Greatest Hits – Journey – 1988 Claimed Sales: 15m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Apple Music Much has been said of the impact of radio friendly stadium rock in this blg series and surely no act represents the mass appeal of it on music fans as Journey. Big chords, big hooks, big guitar solos and even bigger hair, … Continue reading
Greatest Hits – Elton John – 1974 Claimed Sales: 17m First listen?: Yes Format Listened?: Vinyl Elton John is finally part of the World’s Greatest Hits and it’s appropriate that it’s his very first compilation that became his biggest seller of all time. There’s something to admire about hits collections like this – just 10 tracks long, there’s … Continue reading
Greatest Hits – Abba – 1975 First listen?: Yes No, not the Gold: Greatest Hits that sits at #2 on this list, this is the 1975 release that predates nearly all of the tracks on that 1992 release. This is the only album on this list that I literally couldn’t listen to the original version. All but replaced by … Continue reading
Thematically consistent it’s all about the band as a whole, rather than the bigger focus on Freddie as a vocalist seen on Greatest Hits II. It’s a stellar set of songs too, You’re My Best Friend, Another One Bites The Dust and Crazy Little Thing Called Love being wonderfully diverse, but remaining distinctly Queen throughout. Continue reading
