The Very Best of The Pogues

The Very Best of the Pogues
The Very Best of the Pogues
Greatest hits album by The Pogues
Released	11 April 2001
Genre	Celtic punk; folk punk; Celtic rock; folk rock;
Label	Warner Music Group
Producer	Various
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Released11 April 2001

Genre

LabelWarner Music Group

ProducerVarious

The Very Best of the Pogues is a greatest hits album by The Pogues, released in April 2001.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Dirty Old Town"	Ewan MacColl	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	3:45
2.	"The Irish Rover" (featuring The Dubliners)	Traditional	25 Years Celebration by The Dubliners (1987)	4:08
3.	"Sally MacLennane"	Shane MacGowan	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	2:45
4.	"Fiesta"	MacGowan, Jem Finer, Edmund Kötscher, Rudi Lindt	If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988)	4:12
5.	"A Pair of Brown Eyes"	MacGowan	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	5:01
6.	"Fairytale of New York" (featuring Kirsty MacColl)	MacGowan, Finer	If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988)	4:32
7.	"The Body of an American"	MacGowan	Poguetry in Motion EP (1986)	4:44
8.	"Streams of Whiskey"	MacGowan	Red Roses for Me (1984)	2:33
9.	"The Sick Bed of Cuchulainn"	MacGowan	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	3:00
10.	"If I Should Fall from Grace with God"	MacGowan	If I Should Fall from Grace with God (1988)	2:21
11.	"Misty Morning, Albert Bridge"	Finer	Peace and Love (1989)	3:02
12.	"Rain Street"	MacGowan	Hell's Ditch (1990)	4:02
13.	"White City"	MacGowan	Peace and Love (1989)	2:31
14.	"A Rainy Night in Soho" (1991 mix)	MacGowan	Poguetry in Motion EP (1986)	4:44
15.	"London Girl"	MacGowan	Poguetry in Motion EP (1986)	3:05
16.	"Boys From The County Hell"	MacGowan	Red Roses for Me (1984)	2:56
17.	"Sunny Side of the Street"	MacGowan, Finer	Hell's Ditch (1990)	2:44
18.	"Summer in Siam"	MacGowan	Hell's Ditch (1990)	4:08
19.	"Hell's Ditch"	MacGowan, Finer	Hell's Ditch (1990)	3:04
20.	"The Old Main Drag"	MacGowan	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	3:19
21.	"The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"	Eric Bogle	Rum Sodomy & the Lash (1985)	4:52

Chart (2003–2023)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[2]	167
Irish Albums (OCC)^[3]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4]	87

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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Spider Stacy Jem Finer James Fearnley Shane MacGowan Andrew Ranken Darryl Hunt Terry Woods Cait O'Riordan Philip Chevron Joe Strummer Dave Coulter James McNally Jamie Clarke
Studio albums	Red Roses for Me Rum Sodomy & the Lash If I Should Fall from Grace with God Peace and Love Hell's Ditch Waiting for Herb Pogue Mahone
EPs	Poguetry in Motion Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Compilations	Essential Pogues The Best of The Pogues The Very Best of The Pogues
Singles	"Dark Streets of London" "A Pair of Brown Eyes" "Sally MacLennane" "Dirty Old Town" "Haunted" "The Irish Rover" "Fairytale of New York" "If I Should Fall from Grace with God" "Fiesta" "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah" "Misty Morning, Albert Bridge" "Summer in Siam" "Jack's Heroes" "Sunny Side of the Street" "A Rainy Night in Soho" "Honky Tonk Women" "Tuesday Morning" "Once Upon a Time"
Other songs	"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" "The Auld Triangle" "Greenland Whale Fisheries" "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" "Jesse James" "Maggie May" "Mountain Dew" "The Parting Glass" "Poor Paddy" "South Australia" "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six" "Thousands Are Sailing" "Waxie's Dargle" "When the Ship Comes In" "Worms"
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