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Encyclopedia > Compilation album

A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes.) The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Allegory of Music on the Opéra Garnier Music is an art form that involves organized sounds and silence. ... Spoken word is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A studio album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... A live album is a musical recording containing recorded concert performances. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... In political science, the demos (Greek: people) is the common populace of a state. ...

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Common types

Some common types of compilation are

  • Single-artist "best of", "singles collection" or "greatest hits" LPs, gathering together an artist's best-known songs. If the artist or group is still recording, it is common practice to include one or more previously unreleased tracks as an incentive for fans of the artist to buy the album, even if they already have the other material on the compilation. See Greatest hits article for more details. Which is based on the compilation.
  • Other single-artist compilations, such as rarities or B-side collections, albums compiled from radio sessions, or collections that combine multiple releases, such as LPs and EPs together on one or more compact discs. These are generally aimed at existing fans of the artist and have little mainstream appeal.
  • Various artist themed compilations, e.g. love songs, Christmas songs, songs featuring a particular instrument (such as saxophone or piano), and countless other variations.
  • Various artist genre compilations, e.g. jazz, synthpop, rock, etc. These may be from the same time period (Year, decade or era, for example), or may incorporate a common theme. An example is a soundtrack.
  • Various artist hit compilations. This has been a very successful part of the album market since the early 1970s. Recent hit singles are gathered together in one place. In the 1970s, these were often single vinyl LPs with ten tracks on each side, and correspondingly low sound quality. In the 1980s, a double album with 7 or 8 tracks on each side became the norm. Now that CDs are the dominant format, these compilations are usually released on one, two, or three CDs with a running time of over 70 minutes each.

A greatest hits album (sometimes referred to as a best of album) is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. ... Rarities is a compilation album of rare songs as well as live songs released by the band Presidents of the United States of America in 1997. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Extended play (EP) is the name typically given to vinyl records or CDs which contain more than one single, but are too short to qualify as albums. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mainstream is, generally, the common current of thought of the majority. ... Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans at around the start of the 20th century. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music with a prominent vocal melody accompanied by guitar and drums. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... A decade is a set or a group of ten, commonly a period of 10 years in contemporary English, or a period of 10 days in the French revolutionary calendar. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

Famous compilation series

The Best. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Café del Mar is a bar located in San Antonio, Ibiza. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Telstar Records was a record label founded in 1982 by Sean OBrian and Neil Palmer with government loan of £120,000. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hits is a compilation album series running over 20 years and compiled as a joint venture, usually between the compilation arms of the Sony BMG and Warner Music groups (e. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... Warner Music Group is one of the four major record labels. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The original Telstar had a roughly spherical shape. ... The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global) is a major English-language television network in Canada, owned by CanWest Global Communications. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Motown Records, Inc. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Now Thats What I Call Music! (often shortened to Now!) is a long-running series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom by Polygram/EMI/Virgin Records; spinoff series were later started in the United States and elsewhere. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest: Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, a musical album of 1965-1968 Nuggets, Vol. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ministry of Sound (MoS) is one of the most famous nightclubs in the world of electronic music, said to be to London what Studio 54 was to New York, and whose fame goes far across English borders. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Ministry of Sound (MoS) is one of the most famous nightclubs in the world of electronic music, said to be to London what Studio 54 was to New York, and whose fame goes far across English borders. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Om Records is a USA-based record company, established in 1995, specialising in house music. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Defected Records is a record label linked with Ministry Of Sound. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mushroom Jazz is a musical style mainly defined by San Francisco DJ Mark Farina. ... Om Records is a USA-based record company, established in 1995, specialising in house music. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nu-jazz (sometimes electro-jazz) was coined in the late 1990s to refer to styles which combine jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation with electronic music. ... For other uses, see Hip hop (disambiguation). ... Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café is a series of nu-jazz compilations. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nu-jazz (sometimes electro-jazz) was coined in the late 1990s to refer to styles which combine jazz textures and sometimes jazz instrumentation with electronic music. ... Deep house is a style of house music. ...

Famous compilation series (Australia)

  • Triple J's Hottest 100 - a selection from the overall poll
  • So Fresh - Top 20 tracks, quarterly, with additional 20 tracks each Summer, comprising the best selling tracks of the year
  • 100% Hits - Top 40 tracks
  • Pepsi More Music - Top 40 tracks
  • Ministry Of Sound Annuals - dance music (yearly)

The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. ... So Fresh is an album that is only available in Australia. ... 100% Hits is a New Zealand compilation album from the 100% Hits series released in 1997. ...

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