Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics

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Decade in the Sun: Best of Stereophonics is a greatest-hits album by the Welsh rock band Stereophonics, released on 10 November 2008. It collects songs from the band’s six studio albums, from their 1997 debut Word Gets Around up to 2007’s Pull the Pin, and adds two new tracks, “You’re My Star” and “My Own Worst Enemy.” “You’re My Star” was released as a single on 27 October 2008.

editions and track lists
- Two-disc deluxe edition: features tracks from across all albums, including multiple songs from Word Gets Around, Just Enough Education to Perform, Performance and Cocktails, Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, You Gotta Go There to Come Back, and Pull the Pin, plus the two new songs and additional non-album singles and B-sides.
- One-disc edition: a shorter collection with a selection of tracks from the bands’ albums and the two new songs.
- A later DVD edition includes all of the band’s music videos, plus live performances and extra footage; the DVD also includes the video for “You’re My Star.”

reception
Decade in the Sun received generally favorable reviews. Critics praised it as a strong collection that should please longtime fans and newcomers, though some noted the omission of certain UK hits like “Madame Helga” and “Moviestar.”

chart and sales
- The album debuted at number 2 in the UK, with about 67,073 copies sold in the first week.
- It sold around 528,000 copies in 2008, ranking as the 13th best-selling album of the year in the UK.
- By 16 March 2013, it had sold 1,044,219 copies in the UK and spent 182 weeks in the top 100.
- All lyrics are by Kelly Jones, with the exception of “Handbags and Gladrags,” which was written by Mike d’Abo.

formats
The release is available as a 20-track edition and a 40-track two-CD Deluxe edition, plus a DVD edition that contains all music videos, notable live performances, and additional footage.