Blur: The Best Of
| Blur: The Best Of | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 30 October 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–2000 | |||
| Genre | Britpop, alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 77:08 (CD1) 43:38 (CD2) 89:35 (VHS/DVD) | |||
| Label | Food/Virgin/Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lovell, Steve Power, Ben Hillier | |||
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| Singles from Blur: The Best Of | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A− |
| NME | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10 |
| Q | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Wall of Sound | 86/100 |
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits album by the English band Blur, released on 30 October 2000 by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus the non-single "This Is a Low" and a new recording, "Music Is My Radar". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. In 2000 the album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK, and hit the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting on the cover can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.
The album received a positive critical response. Of the reviews collected from notable publications by popular review aggregator website Metacritic, the album holds an overall approval rating of 88%.
It has been certified five-times platinum in the UK, making it Blur's best-selling album in the UK.