The Best Of (Motörhead album)

The Best Of
The Best Of
Greatest hits album by Motörhead
Released	28 August 2000
Recorded	1975–1999
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	147:06
Label	Metal-Is, Sanctuary
Motörhead chronology

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The Best Of is a 2-CD compilation album by the band Motörhead, released in August 2000 on the Sanctuary Records subsidiary label Metal-Is.

Recording

The Best Of includes 36 Motörhead tracks spanning the band's career from 1977 to 2000, including four previously unreleased live tracks recorded in 1981. It also includes three non-Motörhead tracks: Girlschool's cover version of Motörhead's "Bomber", a cover version of Johnny Kidd & The Pirates' "Please Don't Touch" performed by the Motörhead/Girlschool collaboration Headgirl, and Hawkwind's original version of "Motörhead", the song from which Motörhead frontman Lemmy took the band's name after being fired from Hawkwind. 14 of Motörhead's then-16 studio albums are represented, with March ör Die (1992) and Bastards (1993) excluded.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Release	Length
1.	"Ace of Spades"	Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	2:50
2.	"Overkill"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	5:14
3.	"Bomber"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Bomber	3:44
4.	"Please Don't Touch" (Feat. Girlschool)	Frederick Heath, Guy Robinson	1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre	2:52
5.	"Motörhead"	Kilmister	1977 ~ Motörhead	3:13
6.	"No Class"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	2:42
7.	"Louie Louie" (Alternative Version)	Richard Berry	1978 ~ Louie Louie	2:54
8.	"Damage Case"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor, Mick Farren	1979 ~ Overkill	3:05
9.	"Too Late, Too Late"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill (Single)	3:26
10.	"Dead Men Tell No Tales"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Bomber	3:08
11.	"Killed by Death"	Kilmister, Phil Campbell, Michael Burston, Pete Gill	1984 ~ No Remorse	3:56
12.	"Metropolis"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	3:37
13.	"Emergency" (Feat. Denise Dufort)	Kim McAuliffe, Kelly Johnson, Denise Dufort, Enid Williams	1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre	3:02
14.	"Tear Ya Down"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1979 ~ Overkill	2:42
15.	"White Line Fever (Stiff)"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1977 ~ Leaving Here / White Line Fever	2:46
16.	"Iron Horse / Born to Lose"	Taylor, Mick Brown, Guy Lawrence	1977 ~ Motörhead	5:22
17.	"City Kids"	Duncan Sanderson, Larry Wallis	1979 ~ On Parole	3:46
18.	"Motörhead" (Performed by Hawkwind)	Kilmister	1975 ~ Kings of Speed	3:06
19.	"Fire, Fire" (Live in 1981)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	Unreleased Live Recording	2:47
20.	"Bite the Bullet / The Chase Is Better Than the Catch" (Live in 1981)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	Unreleased Live Recording	6:56
Total length:				71:08

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Release	Length
1.	"Iron Fist"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1982 ~ Iron Fist	2:56
2.	"Heart of Stone"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1982 ~ Iron Fist	3:05
3.	"Bomber" (Performed by Girlschool)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1981 ~ St. Valentine's Day Massacre	3:38
4.	"Shine"	Kilmister, Brian Robertson, Taylor	1983 ~ Another Perfect Day	3:12
5.	"I Got Mine"	Kilmister, Robertson, Taylor	1983 ~ Another Perfect Day	5:26
6.	"Ain't My Crime"	Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	3:46
7.	"Doctor Rock"	Kilmister, Burston Gill, Campbell	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	3:42
8.	"The Chase Is Better Than the Catch"	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	1980 ~ Ace of Spades	4:19
9.	"Deaf Forever"	Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	4:29
10.	"Orgasmatron"	Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Campbell	1986 ~ Orgasmatron	5:26
11.	"Eat the Rich"	Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor	1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll	4:38
12.	"Rock 'N' Roll"	Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor	1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll	3:52
13.	"Dogs"	Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor	1987 ~ Rock 'N' Roll	3:52
14.	"The One to Sing the Blues"	Kilmister, Burston, Campbell, Taylor	1991 ~ 1916	3:12
15.	"Sacrifice"	Mikkey Dee, Kilmister, Campbell, Burston	1995 ~ Sacrifice	3:19
16.	"Overnight Sensation"	Dee, Kilmister, Campbell	1996 ~ Overnight Sensation	4:13
17.	"Snake Bite Love"	Dee, Kilmister, Campbell	1998 ~ Snake Bite Love	3:35
18.	"God Save the Queen"	Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock	2000 ~ We Are Motörhead	3:22
19.	"Shoot You in the Back" (Live in 1981)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	Unreleased Live Recording	2:48
20.	"The Hammer" (Live in 1981)	Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor	Unreleased Live Recording	3:08
Total length:				75:58

NOTE: The live recordings were later featured on the re-release 40th anniversary edition of No Sleep 'til Hammersmith in 2021.

Charts

Chart (2000-2004)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	32
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[3]	51
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	52
UK Independent Albums (OCC)^[5]	10
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[6]	2

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[7]	30

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8]	46
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	74

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[10] 2000 release	Silver	60,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[11] 2006 release	Silver	60,000^‡
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "BPI".
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Motorhead – The Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Motörhead: The Best Of" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Motörhead – The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Motörhead – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Motörhead – Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "British album certifications – Motörhead – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.

v t e Motörhead
"Lemmy" Kilmister Phil Campbell Mikkey Dee Larry Wallis Lucas Fox Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor "Fast" Eddie Clarke Brian "Robbo" Robertson Michael "Würzel" Burston Pete Gill
Studio albums	Motörhead Overkill Bomber On Parole Ace of Spades Iron Fist Another Perfect Day Orgasmatron Rock 'n' Roll 1916 March ör Die Bastards Sacrifice Overnight Sensation Snake Bite Love We Are Motörhead Hammered Inferno Kiss of Death Motörizer The Wörld Is Yours Aftershock Bad Magic
EPs	The Golden Years Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers St. Valentine's Day Massacre Stand by Your Man '92 Tour EP
Live albums	No Sleep 'til Hammersmith What's Words Worth? Nö Sleep at All Live at Brixton '87 Everything Louder than Everyone Else 25 & Alive: Live at Brixton Academy BBC Live & In-Session Better Motörhead than Dead: Live at Hammersmith The Wörld Is Ours (Vol. 1 / Vol. 2) Clean Your Clock
Compilations	No Remorse All the Aces The Best of Motörhead Protect the Innocent Deaf Forever: The Best of Motörhead The Best Of Over the Top: The Rarities Tear Ya Down: The Rarities Hellraiser: Best of the Epic Years The Essential Motörhead Under Cöver
Singles	"Leaving Here" "Motorhead" "Louie Louie" "Overkill" "No Class" "Bomber" "Ace of Spades" "Iron Fist" "I Got Mine" "Shine" "Killed by Death" "Deaf Forever" "Eat the Rich" "Ace of Spades (live)" "The One to Sing the Blues" "Hellraiser" "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" "Born to Raise Hell"
Box sets	Stone Deaf Forever!
Videos	The Birthday Party Deaf Not Blind Motörhead Live: Everything Löuder than Everything Else 25 & Alive Boneshaker The Best of Motörhead Classic Albums: Motörhead – Ace of Spades Stage Fright The Wörld Is Ours (Vol. 1 / Vol. 2) Clean Your Clock
Tours	Metal for Muthas Tour No Remorse Tour Orgasmatron Tour Operation Rock & Roll Metal Masters Tour The Wörld Is Yours Tour Mayhem Festival 2012 Kings of the Road Tour Aftershock Tour 40th Anniversary Tour
Miscellaneous	Discography Members Hawkwind Joe Petagno Headgirl Bronze Records GWR Records Fastway The Head Cat White Line Fever Lemmy
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