The Business – the Definitive Singles Collection is a 3 disc box set by ska/pop band Madness released in 1993. It contained all the band's singles until that point with their respective b-sides and other bonus tracks, some rare. It also includes a 52-page booklet and snippets of interviews with people associated with Madness between some tracks. The interviews date from around the time of the Keep Moving album and were conducted by John Tobler. Among those interviewed were founder member John Hasler, former manager John "Kelloggs" Kalinowski and Dave Robinson of Stiff Records.

Critical reception

Upon its release, Paul Moody of NME felt that The Business did not "add anything to Madness' considerable charms" and was more suited to collectors. He commented that the compilation was "probably most notable for bearing assorted characters from their past wedged between the tracks in the quest for added curiosity value" and summarised, "The truly great songs are still some of the best moments the '80s offered us, but tangled up amongst B-sides and a stream of jingles they lose the focus that was always Madness' greatest asset. Collectors, you are allowed to love it. For anyone else, get a copy of the singles collection."

Track listing

Disc one

(A mistake on the CD / Inlay card means that the song on the CD does not match the number on the inlay card).

Disc two

Disc three