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So Far... The Best Of is a greatest hits album released by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor in 1997. The collection features songs appearing on O'Connor's first four studio albums, along with several non-album collaborations. "Heroine" and "Empire" are also included on O'Connor's 2005 compilation album Collaborations. The album was her last album with Chrysalis Records, as she later moved to Atlantic Records in 1998.

Track listings

International

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "Thank You for Hearing Me" (O'Connor, John Reynolds)
  5. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  6. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  7. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  8. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  9. "Jackie" (O'Connor)
  10. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  11. "John I Love You" (O'Connor)
  12. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Tim Simenon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Friday, Seezer)
  15. "This Is a Rebel Song" (O'Connor)

North American

  1. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince)
  2. "Mandinka" (O'Connor)
  3. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (O'Connor)
  4. "The Last Day of Our Acquaintance" (O'Connor)
  5. "Fire on Babylon" (O'Connor, Reynolds)
  6. "Troy" (O'Connor)
  7. "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" (Traditional, arranged by O'Connor)
  8. "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" (Mullins, O'Connor)
  9. "John, I Love You" (O'Connor)
  10. "Empire" (Bomb the Bass featuring Benjamin Zephaniah and Sinéad O'Connor) (Simenon, O'Connor, Zephaniah)
  11. "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (O'Connor, Reynolds, Dean, Clowes, Holifield)
  12. "Heroine" (The Edge featuring Sinéad O'Connor and Larry Mullen Jr.) (The Edge, Brook, O'Connor)
  13. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (Tim Rice, Andrew Lloyd Webber)
  14. "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (Bono, Gavin Friday, Maurice Seezer)
  15. "Just Like U Said It Would B" (O'Connor)

Charts

Chart performance for So Far... The Best Of
Chart (1997–2000)Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)27
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)97
Irish Albums (IRMA)3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)27
Scottish Albums (OCC)47
UK Albums (OCC)28
Chart performance for So Far... The Best Of
Chart (2023)Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)94
Scottish Albums (OCC)38
UK Albums (OCC)70

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for So Far... The Best Of
RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)Silver203,525
United States74,000
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.