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Why this album mattered
The Ultimate Collection (2002) is a The Who album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #31 and charted for 11 weeks. Major singles from the album include "Happy Jack".
The music
- 1
I Can’t Explain
- 2
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
3 My Generation
4 The Kids Are Alright
- 5
A Legal Matter
- 6
Substitute
- 7
I’m a Boy
- 8
Boris the Spider
9 Happy Jack
10 Pictures of Lily
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Jun 29, 2002#31
- Jul 6#74
- Jul 13#58
- Jul 20#58
- Jul 27#74
- Aug 3#100
- Aug 10#132
- Aug 17#130
- Aug 24#150
- Aug 31#172
- Sep 7#189
A freefall — after its peak, the song dropped 43 positions in a single week. Entered at #31 at its peak and fell quickly across 11 weeks on the chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
