The Collection is a greatest hits album by British band Ultravox, released on 2 November 1984 on LP and cassette by Chrysalis Records, followed by compact disc on 11 March 1985. It includes all fourteen of the band's hit singles on Chrysalis from 1980 to 1984, including "Love's Great Adventure", released ahead of the album on 12 October 1984 as a stand-alone single.
The album peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, becoming their highest-charting album.Chart Stats.com - Ultravox: The Collection It also became their best-selling album, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments in excess of 900,000 copies.
Track listing All titles written by Cann/Cross/Currie/Ure.Ultravox The Collection, Chrysalis 1984
The 12″ Collection Initial copies of the vinyl album included a limited-edition bonus disc titled The 12″ Collection, consisting of three extended remixes and three 12″ extended mixes:
Initial copies of the cassette tape release also included these additional six tracks; three located at the end of each side.
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for The Collection Chart (1984–1985) Peakposition Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 14 European Albums (Eurotipsheet) 17 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Ultravox" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca". 12
Chart (2025) Peakposition German Pop Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4
Year-end charts + 1984 year-end chart performance for The Collection Chart (1984) Position UK Albums (Gallup) 11
+ 1985 year-end chart performance for The Collection Chart (1985) Position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 80 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 29 UK Albums (Gallup) 41
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