Ultimate Manilow
Greatest hits
ArtistBarry Manilow
CoverBarryultimate.jpg
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2002
GenrePop · easy listening
LabelArista
Prev year2001
Next year2002

Ultimate Manilow is a greatest hits album by Barry Manilow, released in 2002. Nearly every top 20 hit is included in this collection. This compilation is best known for setting the stage for a comeback for Manilow, as it debuted at No. 3 on the charts. While on a six-week tour to promote his latest album Here at the Mayflower, Manilow immediately extended it to a six-month tour. At the time Ultimate Manilow was released, no other compilations of Manilow's music were in print.

Ultimate Manilow, with a slightly different track listing (but with the same number of tracks), was also issued in the United Kingdom in 2004, charting first in March of that year.

Track listing

  • Track information and credits for the US version were verified from the album's liner notes.[1]
  • Additional track information and credits for the UK, Australian and Japan versions were adapted from Discogs,[2] AllMusic.[3] and Manilow's official website.[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2004)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5]96

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
US Billboard 200[6]64
Chart (2004)Position
UK Albums (OCC)[7]90

References

  1. ^ Ultimate Manilow (liner notes). Arista Records. 2002. 07822-10600-2.
  2. ^ "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Barry Manilow – Ultimate Manilow". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 28, 2020. 74321 91686 2
  4. ^ "Ultimate Manilow". Barry Manilow. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  5. ^ p. 175.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 8, 2021.