20 Greatest Hits

Infobox Album
Name = 20 Greatest Hits
Type = greatest
Artist = The Beatles


Released = 11 October 1982 (U.S.)
18 October 1982 (UK)
Recorded = Abbey Road 1962–1970
Genre = Rock, pop, hard rock, beat
Length = 56:08 (UK)
58:59 (U.S.)
Label = Capitol SV 12245 (U.S.)
Parlophone PCTC 260 (UK)
Producer = George Martin and Phil Spector
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:e1ug6j2h71r0 link]
Last album = "Reel Music"
(1982)
This album = "20 Greatest Hits"
(1982)
Next album = "Past Masters, Volume One"
(1988)

"20 Greatest Hits" was a compilation album featuring a selection of songs by The Beatles that were number ones in the UK and U.S.. It has effectively been superseded by the compilation album "1" released in 2000.

"20 Greatest Hits" was released to mark the 20th anniversary of The Beatles' first record release, "Love Me Do", in the UK in 1962; it was the last Beatles album to be released with variations in the US and UK versions (because some Beatle hits in the US weren't released as singles in the UK, such as "Eight Days a Week" and "Yesterday"). For the US album, a five minute edited version of "Hey Jude" was used due to time constraints. This edited version dates from 1968 when it was created for use by Capitol Records on the 4-inch flexi "Pocket Discs" that were sold in vending machines during the period. The American version of this LP was released in Canada, although the tracklist does not reflect the number ones from that country, as "Can't Buy Me Love" only reached #3 on the CHUM singles charts, and omits the Canadian #1 hits "All My Loving" and "This Boy". The original issues of this album accidentally indicate the running time of the song "Yesterday" as being 1:04 in length. Later issues have the correct 2:04 running time.

Track listing

All songs written by Lennon-McCartney.

UK edition

ide one

#"Love Me Do"
#"From Me to You"
#"She Loves You"
#"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
#"Can't Buy Me Love"
#"A Hard Day's Night"
#"I Feel Fine"
#"Ticket to Ride"
#"Help!"
#"Day Tripper"

ide two

#"We Can Work It Out"
#"Paperback Writer"
#"Yellow Submarine"
#"Eleanor Rigby"
#"All You Need Is Love"
#"Hello, Goodbye"
#"Lady Madonna"
#"Hey Jude"
#"Get Back"
#"The Ballad of John and Yoko"

US edition

ide one

#"She Loves You"
#"Love Me Do"
#"I Want to Hold Your Hand"
#"Can't Buy Me Love"
#"A Hard Day's Night"
#"I Feel Fine"
#"Eight Days a Week"
#"Ticket to Ride"
#"Help!"
#"Yesterday"
#"We Can Work It Out"
#"Paperback Writer"

ide two

#"Penny Lane"
#"All You Need Is Love"
#"Hello, Goodbye"
#"Hey Jude" (Edited 5:05 version)
#"Get Back"
#"Come Together"
#"Let It Be"
#"The Long and Winding Road"