Decade in the Sun: The Best of Stereophonics is a compilation album of greatest hits by Stereophonics. The album debuted at number 2 with sales of 67,073 in the UK. It features tracks from all six of the band's previous albums, beginning from the 1997 debut release, Word Gets Around all the way through to 2007's Pull The Pin, plus two brand new songs, "You’re My Star" and "My Own Worst Enemy". "You're My Star" was also released as a single. The album is available in 20-track edition, 40-track 2CD Deluxe edition and DVD edition containing all the band's music videos, best live performances and some extra footage. With sales of 528,000 it was the 13th biggest selling album of 2008 in the UK. It has gained double platinum status, having sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide and over 850,000 in the UK. To date the album has spent 165 weeks in the top 100 UK Album Chart.
The two-disc album features; 5 songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, 7 songs from Performance and Cocktails, 7 songs from Word Gets Around, 4 songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, 6 songs from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, 4 songs from Pull the Pin, 1 song from Reload, 2 B-Sides, 2 Non-Album Singles and 2 new songs for this album. The one-disc album features: 5 songs from Just Enough Education to Perform, 4 songs from Performance and Cocktails, 4 songs from Word Gets Around, 3 songs from Language. Sex. Violence. Other?, 1 song from You Gotta Go There to Come Back, 1 song from Pull the Pin and 2 new songs for this album.