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, Following a resurgence of popularity for "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" in 2022, The Whole Story peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
Video
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
! scope="col"| Chart (1986–1987)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 28
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! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 11
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)
| 30
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! scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)
| 38
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!scope="row"|UK CDs (Music Week)
|1
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|+ 1995 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (1995)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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! scope="row"| French Albums (IFOP)
| 9
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|+ 2003 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (2003)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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|+ 2014 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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|+ 2022–23 weekly chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (2022–23)
! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
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Year-end charts
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|+ 1986 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (1986)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 16
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 1987 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)
| 91
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! scope="row"| European Albums (Music & Media)
| 38
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
| 75
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! scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
| 44
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (Gallup)
| 57
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2014 year-end chart performance for The Whole Story
! scope="col"| Chart (2014)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)
| 66
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