The Greatest Hits (Australian Crawl album)

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The Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Released24 January 2014
Recorded1979-1986
GenreRock
LabelUniversal Music Australia
Australian Crawl chronology
The Definitive Collection
(2002)
The Greatest Hits
(2014)

The Greatest Hits is a compilation album of songs by the Australian rock band Australian Crawl, taken from their four studio albums (The Boys Light Up, Sirocco, Sons of Beaches and Between a Rock and a Hard Place) and their EP, Semantics.

The Greatest Hits peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in November 2019. The album was released on vinyl in 2016, with a bonus live track.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)AlbumLength
1."Beautiful People"
The Boys Light Up2:54
2."The Boys Light Up"
  • J. Reyne
The Boys Light Up4:40
3."Downhearted"
The Boys Light Up4:10
4."Hoochie Gucci Fiorcucci Mama"
The Boys Light Up2:30
5."Indisposed"
The Boys Light Up4:03
6."Things Don't Seem"
  • Higgins
  • G. McDonough
Sirocco3:57
7."Errol"
  • G. McDonough
  • J. Reyne
Sirocco3:30
8."Oh No Not You Again"
  • G. McDonough
  • Walker
Sirocco5:07
9."Lakeside"
  • Reyne
Sirocco4:49
10."Unpublished Critics"
  • J. Reyne
  • Paul Williams)
Sirocco5:15
11."Easy On Your Own"
Sirocco3:49
12."Shut Down"
  • B. McDonough
Sons of Beaches4:07
13."Daughters of the Northern Coast"
  • G. McDonough
  • J. Reyne
Sons of Beaches4:38
14."Runaway Girls"
  • G. McDonough
Sons of Beaches4:04
15."Waiting"
  • B. McDonough
  • G. McDonough
Sons of Beaches3:51
16."Reckless (Don't Be So)"
  • J. Reyne
Semantics3:16
17."White Limbo"
  • Binks
Semantics4:03
18."Two Can Play"
Between a Rock and a Hard Place3:49
19."Trouble Spot Rock"
  • J. Reyne
Between a Rock and a Hard Place4:45
20."Louis Louis (live) " (Vinyl only bonus track)Phalanx2:50

Charts[edit]

Weekly Charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] 4

Year End Charts[edit]

Chart (2014) Position
Australian Artist Albums Chart[2] 40
Chart (2021) Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[3] 15

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] Platinum 70,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia[5][6] 24 January 2014 Digital download, Compact Disc Universal Music Australia 3766933
16 May 2016 2x Vinyl 3775598

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Australian Crawl – The Greatest Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Australian Artists Albums 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ARIA Artists Top 50 Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "The Greatest Hits by Australian Crawl". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Greatest Hits by Australian Crawl". www.sanity.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2016.