Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield is a compilation album by Mike Oldfield, released in 1993 by Virgin Records.

Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield
Greatest hits album by Mike Oldfield
Released	13 September 1993 (1993-09-13)[1]
Recorded	1972–1992
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	63:22
Label	Virgin
Producer	Mike Oldfield and others
Mike Oldfield chronology
Collector's Edition Box (1993) Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield (1993) Elements Box (1993)
Singles from Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield
"Moonlight Shadow" Released: 27 September 1993[2] "In Dulci Jubilo" Released: 22 November 1993[3]

The compilation was first released as a single CD album, which is the most commonly available form today. It was later released with the original Tubular Bells, as a double CD album. Other related releases include a 4-CD box set and a video album.

This compilation was released by Virgin after Oldfield had left the label, but includes "Sentinel" from Tubular Bells II courtesy of the Warner label.

Two of Oldfield's previous hits, "In Dulci Jubilo" and "Moonlight Shadow", were reissued alongside the album.

Track listing

All tracks by Mike Oldfield except where noted.

1. "Tubular Bells (Opening theme)" – 4:19
2. "Family Man" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Tim Cross, Rick Fenn, Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield, Morris Pert, Maggie Reilly) – 3:45
3. "Moonlight Shadow" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 3:36
4. "Heaven's Open" – 4:27
5. "Five Miles Out" – 4:15
6. "To France" (feat. Maggie Reilly) – 4:43
7. "Foreign Affair" (feat. Maggie Reilly) (Oldfield, Reilly) – 3:54
8. "In Dulci Jubilo" (Pearsall) – 2:50
9. "Shadow on the Wall" (feat. Roger Chapman) – 5:07 (12" version)
10. "Islands" (feat. Bonnie Tyler) – 4:17
11. "Etude" (Francisco Tárrega) – 3:07
12. "Sentinel" – 3:56 (Single version)
13. "Ommadawn (Excerpt)" – 3:38
14. "Incantations part four (Excerpt)" – 4:39
15. "Amarok (Excerpt)" – 4:43
16. "Portsmouth" – 2:00

Musical scores

• Oldfield, Mike (1994). Elements. The Best of Mike Oldfield. Piano/Vocal/Guitar. IMP International Music Publications Limited. ISBN 1-85909-157-1.

Other Elements albums

• Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield (video), video/DVD edition
• Elements Box, by Mike Oldfield, four CD edition

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Chart (1993)	Peak
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4]	24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5]	54
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6]	13
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7]	13
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8]	5
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	21
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	5

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Chart (1993)	Rank
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[12]	31

Certifications

Sales and certifications for Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[13]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[14]	Gold	250,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.