The Best Greatest hits album of all time?

[RT Fan]

Since someone remembered The Byrds Greatest Hits, this one surely follows:

 

[Alobar]

If you are into the Moody, this one has a lot!

 

[eljr]

Since someone remembered The Byrds Greatest Hits, this one surely follows:
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mentioned early in the thread

 

[eljr]

Even though I have all the other songs elsewhere, I enjoy collecting all the Stones greatest hits collections. Flowers, for example, is arguably better than Their Satanic Majesties Request.

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don't go there....

 

[squirrelnest]

 

[swamppirate]

Cream of Clapton

 

[SA-708]

Also in the vein of compilations:

Joy Division
Still
(Factory, 1981)

The Substance album from 1988 is more of a "greatest hits" collection for Joy Division. Still was more of a rarities & unreleased collection, if my memory serves. Substance was a companion to the New Order collection of the same name from 1987, which is a fantastic "greatest hits" set focusing on the 12" versions of their singles.

The Bauhaus Volume One and Volume Two (released as separate CDs but a two-LP set) have their place, but the later & more concise single CD Crackle has the advantage of the original 12" version of "Bela Lugosi's Dead," where the earlier Vol. One had a live version of the song, due to licensing issues IIRC.

While I'm thinking of post-punk/goth, these two cover The Cure quite well, a band I'd rank them in the top tier from that scene as far as the strength of their pop singles:

 

[c5corvette]

One of my favorites over the decades.

 

[Johnno_Oz]

No-one's mentioned this yet. I've only recently got a copy and was blown away by the variety of styles Mr. Morrison had mastered in his career.

 

[holyman772]

Couple of my faves that I haven't seen listed yet...

Mellencamp - best I could do
Night Ranger - GH
Journey - Time3
Rush - Chronicles

 

[olson_jr]

delete

 

[olson_jr]

For me....

 

[olson_jr]

My introduction to Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac was a greatest hits LP.

Still my favorite Fleetwood mac.

Fleetwood Mac ~Greatest Hits [CBS 1971]

 

[olson_jr]

Three Dog Night ~ Golden Biscuits

 

[c5corvette]

No-one's mentioned this yet. I've only recently got a copy and was blown away by the variety of styles Mr. Morrison had mastered in his career.

This album only scratches the surface on the great music Van the Man has recorded.

 

[kaplang]

I just got a copy of Guess Who's greatest hits and after hearing it for the first time ever I would definitly put it on the list.

 

[dunhill]

For me....

The quad mix is awesome!

 

[ranch 22b]

Some great suggestions here.

I just finished CSN&Y's "So Far". I had forgotten how beautiful that album is (SL-1210 M3D w/Grado Gold, Sansui Six, Small Advents).

 

[Ilikevinyl]

It would have to be the Beatles 1962-1966, 1967-1970 albums.

 

[Ken Boyd]