Tracks
Side A
- 11968Dutch Top 40: peak position 8 in week 27 of 1968, 11 weeks in the chartMrs. Robinson4:04G major
- 21972For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her2:25
- 31969Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 21 of 1969, 11 weeks in the chartThe Boxer5:09B major
- 41966The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)1:44D minor
- 51966Dutch Top 40: peak position 10 in week 7 of 1966, 13 weeks in the chartThe Sounds of Silence3:05F♯ minor
- 61966Dutch Top 40: peak position 11 in week 28 of 1966, 10 weeks in the chartI Am a Rock2:50G major
- 71966Scarborough Fair / Canticle3:10E major
Side B
- 11966Dutch Top 40: peak position 4 in week 18 of 1966, 13 weeks in the chartHomeward Bound2:30A♯ minor
- 21970Dutch Top 40: peak position 5 in week 12 of 1970, 12 weeks in the chartBridge Over Troubled Water4:53D♯ minor
- 31968America3:35B major
- 41966Kathy's Song3:18F♯ minor
- 51970Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 15 of 1970, 17 weeks in the chartEl Condor Pasa (If I Could)3:07E major
- 61968Bookends Theme1:20E major
- 71970Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 21 of 1970, 11 weeks in the chartCecilia2:55G major
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits sounds more acoustic than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 124 bpm.
Quietest track: Kathy's Song · most energetic: Cecilia
Across 14 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of the line-up
All two members of Simon & Garfunkel over the years, without tour members. This is a compilation that spans the whole career, not one moment in time. The thin line is this album and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line for more. A linked name has its own page.
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel19651970Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Frequently asked questions
When was Greatest Hits by Simon & Garfunkel released?
Greatest Hits came out in 1972.
How many tracks are on Greatest Hits?
Greatest Hits has 14 tracks, 45 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which tracks from Greatest Hits made the Dutch Top 40?
Eight tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Mrs. Robinson, The Boxer, The Sounds of Silence, I Am a Rock, Homeward Bound, Bridge Over Troubled Water and two others. The highest was El Condor Pasa (If I Could), at number 1 in week 15 of 1970.
Which category is Greatest Hits in?
Greatest Hits is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Simon & Garfunkel.
Who was in Simon & Garfunkel when Greatest Hits came out?
In 1966–1972, Simon & Garfunkel consisted of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. That is the line-up of the group in those years, not necessarily who is heard on the album. A linked name has a page of its own.
What do the percentages for the sound of Greatest Hits mean?
They come from an acoustic analysis of the recordings as they are on Spotify: per track a score from 0 to 100 for energy, danceability, mood and acoustic, plus the tempo and the key. They are the outcome of a model, not a measurement of the music itself; 93% acoustic means the model is fairly sure that mostly acoustic instruments are heard. The sound of the album is the average of its tracks, each track counting equally, and the comparison is with the average of all analysed tracks in the collection.
How do you play Greatest Hits?
With the round Spotify button after each track, or the whole album at once via the play button next to the cover. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.