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The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door

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The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
Greatest hits album by
Pink Floyd
Released7 November 2011[1]
Recorded1967–1993
GenreProgressive rock, psychedelic rock
Length79:39
LabelEMI
Producer
Compiler
Pink Floyd chronology
Discovery
(2011) 		The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
(2011) 		The Endless River
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door is a greatest hits album by English rock band Pink Floyd, that was released as part of the Why Pink Floyd...? 2011–12 remastering campaign.[2] It was later released on vinyl on 26 September 2018.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Hey You"Roger WatersThe Wall (1979)4:40
2."See Emily Play"Syd BarrettNon-album single (1967); appears on Relics (1971) and original US/Japan versions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)2:48
3."The Happiest Days of Our Lives"WatersThe Wall1:32
4."Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)"WatersThe Wall3:48
5."Have a Cigar"WatersWish You Were Here (1975)5:08
6."Wish You Were Here"David Gilmour, WatersWish You Were Here5:05
7."Time" (Edited version on CD, Full version on vinyl)Gilmour, Nick Mason, Waters, Richard WrightThe Dark Side of the Moon (1973)6:20
8."The Great Gig in the Sky"Wright, Clare TorryThe Dark Side of the Moon4:36
9."Money"WatersThe Dark Side of the Moon6:34
10."Comfortably Numb"Gilmour, WatersThe Wall6:19
11."High Hopes" (Edited version)Gilmour, Polly SamsonThe Division Bell (1994)6:55
12."Learning to Fly"Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon CarinA Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)4:49
13."The Fletcher Memorial Home"WatersThe Final Cut (1983)4:11
14."Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Edited version of parts 1–5)Wright, Waters, GilmourWish You Were Here11:05
15."Brain Damage"WatersThe Dark Side of the Moon3:46
16."Eclipse" (Early fade-out)WatersThe Dark Side of the Moon1:53
Total length:79:39

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[30] Platinum 70,000‡
France (SNEP)[31] Gold 50,000*
Italy (FIMI)[32] 2× Platinum 100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[34] Platinum 20,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[35] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Platinum 300,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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  6. ^ "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd – Pink Floyd: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Top Stranih – Tjedan 47, 2011". Top of the Shops (in Croatian). HDU. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Official CYTA-IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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  12. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Mexicancharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Charts.nz – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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  17. ^ "2011-11-19 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  18. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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  27. ^ "Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  28. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  29. ^ "Album-Top 100". Hitlisten.nu. IFPI Denmark. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012.
  30. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  31. ^ "French album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  32. ^ "Italian album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 April 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  33. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd". Recorded Music NZ.
  34. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  35. ^ "Portuguese album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door: The Best of Pink Floyd" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  36. ^ "British album certifications – Pink Floyd – A Foot in the Door – The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry.
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