| The Hits Album 9 | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | CBS and WEA | |||
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The Hits Album is a compilation album released by BMG, CBS and WEA in December 1988. It charted on December 17. Unusually, this Hits album was released without the chronological '9' anywhere on the albums artwork, although it was listed as The Hits Album 9 in The Complete Book of the British Charts due to the catalogue number 'CDHITS9'.
The absence of a volume issue number and relaunched artwork for this Hits album seemingly confused record-buyers and the album stalled at #5 in the UK Top 100 Album chart. On January 14 1989, compilation albums were excluded from the main chart and Hits 9 transferred to the new Compilation Top 20 for the rest of its run, peaking at #4.
It is also known as The Hits Album 9 to avoid confusion with two other albums simply titled The Hits Album (the 1st and 14th editions of the series)
CD 1
1. Bros: 'Cat Among The Pigeons'
2. A-ha: 'You Are The One' (remix)
3. Kim Wilde: 'Never Trust A Stranger'
4. Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine: '1-2-3'
5. Debbie Gibson: 'Foolish Beat'
6. The Pasadenas: 'Enchanted Lady'
7. Prince: 'I Wish U Heaven'
8. Enya: 'Orinoco Flow'
9. Chris De Burgh: 'Missing You'
10. Fairground Attraction: 'Find My Love'
11. Deacon Blue: 'Real Gone Kid'
12. Everything But The Girl: 'I Don't Want To Talk About It'
13. Tanita Tikaram: 'Twist In My Sobriety'
14. Robbie Robertson: 'Somewhere Down The Crazy River'
CD 2
1. Yazz: 'Stand Up For Your Love Rights'
2. Matt Bianco: 'Wap Bam Boogie'
3. Royal House: 'Can You Party'
4. The Funky Worm: 'The Spell'
5. Kraze: 'The Party'
6. Samantha Fox: 'Love House'
7. Karyn White: 'The Way You Love Me'
8. Rick Astley: 'She Wants To Dance With Me'
9. Whitney Houston: 'One Moment In Time'
10. Bill Withers: 'Lovely Day'
11. Alexander O'Neal: 'Fake 88'
12. The Bangles: 'In Your Room'
13. Angry Anderson: 'Suddenly'
14. Londonbeat: '9 AM'
15. The Proclaimers: 'Sunshine On Leith'
16. Chris Rea: 'Driving Home For Christmas'
The Hits Album
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Collins Complete UK Hits Albums. Graham Betts. 2005. ISBN 0-00-727532-5