The Best of Kylie Minogue

The Best of Kylie Minogue
Greatest hits album by Kylie Minogue
Released	28 May 2012 (2012-05-28)
Recorded	1987–2010
Genre	Pop dance-pop
Label	EMI
Producer	Babydaddy Brothers in Rhythm Guy Chambers Ian Curnow Cutfather Daniel Davidsen Rob Davis Cathy Dennis Johnny Douglas Jim Eliot Julian Gallagher Phil Harding Calvin Harris Greg Kurstin Steve Power Stuart Price Lucas Secon Damon Sharpe Jake Shears Mike Spencer Graham Stack Richard "Biff" Stannard Sunnyroads Mark Taylor Peter Wallevik
Kylie Minogue chronology
Hits (2011) The Best of Kylie Minogue (2012) The Abbey Road Sessions (2012)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Q	(mixed)
Rolling Stone

The Best of Kylie Minogue is the third major greatest hits album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 28 May 2012 by EMI to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Minogue's recording career, as part of her K25 celebrations. This is Minogue's fourth major compilation album, following the previous major compilation albums Greatest Hits (1992), Hits+ (2002) and Ultimate Kylie (2004). It is also Minogue's only major compilation not to include any new material or to include unreleased and rare material. The album consists of Minogue's major hits, spanning from her 1987 debut to her 2010 album project Aphrodite.

Upon its release, the compilation was well received by most music critics, many praising the later releases of Minogue's catalog, while it was criticized for not including most of her hit songs from the past. It peaked at number eleven in the United Kingdom, while charting inside the top forty in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland and Spain.

The Best of Kylie Minogue is the first major greatest hits album by Minogue since her 2004 Ultimate Kylie album. During 2012, Minogue had celebrated her twenty-fifth anniversary of her record career, which was dubbed "K25 Celebration". Each month, Minogue would present a special gift to her fans to thank them for their support during her 25-year recording career. She would ask fans every month to "tweet to unlock" the special gift, and she would regularly receive more than 25,000 tweets. To celebreate the first month of K25, Minogue released an orchestral version of her single "Finer Feelings" and embarked on the Anti Tour, which featured b-sides, demos and rarities from her music catalogue.

According to a press release, the songs selected for The Best of Kylie Minogue were chosen by "fans through extensive market research conducted by EMI late last year." The cover art of The Best of Kylie Minogue contains badges of the singles. It also has pictures from two music videos; "Spinning Around" and "Confide in Me". The back cover featured logos of the hits. In the booklet, the cover of the singles are included. An alternate cover was made for a deluxe edition for iTunes. The same picture with a pink border and text.

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