It includes 18 of their greatest hits and a tribute to band member Maurice Gibb, who died in 2003.

Rhino Records re-released Number Ones worldwide in 2008 using the European track list.

Combining sales of versions issued by two different record companies, it has sold 1,236,000 copies in the US as of August 2012.

[3] This gives the group a span of 44 years, 9 months since their first Top 10 album, 1967's Bee Gees' 1st, which peaked at No.

[4] Two of the bonus tracks were new recordings of classic Gibb compositions originally recorded by other artists, including "Islands in the Stream" (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton), and "Immortality" (Celine Dion).