The album received mostly positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 32 on the UK Albums Chart and number 55 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

[1] The album was released on 23 November 2009 by Warner Music internationally and on 1 December 2009 by Reprise Records in the United States.

It spent over 100 weeks at number one on the Billboard New Age Albums chart.

[1] The Very Best of Enya received mostly positive reviews from music critics.

With tunes like 'Orinoco Flow', 'Caribbean Blue' and 'Book of Days' in the pot and out of the way, it's easier to appreciate hidden gems like 'Cursum Perficio', 'Boadicea', 'Trains and Winter Rains' and 'Anywhere Is'.