NEW YORK -- A greatest-hits album once stood as a watershed, a milestone chronicling a collection of top-rated hits, culturally significant songs or the end of a stellar career. But a flood of "best ...

On this day (February 24) in 1976, the Eagles became the first band to receive a Platinum Certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. They received the first-ever Platinum record ...

A side-effect to today's fractured, tumultuous music industry is the fluctuating meaning of the greatest-hits album. On one hand, it remains a giant moneymaker for labels, which are urging their ...

Greatest hits albums are a relic of a bygone era. Back in the day, most major artists were expected to have a greatest hits album. Not just because they served as easy to digest intros to an artist ...