With her second No. 1 hit off The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift joins a club of just over 20 members with two or more albums that have spawned two or more No. 1s. By Andrew Unterberger This week, ...

After its expanded reissue, the best-of bounds to new highs on multiple charts. By Keith Caulfield Fleetwood Mac’s Greatest Hits, first released in 1988, reaches the top 10 on Billboard’s 35-year-old ...

A rock album released 50 years ago is suddenly climbing the charts again, adding another chapter to an already staggering run. Released on Feb. 17, 1976, the compilation brought together songs from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Professor Mike Alleyne Ph.D is an award-winning author and editor. Typically, hits album titles generally lack originality in ...

For years, the Eagles have had the bestselling U.S. album of all time. Now, the classic rock legends have made history once more, as Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 becomes the first album to receive a ...

Here are 11 greatest hits albums from alternative rock acts that every serious vinyl collector needs on their shelf. Sure, greatest hits albums can be a quick cash grab for artists repacking their ...

At the first prime time of the vinyl albums (and cassettes too), greatest hits albums and all their variants by specific artists were like a Swiss knife of the music industry, serving as a ...

Strangely, greatest hits albums can be polarizing. Some music “purists” out there believe that true fans should dive into each record a band released and appreciate all their songs—not just the top ...