#1 Hits Explosion is a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo

The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...

. It was released on September 1, 2009 by Yep Roc Records

Yep Roc Records

Yep Roc Records is an independent International record label based in Haw River, North Carolina and owned by Redeye Distribution . The label has put out albums by artists like The Go-Betweens, The Fleshtones, Gang of Four, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Minus 5, as well as the work of important...

. The album culls songs from various LPs and EPs released by the band between 1995 and 2007.

An accompanying booklet for the album features liner notes by Jeff Kuykendall of the Elephant 6-related website Optical Atlas.

A six-song EP titled #2 Hits Explosion is available exclusively to those who order the album via the band's official website.

Tracklisting

All tracks composed by Robert Schneider

Robert Schneider

Robert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...

 except "Tidal Wave", composed by Schneider and Chris Parfitt

Chris Parfitt

Chris Parfitt is an American guitarist who was one of the founding members of the Elephant 6 indie pop band The Apples in Stereo. Before his 1993 departure, he co-wrote the songs "Tidal Wave" and "Not the Same" with Robert Schneider and his performances appear on the band's original self-titled EP...

; "20 Cases Suggestive of..." and "Winter Must Be Cold", composed by Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney

Hilarie Sidney is a musician most famously recognized as the longtime drummer for The Apples in Stereo. She was previously married to Apples in Stereo frontman and Elephant 6 co-founder Robert Schneider. Their divorce became publicly acknowledged in 2004...

; and "Can You Feel It?" composed by Schneider and Bill Doss

Bill Doss

Bill Doss is among the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based in Athens, Georgia, and one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix...

.

#	Song title	Time	Year	Original release
1.	"Energy"	3:32	2007	New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. The album was produced by Robert Schneider with additional production and mixing by Bryce Goggin and was recorded in three separate states...
2.	"Go!"	3:14	2000	The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band’s experimental/psychedelic pop....
3.	"Strawberryfire"	4:21	1999	Her Wallpaper Reverie Her Wallpaper Reverie Her Wallpaper Reverie is the third album from The Apples in Stereo.The fifteen tracks listed for the album give the impression that it is about the same length as the band's previous two albums, but only seven of the tracks are "actual" songs. The other eight tracks play a variation of the same...
4.	"Tidal Wave [Radio Remix]"	3:25	1995	Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album from The Apples in Stereo, recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's portable Pet Sounds Studio. The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later...
5.	"Please"	2:27	2002	Velocity of Sound Velocity of Sound Velocity of Sound is an album by The Apples in Stereo. It was the group's fifth album, released in October 2002. The American release has an orange album cover, while the European version is green and the Japanese version is blue...
6.	"The Rainbow"	2:40	2000	The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band’s experimental/psychedelic pop....
7.	"Seems So"	3:19	1997	Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution is the second album from The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded from February to June and released in September 1997.The vinyl edition of the album was released with a bonus 7" that included the songs "Man You Gotta Get Up" and "The Golden Flower".-Track listing:All tracks...
8.	"Same Old Drag"	3:23	2007	New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. The album was produced by Robert Schneider with additional production and mixing by Bryce Goggin and was recorded in three separate states...
9.	"The Bird That You Can't See"	3:55	2000	The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band’s experimental/psychedelic pop....
10.	"Shine a Light"	3:21	1997	Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution is the second album from The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded from February to June and released in September 1997.The vinyl edition of the album was released with a bonus 7" that included the songs "Man You Gotta Get Up" and "The Golden Flower".-Track listing:All tracks...
11.	"20 Cases Suggestive of..."	2:52	2000	The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band’s experimental/psychedelic pop....
12.	"Ruby"	3:06	1999	Her Wallpaper Reverie Her Wallpaper Reverie Her Wallpaper Reverie is the third album from The Apples in Stereo.The fifteen tracks listed for the album give the impression that it is about the same length as the band's previous two albums, but only seven of the tracks are "actual" songs. The other eight tracks play a variation of the same...
13.	"Signal in the Sky (Let's Go)"	2:58	2001	Let's Go!
14.	"Can You Feel It?"	4:10	2007	New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. The album was produced by Robert Schneider with additional production and mixing by Bryce Goggin and was recorded in three separate states...
15.	"Winter Must Be Cold"	3:16	1995	Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album from The Apples in Stereo, recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's portable Pet Sounds Studio. The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later...
16.	"Sun is Out"	2:29	2007	New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. The album was produced by Robert Schneider with additional production and mixing by Bryce Goggin and was recorded in three separate states...

#2 Hits Explosion tracklisting

All tracks composed by Robert Schneider except "Touch the Water", composed by Jim McIntyre

Jim McIntyre (musician)

Jim McIntyre is a musician best known as the man behind the Elephant 6 band Von Hemmling. He was also the original bassist for The Apples in Stereo before leaving in 1993. He has written or co-written many early songs for the band, including "Stop Along the Way", "Touch The Water", "To Love The...

; and "Yore Days", composed by Eric Allen.

#	Song title	Time	Year	Original release
1.	"What's the #?"	3:32	1997	Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution is the second album from The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded from February to June and released in September 1997.The vinyl edition of the album was released with a bonus 7" that included the songs "Man You Gotta Get Up" and "The Golden Flower".-Track listing:All tracks...
2.	"Stream Running Over"	3:14	2000	The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone is the fourth album from The Apples in Stereo. It received generally good reviews as a showcase for the band’s experimental/psychedelic pop....
3.	"Tin Pan Alley"	4:21	1997	Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution Tone Soul Evolution is the second album from The Apples in Stereo. It was recorded from February to June and released in September 1997.The vinyl edition of the album was released with a bonus 7" that included the songs "Man You Gotta Get Up" and "The Golden Flower".-Track listing:All tracks...
4.	"Touch the Water"	3:25	1994	Hypnotic Suggestion
5.	"Yore Days"	2:27	2002	Velocity of Sound Velocity of Sound Velocity of Sound is an album by The Apples in Stereo. It was the group's fifth album, released in October 2002. The American release has an orange album cover, while the European version is green and the Japanese version is blue...
6.	"She's Just Like Me/Taking Time"	2:40	1995	Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker Fun Trick Noisemaker is the debut studio album from The Apples in Stereo, recorded in a house in Los Angeles, in Robert Schneider's portable Pet Sounds Studio. The album is perhaps the most raw example of the Apples, with the rather lo-fi recording values being eclipsed somewhat by their later...