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1 Track listing  





2 Musical scores  





3 Other Elements albums  





4 Charts  



4.1  Weekly charts  





4.2  Year-end charts  







5 Certifications  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield
Greatest hits album by
Released13 September 1993 (1993-09-13)
Recorded1972–1992
GenreProgressive rock
Length63:22
LabelVirgin
ProducerMike Oldfield and others
Mike Oldfield chronology
Collector's Edition Box
(1993)
Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield
(1993)
Elements Box
(1993)
Singles from Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

  1. "Moonlight Shadow"
    Released: 1993
  2. "In Dulci Jubilo"
    Released: 19 November 1993

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation albumbyMike Oldfield, released in 1993 by Virgin Records.

The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is the most commonly available form today. It was later released with the original Tubular Bells, as a double CD album. Other related releases include a 4-CD box set and a video album.

This compilation was released by Virgin after Oldfield had left the label, but includes "Sentinel" from Tubular Bells II courtesy of the Warner label.

Two of Oldfield's previous hits, "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Moonlight Shadow", were reissued alongside the album.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks by Mike Oldfield except where noted.

  1. "Tubular Bells (Opening theme)" – 4:19
  2. "Family Man" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield, Morris Pert, Maggie Reilly) – 3:45
  3. "Moonlight Shadow" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 3:36
  4. "Heaven's Open" – 4:27
  5. "Five Miles Out" – 4:15
  6. "To France" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 4:43
  7. "Foreign Affair" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Oldfield, Reilly) – 3:54
  8. "In Dulci Jubilo" (Pearsall) – 2:50
  9. "Shadow on the Wall" (feat. Roger Chapman) – 5:07 (12" version)
  10. "Islands" (feat. Bonnie Tyler) – 4:17
  11. "Etude" (Francisco Tárrega) – 3:07
  12. "Sentinel" – 3:56 (Single version)
  13. "Ommadawn (Excerpt)" – 3:38
  14. "Incantations part four (Excerpt)" – 4:39
  15. "Amarok (Excerpt)" – 4:43
  16. "Portsmouth" – 2:00

Musical scores[edit]

Other Elements albums[edit]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Weekly chart performance for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
Chart (1993) Peak
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[1] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[4] 5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 5

Year-end charts[edit]

1993 year-end chart performance for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
Chart (1993) Rank
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[8] 31

Certifications[edit]

Sales and certifications for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[10] Gold 250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[12] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
  • ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "Mike Oldfield | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Anuarios SGAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  • ^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 12 May 2019. (select "Mike Oldfield" from drop-down list)
  • ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Mike Oldfield; 'Elements')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  • ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 934. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  • ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Elements (Best Of)')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  • ^ "British album certifications – Mike Oldfield – Elements - The Best Of Mike Oldfield". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
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