Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
{{Short description|1982 compilation album by George Jones}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox album|
| name = Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = George Jones
| cover = George Jones Ten Years of Hits.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 30, 1982
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 61:53
| label = Epic
| producer = Billy Sherrill
| chronology = George Jones compilation albums
| prev_title = Encore - George Jones
| prev_year = 1981
| next_title = By Request
| next_year = 1984
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r92837|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}
| rev2 =Robert Christgau
| rev2Score = (A-){{cite web |first=Robert |last= Christgau |title= Anniversary: Ten Years of Hits > Review |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=505 |publisher=Robert Christgau |access-date=August 4, 2019}}
| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=George Jones|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/438 438]}}
}}
Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits is an album by American country music artist George Jones released on October 30, 1982, on the Epic Records label. It went gold in 1989. The CD edition was issued in 1990.
Background
Although Jones's pre-Epic recordings had been repackaged and compiled countless times, Anniversary - 10 Years of Hits was the first comprehensive collection of the singer's biggest hits with the label. It contains all of his number one hits with Epic over the previous decade: "The Grand Tour" (1974), "The Door" (1975), "He Stopped Loving Her Today" (1980), and "Still Doin' Time" (1981). The set does not contain his chart toppers with ex-wife Tammy Wynette from the period (1973's "We're Gonna Hold On", 1976's "Golden Ring", and 1977's "Near You"). For many casual country fans, this would be the only Jones album that they owned. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic observes: "What makes Anniversary transcendent, one of the best country albums of all time, is the context and subtext, how it reads like an autobiography of the most turbulent, heartbreaking decade in Jones' life." It went gold in 1989 and a CD edition was issued in 1990. All the songs are produced by Billy Sherrill.
Track listing
=Vinyl=
{{track listing
|headline = Side one
| title1 = We Can Make It
| writer1 = Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
| length1 = 2:03
| title2 = Loving You Could Never Be Better
| writer2 = Earl Montgomery, Charlene Montgomery, Betty Tate
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = A Picture of Me (Without You)
| writer3 = George Richey, Norro Wilson
| length3 = 2:32
| title4 = What My Woman Can't Do
| writer4 = George Jones, Earl Montgomery, Billy Sherrill
| length4 = 2:35
| title5 = Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
| writer5 = Bobby Braddock
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = Once You've Had the Best
| writer6 = Johnny Paycheck
| length6 = 2:38
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Side two
| title7 = The Grand Tour
| writer7 = George Richey, Norro Wilson, Carmol Taylor
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = The Door
| writer8 = Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson
| length8 = 2:42
| title9 = These Days (I Barely Get By)
| writer9 = George Jones, Tammy Wynette
| length9 = 3:01
| title10 = Memories of Us
| writer10 = Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin
| length10 = 3:14
| title11 = The Battle
| writer11 = George Richey, Norro Wilson, Linda Kimball
| length11 = 2:45
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Side three
| title12 = Her Name Is
| writer12 = Bobby Braddock
| length12 = 2:17
| title13 = Old King Kong
| writer13 = Sammy Lyons
| length13 = 2:18
| title14 = Bartender's Blues
| writer14 = James Taylor
| length14 = 3:45
| title15 = I'll Just Take It Out in Love
| writer15 = Bob McDill
| length15 = 3:09
| title16 = Someday My Day Will Come
| writer16 = Earl Montgomery, Chris Ryder, V.L. Haywood
| length16 = 2:32
}}
{{track listing
|headline = Side four
| title17 = He Stopped Loving Her Today
| writer17 = Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
| length17 = 3:15
| title18 = I'm Not Ready Yet
| writer18 = Tom T. Hall
| length18 = 2:58
| title19 = If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
| writer19 = Harlan Sanders, Rick Beresford
| length19 = 3:10
| title20 = Good Ones and Bad Ones
| writer20 = Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins
| length20 = 2:46
| title21 = Still Doin' Time
| writer21 = Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat
| length21 = 2:50
| title22 = Same Ole Me (w/ The Oak Ridge Boys)
| writer22 = Paul Overstreet
| length22 = 2:54
}}
=CD=
The CD release reverses the order of sides 2 and 3.
{{track listing
| title1 = We Can Make It
| writer1 = Billy Sherrill, Glenn Sutton
| length1 = 2:03
| title2 = Loving You Could Never Be Better
| writer2 = Earl Montgomery, Charlene Montgomery, Betty Tate
| length2 = 3:05
| title3 = A Picture of Me (Without You)
| writer3 = George Richey, Norro Wilson
| length3 = 2:32
| title4 = What My Woman Can't Do
| writer4 = George Jones, Earl Montgomery, Billy Sherrill
| length4 = 2:35
| title5 = Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)
| writer5 = Bobby Braddock
| length5 = 2:19
| title6 = Once You've Had the Best
| writer6 = Johnny Paycheck
| length6 = 2:38
| title7 = Her Name Is
| writer7 = Bobby Braddock
| length7 = 2:17
| title8 = Old King Kong
| writer8 = Sammy Lyons
| length8 = 2:18
| title9 = Bartender's Blues
| writer9 = James Taylor
| length9 = 3:45
| title10 = I'll Just Take It Out in Love
| writer10 = Bob McDill
| length10 = 3:09
| title11 = Someday My Day Will Come
| writer11 = Earl Montgomery, Chris Ryder, V.L. Haywood
| length11 = 2:32
| title12 = The Grand Tour
| writer12 = George Richey, Carmol Taylor, Norro Wilson
| length12 = 3:05
| title13 = The Door
| writer13 = Billy Sherrill, Norro Wilson
| length13 = 2:42
| title14 = These Days (I Barely Get By)
| writer14 = George Jones, Tammy Wynette
| length14 = 3:01
| title15 = Memories of Us
| writer15 = Dave Kirby, Glenn Martin
| length15 = 3:14
| title16 = The Battle
| writer16 = George Richey, Norro Wilson, Linda Kimball
| length16 = 2:45
| title17 = He Stopped Loving Her Today
| writer17 = Bobby Braddock, Curly Putman
| length17 = 3:15
| title18 = I'm Not Ready Yet
| writer18 = Tom T. Hall
| length18 = 2:58
| title19 = If Drinkin' Don't Kill Me (Her Memory Will)
| writer19 = Harlan Sanders, Rick Beresford
| length19 = 3:10
| title20 = Good Ones and Bad Ones
| writer20 = Joe Chambers, Larry Jenkins
| length20 = 2:46
| title21 = Still Doin' Time
| writer21 = Michael P. Heeney, John E. Moffat
| length21 = 2:50
| title22 = Same Ole Me
| writer22 = Paul Overstreet
| length22 = 2:54
}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1982)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|16|artist=George Jones|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 29, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1983)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1983/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1983|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 29, 2021}}
| 38 |
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Certifications
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References
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External links
- [http://www.georgejones.com/ George Jones' Official Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312005940/http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?selectionId=038323 Record Label]
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Category:1982 greatest hits albums
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Category:Epic Records compilation albums
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