Hits 50

Hits 50 is a compilation album released in the United Kingdom in August 2001. It contains 50 tracks spread over two CDs, including nine number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart from Five, DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies, Craig David, Jennifer Lopez, Bob The Builder, Rui Da Silva, LeAnn Rimes, A1, and Westlife.^[1]

Hits 50 is the first Hits album since Hits 97 and Hits 99 to feature the word Hits in the name as the only word in the title.

Controversy and background

Despite its success, the album was quite controversial because, in order to have 25 tracks on a single disc, many of the tracks had to be edited significantly, although this is not mentioned on the artwork. Despite this, controversy eventually died down and Hits 51 followed this format for 25 tracks on one disc. The album was released one step ahead of the rival Now That's What I Call Music!'s 50th volume, Now 50.

Hits 50 came about after the previous volume's (Music...Volume 2) was considered somewhat of a commercial failure by BMG, so they decided to rebrand the Hits series to its numbering system (there had not been a Hits album with a volume number suffix since 1991). The album cover is quite similar to the rival Now 50.

Disc one

1. Five : Let's Dance
2. Jamiroquai : Little L
3. OPM : Heaven Is a Halfpipe
4. Artful Dodger ft. Melanie Blatt : TwentyFourSeven
5. Mis-Teeq : All I Want
6. Wyclef Jean : Perfect Gentleman
7. Destiny's Child : Bootylicious
8. DJ Pied Piper and the Masters of Ceremonies : Do You Really Like It?
9. Eddy Grant : Electric Avenue
10. Craig David : 7 Days
11. OutKast : Ms. Jackson
12. Pink : Most Girls
13. Mary Mary : Shackles (Praise You)
14. Dane Bowers : Another Lover
15. Shade Sheist ft. Nate Dogg & Kurupt : Where I Wanna Be
16. The Spooks : Karma Hotel
17. Next : Too Close
18. Jennifer Lopez : Love Don't Cost A Thing
19. Bomfunk MC's : Freestyler
20. De Nada : Love You Anyway
21. Backyard Dog : Baddest Ruffest
22. Oxide & Neutrino : Devil's Nightmare
23. Bob The Builder : Mambo No. 5
24. Little Trees : Help! I'm a Fish (I'm A Little Yellow Fish)
25. Right Said Fred : You're My Mate

Disc two

1. The Supermen Lovers : Starlight
2. Fatboy Slim : Ya Mama
3. Ian Van Dahl : Castles In The Sky
4. Faithless : We Come 1
5. Kosheen : Hide U
6. Rui da Silva : Touch Me
7. Tall Paul vs. INXS : Precious Heart
8. Raven Maize : The Real Life
9. Depeche Mode : I Feel Loved
10. New Order : Crystal
11. Stereophonics : Have a Nice Day
12. The Bangles : Eternal Flame
13. LeAnn Rimes : Can't Fight the Moonlight
14. Wheatus : A Little Respect
15. David Gray : Babylon
16. Anastacia : Made for Lovin' You
17. They Might Be Giants : Boss of Me
18. Manic Street Preachers : Ocean Spray
19. Toploader : Dancing in the Moonlight
20. Ricky Martin : She Bangs
21. BBMak : Back Here
22. Tymes 4 : Bodyrock
23. A1 : Same Old Brand New You
24. O-Town : All or Nothing
25. Westlife : Uptown Girl

External links

• Track Listing at Amazon