The Whole Story

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Template:Album ratings The Whole Story is the second compilation album by English singer-songwriter Kate Bush and her first greatest hits album worldwide. Released on 10 November 1986,<ref name=releasedateUK/> it earned Bush her third UK number-one album and went on to become her best-selling release to date, being certified three-times platinum in the United Kingdom.

The album includes eleven of Bush's singles. It also includes "Experiment IV", which had been released as a single three weeks earlier; it also reached the UK top 30. A remix of Bush's debut single "Wuthering Heights" (1978) with newly re-recorded vocals opens the album. The album mix of "The Man with the Child in His Eyes" features on this release rather than the single version.

A home video compilation of the same name was released simultaneously, which includes the promotional videos for each song on the album. It was nominated for the Best Concept Music Video at the 1988 Grammy Awards.

In 2014, during Bush's Before the Dawn residency at the Hammersmith Apollo, The Whole Story charted at number 8 in the UK.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Following a resurgence of popularity for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" in 2022,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Whole Story peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

• Kate Bush – keyboards, vocals, producer
• Ian Cooper – cutting engineer
• Jon Kelly – producer
• Andrew Powell – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

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1986–1987 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (1986–1987)	Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)<ref>Template:Harvnb</ref>	28
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	11
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	30
Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	38
UK CDs (Music Week)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1

1995 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (1995)	Peak position
French Albums (IFOP)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }} Select "Kate BUSH" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".</ref>	9

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2003 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (2003)	Peak position

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2014 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story

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2022–23 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story

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Year-end charts

1986 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (1986)	Position
UK Albums (Gallup)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	16

1987 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (1987)	Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	91
European Albums (Music & Media)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	75
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	44
UK Albums (Gallup)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	57

2014 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story

Chart (2014)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	66

Bibliography

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