Ultimate Madness

Ultimate Madness
Greatest hits album by
Madness
Released7 June 2010
Recorded1979–2008
Genres
LabelUnion Square
ProducersClive Langer and Alan Winstanley
Madness chronology
Total Madness
(2009)		 Ultimate Madness
(2010)		 A Guided Tour of Madness
(2011)

Ultimate Madness is a compilation album by the band Madness, consisting of 21 of their singles. It reached 27 in the UK charts and was an exclusive Tesco release.

Track listing

  1. "The Prince" - 2:29
  2. "One Step Beyond" - 2:20
  3. "My Girl" - 2:44
  4. "Night Boat to Cairo" - 3:30
  5. "Baggy Trousers" - 2:46
  6. "Embarrassment" - 3:10
  7. "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" - 2:33
  8. "Grey Day" - 3:39
  9. "Shut Up" - 2:51
  10. "It Must Be Love" - 3:17
  11. "Cardiac Arrest" - 2:56
  12. "House of Fun" - 2:48
  13. "Driving in My Car" - 3:17
  14. "Our House" - 3:22
  15. "Tomorrow's Just Another Day" - 3:10
  16. "Wings of a Dove" - 3:01
  17. "The Sun and the Rain" - 3:30
  18. "Michael Caine" - 3:38
  19. "NW5"
  20. "Dust Devil"
  21. "Forever Young"

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (Official Charts)23
UK Albums (Official Charts)27
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)3

Certifications and sales

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 20/6/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 20/6/2010 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 20/6/2010 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "British album certifications – Madness – Ultimate Madness". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 March 2022. Select albums in the Formats field. Type Ultimate Madness Madness in the "Search:" field.