Motown Gold
1975 compilation album by Various Artists
Motown Gold: Motown's 18 Greatest Hits | |
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Compilation album by Various Artists | |
Released | 1975 and 1977 |
Genre | R&B, Soul |
Label | Tamla Motown[1] |
Motown Gold is a set of compilation albums released by the Tamla Motown label. The first album released in 1975, was a top 10 hit in the UK, where it charted for 35 weeks, whilst Vol. 2 (1977) reached the top 30.[1]
Track listing
Motown Gold
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Reach Out, I'll Be There" | Four Tops | |
2. | "Baby Love" | The Supremes | |
3. | "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" | Marvin Gaye | |
4. | "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations | |
5. | "Walk in the Night" | Jr. Walker & The All Stars | |
6. | "I'm Still Waiting" | Diana Ross | |
7. | "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday" | Stevie Wonder | |
8. | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | |
9. | "Jimmy Mack" | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You Are Everything" | Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye | |
2. | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Gladys Knight & the Pips | |
3. | "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" | Jimmy Ruffin | |
4. | "Stoned Love" | The Supremes | |
5. | "Got to Be There" | Michael Jackson | |
6. | "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" | The Temptations | |
7. | "Your Kiss Is Sweet" | Syreeta | |
8. | "The Tears of a Clown" | Smokey Robinson & The Miracles | |
9. | "Machine Gun" | Commodores |
Charts
Motown Gold
Chart (1975–76) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[2] | 8 |
Motown Gold Vol. 2
Chart (1977–78) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 28 |
Certifications
Motown Gold
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Motown Gold Vol. 2
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[5] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b "Motown Gold | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Various Artists – Motown Gold". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Various Artists – Motown Gold". British Phonographic Industry.