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2011 greatest hits album by Pink Floyd
The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door
Greatest hits album by Pink Floyd
Released7 November 2011
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

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. It was later released on vinyl on 26 September 2018.

Track listing

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 16
Canadian Albums Chart 22
Croatian Foreign Albums Chart 14
French Albums (SNEP) 28
Greek Albums Chart 21
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) 34
Irish Albums Chart 14
Italian Albums (FIMI) 4
Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico) 72
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 8
Polish Albums (ZPAV) 16
Portuguese Albums (AFP) 10
Scottish Albums Chart 12
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 27
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 23
UK Albums (OCC) 14
US Billboard 200 50
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 15
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart 23
Danish Albums Chart 11
Dutch Albums Chart 21
Norwegian Albums Chart 4
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Greek Albums (IFPI) 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 64
Danish Albums Chart 47

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Platinum 70,000
France (SNEP) Gold 50,000
Italy (FIMI) 2× Platinum 100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum 15,000
Poland (ZPAV) Platinum 20,000
Portugal (AFP) Gold 7,500
United Kingdom (BPI) 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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