20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith

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20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedApril 15, 2003
GenreCountry
Length45:36
LabelMercury
ProducerNelson Larkin
Harold Shedd
James Stroud
Toby Keith
Toby Keith chronology
Unleashed
(2002)
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith
(2003)
Shock'n Y'all
(2003)

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith is a compilation album of American country music artist Toby Keith's greatest hits. The album is part of a 20th Century Masters collection of similar albums. It features songs from his first four albums, all of which were released through Mercury Records.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Should've Been a Cowboy"Toby Keith3:29
2."He Ain't Worth Missing"Keith3:04
3."A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action"Keith Hinton, Alan Stewart2:49
4."Wish I Didn't Know Now"Keith3:25
5."Who's That Man"Keith4:54
6."You Ain't Much Fun"Keith, Carl Goff Jr.2:26
7."Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You"Keith3:49
8."A Woman's Touch"Keith, Wayne Perry5:34
9."Me Too"Keith, Chuck Cannon3:52
10."I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (with Sting)Sting4:00
11."We Were in Love"Cannon, Allen Shamblin4:19
12."Dream Walkin'"Keith, Cannon3:55

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith received four-and-a-half out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic.[1] In his review, Erlewine praises the album as "a near-ideal summary of Keith's Mercury recordings as well as a fine introduction to the man himself."[1]

Chart performance[edit]

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] It also reached number 45 on the all-genre Billboard 200.[2]

Sales and certifications[edit]

20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith was certified Gold by the RIAA in 2004 for shipments of 500,000 copies. As of August 2013, the album has sold 1,008,000 copies in the US.[7]


Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 1,008,000[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Chart listing for 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toby Keith". Allmusic. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Toby Keith Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 20, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Paul Grein (August 28, 2013), "Week Ending Aug. 25, 2013. Albums: A Let-Down For John Mayer", Chart Watch, Yahoo, archived from the original on October 29, 2013
  8. ^ "American album certifications – Toby Keith – 20th Century Masters - The Best Of Toby Keith". Recording Industry Association of America.