The Very Best of Slim Dusty

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The Very Best of Slim Dusty
The Very Best of Slim Dusty 98.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Slim Dusty
Released1998
GenreCountry music
Length76:15 (2003 edition)
LabelSlim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music
Slim Dusty chronology
Down the Dusty Road
(1998) 		The Very Best of Slim Dusty
(1998) 		West of Winton
(1999)

The Very Best of Slim Dusty is a greatest hits album by Australian country recording artist Slim Dusty. In 2014, the album was certified 5x platinum.[1]

In October 2010, the album was listed at number 24 on the 100 Best Australian Albums of the past 50 years.[2]

In July 2018, the album achieved a milestone of 1000 weeks in the ARIA Country Albums Chart. Dusty is the first artist to ever achieve this milestone. Dan Rosen, Chief Executive of ARIA said, “ARIA would like to congratulate the late ARIA Hall Of Famer Slim Dusty on this amazing achievement. To see an artist reach this milestone is a testament to the King of Country's enduring appeal and incredible artistry.”[3][4]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars

Adrian Zupp from AllMusic said "The Very Best of Slim Dusty does an admirable job, considering the vast wealth of material available to draw from" adding "The melodies are sometimes sweet, sometimes salty, and the language is that of the 'everyman'."[5]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Looking Forward Looking Back"Don Walker3:03
2."A Pub With No Beer" 2:55
3."Lights on the Hill"Joy McKean3:02
4."The Biggest Disappointment"McKean3:00
5."Three Rivers Hotel"Stan Coster3:23
6."Ringer from the Top End"McKean2:27
7."Where Country Is"Moyses3:47
8."Leave Him in the Long Yard"Kelly Dixon, Marion Dixon, Slim Dusty2:50
9."Plains of Peppimenarti"Dusty3:10
10."Duncan" 2:35
11."Charleville"Don Walker3:00
12."Indian Pacific"McKean3:25
13."Sweeney" (live)Dusty, Henry Lawson, Neil McBeath3:14
14."G'day G'day"Fairbairn3:08
15."Walk a Country Mile"McKean2:43
16."When the Rain Tumbles Down in July"Dusty2:41
17."I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga" (live)Carlton McBeath, Pat Alexander1:31
18."Old Time Country Halls" (with Joy McKean and Anne Kirkpatrick)Dusty2:32
19."Camooweal""Mack" Cormack, Dusty4:11
20."We've Done Us Proud"Graeme Connors4:31
21."Country Revival" 2:18
22."Cunnamulla Fella" 2:12
23."By a Fire of Gidgee Coal" 2:59
24."Losin' My Blues Tonight" 3:20
25."Waltzing Matilda" 3:26
  • The 1998 had 24 tracks and did not include "Looking Forward, Looking Back". This track was added as track one in 2003, pushing all other tracks to be number lower than the original pressing.

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1998–13) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 15

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2002) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[7] 20
Chart (2003) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[8] 4
Chart (2004) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[9] 5
Chart (2005) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[10] 9
Chart (2006) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[11] 19
Chart (2007) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[12] 41
Chart (2008) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[13] 43
Chart (2009) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[14] 29
Chart (2010) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[15] 45
Chart (2011) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[16] 20
Chart (2012) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[17] 23
Chart (2013) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[18] 8
Australian artist (ARIA)[19] 38
Chart (2014) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[20] 13
Chart (2015) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[21] 11
Chart (2016) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[22] 10
Chart (2017) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[23] 18
Chart (2018) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[24] 10
Chart (2019) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[25] 16
Chart (2020) Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[26] 17

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[27] 5× Platinum 350,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Edition(s) Label Catalogue
Australia November 1998
Standard Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music 724349572829
Australia September 2003
CD / DVD Capitol Records 724358423525
Australia 2013
CD / DVD EMI 3743287

References[]

  1. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ Brandle, Lars (3 November 2010). "The 100 Best Australian Albums". Music Industry. The Music Network. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "THE VERY BEST OF SLIM DUSTY REACHES 1000 WEEKS IN THE ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Slim Dusty Spends 1000 Weeks On ARIA Chart". noise11. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Slim Dusty - The Very Best of Slim Dusty". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Slim Dusty – The Very Best of Slim Dusty". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2003". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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  10. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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  13. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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  17. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  20. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2014". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2015". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  22. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2016". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  24. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  25. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  26. ^ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  27. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
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