Tracks
Side A
- 11989Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 2 of 1990, 8 weeks in the chartEleni3:50
- 21989Himalaya3:57
- 31989Rounding The Cape (A Tribute To...)3:53A minor
- 41991Dutch Top 40: peak position 20 in week 26 of 1991, 5 weeks in the chartSedalia3:27F major
- 51991Morning Dew2:34
- 61991Ja Sena2:50
Side B
- 11991Hellenic Anthem3:20C major
- 21993Pavane3:06G major
- 31993Kiriaki3:38F♯ minor
- 41993Mississippi Journey3:09
- 51993A Passage To India3:21C major
- 61993Riding Bikes3:08G major
- 71993Recuerdos De La Alhambra3:18A major
Source of the Dutch Top 40 entries: top40.nl
Sound of The Very Best
The Very Best sounds more electric and darker than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 111 bpm.
Quietest track: Mississippi Journey · most energetic: Riding Bikes
Across 13 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 Tol & Tol 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.
Cees Tol
Thomas Tol19901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Frequently asked questions
When was The Very Best by Tol & Tol released?
The Very Best came out in 2026.
How many tracks are on The Very Best?
The Very Best has 13 tracks, 44 minutes in total, spread over two vinyl sides.
Which tracks from The Very Best made the Dutch Top 40?
Two tracks from this album reached the Dutch Top 40: Eleni and Sedalia. The highest was Eleni, at number 3 in week 2 of 1990.
Which category is The Very Best in?
The Very Best is filed under compilations. On the home page, sorted by category, the album sits on that shelf, among the other albums by Tol & Tol.
Who was in Tol & Tol when The Very Best came out?
In 1989–1993, Tol & Tol consisted of Cees Tol and Thomas Tol. 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 The Very Best 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 The Very Best?
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.