De Beste is a compilation album by Dutch band Doe Maar, gathering the key hits from their career since the group's formation in 1978. The band combined ska, punk and reggae into the style that became known as Nederpop, with Henny Vrienten as one of its key songwriters. The album included classics such as "Smoorverliefd", "Sinds 1 Dag of 2 (32 Jaar)", "De Bom" and "Belle Hélène". With albums such as Skunk, Doe Maar reached number one on the Dutch album charts in the early 1980s. The group was among the first Dutch-language acts to win over a mass audience in the Netherlands. De Beste brought these hits together as an overview of Doe Maar's career.