The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
{{About|the 1994 album|similarly titled albums|The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra (disambiguation){{!}}The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra
| type = greatest
| artist = Electric Light Orchestra
| cover = CoverArt_The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 June 1994{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Electric+Light+Orchestra&titel=The+Very+Best+Of+%5B1994%5D&cat=a|title=ELO albums}}
| recorded = 1973–1985
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length =
| label = Dino
| producer = Jeff Lynne
| prev_title = ELO's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Strange Magic: The Best of Electric Light Orchestra
| next_year = 1995
}}
The Very Best of the Electric Light Orchestra is a compilation album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1994. It peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/electric%20light%20orchestra/ | title= Electric Light Orchestra| publisher=Official Charts Company | accessdate=12 March 2013}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Original Album
| total_length =
| all_writing = Jeff Lynne, with the exception of Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry
| title1 = Sweet Talkin' Woman
| extra1 = Out of the Blue
| length1 = 3:48
| title2 = Mr. Blue Sky
| extra2 = Out of the Blue
| length2 = 5:02
| title3 = Livin' Thing
| extra3 = A New World Record
| length3 = 3:33
| title4 = Evil Woman
| extra4 = Face the Music
| length4 = 4:14
| title5 = Telephone Line
| extra5 = A New World Record
| length5 = 4:41
| title6 = Rockaria!
| extra6 = A New World Record
| length6 = 3:14
| title7 = Turn to Stone
| extra7 = Out of the Blue
| length7 = 3:49
| title8 = Don't Bring Me Down
| extra8 = Discovery
| length8 = 4:04
| title9 = Wild West Hero
| extra9 = Out of the Blue
| length9 = 4:41
| title10 = All Over the World
| extra10 = Xanadu
| length10 = 4:00
| title11 = Hold on Tight
| extra11 = Time
| length11 = 3:07
| title12 = Confusion
| extra12 = Discovery
| length12 = 3:41
| title13 = Showdown
| extra13 = On the Third Day
| length13 = 4:10
| title14 = Last Train to London
| extra14 = Discovery
| length14 = 4:33
| title15 = Strange Magic
| extra15 = Face the Music
| length15 = 4:09
| title16 = Shine a Little Love
| extra16 = Discovery
| length16 = 4:44
| title17 = The Diary of Horace Wimp
| extra17 = Discovery
| length17 = 4:17
| title18 = Roll Over Beethoven (Live)
| extra18 = ELO 2
| length18 = 4:20
}}
Charts
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| scope=col | Chart (1994-1995)
!scope=col | Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|15|artist=Electric Light Orchestra|album=The Very Best Of %5B1994%5D|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
| scope="row"| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts){{cite book|last=Pennanen|first=Timo|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|edition=1st|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|year=2006|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5| language= fi}}
| align="center"| 5 |
| {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=19940703|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|4|date=19940703|rowheader=true|access-date=February 28, 2024}} |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=ELO|title=The Very Best Of|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2013|certmonth=7|id=7404-1604-2|access-date=10 April 2022}}
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References
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Category:Albums produced by Jeff Lynne