The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks

Front album cover

The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks is a Japan-only omnibus soundtrack CD released on April 15, 2004. It was available as a reward to those who purchased Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and registered the serial code enclosed in the game with Club Nintendo. The album was released alongside Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus.

As the title says, it contains 52 selected tracks from various games in the Kirby series, ranging from the original Kirby's Dream Land to Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. The album's track list was directed by Hirokazu Ando and produced by Shogo Sakai and Hiroaki Suga. There does not appear to be a consistent order to the list, however, as the various games are divided evenly across the album. Official titles are also given, though some were later renamed.

Track List

The tracks were composed by Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, Tadashi Ikegami, Shogo Sakai, Hironobu Inagaki, and Atuyoshi Isemura. No specific credits are given.

Track list of The Very Best of Kirby: 52 Hit Tracks
No.	Japanese Title	Original Game	Notes	Length
01	タイトル Title	Kirby Super Star	Title screen theme.	0:17
02	平地ステージ Plains Stage	Kirby Super Star	The Peanut Plains stage theme.	1:28
03	激突！グルメレース Gourmet Race	Kirby Super Star	The standard Gourmet Race stage theme. Japanese name literally translates to "Clash! Gourmet Race."	2:17
04	洞窟ステージ Cave Stage	Kirby Super Star	The Cocoa Cave stage theme.	1:13
05	タイトル Welcome to Dream Land	Kirby's Dream Land	Title screen theme. English name given on Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack; Japanese name literally translates to "Title".	0:32
06	GREEN GREENS	Kirby's Dream Land	The Green Greens stage theme.	1:05
07	FLOAT ISLANDS	Kirby's Dream Land	The Float Islands stage theme.	1:14
08	平地ステージ Plains Stage	Kirby's Dream Land 3	A grassland stage theme first used in Grass Land Stage 4.	1:06
09	海ステージ Ripple Field: Ocean Waves	Kirby's Dream Land 3	A seaside stage theme first used in Ripple Field Stage 1. English name given on Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack; literally translates to "Sea Stage".	1:29
10	タイトル Title	Kirby's Dream Land 2	Title screen theme.	0:29
11	カインのテーマ Kine's Theme	Kirby's Dream Land 2	The theme that plays when partnered with Kine.	1:24
12	クーのテーマ Coo's Theme	Kirby's Dream Land 2	The theme that plays when partnered with Coo.	0:56
13	洞窟大作戦 The Great Cave Offensive	Kirby Super Star	The theme of the Crystal and Garden areas in The Great Cave Offensive. Remix of "Green Greens" from Kirby's Dream Land.	2:08
14	格闘王への道 The Arena	Kirby Super Star	Title theme of The Arena game.	1:26
15	リップルフィールド Ripple Field	Kirby's Dream Land 3	A seaside stage theme first used in Ripple Field Stage 3. English name given in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.	1:50
16	タイトル Title	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Title screen theme.	0:37
17	平地ステージ Plains Stage	Kirby's Adventure	A grassland stage theme primarily used in Vegetable Valley.	0:59
18	森ステージ Forest Stage	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	A forest stage theme first used in Vegetable Valley Stage 4.	1:34
19	タイトル Title	Kirby's Pinball Land	Title screen theme.	0:24
20	レベル：ふつう Level: Normal	Kirby's Star Stacker	The theme used when playing the game at normal difficulty.	1:12
21	オープニング Opening	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	The opening cutscene theme.	1:26
22	ポップスター Planet Popstar	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	A grassland stage theme first used in Pop Star - Stage 1. English name given on Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack; literally translates to "Popstar".	1:32
23	山ステージ Mountain Stage	Kirby's Adventure	A mountain stage theme used primarily in Yogurt Yard.	1:46
24	寒冷ステージ Cold Stage	Kirby's Adventure	An arctic stage theme used primarily in Rainbow Resort.	1:28
25	中ボスタワー Tower of Midbosses	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	The theme of Rainbow Resort - Stage 2. Remix of "King Dedede's Theme" from Kirby Super Star. English name given on Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack; literally translates to "Mid-Boss Tower".	1:46
26	やきいもシューティング Shooting	Kirby's Dream Land	The theme played after consuming Superspicy Curry or a Mint Leaf, as well as battling Kabula. English name given on the Kirby Air Ride Sound Test; literally translates to "Sweet Potato Shooting".	0:36
27	アイスバーグ The Last Iceberg	Kirby's Dream Land 3	The theme for Iceberg - Stage 6. English name given on Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack; literally translates to "Iceberg".	1:33
28	メニュー Menu	Kirby Air Ride	The menu screen theme.	0:52
29	エアライド：プランテス Air Ride: Fantasy Meadows	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Fantasy Meadows.	1:39
30	エアライド：ヴァレリオン Air Ride: Celestial Valley	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Celestial Valley.	2:02
31	エアライド：サンドーラ Air Ride: Sky Sands	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Sky Sands.	1:26
32	エンディング Ending	Kirby's Dream Course	The ending cutscene theme.	2:00
33	メタナイトの逆襲：ステージ Boarding the Halberd	Kirby Super Star	The theme of early stages in the Revenge of Meta Knight sub-game. English name given in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe; literally translates to Revenge of Meta Knight: Stage.	2:06
34	メタナイトの逆襲：エンディング My Friend and the Sunset	Kirby Super Star	The ending cutscene theme of the Revenge of Meta Knight sub-game. English name given in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert; literally translates to Revenge of Meta Knight: Ending.	1:55
35	エアライド：コルダ Air Ride: Frozen Hillside	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Frozen Hillside.	1:35
36	エアライド：マグヒート Air Ride: Magma Flows	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Magma Flows.	1:43
37	エアライド：アイルーン Air Ride: Beanstalk Park	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Beanstalk Park.	1:27
38	エアライド：スチールオーガン Air Ride: Machine Passage	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Air Ride course, Machine Passage.	2:01
39	オープニング Opening	Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	The opening cutscene theme.	1:04
40	森・自然エリア Forest/Nature Area	Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	The Rainbow Route stage theme.	1:15
41	リップルスター Ripple Star	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	The theme of Ripple Star - Stage 3.	1:48
42	ミラクルマター Miracle Matter	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Miracle Matter's boss battle theme.	2:54
43	エンディング Ending	Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	The ending cutscene theme.	2:10
44	銀河にねがいを：シューティング面 Milky Way Wishes: Shooting	Kirby Super Star	The Galactic Nova Nucleus stage theme. English name given in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.	1:46
45	銀河にねがいを：VS.マルク Milky Way Wishes: Vs. Marx	Kirby Super Star	Marx's boss battle theme.	1:12
46	ウエライド：「草」 Top Ride: Grass	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Top Ride course, Grass.	0:55
47	ウエライド：「砂」 Top Ride: Sand	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Top Ride course, Sand.	0:57
48	ウエライド：「炎」 Top Ride: Fire	Kirby Air Ride	The theme for the Top Ride course, Fire.	1:21
49	エンディング Ending	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	The ending cutscene theme.	1:37
50	伝説のエアライドマシン The Legendary Air Ride Machine	Kirby Air Ride	The theme played after assembling and riding the legendary Air Ride machines, Dragoon or Hydra.	1:25
51	グリーングリーンズ Green Greens	Super Smash Bros. Melee	Theme of the Green Greens battle stage. Despite the CD labeling this song as being from Super Smash Bros. Melee, this is actually the Kirby Air Ride arrangement of that theme. It also includes the ending when this track made appearances in the Japanese version of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.	3:04
52	銀河にねがいを：スタッフロール Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits	Kirby Super Star	The ending cutscene and staff credits theme. English name given in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.	2:55

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星のカービィ ベストセレクション：52 Hit Tracks hoshi no kābyi besuto serekushon: 52 Hit Tracks	Kirby Best Selection: 52 Hit Tracks