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All the Best!
All the Best!
	UK/Canadian vinyl cover
Greatest hits album by Paul McCartney
Released	2 November 1987
Recorded	1970 – 1987
Genre	Rock
Length	86:29 (International version) ; 72:14 (US version) ; 72:35 (CD version)
Label	EMI/Parlophone (UK); Capitol (US)
Producer	Paul McCartney; George Martin;
Paul McCartney chronology
Singles from All the Best!
	"Once Upon a Long Ago"; Released: 16 November 1987;

All the Best!

1987 greatest hits album by Paul McCartney

All the Best! is the second official compilation album of Paul McCartney's music, after 1978's Wings Greatest. It was released in 1987 on Capitol Records and Parlophone Records.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[4]
The Essential Rock Discography	8/10^[5]
MusicHound Rock	3/5^[6]
New Musical Express	9/10^[7]
Q	^[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Jet"	Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney	Band on the Run, 1973	4:08
2.	"Band on the Run"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Band on the Run	5:11
3.	"Coming Up"	P. McCartney	McCartney II, 1980	3:51
4.	"Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder)	P. McCartney	Tug of War, 1982	3:41
5.	"Listen to What the Man Said"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Venus and Mars, 1975	3:55

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"No More Lonely Nights" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Give My Regards to Broad Street soundtrack, 1984	4:38
2.	"Silly Love Songs"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound, 1976	5:54
3.	"Let ’Em In"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Wings at the Speed of Sound	5:09
4.	"C Moon"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1972	4:33
5.	"Pipes of Peace" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	Pipes of Peace, 1983	3:24

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Live and Let Die"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Live and Let Die soundtrack, 1973	3:11
2.	"Another Day"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1971	3:41
3.	"Maybe I’m Amazed" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	McCartney, 1970	3:50
4.	"Goodnight Tonight" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1979	4:19
5.	"Once Upon a Long Ago" (New song released as single from this album)	P. McCartney	All the Best! compilation, 1987	4:09

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson)	P. McCartney, Michael Jackson	Pipes of Peace	3:55
2.	"With a Little Luck" (Not included on CD release)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	5:45
3.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08
4.	"We All Stand Together"	P. McCartney	Rupert and the Frog Song soundtrack, 1984	4:23
5.	"Mull of Kintyre"	P. McCartney, Denny Laine	Non‐album single, 1977	4:44

All_the_Best!

All the Best!

Background

Track listings

UK/Australian/Canadian/Japanese listing

US track listing

Charts

Chart positions

Certifications

Notes

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Album	Length
1.	"Coming Up" (Live at Glasgow) (Edit)	P. McCartney	Non-album single; studio version from McCartney II, 1980	3:31
2.	"Goodnight Tonight"	P. McCartney	Non‐album single, 1979	4:19
3.	"With a Little Luck" (Radio edit)	P. McCartney	London Town, 1978	3:13
4.	"My Love"	P. McCartney, L. McCartney	Red Rose Speedway, 1973	4:08

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[25]	Gold	30,000^{^}
Australia (ARIA)^[26]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[27]	Gold	25,000^*
Canada (Music Canada)^[28]	Gold	50,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[29]	Gold	100,000^*
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[30]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[31]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[32]	3× Platinum	900,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[12]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.