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Best Moves

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Best Moves

| type = greatest

| artist = Chris de Burgh

| cover = Best Moves.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1981

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| studio =

| genre = Rock

| length = 50:23

| label = A&M

| producer =

| prev_title = Eastern Wind

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = The Getaway

| next_year = 1982

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Record Mirror

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Plowright|first=Frank|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/81/Record-Mirror-1981-09-26-OCR.pdf|title=Albums: Chris de Burgh – Best Moves|magazine=Record Mirror|location=London|publisher=Spotlight Publications Inc.|date=September 26, 1981|page=11|issn=0144-5804|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520095308/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Record-Mirror/80s/81/Record-Mirror-1981-09-26-OCR.pdf|archivedate=20 May 2024|access-date=7 January 2025}}

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Best Moves is the first compilation album by Chris de Burgh, released by A&M Records in 1981. It includes songs from his first five studio albums as well as new tracks, "Every Drop of Rain" and "Waiting for the Hurricane". It was the first de Burgh album to chart in the UK, entering on 12 September 1981, peaking at number 65 and staying on the chart for four weeks.David Roberts. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited

Track listing

All songs written by Chris de Burgh.

  1. "The Traveller" – 4:09 (from Eastern Wind)
  2. "Every Drop of Rain" (previously unreleased) – 3:33
  3. "In a Country Churchyard [Let Your Love Shine On]" – 3:52 (from At the End of a Perfect Day)
  4. "Patricia the Stripper" – 3:30 (from Spanish Train and Other Stories)
  5. "Satin Green Shutters" – 5:02 (from Far Beyond These Castle Walls)
  6. "Spanish Train" – 5:00 (from Spanish Train and Other Stories)
  7. "Waiting for the Hurricane" (previously unreleased) – 4:11
  8. "Broken Wings" (live version) – 3:20 (original version on At the End of a Perfect Day)
  9. "Lonely Sky" – 3:52 (from Spanish Train and Other Stories)
  10. "A Spaceman Came Travelling" – 5:10 (from Spanish Train and Other Stories)
  11. "Crusader" – 8:48 (from Crusader)

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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scope="col" | Chart (1981–82)

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position

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{{album chart|Norway|4|artist=Chris de Burgh|album=Best Moves|rowheader=true|access-date=3 April 2022}}
{{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Chris de Burgh|album=Best Moves|rowheader=true|access-date=3 April 2022}}
{{album chart|UK2|65|date=19810913|rowheader=true|access-date=3 April 2022}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="col" | Chart (1982)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1982|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1982|publisher=GfK Entertainment Charts|language=de|access-date=3 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019192727/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1982|archive-date=19 October 2021}}

| 6

scope="col" | Chart (1983)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row" | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1983|title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts|date=1983|publisher=GfK Entertainment Charts|language=de|access-date=5 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005040410/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1983|archive-date=5 October 2021}}

| 25

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Certifications and sales

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Chris de Burgh|title=Best Moves|award=Gold|certyear=1981|relyear=1982|access-date=3 April 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|artist=Chris de Burgh|title=Best Moves|award=Gold|certyear=1981|relyear=1982|access-date=8 December 2022}}

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.cdeb.com/ The Official Chris de Burgh Website]

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Category:Chris de Burgh albums

Category:1981 greatest hits albums

Category:A&M Records compilation albums