November 14, 1981 saw the chart debut of the compilation that is officially the UK’s bestselling album of all time ... of course, give Greatest Hits new momentum, with a nine-week sequence ...

When it comes to posthumous albums, it’s wise to be cynical. Too often, hastily compiled collections of unfinished demos or songs the artists themselves deemed unfit for release end up in the public ...

Once a staple of music collections, greatest hits albums have lost their dominance in today’s streaming era. In the past, these compilations offered an affordable way to own an artist’s best songs, ...

Looking at the roster of top-selling records, you could easily think greatest hits albums are doing better than ever. As of September, two dozen had made it onto the music industry’s list of the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Looking at the roster of top-selling records, you could easily think greatest hits albums are doing better than ever. As of September, two dozen had made it onto the music industry’s ...

Who doesn't love a Greatest Hits? They're the albums that showcase the most iconic and beloved tracks from an artist, offering a unique look into their evolution (or devolution, depending on who ...

Billboard counts down the best country acts of the past (almost) 100 years. Ever since Ralph Peer held his famous recording ...

Drake emerged from unlikely roots in the late '00s to become the biggest rapper of the 2010s -- which, by the time his decade ...

As Franzon explains, “In the late 1990s, I wrote a computer program to determine ‘ultimate’ lists of albums and songs”. His mission was to scientifically determine what the pages of the music press ...