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The Who Hits 50! is a compilation album consisting of celebrated songs, hit singles and more obscure cuts by the English rock band The Who, to be released in late 2014 in support of the band's 50th anniversary and associated tour of the same name. The album is notable for containing songs not usually included on Who compilation albums, such as the band's Rolling Stones cover "The Last Time", with other less well-known singles as "Dogs" and "Relay", as well as more familiar tunes, album-only tracks and B-sides.

Included is every song from the compilation Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy except "A Legal Matter" (whose melody happens to be quite similar to that of "The Last Time"). The album is also notable for including one brand new song, "Be Lucky", recorded during 2014 sessions for a proposed new 2015 studio album. The song is the first new material released by the Who since their 2006 studio album, Endless Wire.

Track listing

1-CD Edition

All songs written by Pete Townshend, except where noted.

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Disc 1

No.	Title	Original album	Length
1.	"Zoot Suit" (Meaden; billed as The High Numbers)	1964 single	1:59
2.	"I Can't Explain"	1965 single	2:05
3.	"Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" (Townshend, Roger Daltrey)	1965 single	2:43
4.	"My Generation"	My Generation	3:18
5.	"Substitute"	1966 single	3:45
6.	"The Kids Are Alright"	extended version	3:06
7.	"I'm a Boy"	1966 single	2:38
8.	"Happy Jack"	1966 single (UK) Happy Jack (US)	2:14
9.	"Boris the Spider" (John Entwistle)	A Quick One	2:30
10.	"Pictures of Lily"	1967 single	2:44
11.	"The Last Time" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)	1967 single	2:59
12.	"I Can See for Miles"	The Who Sell Out	4:08
13.	"Call Me Lightning"	B-side to "Dogs" single (UK) 1968 single (US)	2:19
14.	"Dogs"	1968 single	3:01
15.	"Magic Bus" (mono extended version)	1968 single (UK) Magic Bus (US)	4:36
16.	"Pinball Wizard"	Tommy	3:00
17.	"I'm Free"	Tommy	2:41
18.	"The Seeker"	1970 single	3:10
19.	"Summertime Blues" (Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart)	Live at Leeds	3:22
20.	"See Me, Feel Me" (single version)	Tommy	3:30
21.	"Won't Get Fooled Again" (single version)	Who's Next	3:38
22.	"Let's See Action"	1971 single	3:57
23.	"Bargain"	Who's Next	5:33
24.	"Behind Blue Eyes"	Who's Next	3:42

Disc 2

No.	Title	Original album	Length
25.	"Baba O'Riley"	Who's Next	5:08
26.	"Join Together"	1972 single	4:22
27.	"Relay"	1972 single	3:52
28.	"5:15"	Quadrophenia	4:48
29.	"Love, Reign o'er Me"	Quadrophenia	5:56
30.	"Postcard" (Entwistle)	Odds & Sods	3:27
31.	"Squeeze Box"	The Who by Numbers	2:40
32.	"Slip Kid"	The Who by Numbers	4:36
33.	"Who Are You" (single version)	Who Are You	5:14
34.	"Trick of the Light" (Entwistle)	Who Are You	4:27
35.	"You Better You Bet"	Face Dances	5:37
36.	"Don't Let Go the Coat"	Face Dances	3:44
37.	"Athena"	It's Hard	3:46
38.	"Eminence Front"	It's Hard	5:39
39.	"It's Hard"	It's Hard	3:47
40.	"Real Good Looking Boy" (Townshend, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss)	Then and Now	3:55
41.	"It's Not Enough" (Townshend, Rachel Fuller)	Endless Wire	4:03
42.	"Be Lucky"	New song	3:19

Personnel

The Who

• Roger Daltrey – lead vocals, percussion, harmonica, rhythm guitar
• John Entwistle – bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 9 and 30), brass, keyboards
• Kenney Jones – drums, percussion (tracks 35–39)
• Keith Moon – drums, percussion (tracks 1–34)
• Pete Townshend – six and twelve-string acoustic and electric guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (tracks 25 and 38), co-lead vocals (tracks 16, 23, 25, 28, 37), keyboards, synthesizer, jews harp, harmonica, accordion, banjo

Additional musicians

• John "Rabbit" Bundrick – keyboards (tracks 35, 36 and 40), backing vocals