Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released by Island Records on October 29, 2010.
The standard edition of the album includes 14 of the band's hits and two previously unreleased songs, "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies".
A double disc version, entitled Greatest Hits – The Ultimate Collection, was also released, featuring a second disc of fan favorites, including two original songs, "This Is Love, This Is Life" and "The More Things Change". Said new songs were written specifically for the compilation.
The font used for the band's name on the album's cover is a homage to the Bon Jovi logo used from 1985 to 1988, though still considerably different, and it was also their first release to use the heart and dagger logo.
Bon Jovi performed a special, live streaming concert for the Live on Letterman web series on November 9, 2010, where the band performed a significant part of the album during the hour-long set.
Most of the recordings are presented as they are on their parent album with the exception of Lay Your Hands on Me which is presented as an edited version found on radio and for international CD single versions.
Release details While the standard edition released in North America has 28 tracks, the Australian and Japanese editions have 30 and 31 tracks respectively. There are a few differences between the North American track list and the international track list. The main difference is the inclusion of "In and Out of Love" and "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead". Other differences include tracks from the Keep the Faith album being present on disc 1 instead of disc 2, and "Blaze of Glory" being present on disc 2 instead of disc 1. The only album by the band not represented on either version of the compilation is Bounce.
The iTunes Store includes one additional track for the standard album download which is "This Is Our House" which was released as a digital single and given additionally as a pre-order-only track was "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live – 2010)". On the ultimate collection edition of the iTunes download, "This Is Our House" is included followed by the music video for "What Do You Got", a 10-minute track-by-track video interview, a digital booklet and given additionally as pre-order-only tracks were "Raise Your Hands (NMS Live – 2010)" and "Blood on Blood (NMS Live – 2010)".
Amazon UK and France list "It's My Life (NMS Live – 2010)" as a bonus track on the standard digital edition, while Nokia's Ovi store in the United Kingdom and Ireland adds "When We Were Beautiful (NMS Live – 2010)" to both the standard and deluxe digital editions. Australia's BigPond Music and various European digital editions add "Keep the Faith (NMS Live – 2010)".
The Swedish DRM-based music streaming service Spotify got an exclusive single for unlimited and premium members, including live renditions of "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Livin' on a Prayer" and "Born to Be My Baby" recorded at the New Meadowlands Stadium in May 2010.
Commercial performance In the United States, the album debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 the week of November 27, 2010 with 88,000 copies sold, exceeding the first week sales of the band's 1994 hits collection, Cross Road, which sold 84,000 units in its debut week. The next week it dropped to number 18; it remained on the chart for 85 weeks. Additionally, it topped the Top Rock Albums and Top Hard Rock Albums charts. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on February 25, 2015, for shipments of one million.
In the United Kingdom, the album entered and peaked at number two on November 13, 2010, selling 87,000 copies, it stayed at number two for two weeks and fell to number six on its third week on the chart. It was present on the chart for 183 weeks. It was certified three times platinum by the BPI on January 2, 2015, denoting shipments of 1.7 million units.
The album also opened at number one in Portugal, Ireland and on the European Top 100 Albums chart; additionally, it debuted at number two in Germany and Austria and at number five in Norway.
Singles The new single, "What Do You Got?" hit radio airwaves globally August 26, 2010 and was released as a digital download on September 21, 2010. The band later confirmed that "No Apologies" will be a single. It was released on October 22, 2010, on the band website. A music video was made while performing in Australia. "This Is Our House" was released as a promo single.
Track listing The full track listing of the American and Canadian versions of the album were unveiled on the official Bon Jovi website, which also offered the exclusive MP3 download of "This Is Our House".
North American edition
International edition
Japanese edition
Personnel Jon Bon Jovi – lead vocals, guitar Richie Sambora – lead guitar, backing vocals David Bryan – keyboards, backing vocals Alec John Such – bass guitar, backing vocals Hugh McDonald – bass guitar, backing vocals Tico Torres – drums, percussion
Charts
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Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2010) RankAustralian Albums Chart4Austrian Albums Chart38Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)59Danish Albums Chart27German Albums Chart33Hungarian Albums Chart33Japan Albums Chart52Mexican Albums Chart69New Zealand Albums Chart13Spanish Albums Charts32Swiss Music Chart57UK Albums Chart16 Chart (2011) RankAustralian Albums Chart 20Austrian Albums Chart 52Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)41Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 79 Canadian Albums Chart 8Danish Albums Chart80Hungarian Albums Chart48Swiss Albums Chart82 US Billboard 200 48US Rock Albums (Billboard)6 Chart (2013) RankAustralian Albums Chart 47 Chart (2014) RankAustralian Albums Chart 100 Chart (2019) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 84 Chart (2020) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 80 US Billboard 200 165 Chart (2021) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 64 US Billboard 200 140 Chart (2022) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 52 US Billboard 200 144 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 23 Chart (2023) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 67 US Billboard 200 151 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 30 Chart (2024) Rank US Billboard 200 155
Decade-end charts +Decade-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2010–2019) Rank Australian Albums (ARIA) 12 UK Albums (OCC) 33
Certifications and sales
Release history +Release history and formats for Greatest Hits Region Date Label Format GermanyOctober 29, 2010Universal Music CD, 2×CD, digital download Japan November 3, 2010 CD, 2×CD, digital download, SHM-CD Taiwan November 12, 2010 CD, 2×CD, digital download, SHM-CD AustraliaNovember 5, 2010 CD, 2×CD, digital download United Kingdom November 1, 2010 Mercury United States November 9, 2010 Island Canada Universal Music
Rock Band 3 promotion Twelve songs from the Greatest Hits album were also released as downloadable content for music video game Rock Band 3 on November 9, 2010. The pack features every song from the first disc of the North American album except "Born to Be My Baby", "Always", "What Do You Got?" and "No Apologies". It also includes the full-length version of "Lay Your Hands on Me", and not the radio edit featured on Greatest Hits.
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