The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel

The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
Compilation album by Simon & Garfunkel
Released 1992
Genre Folk
Length 53:14
Label Columbia, Zoom
Simon & Garfunkel chronology

20 Greatest Hits
(1991)		 The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
(1994)		 Old Friends
(1997)
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The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel is a compilation album by the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. Released in the 1990s, it has been one of their best-selling compilation albums to date.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Paul Simon, except where noted

  1. "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M."
  2. "The Sound of Silence"
  3. "Homeward Bound"
  4. "Kathy's Song" (live)
  5. "I Am a Rock"
  6. "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" (live)
  7. "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional; arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel)
  8. "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
  9. "Seven O'Clock News/Silent Night"
  10. "A Hazy Shade of Winter"
  11. "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" (Daniel Alomía Robles; English lyrics by Paul Simon, arranged by Jorge Milchberg)
  12. "Mrs. Robinson"
  13. "America"
  14. "At the Zoo"
  15. "Old Friends"
  16. "Bookends Theme"
  17. "Cecilia"
  18. "The Boxer"
  19. "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
  20. "Song for the Asking"

Charts

Peak positions

Chart Position
Australian ARIA Album Chart[2] 5
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 43
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[4] 5
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[5] 37
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 35
French SNEP Compilation Albums Chart[7] 2
German Media Control Albums Chart[8] 12
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[9] 13
New Zealand Albums Chart[10] 12
Norwegian Albums Chart[11] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 3
UK Albums Chart[13] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1993) Position
French Albums Chart[14] 37
Chart (1998) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[15] 60

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18] Platinum 29,600[18]
France (SNEP)[19] Diamond 557,300[20]
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[22] 2× Platinum 179,000[23]
Netherlands (NVPI)[24] Gold 50,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[25] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Sweden (GLF)[26] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 300,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Preceded by
Det går likar no by D.D.E.
The Score by Fugees		 Norwegian Chart number-one album
28/1996 - 29/1996
31/1996
(3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
The Score by Fugees
The Score by Fugees

References

  1. ↑ The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "australian-charts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  3. ↑ "austriancharts.at Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  4. ↑ "ultratop.be Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  5. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 55, No. 22, May 30, 1992". RPM. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  6. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  7. ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  8. ↑ "Album Search: Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  9. ↑ "サイモン＆ガーファンクル/冬の散歩道～S&Gスター・ボックス-リリース-ORICON STYLE-ミュージック" [Highest position and charting weeks of STAR BOX: The Definitive by Simon and Garfunkel]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  10. ↑ "charts.org.nz Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  11. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP). Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  12. ↑ "swedishcharts.com Simon & Garfunkel - The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel" (ASP) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  13. ↑ "Simon & Garfunkel > Artists > Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  14. ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  15. ↑ "Rapports annuels 1998". Ultratop (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Montly Certifications 1990-Present". Retrieved 2014-01-02.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Simon and Garfunkel – Definitive". Music Canada. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 The first web page presents the sales figures, the second presents the certification limits:
  19. ↑ "French album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Definitive" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  20. ↑ "Les Albums Diamant". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Simon and Garfunkel; 'Definitive')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  22. ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > October 1998 > Certified Awards (August 1998)". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  23. ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  24. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Definitive" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
  25. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Definitive" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  26. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  27. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Simon & Garfunkel; 'Definitive')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  28. ↑ "British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – Definitive". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-01-01. Enter Definitive in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search