The Best of ZZ Top

The Best of ZZ Top (10 Legendary Texas Tales) is a greatest hits album by American rock band ZZ Top, released November 26, 1977.^[5] Spanning the years from 1971 to 1975, this compilation album does not contain any songs from Tejas, which was released the year before.

The Best of ZZ Top (10 Legendary Texas Tales)
Greatest hits album by ZZ Top
Released	November 26, 1977
Recorded	1970–1975
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	34:21
Label	London Records
Producer	Bill Ham
ZZ Top chronology
Tejas (1976) The Best of ZZ Top (10 Legendary Texas Tales) (1977) Degüello (1979)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]
Tom Hull	B[4]

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Tush"	Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard	Fandango! (1975)	2:14
2.	"Waitin' for the Bus"	Gibbons, Hill	Tres Hombres (1973)	2:59
3.	"Jesus Just Left Chicago"	Gibbons, Hill, Beard	Tres Hombres	3:29
4.	"Francine"	Gibbons, Kenny Cordray, Steve Perron	Rio Grande Mud (1972)	3:33
5.	"Just Got Paid"	Gibbons, Bill Ham	Rio Grande Mud	4:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"La Grange"	Gibbons, Hill, Beard	Tres Hombres	3:51
2.	"Blue Jean Blues"	Gibbons, Hill, Beard	Fandango!	4:42
3.	"Backdoor Love Affair"	Gibbons, Ham	ZZ Top's First Album (1971)	3:20
4.	"Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers"	Gibbons, Hill, Beard	Tres Hombres	3:23
5.	"Heard It on the X"	Gibbons, Hill, Beard	Fandango!	2:23

Personnel

• Billy Gibbons – guitar, vocals
• Dusty Hill – bass, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Tush", co-lead vocals on "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers" and "Heard It on the X"
• Frank Beard – drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	94

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	44

Chart (2024)	Peak position
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[8]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9]	Gold	35,000^
United States (RIAA)[10]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.