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Power To The People: The Hits
Greatest hits album by
John Lennon
Released5 October 2010 (2010-10-05)
Recorded1969–1980
Genre Rock
Length57:46
Label Capitol Records
Producer Yoko Ono, Capitol Records
John Lennon chronology
Gimme Some Truth
(2010) 		Power To The People: The Hits
(2010) 		John Lennon Signature Box
(2010)
Alternative cover
Experience Edition (CD/DVD)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
BBC(favourable) [2]
Mojo [3]
Uncut [4]

Power to the People: The Hits is a compilation album gathering John Lennon's most popular songs, as part of the Gimme Some Truth box set. It is available as a standard 15-track disc and download package, and as an expanded "Experience Edition" with a 15-track DVD. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Lennon, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Originally releasedLength
1." Power to the People" March 1971 as a single3:23
2." Gimme Some Truth" September 1971 on the album Imagine3:14
3." Woman" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:32
4." Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" February 1970 as a single3:21
5." Whatever Gets You thru the Night" October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges3:27
6." Cold Turkey (Live)" October 1969 as a single5:04
7." Jealous Guy" September 1971 on the album Imagine4:15
8." #9 Dream" October 1974 on the album Walls and Bridges4:49
9." (Just Like) Starting Over" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy4:00
10." Mind Games" November 1973 on the album Mind Games4:13
11." Watching the Wheels" November 1980 on the album Double Fantasy3:32
12." Stand by Me" Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerFebruary 1975 on the album Rock 'n' Roll3:33
13." Imagine"Lennon, Yoko OnoOctober 1971 on the album Imagine3:04
14." Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"Ono, LennonDecember 1971 as a single3:34
15." Give Peace a Chance" July 1969 as a single4:53
Total length:57:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [6] 10
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [7] 16
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [8] 27
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [9] 16
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [10] 7
Croatian International Albums ( HDU) [11] 15
Danish Albums ( Hitlisten) [12] 8
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [13] 64
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [14] 33
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [15] 59
Italian Albums ( FIMI) [16] 16
Mexican Albums ( Top 100 Mexico) [17] 18
New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ) [18] 7
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [19] 16
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [20] 21
Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan) [21] 33
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [22] 25
UK Albums ( OCC) [23] 15
US Billboard 200 [24] 24
US Digital Albums ( Billboard) [25] 21
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [26] 7
US Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard) [27] 17

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [28] 91
Chart (2020) Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] 90

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark ( IFPI Danmark) [30] Gold 10,000‡
Italy ( FIMI) [31] Gold 25,000*
United Kingdom ( BPI) [32] Silver 60,000‡

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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Diver, Mike (25 November 2010). "Review of John Lennon – Power to the People". BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. ^ Doyle, Tom (November 2010). "John Lennon Signature Box". Mojo. p. 114.
  4. ^ Mullholland, Garry (November 2010). "John Lennon – Remasters". Uncut. p. 108.
  5. ^ "Gimme Some Truth Collection to be released Oct 4th". John Lennon official website. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
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  10. ^ "John Lennon Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  11. ^ "Top Stranih [Top Foreign]" (in Croatian). Top Foreign Albums. Hrvatska diskografska udruga. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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  13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Officialcharts.de – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  15. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2010". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  16. ^ "Italiancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  17. ^ "Mexicancharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
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  20. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Lennon – Power to the People – The Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  23. ^ October 2010/7502/ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  24. ^ "John Lennon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  25. ^ "John Lennon Chart History (Digital Albums)".[ dead link] Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  26. ^ "John Lennon Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  27. ^ "John Lennon Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  28. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Danish album certifications – John Lennon – Power To The People The Hits Experience". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  31. ^ "Italian album certifications – John Lennon – Power to the people" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 December 2018. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Power to the people" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  32. ^ "British album certifications – John Lennon – Power To The People - The Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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