The Ultimate Alabama

Ultimate Alabama
Ultimate Alabama
Compilation album by Alabama
Released	October 12, 2004
Genre	Country
Length	59:48
Label	RCA Nashville
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits is a compilation album by American country music band Alabama, released in 2004.^[2]

The album debuted at No. 52 on the Billboard 200,^[3] and No. 10 on Top Country Albums in its first week of release.^[4] The album has sold 755,100 copies in the United States as of April 2017.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Born Country"	Byron Hill, John Schweers	3:17
2.	"Jukebox in My Mind"	Dave Gibson, Ronnie Rogers	3:37
3.	"Reckless"	Michael Clark, Jeff Stevens	3:18
4.	"Feels So Right"	Randy Owen	3:35
5.	"Love in the First Degree"	Tim DuBois, Jim Hurt	3:18
6.	"Mountain Music"	Owen	3:38
7.	"Song of the South"	Bob McDill	3:12
8.	"Tennessee River"	Owen	3:03
9.	"Take Me Down"	Mark Gray, J.P. Pennington	3:43
10.	"Lady Down on Love"	Owen	3:59
11.	"She and I"	Dave Loggins	3:35
12.	"Down Home"	Rick Bowles, Josh Leo	3:27
13.	"Why Lady Why"	Teddy Gentry, Rick Scott	3:10
14.	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"	Roger Murrah, Randy VanWarmer	2:49
15.	"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"	Loggins	3:46
16.	""You've Got" the Touch"	John Jarrard, Lisa Palas, Will Robinson	4:14
17.	"There's No Way"	Jarrard, Palas, Robinson	4:13
18.	"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"	Loggins, Don Schlitz, Lisa Silver	3:24
19.	"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"	Murray Kellum, Dan Mitchell	3:23
20.	"Southern Star"	Rich Alves, Steve Dean, Murrah	3:07

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[6]	52
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	74

References

^ Campbell, Al. "Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ "Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 30, 2004.
^ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 30, 2004.
^ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[allmusic-1] Campbell, Al. "Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[2] "Ultimate Alabama: 20 #1 Hits Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 22, 2011.

[3] "Billboard 200". Billboard. October 30, 2004.

[4] "Top Country Albums". Billboard. October 30, 2004.

[5] Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.

[ac_Billboard200_Alabama-6] "Alabama Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Alabama-7] "Alabama Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2020.

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Studio albums	Wild Country (1976) Deuces Wild (1977) Alabama Band No. 3 (1979) My Home's in Alabama (1980) Feels So Right (1981) Mountain Music (1982) The Closer You Get... (1983) Roll On (1984) 40-Hour Week (1985) The Touch (1986) Just Us (1987) Southern Star (1989) Pass It On Down (1990) American Pride (1992) Cheap Seats (1993) In Pictures (1995) Dancin' on the Boulevard (1997) Twentieth Century (1999) When It All Goes South (2001) Alabama & Friends (2013) Southern Drawl (2015)
Holiday albums	Christmas (1985) Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (1994) Christmas Vol. II (1996) Christmas Collection (2006)
Gospel albums	Songs of Inspiration (2006) Songs of Inspiration II (2007) Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites (2014)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1986) Alabama Live (1988) Greatest Hits Vol. II (1991) Gonna Have a Party...Live (1993) For Our Fans (1993) Greatest Hits Vol. III (1994) Super Hits (1996) Born Country (1997) Super Hits II (1998) The Essential Alabama (1998) For the Record (1998) Legendary (2002) In the Mood: The Love Songs (2003) The American Farewell Tour (2003) The Ultimate Alabama (2004) The Essential (2005) Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection (2006) 16 Biggest Hits (2007) Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama (2008) Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama (2009) Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live (2010) Country: Alabama (2013) The Classic Christmas Album (2013) Alabama & Friends: At the Ryman (2014)
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