Greatest Hits (The Notorious B.I.G. album)
Greatest Hits is a compilation album by The Notorious B.I.G. The album was released on March 6, 2007 by Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records, three days before the 10th anniversary of his death.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1994–2005 | |||
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| Length | 76:08 | |||
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| The Notorious B.I.G. chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   |
| AllMusic | |
| RapReviews | (8/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Skinny | |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[6] |
The album was criticized for not containing many of the Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest hits, including: "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Going Back to Cali", "Player's Anthem" and "Sky's the Limit".[2] It was also criticized as an unnecessary release, given the limited amount of material which the Notorious B.I.G. released in his lifetime and the inferior quality of his posthumously-published work.[4]
Greatest Hits debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number one in the issue dated March 14, 2007, with 100,000 copies sold in its first week of release.[7] As of 2019, it is the last greatest hits album to debut at the number one position on the Billboard 200. It is B.I.G's 3rd US #1 on the Billboard 200.
The album sold 178,702 units in four weeks. The album has been certified Platinum by both the BPI and RIAA and has sold over 1,003,000 copies in the US to date.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Source album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Juicy" | Ready to Die (1994) | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Big Poppa" | Ready to Die | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Hypnotize" (featuring Pam from Total) | Life After Death (1997) | 3:50 |
| 4. | "One More Chance (Stay With Me Remix)" (featuring Faith Evans & Mary J. Blige) | Bad Boy's Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2005) (originally from Ready to Die) | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Get Money" (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.) | Conspiracy (1995) | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Warning" | Ready to Die | 3:39 |
| 7. | "Dead Wrong" (featuring Eminem) | Born Again (1999) | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Who Shot Ya?" | Ready to Die - The Remaster and Born Again | 5:17 |
| 9. | "Ten Crack Commandments" | Life After Death | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) | Life After Death | 6:08 |
| 11. | "Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Lil' Kim & Diddy) | Born Again | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Nasty Girl" (featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm) | Duets: The Final Chapter (2005) | 4:47 |
| 13. | "Unbelievable" | Ready to Die | 3:40 |
| 14. | "Niggas Bleed" | Life After Death | 4:52 |
| 15. | "Running Your Mouth" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Fabolous, Nate Dogg & Busta Rhymes) | previously unreleased | 3:33 |
| 16. | "Want That Old Thing Back" (featuring Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant) | previously unreleased | 4:59 |
| 17. | "Fuck You Tonight" (featuring R. Kelly) | Life After Death | 5:45 |
| No. | Title | Source album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18. | "Mo Money Mo Problems" (featuring Puff Daddy & Mase) | Life After Death | 4:17 |
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (2007–2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart[9] | 36 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[10] | 183 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 65 |
| UK R&B Albums Chart[12] | 5 |
| US Billboard 200 | 1 |
| US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Rap Albums | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000 |
References
- "Gary Allan - Biography".
- AllMusic review
- "RapReviews.com Feature for March 13, 2007 - Notorious B.I.G.'s "Greatest Hits"". www.rapreviews.com.
- "Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest Hits : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- "The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits - The Skinny".
- "Stylus Magazine review".
- Sisario, Ben (2007-03-15). "Arts, Briefly; Notorious B.I.G. on Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- "The Notorious B.I.G. Scores Fifth Million-Selling Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- "australian-charts.com - The Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits". Australian Recording Industry Association. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
- "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2012-02-09. Archived from the original on 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- "The Notorious BIG - Greatest Hits". Official Charts Company. 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.