50 for 50

50th Anniversary Collection
50th Anniversary Collection
Greatest hits album by Jethro Tull
Released	1 June 2018
Recorded	1968–2003
Genre	Progressive rock; hard rock; folk rock; blues rock;
Length	62:48
Label	Parlophone; Chrysalis;

50 for 50
50 for 50
Compilation album by Jethro Tull
Released	1 June 2018
Recorded	1968–2003
Genre	Progressive rock; hard rock; folk rock; blues rock;
Length	220:15
Label	Parlophone; Chrysalis;
Jethro Tull chronology

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50 for 50 is a three-disc compilation album^[1] by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 2018.^[4] Released to commemorate the band's 50th anniversary, the collection includes 50 tracks, selected by frontman Ian Anderson himself,^[1] released between 1968 and 2003.

Track listing

All songs written by Ian Anderson, except where noted.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Nothing Is Easy"		Stand Up, 1969	4:24
2.	"Love Story"		Non-album single, 1968	3:03
3.	"Beggar's Farm"	Anderson, Mick Abrahams	This Was, 1968	4:17
4.	"Living in the Past"		Non-album single, 1969	3:22
5.	"A Song for Jeffrey"		This Was, 1968	3:23
6.	"A New Day Yesterday"		Stand Up, 1969	4:08
7.	"The Witch's Promise"		Non-album single, 1970	3:58
8.	"Mother Goose"		Aqualung, 1971	3:52
9.	"With You There To Help Me"		Benefit, 1970	6:18
10.	"Teacher" (US album version)		Benefit (US version), 1970	3:56
11.	"Life Is a Long Song"		Life Is a Long Song EP, 1971	3:18
12.	"Sweet Dream"		Non-album single, 1969	4:03
13.	"Aqualung"		Aqualung, 1971	6:36
14.	"Minstrel in the Gallery" (single edit)		Minstrel in the Gallery, 1975	3:51
15.	"Critique Oblique" (Steven Wilson remix)		A Passion Play, 1973	4:36
16.	"Weathercock"		Heavy Horses, 1978	4:02
17.	"Cross-Eyed Mary"		Aqualung, 1971	4:10
Total length:				71:17

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"Bourée"	J. S. Bach, arr. by Anderson	Stand Up, 1969	3:45
2.	"Dun Ringill"		Stormwatch, 1979	2:41
3.	"Heavy Horses"		Heavy Horses, 1978	8:54
4.	"Hunting Girl"		Songs from the Wood, 1977	5:11
5.	"Bungle in the Jungle"		War Child, 1974	3:36
6.	"Salamander"		Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, 1976	2:51
7.	"Pussy Willow"		The Broadsword and the Beast, 1982	3:53
8.	"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die"		Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!, 1976	5:39
9.	"Songs from the Wood"		Songs from the Wood, 1977	4:53
10.	"The Whistler"		Songs from the Wood, 1977	3:31
11.	"Really Don't Mind / See There a Son Is Born"		Thick as a Brick, 1972	5:01
12.	"Moths"		Heavy Horses, 1978	3:24
13.	"One White Duck / 0¹⁰ = Nothing at All"		Minstrel in the Gallery, 1975	4:36
14.	"Cup of Wonder"		Songs from the Wood, 1977	4:31
15.	"Ring Out Solstice Bells"		The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, 2003	4:05
16.	"Skating Away On the Thin Ice of the New Day"		War Child, 1974	4:11
17.	"A Christmas Song"		The Jethro Tull Christmas Album, 2003	2:49
Total length:				73:31

Disc 3
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Place of Origin	Length
1.	"One Brown Mouse"		Heavy Horses, 1978	3:21
2.	"Rare and Precious Chain"		Roots to Branches, 1995	3:35
3.	"Kissing Willie"		Rock Island, 1989	3:32
4.	"Rocks on the Road"		Catfish Rising, 1991	5:31
5.	"Fylingdale Flyer"		A, 1980	4:33
6.	"Paparazzi"	Anderson, Martin Barre, Peter-John Vettese	Under Wraps, 1984	3:47
7.	"North Sea Oil"		Stormwatch, 1979	3:10
8.	"Steel Monkey"		Crest of a Knave, 1987	3:35
9.	"Black Sunday"		A, 1980	6:35
10.	"European Legacy"		Under Wraps, 1984	3:24
11.	"Budapest"		Crest of a Knave, 1987	10:02
12.	"Broadsword"		The Broadsword and The Beast, 1982	5:02
13.	"Dot Com"		J-Tull Dot Com, 1999	4:26
14.	"Farm on the Freeway"		Crest of a Knave, 1987	6:30
15.	"This Is Not Love"		Catfish Rising, 1991	3:58
16.	"Locomotive Breath"		Aqualung, 1971	4:26
Total length:				75:27

50th Anniversary Collection

50th Anniversary Collection is a single-disc greatest hits album by the English progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released in 2018.^[5] The album is a summary of 50 for 50, containing the same cover in a different color. The tracklist was selected by Anderson himself.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Story"	3:03
2.	"Living in the Past"	3:22
3.	"Life Is a Long Song"	3:19
4.	"Sweet Dream"	4:03
5.	"The Witch's Promise"	3:51
6.	"Aqualung"	6:37
7.	"Dun Ringill"	2:42
8.	"Cross-Eyed Mary"	4:09
9.	"Boureé"	3:46
10.	"Bungle in the Jungle"	3:36
11.	"Steel Monkey"	3:37
12.	"Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!"	5:40
13.	"Ring Out, Solstice Bells"	4:06
14.	"Farm on the Freeway"	6:31
15.	"Locomotive Breath"	4:26

Charts

Chart information for 50 for 50 only, not 50th Anniversary Collection:

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[6]	73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[7]	153
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[8]	32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[9]	48
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)^[10]	32
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[11]	80
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[12]	30
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	73
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[14]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[15]	35

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Blistein, Jon (March 27, 2018). "Jethro Tull Detail Massive 50th Anniversary Compilation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b 50 for 50 on AllMusic
^ Batcup, Tim (22 June 2018). "Jethro Tull – 50 For 50 album review". Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
^ "Burningshed ((( 50 For 50 )))". www.burningshed.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
^ "Burningshed ((( 50th Anniversary Collection )))". www.burningshed.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 23.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 23. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
^ "Jethro Tull". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[Rolling_Stone-1] Blistein, Jon (March 27, 2018). "Jethro Tull Detail Massive 50th Anniversary Compilation". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[AllMusic-2] 50 for 50 on AllMusic

[3] Batcup, Tim (22 June 2018). "Jethro Tull – 50 For 50 album review". Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

[4] "Burningshed ((( 50 For 50 )))". www.burningshed.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

[5] "Burningshed ((( 50th Anniversary Collection )))". www.burningshed.com. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

[ac_Austria_Jethro_Tull-6] "Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Flanders_Jethro_Tull-7] "Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Czech_-8] "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 23.Týden 2018 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Germany4_Jethro_Tull-9] "Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Hungary_Jethro_Tull-10] "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2018. 23. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Italy_Jethro_Tull-11] "Italiancharts.com – Jethro Tull – 50 for 50". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-13] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[ac_UKRock_-14] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

[15] "Jethro Tull". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2024.

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v t e Jethro Tull
Ian Anderson David Goodier John O'Hara Scott Hammond Jack Clark Mick Abrahams Clive Bunker Glenn Cornick Tony Iommi Martin Barre John Evan Jeffrey Hammond Barriemore Barlow John Glascock Dee Palmer Dave Pegg Mark Craney Eddie Jobson Gerry Conway Peter-John Vettese Paul Burgess Doane Perry Don Airey Maartin Allcock Andrew Giddings Dave Mattacks Jonathan Noyce Florian Opahle Joe Parrish
Studio albums	This Was Stand Up Benefit Aqualung Thick as a Brick A Passion Play War Child Minstrel in the Gallery Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! Songs from the Wood Heavy Horses Stormwatch A The Broadsword and the Beast Under Wraps Crest of a Knave Rock Island Catfish Rising Roots to Branches J-Tull Dot Com The Jethro Tull Christmas Album The Zealot Gene RökFlöte
Live albums	Bursting Out Live at Hammersmith '84 A Little Light Music Jethro Tull in Concert Living with the Past Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Aqualung Live Live at Montreux 2003 Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at Carnegie Hall 1970
Compilations	Living in the Past M.U. – The Best of Jethro Tull Repeat – The Best of Jethro Tull – Vol II Original Masters 20 Years of Jethro Tull: Highlights Nightcap The Best of Jethro Tull – The Anniversary Collection Through the Years The Very Best Of The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull The Essential 50 for 50
Boxed sets	20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Box Set
Videos	Slipstream 20 Years of Jethro Tull 25th Anniversary Video Living with the Past A New Day Yesterday Nothing Is Easy: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 Live at Montreux 2003 Jack in the Green Live at Madison Square Garden 1978 Live at AVO Session Basel Around the World Live
Songs	"Sunshine Day" "A Song for Jeffrey" "Love Story" "Living in the Past" "Bourée" "Sweet Dream" "The Witch's Promise" "Teacher" "Aqualung" "Cross-Eyed Mary" "Mother Goose" "Hymn 43" "Locomotive Breath" "Life Is a Long Song" "Bungle in the Jungle" "Skating Away on the Thin Ice of the New Day" "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" "The Whistler" "Songs from the Wood" "Heavy Horses" "Dun Ringill"
Related	Discography Members A Billion Hands Concert The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus A Classic Case Thick as a Brick 2 Jethro Tull – The String Quartets
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