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Greatest Hits is Aerosmith's first standard "greatest hits" compilation album. It went multi-platinum and contained some of the hits that made the band an icon of the 1970s rock era. A few remastered versions of Greatest Hits appeared in the 1990s and are considered partly responsible for the band's popular rejuvenation during the decade.
Some of the tracks were significantly shortened from their original version, particularly "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion", and "Kings and Queens".
Greatest Hits has gone on to become the band's bestselling album in the United States, achieving sales in excess of 11 million copies. The band won a Diamond award when the album's sales reached the ten million mark in 2001.
[edit] Track listing
- "Dream On", from Aerosmith (Steven Tyler) – 4:28
- "Same Old Song and Dance", from Get Your Wings (Joe Perry, Tyler) – 3:01
- "Sweet Emotion", from Toys in the Attic (Tom Hamilton, Tyler) – 3:12
- "Walk This Way", from Toys in the Attic (Tyler, Perry) – 3:31
- "Last Child", from Rocks (Tyler, Brad Whitford) – 3:27
- "Back in the Saddle", from Rocks (Tyler, Perry) – 4:38
- "Draw the Line", from Draw the Line (Tyler, Perry) – 3:21
- "Kings and Queens", from Draw the Line (Jack Douglas, Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Tyler, Whitford) – 3:47
- "Come Together", from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack) (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:45
- "Remember (Walking in the Sand)", from Night in the Ruts (Shadow Morton) – 4:05
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
[edit] Certifications
| Organization |
Level |
Date |
| RIAA - USA |
Gold |
March 3, 1981 |
| RIAA - USA |
Platinum |
January 27, 1986 |
| RIAA - USA |
2x Platinum |
November 24, 1986 |
| RIAA - USA |
4x Platinum |
November 21, 1988 |
| RIAA - USA |
5x Platinum |
April 29, 1991 |
| RIAA - USA |
6x Platinum |
March 10, 1992 |
| RIAA - USA |
8x Platinum |
October 21, 1994 |
| RIAA - USA |
9x Platinum |
August 1, 1996 |
| RIAA - USA |
Diamond (10x Platinum) |
February 26, 2001 |
| RIAA - USA |
11x Platinum |
December 13, 2007 |
[edit] External links
Greatest Hits at MusicBrainz
