Their Greatest Hits (Hot Chocolate album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Their Greatest Hits
| type = greatest
| artist = Hot Chocolate
| cover =Their Greatest Hits (Hot Chocolate album).jpg
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| released = {{Start date|1993}}
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| label = EMI
| producer = Mickie Most
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{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/their-greatest-hits-mw0000097825|title=Their Greatest Hits - Hot Chocolate | Album | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
| rev2 = Music Week
| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|first=Alan|last=Jones|title=Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums|work=Music Week|date=13 March 1993|page=20|accessdate=29 January 2023|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1993/Music-Week-1993-03-13.pdf}}
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Their Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British soul band Hot Chocolate, released in 1993 by EMI Records. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart shortly after release and returned to the top 10 of the chart again in 1997{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19971026/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart on 26/10/1997|website=Official Charts}} following the success of the film The Full Monty, which includes the 1975 Hot Chocolate single "You Sexy Thing". "You Sexy Thing" was also re-released as a single in 1997, reaching number six in the UK Singles Chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14109/hot-chocolate/|title=HOT CHOCOLATE songs and albums | full Official Chart history}}
Track listing
All tracks written by Errol Brown, except where noted.
{{Track listing
| title1 = You Sexy Thing
| writer1 = {{hlist|Brown|Tony Wilson}}
| length1 = 4:05
| title2 = It Started with a Kiss
| writer2 =
| length2 = 4:02
| title3 = Brother Louie
| writer3 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = Girl Crazy
| writer4 =
| length4 = 3:22
| title5 = So You Win Again
| writer5 = Russ Ballard
| length5 = 4:29
| title6 = Put Your Love in Me
| writer6 =
| length6 = 5:41
| title7 = Love Is Life
| writer7 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = I'll Put You Together Again
| writer8 = {{hlist|Don Black|Geoff Stephens}}
| length8 = 3:52
| title9 = No Doubt About It
| writer9 = {{hlist|David Most|Steve Glen|Mike Burns}}
| length9 = 4:28
| title10 = Every 1's a Winner
| writer10 =
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Emma
| writer11 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length11 = 3:53
| title12 = I Gave You My Heart (Didn't I)
| writer12 = Richard Gower
| length12 = 3:40
| title13 = You Could've Been a Lady
| writer13 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length13 = 3:47
| title14 = Disco Queen
| writer14 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length14 = 3:09
| title15 = Don't Stop It Now
| writer15 =
| length15 = 2:55
| title16 = A Child's Prayer
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| length16 = 3:51
| title17 = What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)
| writer17 =
| length17 = 3:46
| title18 = I Believe (In Love)
| writer18 = {{hlist|Brown|Wilson}}
| length18 = 3:49
| title19 = Are You Getting Enough Happiness?
| writer19 =
| length19 = 4:13
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Chart performance
=Weekly charts=
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scope="col" | Chart (1993)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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{{album chart|Germany4|42|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Their Greatest Hits|id=19832|rowheader=true|access-date=3 November 2021}} |
{{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Hot Chocolate|album=Their Greatest Hits|rowheader=true|access-date=3 November 2021}} |
{{album chart|UK2|1|date=19930321|rowheader=true|access-date=3 November 2021|refname=UK}} |
=Year-end charts=
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scope="col" | Chart (1993)
! scope="col" | Position |
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scope="row" | New Zealand Albums (RMNZ){{cite web |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/1993-12-31 |title=Top Selling Albums of 1993 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand |access-date=3 November 2021 }}
| 47 |
scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15.pdf#page=39|title=Top 100 Albums 1993|magazine=Music Week|date=15 January 1994|page=25|access-date=20 April 2022}}
| 88 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Hot Chocolate|title=Their Greatest Hits|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1993|certyear=2013|access-date=29 March 2024|id=7506-2261-2}}
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References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/release/6963859-Hot-Chocolate-Their-Greatest-Hits Their Greatest Hits] at Discogs
{{Hot Chocolate (band)}}
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Category:Hot Chocolate (band) albums
Category:1993 greatest hits albums