The Greatest Hits Collection is the first compilation album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released in 1997 (see 1997 in country music) on Arista Nashville, and it chronicles the greatest hits from their first four studio albums: 1991's Brand New Man, 1993's Hard Workin' Man, 1994's Waitin' on Sundown, and 1996's Borderline. The album also includes three new tracks, two of which were released as singles: "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", which respectively reached #3 and #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 2004, a sequel, The Greatest Hits Collection II, was released.
The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA on July 21, 2005. It has sold 4,608,400 copies in the United States as of April 2017.
Track listing
ANewly recorded tracks. BPreviously Unreleased
Personnel on new tracks Compiled from the liner notes.
Brooks & Dunn Kix Brooks – lead vocals on "Days of Thunder", background vocals Ronnie Dunn – lead vocals on "Honky Tonk Truth" and "He's Got You", background vocals
Additional musicians Bruce Bouton – steel guitar Dennis Burnside – Hammond organ Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar Rob Hajacos – fiddle Wes Hightower – background vocals David Hungate – bass guitar John Barlow Jarvis – piano Liana Manis – background vocals Brent Mason – electric guitar Terry McBride – background vocals John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Lonnie Wilson – drums, percussion
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) 68 Canadian Albums (RPM) 15 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1 Chart (2019) Peak position Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) 40
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 102 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12 Chart (1998) Position US Billboard 200 54 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 7 Chart (1999) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 22 Chart (2001) Position Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 33 Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)35 Chart (2018) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 97 Chart (2021) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 24 Chart (2022) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 21 Chart (2023) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 32 Chart (2024) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 38 Chart (2025) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 32
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