Ultimate Hits

Ultimate Hits
Greatest hits album by Lee Kernaghan
Released	September 30, 2011
Recorded	1992-2011
Genre	Country, Pub rock
Length	153:12
Label	ABC Music, Universal Music Australia
Lee Kernaghan chronology
Planet Country (2009) Ultimate Hits (2011) Beautiful Noise (2012)

Ultimate Hits is a greatest hits album by Australian country musician Lee Kernaghan. It was released in September 2011, peaked at No.8 on the ARIA chart and was certified Gold in 2013.^[1]

Kernaghan invited his fans on Facebook to help him select the tracks for this album.^[2]

While promoting the album, Lee said; "It’s my mates out there that have put these songs on the map. The people who have come out to the shows, bought the records and made these songs a part of the soundtrack of their lives. This is the part of being in music that pulls on my heart the most and makes all the highs and lows worthwhile." ^[3]

Reviews

Jon O’Brien of AllMusic gave the album 3.5/5, saying; "Ultimate Hits, a 42-track compilation selected by his fan base, is therefore the ideal opportunity for those looking for the best that the country scene down under has to offer to see what all the fuss is about". He added " With his authentic tales of life in the Outback and championing of the late Aussie country legend Slim Dusty, it's easy to see why his traditional brand of blue-collar country-rock has struck a chord with homegrown audiences". He concluded by saying "It's a solid collection of no-nonsense country-rock anthems proving that his unparalleled success is more than justified." ^[4]

Track listing

DISC 1

1. Boys From The Bush
2. Dirt
3. Goondiwindi Moon (with Trisha Yearwood)
4. She’s My Ute
5. The Way It Is
6. High Country
7. Love In The Time Of Drought
8. Cunnamulla Fella
9. Scars
10. Listen To The Radio
11. Changi Banjo
12. Getting’ Gone
13. Leave Him In The Longyard (with Slim Dusty)
14. You Rock My World
15. Three Chain Road
16. Scrubbashin’
17. Mate
18. Country Crowd
19. Skinny Dippin’
20. This Cowboy’s Hat
21. Australian Boy

DISC 2

1. Planet Country
2. Fire (Lee & Robby)
3. Spirit of the Bush (with Adam Brand & Steve Forde)
4. Baptise The Ute
5. When The Snow Falls On The Alice
6. Something In The Water
7. I Milk Cows
8. Shake On It
9. Hat Town
10. Something Right
11. The New Bush
12. Close As A Whisper (The Gift)
13. Love Shack (Groove Mix - Radio Edit)
14. Cowgirls Do
15. Diamantina Dream (with Trisha Yearwood)
16. Great Balls of Fire (Live at CMC Rocks)
17. Electric Rodeo
18. Missin’ Slim (with Colin Buchanan)
19. Texas QLD 4385
20. The Outback Club

Charts

"Ultimate Hits" debuted and peaked at No8 in Australia.^[5]

Weekly charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[6]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)	Position
ARIA Albums Chart[7]	98
ARIA Australian Artists Albums Chart	17
ARIA Country Albums Chart[8]	5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)"ARIA accreditations albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 2 April 2015.	Gold	35,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "ARIA accreditations albums 2013". ARIA. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
2. "Lee Kernaghan launches his Ultimate Hits package". www.abcmusic.com.au. 5 April 2015.
3. "Ultimate Hits". www.sanity.com.au. 5 April 2015.
4. "Lee Kernaghan Ultimate Hits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
5. "Lee Kernaghan – Ultimate Hits". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
6. "Australiancharts.com – Lee Kernaghan – Ultimate Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
7. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
8. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Country Albums 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 April 2015.