Greatest Hits

Career-spanning song collection

A greatest hits album or collection compiles an artist's most popular or successful songs, typically spanning years or an entire career: The band released a greatest hits to mark their twentieth anniversary.

The phrase extends beyond music to mean any compilation of highlights or best moments: The documentary was basically a greatest hits of his controversial statements.

Related

fan favorites · chart-toppers · top forty · singles · platinum · gold · tracklist · radio · nostalgia · legendary · timeless · vinyl · remastered · collection · smash · ballads · encore · jukebox

Categories
  • Compilation Albums
Opposites
commercial success/popularity

Greatest Hitsdeep cuts

Obscure songs by artists

B-sides · obscurities · rarities · album tracks · hidden gems

album type/recording context

Greatest Hitsstudio album

Professionally recorded music collection

debut album · concept album · live album · LP · new release

curatorial approach

Greatest Hitscomplete works

Entire literary output

box set · discography · outtakes · demos · bootleg

Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G