| Al Green's Greatest Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | April 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
| Length | 36:34 | |||
| Label | Hi/Right Stuff/EMI | |||
| Producer | Willie Mitchell | |||
| Al Green chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Al Green's Greatest Hits: Deluxe Edition | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic (1995 CD) |  [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide (1975 LP) | A[2] |
| Pitchfork (1995 CD) | 9.7/10[3] |
| The Village Voice (1995 CD) | A+[4] |
Al Green's Greatest Hits is a 1975 greatest hits release by soul singer Al Green. In 2003, the album was ranked number 52 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[5] maintaining the rating in a 2012 revised list.[6] The album's ranking dropped to number 456 in the 2020 revised list.[7] The compilation has consistently ranked as one of the best executed 'greatest hits' albums in history. The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart and No. 17 on the Top LPs chart.[8][9]
- ^ Al Green's Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (April 17, 2009). "Let's Stay Together/I'm Still In Love With You/Greatest Hits Album Reviews". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 26, 1995). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 31 May 2009. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ^ "500 Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Al Green Al Green/Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Al Green Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 3 March 2018.