Does anyone have a GH favorite? Not necessarilly for the songs included on them, but because the project flows well and sounds like a cohesive project. Some of my favorites are
The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
Prince - The Hits/The B-Sides
Janet - Design of a Decade

daPrettyman said:

My choices as well. I'll also add:

Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
The Best of Michael Jackson: Motown Anthology Series

Brian Mcknight - Gold, I like a lot.

If just "Greatest Hits" then the Jackson 5's Greatest Hits from 1971. Others seem to be posting compilation disc, in that case Star Time!

daPrettyman said:

I agree with all those.


I have to add these:





Anything from Luther




Two guilty pleasures

Paula Abdul greatest hits



Immature/IMX greatest hits




I would say Aaliyah's "I Care 4 U" compilation, but it's missing soo many great songs.

estelle81 said:

I agree with Whitney's.

Just to add a few...

Some of my favorite:












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Two big standouts for me would be

Words and Music - John Mellencamp
Written in Rock- Rick Springfield

both are double cds, both deal with ALL eras of their careers, not just the hit days, in Ricks case you get stuff he did back in in 1969 in the band Zoot and his early 70's work.

What i wont put on this list is the following

ALL kiss and Donna summer collections. Reason being....edited songs!

Love to love you baby is always cut down to a 3 minute song, and in Kiss's case their classic "detroit rock city" has NEVER included the real beginning, which features a car and a crash etc...

MikeMatronik said:

You have Ayumi's greatest hits but you don't have Crystal Kay's?!

I love all you guys selections but don't forget these great ones you failed to mention: The Ohio Players: The Mercury Anthology, Marvin Gaye : Gold, The Isley Brothers: The Essential Collection, James Brown: Star Box, Earth, Wind & Fire: Elements Of Love.

shesoffthewall said:

Especially the 3 disc version from Circuit City. I love the remixes of TGLOA!

LoDog said:

If you want to talk Isleys, I really love this one:


I also like this one because it doesn't focus on the 70s material as much, but is still showcases their talent and skills:

Some of my favourite "compilation" albums...





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I hate when a "greatest hits" album has the tracks in a chronological order. That's so amateurish.

Chronological order is usally the best way to make a smoother transition in regards with the production values of songs that were recorded during different eras. Usually the opener is some bigger hit from the artist's peak of popularity, though. Often the "lesser hits" of the early days are sort of buried in the middle part, which is sort of... I don't know, a bit disrespectful.

I think "The Hits / The B-sides" was sequenced rather well. The inclusion of the Dirty Mind tracks made a really big impression on me personally when I was a teenager and got those things among the first Prince recordings I could get in my hands.

So, yeah, my vote is for that compilation actually.

Cheek said:

Are you kidding? That's the way a greatest hits compilation should be It gives you a chance to hear how the artist has grown and evolved.I hate compilations where the tracks are all mixed up.

No, I'm not kidding. I don't need chronology to hear the evolution of music.

This is one of my favorite Greatest Hits CDs of recent years:


It's in chronological order,all the hits are accounted for,the liner notes are well-written and there's even two great 'new' songs at the very end.No complaints at all.

bboy87 said:

Crystal Kay sucks

MikeMatronik said:

WHAT!!!!

bboy87 said:

ayumi is pure poetry...crystal is...faux-rihanna

mrpunkfunk said:

For REAL.

LoDog said:

I actually prefer The Ohio Players - Orgasm: The Very Best Of The Westbound Years.

Cheek said:

This one is excellent! Still say it is a perfect introduction for people new to Bjork. It's just her singles so people might find them familiar.

Cheek said:

I have The Hits 1, The Hits 2, and The Hits/The B-Sides, and rarely do these 5 CDs get filed back to the shelf (with Chaos And Disorder)

monk76 said:

This one is sorta sucky!

For awhile the sound on it was remarkable, but was outmoded in 2001 by the individually remastered albums.