Songs You Know by Heart

Songs You Know by Heart: Jimmy Buffett's Greatest Hit(s) is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was released in 1985. The parenthetical "s" in the subtitle alludes to the status at the time of "Margaritaville" as Buffett's single large chart hit.

Songs You Know by Heart
Greatest hits album by Jimmy Buffett
Released	October 28, 1985
Genre	Country rock Gulf and Western
Length	42:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Don Gant, Norbert Putnam
Alternative cover
CD release cover art

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Despite its 1985 release date, the album only includes songs from 1973 to 1979. Aside from 1976's Havaña Daydreamin', this compilation includes at least one song from each of Buffett's ABC Records/MCA Records albums released between 1973 and 1979.

Commercial performance

The album reached No. 100 on the Billboard 200. The album however has continued to sell, and it was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 12, 1989, and 7× Platinum on November 21, 2005,^[2] which made it Buffett's most commercially successful. It has sold 5,646,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019.^[3] Following Buffett's death in September 2023, Songs You Know By Heart re-entered the Billboard 200 at a new peak position of No. 4.^[4]

Track listing

Side 1:

1. "Cheeseburger in Paradise" (Jimmy Buffett) – 2:53 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
2. "He Went to Paris" (Buffett) – 3:31 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
3. "Fins" (Buffett, Deborah McColl, Barry Chance, Tom Corcoran) – 3:27 (From Volcano)
4. "Son of a Son of a Sailor" (Buffett) – 3:25 (From Son of a Son of a Sailor)
5. "A Pirate Looks at Forty" (Buffett) – 3:55 (From A1A)
6. "Margaritaville" (Buffett) – 4:11 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)

Side 2:

1. "Come Monday" (Buffett) – 3:11 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
2. "Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes" (Buffett) – 3:18 (From Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes)
3. "Why Don't We Get Drunk" (Marvin Gardens) – 2:44 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
4. "Pencil Thin Mustache" (Buffett) – 2:52 (From Living and Dying in 3/4 Time)
5. "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit" (Buffett) – 2:58 (From A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean)
6. "Boat Drinks" (Buffett) – 2:38 (From Volcano)
7. "Volcano" (Buffett, Keith Sykes, Harry Dailey) – 3:38 (From Volcano)

Charts

Weekly charts

1985 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5]	27
US Billboard 200[6]	100

2023 chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (2023)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7]	44
US Billboard 200[8]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Songs You Know by Heart

Chart (2018)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9]	95