The Hits is the second compilation album, and first greatest hits album, from American country music artist Garth Brooks, released on December 13, 1994, by Liberty.
Brooks' first compilation album, The Garth Brooks Collection, was released three months earlier exclusively at McDonald's restaurants for a limited time to raise money for the Ronald McDonald Children's Charities.
The Hits is now out of print due to Brooks' views for whole record sales, instead of albums of singles. He insisted it only be available for a limited time, but not before it sold well over 10 million copies (which at that time became his first album to achieve Diamond Series).
The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, and Top Country Albums. A CD Zoom containing 20-second sound bites of 61 songs accompanied The Hits. In June 1995, the master was buried under Brooks' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Track listing
Charts The Hits debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200, becoming his fourth number-one album, and atop the Top Country Albums chart, becoming his fifth country chart-topping album. In November 1998, The Hits was certified 10× Platinum by the RIAA.
Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peakposition Canadian Albums (RPM) 7 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 3 European Albums (Billboard) 20 Irish Albums (Billboard) 1 Spanish Albums Chart 24 Zimbabwean Albums Chart* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: albums chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000 5
Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position Australian Albums (ARIA) 36 UK Albums (OCC) 92 US Billboard 200 2 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 1 Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 46 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 9 Chart (1997) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 51
Decade-end charts Chart (1990–1999)PositionUS Billboard 20024
Certifications and sales
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