Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits
Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Irish pop rock band The Script. It was released on 1 October 2021 through Phonogenic Records and Sony Music Entertainment. The album includes singles from all six of the band's preceding studio albums, as well as an original song, and a song from their 2018 Acoustic Sessions EP.[1] It was preceded by the single "I Want It All", and will be supported by a tour of the UK and Europe in February and March 2022.[2]
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| Released | 1 October 2021 | |||
| Length | 69:36 | |||
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The album debuted at number one in the albums charts in both Ireland and the UK.
Commercial performance
    
Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart dated 8 October 2021, becoming the Script's sixth UK number-one album.[3] It also debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart, becoming the band's seventh chart-topping album in their home country and extending their unbroken string of number-one albums there.[4]
Track listing
    
| No. | Title | Length | 
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| 1. | "Breakeven" | 4:20 | 
| 2. | "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" | 4:00 | 
| 3. | "For the First Time" | 4:12 | 
| 4. | "Nothing" | 4:31 | 
| 5. | "Hall of Fame" (featuring will.i.am) | 3:22 | 
| 6. | "If You Could See Me Now" | 3:38 | 
| 7. | "Superheroes" | 4:02 | 
| 8. | "Six Degrees of Separation" | 3:52 | 
| 9. | "Rain" | 3:30 | 
| 10. | "Arms Open" | 4:02 | 
| 11. | "The Last Time" | 3:17 | 
| 12. | "Run Through Walls" | 3:28 | 
| 13. | "Before the Worst" | 3:23 | 
| 14. | "We Cry" | 3:44 | 
| 15. | "Science & Faith" | 4:20 | 
| 16. | "No Good in Goodbye" | 5:08 | 
| 17. | "Never Seen Anything 'Quite Like You'" (acoustic) | 3:48 | 
| 18. | "I Want It All" | 3:07 | 
| Total length: | 69:36 | |
Charts
    
| Chart (2021) | Peak position | 
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 16 | 
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 83 | 
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 83 | 
| Irish Albums (OCC)[8] | 1 | 
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 1 | 
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 1 | 
Certifications
    
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
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| Australia (ARIA)[11] | Gold | 35,000  | 
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Silver | 60,000  | 
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References
    
- Doria, Matt (29 September 2021). "The Script announce Australian Greatest Hits tour for 2022". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Doria, Matt (29 August 2021). "The Script announce 2022 tour for UK and Europe, detail Tales from the Script compilation". NME. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- Griffiths, George (8 October 2021). "The Script claim sixth UK Number 1 with Greatest Hits album: "This really, really means a lot"". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- Copsey, Rob (8 October 2021). "The Script's Greatest Hits extends band's unbroken streak of Number 1s on Official Irish Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- "Ultratop.be – The Script – Tales from the Script - Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – The Script – Tales from the Script - Greatest Hits" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- "British album certifications – The Script – Tales from the Script: Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2022.