Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American rock band Journey, originally released in 1988 by Columbia Records.[3] It is the band's best-selling career disc, spending 801 weeks on the Billboard 200 albums chart (more than any other compilation album, except for Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend, in history).[4] Additionally, as of April 2024, it has logged 1,437 weeks on Billboard's Catalog Albums chart.[4]
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Released | November 15, 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | 1977–1986 | |||
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Length | 61:14 | |||
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Allmusic | [3] |
On 26 January 2024, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Greatest Hits 18× Platinum for sales of 18 million copies in the United States.[5] As of January 2024, it was reported to have been the third highest certified 'greatest hits' package in the United States according to the RIAA, behind only similar collections by the Eagles and Billy Joel compilations.[6]
It continues to be one of the most popular 'best of' packages, at times selling close to 500,000 copies globally per year. The album has been reissued several times and was digitally remastered for compact disc by Legacy Recordings, issued on August 1, 2006, with "When You Love a Woman" featured as a bonus track. In Japan, the album has been reissued as Open Arms: Greatest Hits with the song "Open Arms" appearing as the first song on the album. A second Journey compilation album, Greatest Hits 2, was released in 2011.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | from the album | Length |
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1. | "Only the Young" | Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain | Vision Quest soundtrack (1985) | 4:05 |
2. | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Perry, Schon, Cain | Escape (1981) | 4:10 |
3. | "Wheel in the Sky" | Diane Valory, Schon, Robert Fleischman | Infinity (1978) | 4:12 |
4. | "Faithfully" | Cain | Frontiers (1983) | 4:27 |
5. | "I'll Be Alright Without You" | Perry, Schon, Cain | Raised on Radio (1986) | 4:35 |
6. | "Any Way You Want It" | Perry, Schon | Departure (1980) | 3:23 |
7. | "Ask the Lonely" | Perry, Cain | Two of a Kind soundtrack (1983) | 3:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | from the album | Length |
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8. | "Who's Crying Now" | Perry, Cain | Escape | 5:02 |
9. | "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" | Perry, Cain | Frontiers | 5:26 |
10. | "Lights" | Perry, Schon | Infinity | 3:10 |
11. | "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | Perry | Evolution (1979) | 3:54 |
12. | "Open Arms" | Perry, Cain | Escape | 3:19 |
13. | "Girl Can't Help It" | Perry, Cain, Schon | Raised on Radio | 3:50 |
14. | "Send Her My Love" | Perry, Cain | Frontiers | 3:55 |
15. | "Be Good to Yourself" | Perry, Cain, Schon | Raised on Radio | 3:51 |
Total length: | 61:14 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | from the album | Length |
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16. | "When You Love a Woman" | Perry, Cain, Schon | Trial by Fire (1996) | 4:07 |
Total length: | 65:21 |
2004 CD Open Arms: Greatest Hits - Japanese edition
Total length: 65:41
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[38] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA)[39] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] | Platinum | 300,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[6] | 18× Platinum | 18,000,000‡ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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