20 Golden Greats | ||||
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Released | September 1977 | |||
Recorded | 1964–1969 | |||
Genre | Pop, R&B, baroque pop, psychedelic pop | |||
Length | N/A | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson Berry Gordy Henry Cosby Frank Wilson Deke Richards R. Dean Taylor Johnny Bristol | |||
Diana Ross & the Supremes chronology | ||||
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20 Golden Greats is a 1977 compilation album by Diana Ross & the Supremes, released on the Motown label in the United Kingdom. The release spent seven weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart,[2] selling over 1,000,000 copies.[3] Despite the album's title and that Ross & the Supremes had scored 21 UK chart hit singles, the compilation included two tracks that had never been hit singles in the UK: "My World Is Empty Without You" and "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart", which were top 10 hits on the US Hot 100. All the other 18 tracks had made the UK singles chart. The three other hits scored by the group in partnership with The Temptations, were all excluded.
Motown expanded the track list to include hits from The Supremes after Ross left the trio in 1970, also including her solo work up to 1981, for the 1998 40 Golden Motown Greats CD. The same album artwork was used and this collection earned a gold disc for sales exceeding 100,000 copies.[4]
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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New Zealand (RMNZ)[12] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000[3] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |