Tracks
Side A
- 11989Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 39 of 1989, 11 weeks in the chartThe Best5:30D major
- 21984Dutch Top 40: peak position 36 in week 5 of 1985, 3 weeks in the chartBetter Be Good to Me5:12D♯ minor
- 31984I Can't Stand the Rain3:43A♯ minor
- 41984Dutch Top 40: peak position 15 in week 40 of 1984, 7 weeks in the chartWhat's Love Got to Do with It3:50
- 51989Dutch Top 40: peak position 24 in week 11 of 1990, 5 weeks in the chartI Don't Wanna Lose You4:13F minor
Side B
- 11978Dutch Top 40: peak position 12 in week 35 of 1978, 9 weeks in the chartNutbush City Limits3:20A major
- 21986What You Get Is What You See4:32C minor
- 31983Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 2 of 1984, 8 weeks in the chartLet's Stay Together5:17B major
- 41966Dutch Top 40: peak position 9 in week 30 of 1966, 17 weeks in the chartRiver DeepIke & Tina Turner3:35A♯ minor
- 51989Dutch Top 40: peak position 17 in week 50 of 1989, 5 weeks in the chartSteamy Windows4:05B major
Side C
- 11986Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 42 of 1986, 10 weeks in the chartTypical Male4:17B major
- 21984Dutch Top 40: peak position 7 in week 35 of 1985, 12 weeks in the chartWe Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)4:15G♯ minor
- 31984Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 45 of 1984, 10 weeks in the chartPrivate Dancer7:14D major
- 41989Look Me in the Heart3:42F♯ minor
Side D
- 11990Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 49 of 1990, 8 weeks in the chartIt Takes Two (with Tina Turner)4:15G minor
- 21991I Want You Near Me3:55D♯ major
- 31991Dutch Top 40: peak position 16 in week 4 of 1992, 6 weeks in the chartWay of the World4:28G♯ minor
- 41991Dutch Top 40: peak position 36 in week 13 of 1992, 3 weeks in the chartLove Thing4:30A♯ minor
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Simply the Best
Simply the Best sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 117 bpm.
Quietest track: Private Dancer · most energetic: The Best
Across 18 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
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Frequently asked questions
When was Simply the Best by Tina Turner released?
Simply the Best came out in 1991.
How many tracks are on Simply the Best?
Simply the Best has 18 tracks, 80 minutes in total, spread over four vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Simply the Best made the Dutch Top 40?
In all, 14 tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: The Best, Better Be Good to Me, What's Love Got to Do with It, I Don't Wanna Lose You, Nutbush City Limits, Let's Stay Together and eight others. The highest was It Takes Two, at number 3 in week 49 of 1990.
Which category is Simply the Best in?
Simply the Best is filed under compilations. Under Albums, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Tina Turner.
What do the percentages for the sound of Simply the Best mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Simply the Best?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
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