Greatest Hits is a greatest hits album by British pop duo Eurythmics, released on 18 March 1991 by RCA Records. It contains their successful singles spanning the years 1982 through 1990. The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom for a total of 10 weeks, in New Zealand for eight weeks and in Australia for seven weeks. It remains the duo's best-selling album worldwide and has been certified six-times platinum in the United Kingdom and triple platinum in the United States. Phil Sutcliffe in Q Magazine noted that "this compilation portrays, for once, a band accorded precise justice by the singles charts".
The original European version of the album contains 18 tracks, while the version released in the US contains only 14. The five songs omitted from the US edition are "Right by Your Side", "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)", "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)", "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" and "The Miracle of Love", while "The King and Queen of America" is added. The track order also differs.
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Hits.
David A. Stewart – production Adam Williams – production Jimmy Iovine – production Jon Bavin – engineering Fred Defaye – engineering Eric Thorngren – engineering Manu Guiot – engineering Sophie Muller – cover picture Laurence Stevens – art, design Annie Lennox – art, design
Charts
Weekly charts + 1991 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1991) Peakposition Belgian Albums (IFPI) 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 4 European Albums (Music & Media) 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 4 French Albums (IFOP) Select "EURYTHMICS" from the drop-down menu and click "OK". 1 Greek Albums (IFPI) 2 Irish Albums (IFPI) 1 Italian Albums (Musica e dischi) 5 Portuguese Albums (UNEVA) 6 Spanish Albums (AFYVE) 4
+ 2001 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2001) Peakposition
+ 2026 weekly chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2026) Peakposition Greek Albums (IFPI) 73
Year-end charts + 1991 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1991) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 3 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 46 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 8 European Albums (Music & Media) 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 10 UK Albums (OCC) 2
+ 2000 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2000) Position UK Albums (OCC) 99
+ 2002 year-end chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (2002) Position Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 76
Certifications
Video version
A version of the compilation with 21 music videos was also released, on VHS and LaserDisc in 1991, and on DVD in 2000. Although it includes three more songs than the European audio version, and seven more than the US audio version, it still omits the videos for the singles "Never Gonna Cry Again" (1981), "The Walk" (1982), "Shame" (1987), "Revival" (1989) and "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" (1989, US/Canada-only single). In contrast to the audio versions of the compilation, the music videos are presented in chronological order, with short collages (made from snippets from the videos) between the songs.
Charts + Chart performance for Greatest Hits Chart (1991) PeakpositionUK Top Music Videos (Music Week/Gallup) 1US Top Music Videos (Billboard) 13 Chart (2003) Peakposition
Certifications
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