GHV2

GHV2
Greatest hits album by Madonna
Released	November 13, 2001
Recorded	1991–2000
Genre	Pop
Length	68:26
Label	Maverick Warner Bros.
Producer	Madonna Mirwais Ahmadzaï Dallas Austin Babyface David Caddick Dave Hall Nellee Hooper Patrick Leonard William Orbit Alan Parker Shep Pettibone Guy Sigsworth Mark "Spike" Stent Andrew Lloyd Webber Nigel Wright
Madonna chronology
Music (2000) GHV2 (2001) American Life (2003)

GHV2 (an abbreviation of Greatest Hits Volume 2) is the second greatest hits album by American recording artist Madonna. It was released by Maverick and Warner Bros. Records on November 13, 2001, coinciding with the video album, Drowned World Tour 2001. A follow-up to The Immaculate Collection (1990), GHV2 contains a collection of singles during the second decade of Madonna's career. Madonna mentioned that she only included "songs that I could listen to five times in a row" on it. The album did not contain any new songs, but a promotional single titled "GHV2 Megamix" was released, which contained remixes by Thunderpuss, John Rocks & Mac Quayle and Tracy Young. A promotional remix album was also issued, titled GHV2 Remixed: The Best of 1991–2001.

GHV2 received generally positive reviews from music critics, who deemed it an essential compilation, although some criticized the absence of new material. Commercially, the compilation was successful, peaking at number seven on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Elsewhere, GHV2 also attained success, reaching the top five in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and several other European countries. It was the 14th best-selling album of the year and has sold more than seven million units worldwide.