The Ultimate Collection (Steps album)

The Ultimate Collection
Greatest hits album by Steps
Released	10 October 2011
Recorded	1997-2011
Genre	Pop
Length	76:16
Label	Sony
Producer	Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, Pete Waterman, Dan Frampton, David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Ali Thomson, Eliot Kennedy
Steps chronology
The Last Dance (2002) The Ultimate Collection (2011) Light Up the World (2012)
Alternative cover
Tour Edition cover

The Ultimate Collection is the second greatest hits album released by pop group Steps. The album was released on 10 October 2011 through Sony Music Entertainment. The album was released to mark the tenth anniversary of the group's split back in 2001. The album features Steps' first recording in ten years, a cover of the ABBA hit "Dancing Queen".

The album debuted at number one in the United Kingdom selling 34,000 copies within its first week. On 22 July 2013, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry selling over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom.

In 2011, Steps appeared on the Sky Living documentary Steps Reunion depicting their split and the interim years leading them to bury old wounds and reunite for their second greatest hits album The Ultimate Collection. It marked ten years since the group released their first greatest hits album Gold: Greatest Hits and was Steps' first release since the release of their 2002 compilation, The Last Dance. On 10 October 2011, Steps appeared for the first time on This Morning, performing "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" and "Tragedy" and announced their 14-date 2012 arena tour The Ultimate Tour. They also announced that they had reformed as a band full term.

The track listing places the singles in chronological order and is similar to the 2001 Gold: Greatest Hits compilation. However, The Ultimate Collection includes the singles "I Know Him So Well" and "You'll Be Sorry", not featured on Gold but excludes the single "Words Are Not Enough" (although the music video is included on the DVD edition). The release features a version of ABBA's "Dancing Queen" featured as a bonus track. The deluxe edition of the album includes a DVD containing all of Steps' music videos and a live recording of "I Know Him So Well" from the Abbamania TV Special. The standard version of the album featured a black cover while the deluxe edition has a white cover and both have a cardboard sleeve surrounding the jewel case. Steps have signed the booklets on both CD and deluxe editions.