The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of

2003 greatest hits album by Modern Talking

Greatest hits album by

Modern Talking

Released

23 June 2003 (2003-06-23)

Recorded

1984–2003

Genre

Euro disco

Label

Hansa

Producer

Dieter Bohlen

Modern Talking chronology

Universe
(2003)

The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of
(2003)

The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of is a greatest hits album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 23 June 2003 by Hansa Records. It consists of singles released from 1984 to 2003.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen. All tracks are produced by Bohlen, except where noted

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul"	Bohlen Luis Rodríguez^[a]	3:15
2.	"You Can Win If You Want" (Original No 1 Mix '84)		3:46
3.	"Cheri, Cheri Lady"		3:45
4.	"Brother Louie"		3:41
5.	"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)"		3:48
6.	"Geronimo's Cadillac"	Bohlen Rodríguez^[a]	3:16
7.	"Give Me Peace on Earth"	Bohlen Rodríguez^[a]	4:12
8.	"Jet Airliner"	Bohlen Rodríguez^[a]	4:21
9.	"In 100 Years..."	Bohlen Rodríguez^[a]	3:57
10.	"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98"	Bohlen Rodríguez^[a]	3:49
11.	"Brother Louie '98"		3:35
12.	"You Are Not Alone" (video version)		3:23
13.	"Sexy, Sexy Lover" (vocal version)		3:33
14.	"China in Her Eyes" (video version)		3:09
15.	"Don't Take Away My Heart" (new vocal version)		3:54
16.	"Win the Race" (radio edit)		3:35
17.	"Last Exit to Brooklyn"		3:16
18.	"Ready for the Victory" (radio version)	Bohlen Axel Breitung^[a]	3:31
19.	"Juliet"	Bohlen Thorsten Brötzmann^[a]	3:37
20.	"TV Makes the Superstar" (radio edit)	Bohlen Brötzmann^[a]	3:44

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

Dieter Bohlen – production, arrangements
Luis Rodríguez – co-production (tracks 1, 6–10)
Axel Breitung – co-production (track 18)
Thorsten Brötzmann – co-production (tracks 19, 20)
Manfred Esser, Wolfgang Wilde, Stephan Pick, Fryderyk Gabowicz – photos
Ronald Reinsberg – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of*
Chart (2003)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1]	39
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[2]	77
European Albums (Music & Media)^[3]	14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	3
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[5]	18
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	53

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of*
Chart (2003)	Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	97

Certifications

Certifications for *The Final Album: The Ultimate Best Of*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[8]	Gold	100,000^‡
Russia (NFPF)^[9]	Platinum	20,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – The Final Album - The Ultimate Best Of" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 31. týden 2003". Marketing & Media (in Czech). 4 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 29. 12 July 2003. p. 9. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – The Final Album - The Ultimate Best Of" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2003. 34. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – The Final Album - The Ultimate Best Of". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2003" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'The Final Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Russian album certifications – Modern Talking – Final Album" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 17 May 2019.