40 Greatest Hits (Perry Como album)

40 Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by Perry Como. It was released by K-Tel by arrangement with RCA Records in 1975 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.[1] It was the Christmas number two album that year.[2] The album was not issued in the United States & has never had an official CD release in the UK.

40 Greatest Hits
40 greatest hits Perry Como
Greatest hits album by
Released1975 (1975)
LabelK-Tel
Perry Como chronology
Just Out of Reach
(1975)
40 Greatest Hits
(1975)
The Best of British
(1977)

Track listing

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Side One

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  1. Magic Moments
  2. Caterina
  3. Catch a Falling Star
  4. I Know
  5. When You Were Sweet Sixteen
  6. I Believe
  7. Try To Remember
  8. Love Makes The World Go Round
  9. Prisoner Of Love
  10. Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes

Side Two

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  1. Hot Diggity
  2. Round and Round
  3. If I Loved You
  4. Hello Young Lovers
  5. Delaware
  6. Moonglow
  7. Killing Me Softly
  8. More
  9. Dear Hearts and Gentle People
  10. I Love You & Don't You Forget It

Side Three

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  1. And I Love You So
  2. For The Good Times
  3. Close To You
  4. Seattle
  5. Tie A Yellow Ribbon
  6. Walk Right Back
  7. What Kind of Fool Am I?
  8. Days of Wine and Roses
  9. Where Do I Begin
  10. Without A Song

Side Four

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  1. It's Impossible
  2. I Think of You
  3. If
  4. We've Only Just Begun
  5. I Want To Give
  6. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
  7. You Make Me Feel So Young
  8. Temptation
  9. The Way We Were
  10. Sing

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (1975) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 11
Chart (1976) Position
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 44

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "40 Greatest Hits-Perry Como". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive". London: The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  5. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Perry Como – 40 Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 November 2021.