Santana Greatest Hits
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Santana's Greatest Hits is a 1974 compilation album
by Santana
. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It's the bands best-selling compilation album
, after Ultimate Santana
, selling over 7 million times in the US only, whilst selling worldwide more than 8 million records .
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by Santana
Santana (band)
Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill...
. It offers highlights from the group's first three albums. It's the bands best-selling compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, after Ultimate Santana
Ultimate Santana
Ultimate Santana is a collection by rock band Santana, combining hits from recent albums Supernatural, Shaman and All That I Am with early classics. Amongst the 18 tracks there are three new recordings...
, selling over 7 million times in the US only, whilst selling worldwide more than 8 million records .
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales or Shipments |
|---|---|---|
| France | Platinum | 300,000 |
| Germany | Platinum | 500,000 |
| US | 7× Platinum | 7,000,000 |
| UK | Gold | 100,000 |
Track listing
- "Evil Ways" (Henry)
- "Jingo" (Olatunji)
- "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Rollie)
- "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
- "Persuasion" (Santana band)
- "Black Magic WomanBlack Magic Woman"Black Magic Woman" is a song written by Peter Green that first appeared as a Fleetwood Mac single in various countries in 1968, subsequently appearing on the 1969 Fleetwood Mac compilation albums English Rose and The Pious Bird of Good Omen . In 1970, it became a classic hit by Santana, as sung...
" (Green) - "Oye Como VaOye Como Va"Oye Como Va" is a song written by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente in 1963 and popularized by Santana's rendition of the song in 1970 on their album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100. The song also reached #11 on...
" (Puente) - "Everything's Coming Our Way" (Santana)
- "Se a Cabó" (Areas)
- "Everybody's Everything" (Santana, Moss, Brown)
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Billboard 200 | 17 |
| Austria Album Charts Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
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| Dutch Album Charts MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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