Before compiling the best songs by one's favorite musical artists took minutes, greatest hits vinyl albums and CDs were popular. It was usually money well spent to get an artist's most notable tunes ...

You wouldn't think that something as simple as a greatest-hits album would be easy to screw up. You gather a dozen or so of an artist's best and biggest songs, slap them on a record and there you have ...

As the Eagles’ Long Goodbye Tour nears its final destination, “Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)” remains the biggest-selling greatest-hits collection in the history of rock ‘n’ roll with the title ...

Forty-nine years ago today, an Outlaw Country compilation became the first country album to earn Platinum from the RIAA.

Contrary to what their names imply, “greatest hits” albums often include one or two new tracks that have never previously been in a band or artist’s discography. In some cases, a band might use the ...

Greatest Album Ever debates skew toward white guys in the ’60s: Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde,” the Beach Boys’ “Pet Sounds,” every Beatles album. When music geeks get edgy, they’re usually not that ...