The Best of The Specials covers music that the band recorded between 1979 and 1984. Along with the group's debut single Gangsters, the album also includes both of The Specials' UK number ones: Too Much Too Young (1980) and an extended version of Ghost Town (1981). Also featured are several songs that cracked the UK Top 10, including A Message To You, Rudy, Rat Race, Do Nothing, a medley of Stereotype and Stereotypes (Part 2), as well as the Special AKA 1984 protest song Nelson Mandela.
The Specials - The Best of The Specials
A1. The Special A.K.A.* – Gangsters
A2. The Specials feat. Rico* – A Message To You Rudy
A3. The Specials – Nite Klub (Album Version)
A4. The Specials – Concrete Jungle
A5. The Special A.K.A.* – Too Much Too Young (Live)
B1. The Specials – Blank Expression
B2. The Specials – Doesn't Make It Alright
B3. The Specials – Rude Buoys Outa Jail
B4. The Specials – Rat Race
B5. The Specials – Man At C&A
C1. The Specials feat. Rico* with The Ice Rink String Sounds – Do Nothing (Single Version)
C2a. The Specials – Stereotypes
C2b. The Specials – Stereotypes Pt 2
C3. The Specials – International Jet Set (Album Version)
C4. The Specials – Friday Night, Saturday Morning
C5. The Specials – Why?
D1. The Specials – Ghost Town (Full Version)
D2. The Special AKA – What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (Album Version)
D3. The Special AKA – Racist Friend (Single Version)
D4. The Special AKA – War Crimes (The Crime Remains The Same) (Single Version)
D5. The Special AKA – Nelson Mandela (Album Version)