The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman

The Hit Factory: The Best of Stock Aitken Waterman is a compilation album released in 1987 by Stylus Records in association with PWL Records. The collection brought together some the biggest hits by British production team Stock Aitken Waterman. It reached #18 in the UK Top 100 Album Chart and achieved a Gold BPI award.

Several tracks are presented in remix form, or at least in some variation from their standard radio edit and are listed as such. Twelve of the 14 tracks were also featured on a video collection.

Track listing
(1987:STYLUS/PWL SMD 740)

Side One
 * 1) "Never Gonna Give You Up" : Rick Astley
 * 2) "Toy Boy" (Extra Muscle Mix) : Sinitta
 * 3) "I'll Keep on Loving You" : Princess
 * 4) "I Heard a Rumour" : Bananarama
 * 5) "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" (Hit Factory Mix) : Hazell Dean
 * 6) "New York Afternoon" : Mondo Kane featuring Georgie Fame
 * 7) "Let It Be" : Ferry Aid

Side Two
 * 1) "F.L.M. : Mel & Kim
 * 2) "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me" (Jump & Jive Mix) : Samantha Fox
 * 3) "Venus" : Bananarama
 * 4) "Get Ready" : Carol Hitchcock
 * 5) "Say I'm Your Number One" : Princess
 * 6) "I Just Can't Wait" : Mandy
 * 7) "Roadblock" (Edit) : Stock Aitken Waterman

Video Track listing
(WIENERWORLD WNR 1042)


 * 1) "Never Gonna Give You Up" : Rick Astley
 * 2) "I Heard a Rumour" : Bananarama
 * 3) "Toy Boy" : Sinitta
 * 4) "Whatever Makes Our Love Grow" : Edwin Starr
 * 5) "F.L.M." : Mel & Kim
 * 6) "Ain't Nothing but a House Party" : Phil Fearon
 * 7) "Get Ready" : Carol Hitchcock
 * 8) "I'll Keep on Loving You" : Princess
 * 9) "The Heaven I Need" : The Three Degrees
 * 10) "I Just Can't Wait" : Mandy
 * 11) "Say I'm Your Number One" : Princess
 * 12) "Let It Be" : Ferry Aid
 * 13) "Venus" : Bananarama
 * 14) "Roadblock" : Stock Aitken Waterman

Japan Track listing
(1988:ALFA 32XB-286)

Listed as THE HIT FACTORY featuring STOCK AITKEN WATERMAN
 * Packjammed (With The Party Posse) (12" Remix) : Stock Aitken Waterman
 * I Should Be So Lucky (Extended Version) : Kylie Minogue
 * I Just Can't Wait (Extended Version) : Mandy
 * Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (Extended Mix) : Samantha Fox
 * Positive Reaction (Our Mandy's Extended Mix) : Mandy
 * Let's All Chant (Something For The Kids Mix) : Pat & Mick
 * I'm The One Who Really Loves You (12" Remix) : Austin Howard
 * Roadblock (Extended Version) : Stock Aitken Waterman
 * Whatever Makes Our Love Grow (Extended Version)—Edwin Starr
 * I Should Be So Lucky (The Bicentennial Remix)—Kylie Minogue