| The Best... Album in the World...Ever! | |
|---|---|
| Compilation album by Various artists |
The Best... Album in the World...Ever! is a compilation album brand from Circa Records (trading under the 'strategic marketing' brand name of EMI/Virgin Records). Usually the album's title is made of the main title, genre and maybe issue number (so albums would include The Best Ibiza Album in the World...Ever!, The Best Rock Album in the World...Ever! etc.), however on a number of indie music collections the genre aspect was replaced by a full list of artist names. Due to this, these were just normally listed as The Best Album in the World...Ever!.
Although most albums use the Album in the World...Ever! suffix, some towards the late 1990s change the suffix to Anthems...Ever!, with a plural on the theme (example the album The Best Celtic Anthems...Ever!). Some even just use ...Ever! as a suffix (such as The Best TV Ads...Ever!)
Many of the albums in the series were compiled by Ashely Abram.
| 1993 | The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Part 1 |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Part 2 | |
| 1994 | The Best Country Album in the World... Ever! |
| The Best Rock 'n' Roll Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 4 | |
| The Best Reggae Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 1995 | The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 |
| The Best Punk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Party Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Rock Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... 95! | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5 | |
| The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best 80s Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 1996 | The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 |
| The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3 | |
| The Best Opera Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II | |
| The Best Rap Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Irish Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Swing Album in the World... Ever! Vol. I | |
| The Best Swing Album in the World... Ever! Vol. II | |
| The Best Punk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6 | |
| The Best Jazz Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 1997 | The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5 |
| The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6 | |
| The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| The Best Disco Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. III | |
| The Best Sixties Album in the World... Ever! Vol. IV | |
| The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7 | |
| The Best Scottish Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Summer Album in the World... Ever! | |
| Spice Girls Present The Best Girl Power Album ..Ever! | |
| The Best Funk Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| 1998 | The Best... Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7 |
| The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 3 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 8 | |
| The Best Disco Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| The Best Seventies Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| The Best Glam Rock Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Ska Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best 90's Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Party Megamix Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Workout Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Girl Power Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Chart Hits Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Country Ballads in the World... Ever! | |
| 1999 | |
| The Best... Anthems... Ever! Vol. 4 | |
| The Best Choral Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Blue Note Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Belly Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 9 | |
| The Best Classical Album of the Millennium... Ever! | |
| The Best Sixties Love Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Pepsi Chart Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Latin Party Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best ...and Friends Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Club Anthems 99... Ever! | |
| The Best Christmas Album in the World...Ever! | |
| The Best House Anthems... Ever! | |
| The Best Love Songs... Ever! | |
| The Best Celtic Anthems... Ever! | |
| The Best Hip Hop Anthems... Ever! | |
| The Most Relaxing Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Kid's Party in the World... Ever! | |
| 2000 | The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 10 |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! 2000 | |
| The Best Ibiza Anthems... Ever! 2k | |
| The Best Latino Carnival Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Pepsi Chart Album in the World... Ever! 2000 | |
| The Best Proms Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Comedy Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Cuban Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Summer Holiday Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Arabic Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Arabic Love Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Easy Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Jukebox Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Pub Jukebox in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Blues Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Trance Anthems... Ever! | |
| The Best Club Anthems... Ever! 2k | |
| The Best Mix... Ever! | |
| The Best Millennium Party... Ever! | |
| The Best TV Ads... Ever! | |
| 2001 | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. I |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 11 | |
| 2002 | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. II |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! 2002 | |
| The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 1 | |
| The Best Italian Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 2003 | The Best Air Guitar Album in the World...Ever! Vol. III |
| The Best Prog Rock Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Panpipes Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 3 | |
| The Best Dance Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 13 | |
| The Best Tango Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 2004 | The Best Gregorian Chant Album In The World... Ever! |
| The Best Classical Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Line Dancing Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Folk Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Heavy Metal Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Latin Jazz Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Khaleeji Album in the World... Ever! | |
| 2005 | The Best Military Bands Album In The World... Ever! |
| The Best Gospel Album In The World... Ever! | |
| The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 4 | |
| The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 5 | |
| 2006 | The Best Disney Album in the World... Ever! |
| The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 6 | |
| The Best Baroque Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best ...and Friends Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 2 | |
| 2007 | The Best Kids Xmas Album in the World... Ever! |
| The Best Karaoke Album in the World... Ever! | |
| The Best Unofficial Footie Anthems... Ever! | |
| 2008 | The Best Arabian Nights Album in the World... Ever! Vol. 7 |
Below is a list of some of the titles in the series.
These albums have the genre of indie music.
These albums finished in 1998, although the series was picked up again in 2001 under a new name, The Album:.
The brand new The Album: series spawned six more volumes (although a hiatus was present in two of its five active years)
VTDCD 58
VTDCD 76
VTDCD 084
VTDCD 096
This is a double tape or CD compilation of 70s funk and blaxploitation soundtrack music. The album is a de facto follow up to the EMI/Virgin release Superfunk though it was decided to list the album under the stronger Best..Ever brand name.
The concept of the album is similar to the Harmless collections and to BMG Global TV's Blaxplotation album series.
This is a Double CD Christmas album of various Christmas music Originally Released in 1996. A new edition has been released, The Best Christmas Album in the World... Ever! (new edition).
A 2-CD compilation released in 1997.
These were a series of albums compiled by Brian May from Queen that ran from 2001 to 2005. Despite the first volume only entering at #5, it achieved at least Gold status, whilst the second volume received Platinum status.
The first volume was released 5 November 2001, and entered the compilations charts at #5. It featured twenty tracks on CD1 and twenty one on CD2. It opens with an exclusive version of the Queen song "Tie Your Mother Down" subtitled "(Air Guitar Edit)", which features a different intro (a snippet of the song "We Will Rock You") than the original version (which was sometimes credited separately from the song). Also on the album was another Queen song, "Bohemian Rhapsody", the four-minute edit of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Freebird", and many other songs, including a rare appearance from The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
After the success of volume 1, ths second volume was released November 2002. Like volume one, there was an exclusive on the album: Brian May's cover of "God Save the Queen" recorded ontop of Buckingham Palace in 2002. Also featured was Queen's "One Vision" and many pop punk and nu-metal songs which were fairly recent at the time of release. Brian May had help in compiling the album from several other musicians, alongside Ashley Abram (who normally compiles all The Best...Ever! series).
Volume 3 was released November 2003. Intended to be "the last Air guitar album in the world... ever!" according to the liner notes, there was later a "best of the best" album. Volume 3 featured a rare recording of the Pink Floyd song "Have a Cigar" by the Foo Fighters with Brian May. Queen's "Now I'm Here" also featured. The liner notes feature small quotes about each song/artist by May. Volumes 1 & 2 also did this, but focused mainly on the guitarist, rather than the song.
In 2003, the success of Volume 1 meant the album was released in the US by Hollywood Records. It was given the new name World's Greatest Air Guitar Album. The album cover featured the same image, but was moved, alongside the new album text.
Following volume 2s success, volumes 1 & 2 were released into a box set, in the same original CD boxes - but a slipcase had been placed over them displaying the new artwork. The cover subtitles the set 4 CD Deluxe Limited Editon
In 2005, the series returned with a 3CD album titled The Best of the Best Air Guitar Albums in the World Ever. Due to the fact volume 3 claimed to be the last volume, The liner notes (written by Brian May) note "OK, we lied". Most of the songs had already appeared on volumes 1, 2 & 3, but there were some which didn't, such as The Darkness' "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and an exclusive Queen + Paul Rodgers live performance of "Fat Bottom Girls".
This album was released 9 June 1997. It is notable for being perhaps the only widely avaliable compilation album that features Wolfstone, who feature with their song "Battle", credited as "The Battle". At the end of the second disc is the Dublane cover of the song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door". All royalties from the recording of this song were sent to charities. The previous compilation Hits 97 also sent royalties from the song to charity.
This is a CD compilation of power ballads. Several editions have been released since the first album, Power Ballads - The Greatest Driving Anthems in the World... Ever!, was released in 2004.
This is a sub-series in the seies which ran from 1997 to 2006.
Here is a list of albums in the series: