Street Life: 20 Great Hits

Street Life: 20 Great Hits is a compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, released in 1986. The album reached number one on both the New Zealand and UK Albums Charts in 1986.

Street Life: 20 Great Hits
Compilation album by Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music
Released	1986 8 June 1987 (re-release)
Recorded	1972–1985
Genre	Glam rock art rock pop rock new wave
Length	73:55
Label	E'G (UK) Reprise (US)
Roxy Music chronology
The High Road (1982) Street Life: 20 Great Hits (1986) The Ultimate Collection (1988)
Bryan Ferry chronology
Boys and Girls (1985) Street Life: 20 Great Hits (1986) Bête Noire (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
AllMusic (re-release)	[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bryan Ferry; except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Virginia Plain" (Roxy Music, from "Virginia Plain" A-side single), 1972)		2:58
2.	"A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (edit) (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)	Bob Dylan	4:15
3.	"Pyjamarama" (Roxy Music, from "Pyjamarama" A-side single, 1973)		2:52
4.	"Do the Strand" (edit) (Roxy Music, from For Your Pleasure, 1973)		3:46
5.	"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973)	Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey	4:51
6.	"Street Life" (Roxy Music, from Stranded, 1973)		3:27
7.	"Let's Stick Together" (Bryan Ferry, from Let's Stick Together, 1976)	Wilbert Harrison	2:59
8.	"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Bryan Ferry, from Another Time, Another Place, 1974)	Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach	2:53
9.	"Love Is the Drug" (Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975)	Ferry, Andy Mackay	4:04
10.	"Sign of the Times" (Bryan Ferry, from The Bride Stripped Bare, 1978)		2:28
11.	"Dance Away" (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979)		3:44
12.	"Angel Eyes" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Manifesto, 1979)	Ferry, McKay	2:51
13.	"Oh Yeah" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)		4:36
14.	"Over You" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)	Ferry, Phil Manzanera	3:26
15.	"Same Old Scene" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)		3:58
16.	"In the Midnight Hour" (Roxy Music, from Flesh + Blood, 1980)	Wilson Pickett, Steve Cropper	3:08
17.	"More Than This" (edit) (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982)		4:10
18.	"Avalon" (Roxy Music, from Avalon, 1982)		4:16
19.	"Slave to Love" (Bryan Ferry, from Boys and Girls, 1985)		4:17
20.	"Jealous Guy (edit)" (Roxy Music, from "Jealous Guy" A-side single, 1981)	John Lennon	4:55

Charts

Chart (1986–1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[3]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	23
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	14
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8]	14
UK Albums (OCC)[9]	1
US Billboard Pop Albums[10]	100

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[11]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12]	Platinum	300,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
2. Thompson, Dave. Street Life: 20 Great Hits at AllMusic
3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
4. "Austriancharts.at – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
5. "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
6. "Offiziellecharts.de – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
7. "Charts.nz – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. "Swisscharts.com – Bryan Ferry * Roxy Music – Street Life * 20 Great Hits". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
9. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
10. "Bryan Ferry Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
11. "New Zealand album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life: 20 Great Hits". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
12. "British album certifications – Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music – Street Life - 20 Great Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 November 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Street Life - 20 Great Hits in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.