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Best of the J. Geils Band is the first Best Of album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1979.

1. "Southside Shuffle" (from Bloodshot) (Justman, Wolf) – 3:43
2. "Give It to Me" (from Bloodshot) (Justman, Wolf) – 6:27
3. "Where Did Our Love Go" [live] (from Blow Your Face Out) (Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland) – 3:55
4. "Ain't Nothin' But a House Party" (from Bloodshot) (Del Sharh, Joseph Thomas) – 4:43
5. "Detroit Breakdown" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) (Justman, Wolf) – 6:00
6. "Whammer Jammer" [live] (from Live Full House) (Juke Joint Jimmy) – 2:44
7. "I Do" (from Monkey Island) (Frank Paden, Johnny Paden, Jesse Smith, Willie Stephenson) – 3:09
8. "Must of Got Lost" (from Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle) (Justman, Wolf) – 2:53
9. "Looking for a Love" [live] (from Live Full House) (James Alexander, Zelda Samuels) – 5:03

• Peter Wolf – lead vocals
• J. Geils – guitar
• Magic Dick – harmonica
• Seth Justman – keyboards, vocals
• Danny Klein – bass
• Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, vocals

• Producers: Allan Blazek, J. Geils, Geoffrey Haslam, Seth Justman, Bill Szymczyk
• Digital mastering: Barry Diament
• Arranger: J. Geils