The Very Best of Slim Dusty - Composition

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The Very Best of Slim Dusty is a greatest hits album by Australian country recording artist Slim Dusty. In 2014, the album was certified 5× platinum.[1]

The Very Best of Slim Dusty

Greatest hits album by

Slim Dusty

Released

1998

Genre

Country music

Length

76:15 (2003 edition)

Label

Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music

Slim Dusty chronology

Down the Dusty Road
(1998)

The Very Best of Slim Dusty
(1998)

West of Winton
(1999)

In October 2010, the album was listed at number 24 on the 100 Best Australian Albums of the past 50 years.[2]

In July 2018, the album achieved a milestone of 1000 weeks in the ARIA Country Albums Chart. Dusty is the first artist to ever achieve this milestone. Dan Rosen, Chief Executive of ARIA said, “ARIA would like to congratulate the late ARIA Hall Of Famer Slim Dusty on this amazing achievement. To see an artist reach this milestone is a testament to the King of Country's enduring appeal and incredible artistry.”[3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Adrian Zupp from AllMusic said "The Very Best of Slim Dusty does an admirable job, considering the vast wealth of material available to draw from" adding "The melodies are sometimes sweet, sometimes salty, and the language is that of the 'everyman'."[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Looking Forward Looking Back"	Don Walker	3:03
2.	"A Pub With No Beer"		2:55
3.	"Lights on the Hill"	Joy McKean	3:02
4.	"The Biggest Disappointment"	McKean	3:00
5.	"Three Rivers Hotel"	Stan Coster	3:23
6.	"Ringer from the Top End"	McKean	2:27
7.	"Where Country Is"	Moyses	3:47
8.	"Leave Him in the Long Yard"	Kelly Dixon, Marion Dixon, Slim Dusty	2:50
9.	"Plains of Peppimenarti"	Dusty	3:10
10.	"Duncan"		2:35
11.	"Charleville"	Don Walker	3:00
12.	"Indian Pacific"	McKean	3:25
13.	"Sweeney" (live)	Dusty, Henry Lawson, Neil McBeath	3:14
14.	"G'day G'day"	Fairbairn	3:08
15.	"Walk a Country Mile"	McKean	2:43
16.	"When the Rain Tumbles Down in July"	Dusty	2:41
17.	"I'm Going Back Again to Yarrawonga" (live)	Carlton McBeath, Pat Alexander	1:31
18.	"Old Time Country Halls" (with Joy McKean and Anne Kirkpatrick)	Dusty	2:32
19.	"Camooweal"	"Mack" Cormack, Dusty	4:11
20.	"We've Done Us Proud"	Graeme Connors	4:31
21.	"Country Revival"		2:18
22.	"Cunnamulla Fella"		2:12
23.	"By a Fire of Gidgee Coal"		2:59
24.	"Losin' My Blues Tonight"		3:20
25.	"Waltzing Matilda"		3:26

The 1998 had 24 tracks and did not include "Looking Forward, Looking Back". This track was added as track one in 2003, pushing all other tracks to be number lower than the original pressing.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–13)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	15

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[7]	20
Chart (2003)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[8]	4
Chart (2004)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[9]	5
Chart (2005)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[10]	9
Chart (2006)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[11]	19
Chart (2007)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[12]	41
Chart (2008)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[13]	43
Chart (2009)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[14]	29
Chart (2010)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[15]	45
Chart (2011)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[16]	20
Chart (2012)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[17]	23
Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[18]	8
Australian artist (ARIA)[19]	38
Chart (2014)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[20]	13
Chart (2015)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[21]	11
Chart (2016)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[22]	10
Chart (2017)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[23]	18
Chart (2018)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[24]	10
Chart (2019)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[25]	16
Chart (2020)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[26]	17
Chart (2021)	Position
Australian Country (ARIA)[27]	22

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	5× Platinum	350,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Edition(s)	Label	Catalogue
Australia	November 1998	CD	Standard	Slim Dusty Enterprises, EMI Music	724349572829
Australia	September 2003	CD / DVD	CD / DVD	Capitol Records	724358423525
Australia	2013	CD / DVD digital download	CD / DVD	EMI	3743287

References

"ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2014 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
Brandle, Lars (3 November 2010). "The 100 Best Australian Albums". Music Industry. The Music Network. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"THE VERY BEST OF SLIM DUSTY REACHES 1000 WEEKS IN THE ARIA COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Slim Dusty Spends 1000 Weeks On ARIA Chart". noise11. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Slim Dusty - The Very Best of Slim Dusty". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"Australiancharts.com – Slim Dusty – The Very Best of Slim Dusty". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2002". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2003". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2004". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2005". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Country 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2008". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2009". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2010". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2012". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2015". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2016". ARIA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2017". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2018". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2019". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
"ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
"ARIA Top 50 Country Albums for 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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v t e Slim Dusty
Discography
Studio albums	Australiana Lights on the Hill Looking Forward Looking Back Travellin' Still...Always Will Columbia Lane – the Last Sessions
Live albums	91 over 50 Slim Dusty Live
Compilation albums	No. 50 The Best of Slim Dusty Country Classics The Very Best of Slim Dusty Pubs, Trucks & Plains The Den Tapes Prime Movers
Singles	"When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" "A Pub with No Beer" "The Man from Snowy River" "Lights on the Hill" "Duncan" "G'day G'day"
Related articles	ARIA Hall of Fame Australian Roll of Renown The Slim Dusty Movie soundtrack Slim and I soundtrack "Homewood"

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