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| History: America's Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Released | November 3, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1975 | |||
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| Length | 38:21 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | C−[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
History: America's Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by American folk rock trio America, released by Warner Bros. Records in 1975. The album is credited as produced by George Martin, even though 7 of the 12 tracks were recorded before he started working with America. It was a success in the United States, reaching number 3 on the Billboard album chart and being certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. It has also been certified 6 times platinum by ARIA for shipments of 420,000 copies in Australia.[5] History: America's Greatest Hits reached 41 on the Billboard Top Pop Catalog Albums Chart in 2007, number 90 on the Billboard Top Album Sales Chart and 50 Top Rock Albums Chart in 2019.[6]
- ^ "America (2) - History · America's Greatest Hits". Discogs.
- ^ Cook, Stephen. "History: America's Greatest Hits - America". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ CG Book '70s: A
- ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "America". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 16. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Australian Recording Industry Assoc. Charts". Aria.com.au. December 31, 2010. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ "Billboard America Chart History". Retrieved June 24, 2024.