The problem with the recent spate of "number one" collections from the pop elite -- the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and now the Bee Gees -- is that they're consistently marketed as "greatest-hits" collections.
The conceptual weight of "number one" singles for the average listener is about as heavy as the slabs of wax they came out on, and compiling an entire record around them only shines the spotlight on the tracks that suffered the cut.
In the Bee Gees' case, it's the omission of classics like "Nights on Broadway," "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "If I Can't Have You," and "More Than a Woman" -- the latter does appear on the European versions -- that causes Number Ones to pale in comparison to 2001's highly superior Their Greatest Hits: The Record.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | Bee Gees | Play | 02:23 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
| 2 | World | Bee Gees | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Words | Bee Gees | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | I've Got A Message To You | Bee Gees | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | I Started A Joke | Bee Gees | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Don't Forget To Remember | Bee Gees | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Lonely Days | Bee Gees | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 8 | Jive Talkin' | Bee Gees | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | You Should Be Dancing | Bee Gees | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Love So Right | Bee Gees | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Stayin' Alive | Bee Gees | Play | 04:44 | 10 MB | 37 MB |
| 12 | Night Fever | Bee Gees | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 13 | Tragedy | Bee Gees | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 39 MB |
| 14 | Love You Inside Out | Bee Gees | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 15 | You Win Again | Bee Gees | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 16 | Man In The Middle | Bee Gees | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 59 mins | 136 MB | |||||
| 59 mins | 418 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bee Gees | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |