Greatest Hits (Guns N' Roses album)

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Guns N' Roses
ReleasedMarch 23, 2004
Recorded1987–1994 (original)
1986–1994 (2020 reissue)
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length79:24 (original)
82:30 (2020 reissue)
LabelGeffen
ProducerGuns N' Roses, Mike Clink, Bill Levenson
Guns N' Roses chronology
Live Era '87–'93
(1999) 		Greatest Hits
(2004) 		Chinese Democracy
(2008)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, released on March 23, 2004. Released by Geffen Records in part because of the delay in the making of Chinese Democracy, the album was subject to lawsuits by band member Axl Rose and former band members, in an attempt to block its release due to its track listing.

Despite the album having almost no promotion, it reached number one on the UK Albums Chart[1] and number three on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release.[2] Greatest Hits re-entered the Billboard 200 at number three in March 2012, selling about 85,000 copies as part of a promotion by both Amazon and Google Play that saw the album sold for 25 cents for one day.[3] The album has proven a popular seller, selling over six million copies in the United States by 2018.[4] Greatest Hits is one of the longest charting albums in the Billboard 200 era,[5] being one of only seven albums to notch at least 400 weeks on the chart by June 2017.[6] As of July 2023, it has spent 631 weeks on the chart.[7]

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Guns N' Roses". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  2. ^ "Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 6, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "GUNS N' ROSES: 'Greatest Hits' Sells 85K Copies In One Week As Part Of 25-Cent Promotion". Blabbermouth.net. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 5, 2018). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Nat King Cole Collects First Top 40 Album in More Than 50 Years". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Chart Moves: Guns N' Roses 'Hits' Longevity Milestone, 'Pitch Perfect' Still Selling Strong". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Guns N' Roses 'Greatest' Hits Landmark 400th Week on Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017.
  7. ^ "Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.