Chronicle, Vol. 1, also known as Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in January 1976 by Fantasy Records, at the same time as the single release of “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” from the album (see 1976 in music).
Chronicle, Vol. 1 is a singles collection with thirteen A-sides and seven B-sides. Compared to the two previously released Creedence Gold compilations, Chronicle Vol. 1 includes all of the group’s charted hits.
It is the best-selling album in the band’s catalog, making 8x multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The compilation was ranked at number 59 in the updated version of Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of all time.It has sold 6,357,000 copies in the US since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard.
01. Susie Q
02. I put a spell on you
03. Proud Mary
04. Bad Moon Rising
05. Lodi
06. Green River
07. Commotion
08. Down on the Corner
09. Fortunate Son
10. Travelin’ Band
11. Who’ll stop the rain
12. Up around the Bend
13. Run through the Jungle
14. Lookin’ out my back Door
15. Long as I can see the light
16. I heard it through the grapevine
17. Have you ever seen the rain?
18. Hey Tonight
19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
20. Someday never comes