A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be created by record companies without express approval from the original artist as a means to generate sales. They are typically regarded as a good starting point for new fans of an artist, but are sometimes criticized by longtime fans as not inclusive enough or necessary at all.
26-1269: The Singles may refer to: The Singles (Basement Jaxx album) by Basement Jaxx The Singles (Bikini Kill album) The Singles (Blank & Jones album) , 2006 The Singles (The Bluetones album) , 2002 The Singles (Chisato Moritaka album) , 2012 The Singles (1991 The Clash album) The Singles (2007 The Clash album) The Singles (1992 Corey Hart album) The Singles (Dannii Minogue album) The Singles (Edguy album) The Singles (Eminem album) , 2003 The Singles (Feeder album) The Singles (Goldfrapp album) , 2012 The Singles (Hall & Oates album) , 2008 The Singles (Icehouse album) , 1996 The Singles (Inspiral Carpets album) , 1995 The Singles (Jars of Clay) The Singles (Mike Oldfield EP) , 1981 The Singles (Phil Collins album) , 2016 The Singles (Pretenders album) , 1987 The Singles (Soft Cell album) The Singles (Tullycraft album) The Singles (The Who album) , 1984 The Singles (The Doors album) The Singles , album by Lady Gaga , 2010 The Singles: The First Ten Years by ABBA Singles 93–03 by The Chemical Brothers The Singles: 1969–1973 by
52-457: A female artist in major music markets such as Australia , United Kingdom and United States . In the UK, Queen 's Greatest Hits is the biggest selling album of all time. In second place is ABBA Gold , another greatest hits compilation which has gone on to become the longest-charting album in the UK. Queen's Greatest Hits II is also one of the UK's top ten biggest sellers. One example of
78-557: A greatest hits compilation released against the artists' intentions is British rock group the Rolling Stones ' 1971 compilation Hot Rocks 1964–1971 . The music magazine Rolling Stone remarked that the album served as a "beautifully packaged... purely mercenary item put together by former record executives of the Stones' to cash in on the Christmas season and wring some more bucks out in
104-467: A matter of weeks. Some artists were even popular enough to release multiple greatest hits albums during and after their career. Greatest hits compilations were sometimes also released as 4-track 7" vinyl EPs . In the late 1960s, EMI Sweden released a series of greatest hits-EPs featuring artists such as The Supremes , Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong . By the 1990s, greatest hits albums were common for popular artists, with some artists even releasing
130-441: A reissue and, therefore, there's no reason for a label to mine the vaults, searching for old music to make new again. Users can assemble their own personalized greatest hits playlists or just scan through an act's most accessed songs", which has led to greatest hits collections becoming redundant. Despite the popularity of streaming in the 2010s and early 2020s, some artists continued to issue physical greatest hits albums, including
156-415: A similar line, Gold , which collects artists' greatest hits onto two discs. In the late 2000s and 2010s, digital downloads and music streaming services increased in popularity, which allow users to listen to their favorite tracks without the need of a greatest hits package. In 2016, Pitchfork said that "in the digital era, once a catalog enters a streaming service or an MP3 store, there's no need for
182-409: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Singles (Basement Jaxx album) The Singles is the first greatest hits album by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx , released on 21 March 2005 via XL . The album contains two new songs, " Oh My Gosh " and " U Don't Know Me ", which were both released as singles. "Do Your Thing"
208-666: The Hot Rocks sales, but not the ownership royalties. The concept of greatest hits compilations has been adapted to other media as well. In television, some shows have released compilations of their critically successful and highest-rated episodes to drive new viewers to watch a program, such as Family Guy ' s Freakin' Sweet Collection and South Park : The Hits . Several video game companies have re-released popular games for continued sales, sometimes with discounted prices: Sony 's PlayStation has released games under their Greatest Hits series; Nintendo has re-released games under
234-464: The best-selling albums worldwide with sales of over 20 million copies. For example, Eagles ' Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) is the best-selling album in the United States, according to Billboard, selling over 38 million copies. Worldwide, The Immaculate Collection by Madonna is the best-selling compilation by a solo artist, with 30 million copies, and is the best-selling compilation by
260-539: The Carpenters The Singles 81→85 by Depeche Mode The Singles 86–98 by Depeche Mode Singles '96–'06 by Hooverphonic The Singles 1992–2003 by No Doubt The Singles: 1996–2006 by the Staind See also [ edit ] The Singles Album (disambiguation) The Singles Collection (disambiguation) Single (disambiguation) Singles (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
286-646: The White Stripes , Spoon , and the Weeknd . Spoon lead singer Britt Daniel said he chose to compile 2019's Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon out of an affinity for compilations such as Standing on a Beach by the Cure and Substance 1987 by New Order , which had introduced him to those artists in his youth, and to provide an official introduction to Spoon's catalog for new listeners. Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand echoed those sentiments when describing
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#1733094452279312-429: The band " Cocksuckers – no offence to cocksuckers," before slating everyone from Minogue to the crowd itself and eventually getting booed off stage. Basement Jaxx's vocalist Vula Malinga recalls: "I remember us girls were like 'WHAT? Shut Up! Come on let's take him! Warrrgh', but the guys were just like 'Everyone's entitled to their opinion.' In the end I think the crowd spoke for itself." Despite heavy rainfall during
338-418: The compilation, Buxton told Canadian music magazine The Record : [...] It's a collection of all our popular songs really, a collection where people could get all the main songs that they liked. It seemed like a good idea to put it out now because a lot of people were coming to our shows and didn't really know that a song like " Romeo " was by the same people who did " Where's Your Head At ". Our music [across
364-495: The decision to release the band's 2022 Hits to the Head compilation, stating that "I have friends who believe you're somehow not a 'real' fan if you own a best of rather than a discography. I disagree. I think of my parents' record collection as a kid. I loved their compilation LPs. I am so grateful that they had Changes or Rolled Gold . Those LPs were my entrance point. My introduction." Various compilation albums became amongst
390-546: The first album appearance of a successful single that was never attached to a previous studio album. Greatest hits albums usually are released after an artist or band's contract with a major label is completed, they've been dropped or died, with next releases following on new labels. The first greatest hits album was Johnny Mathis 's Johnny's Greatest Hits , released in 1958. The album collected eight of Mathis's charting singles, as well as three non-charting B-sides and an altogether new track. The album spent three weeks at
416-656: The greatest hits album as a music video collection concurrently with the album. It also became a commercially viable option to boost popularity for artists with dwindling careers. Some bands refuse to release a greatest hits album, such as rock groups AC/DC , Tool , and Metallica . Garth Brooks had initially refused releasing one, but he eventually agreed to it in 1994 for a limited release (the resulting record, The Hits , sold over ten million copies). In 2000, Sony Music Entertainment launched their The Essential series, which collects singles and other career-defining tracks of artists licensed to Sony. The Essential Bob Dylan
442-669: The group's music videos, several live tracks, and four extra video clips. Andy Kellman from AllMusic gave the album a very positive review, calling it "a timely and nearly faultless stop-gap compilation." PopMatters ranked the album the 19th-best reissue of 2005. Basement Jaxx embarked on the Live 2006 tour of the UK in support of the album, which began on 28 November 2006 in Plymouth , England and ended on 8 December 2006 in Glasgow , Scotland. In total there were eight shows. On 6 June 2005, it
468-570: The name of the Mod Princes they once owned." After their management tricked the band into signing over the copyrights to their 1963–1970 song catalog, the band did succeed in changing management and major labels. However, they could neither prevent the release of Hot Rocks nor its successor, More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) . Hot Rocks remains the best-selling album of the Rolling Stones' career. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards continue to collect significant songwriting royalties from
494-605: The number one spot on Billboard 's Best Selling Pop LP's chart. The greatest hits album format then gained popularity in the 1960s and 1970s among American and British rock and pop artists. One notable example was the Beach Boys 1974 album Endless Summer , which upon release was certified 3× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . It propelled them from an opening act for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to headlining their own tour in just
520-419: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title The Singles . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Singles&oldid=1123890487 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
546-447: The year's festival, the duo's performance was well received. They also included a carnival version of Motörhead 's " Ace of Spades " in their set. Basement Jaxx Additional musicians Production Additional vocalists Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. The Videos is a DVD by Basement Jaxx containing all official music videos , several live tracks, and four extra video clips. It
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#1733094452279572-401: The years] is quite different so it has probably taken people a while to realise that it's all by the same band. So yeah, that was why really. It could be a collection for people who'd only just found out about us, or seen a live show and wanted to get our music. " Oh My Gosh " was the first single from the album. Released simultaneously with the album was The Videos , a video album containing
598-467: Was announced last-minute that the duo would replace Kylie Minogue as headliners for the 2005 Glastonbury Festival due to Minogue being diagnosed with breast cancer . According to The Guardian , the reactions to this news were "muted". Basement Jaxx's headlining was said to be a departure from the usual rock bands that used to headline the festival, as was Minogue's planned appearance. While performing onstage, Scottish musician Bobby Gillespie called
624-412: Was previously included on the 2001 Rooty album, but with the release of this compilation album, the single was re-released in the UK after the two aforementioned singles. Later editions of The Singles included the "JaxxHouz" radio edit of "U Don't Know Me" in place of the original album version. A special edition of the release included a second disc of previously unreleased material. Talking about
650-427: Was released at the same time as The Singles . The Videos Live Traxx Extras Greatest hits album It is also common for greatest hits albums to include new recordings, remixes or unreleased alternate takes of the hit songs, plus other new material as bonus tracks to increase appeal for longtime fans (who might otherwise already own the recordings included). At times, a greatest hits compilation marks
676-445: Was the first in the series, and the company has since released dozens of albums in the series with other artists under their label. In addition to artist-specific collections, the series has also released genre-specific and themed albums, such as The Essential Christmas (collecting pop and rock covers of Christmas songs ) or The Essential Australian Rock (collecting a specific regional output). In 2005, Universal Music Group launched
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