin' out My Back Door"Cosmo's Factory2:33
15."Long as I Can See the Light"Cosmo's Factory3:31
16."I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)Cosmo's Factory11:04
17."Have You Ever Seen the Rain?"Pendulum (1970)2:38
18."Hey Tonight"Pendulum2:43
19."Sweet Hitch-Hiker"Mardi Gras (1972)2:56
20."Someday Never Comes"Mardi Gras4:00
Total length:67:55

Personnel edit

Per liner notes.[4]

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[55] Gold 30,000^
Australia (ARIA)[56] 6× Platinum 420,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[57] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[58] Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)[59] Gold 250,000^
Italy (FIMI)[60] Gold 25,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] 12× Platinum 12,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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