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Post by dawhite76 on Oct 23, 2022 17:08:56 GMT -5
With the recent release of "Greatest Hits" albums by Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan, I wondered how many country artists have racked up enough hits to fill one or even two compilations that have yet to release a "Greatest Hits" album. I can think of the following:
* Jason Aldean
* Lee Brice
* Eric Church
* Lady A
* Miranda Lambert
* Little Big Town
* Taylor Swift
* Chris Young
Who else is overdue?
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Post by schnetzka on Oct 23, 2022 17:11:06 GMT -5
I know people find "Greatest Hits" albums pointless nowadays because of streaming but I've always found them nostalgic and I like that some artists still release them.
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Post by castleoblivion26 on Oct 23, 2022 18:14:31 GMT -5
I've always enjoyed Greatest Hits albums and do find it sad that it seems to be a format that is largely ignored now. It is nice that some artist still release them
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Post by gonecountry on Oct 23, 2022 19:50:52 GMT -5
I think we've forgotten the obvious.. I'm sure there's a Tim McGraw greatest hits album out there that Curb hasn't released yet.
Seriously, on the Canadian side, I'd said Dean Brody is WAY OVERDUE. He's going on nearly 30 top 10 Canadian country Top 10s.
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Post by nuggie99 on Oct 23, 2022 20:56:05 GMT -5
Thomas Rhett
Cole Swindell
Dan + Shay
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Post by bigd79 on Oct 23, 2022 21:27:01 GMT -5
Dierks released a greatest hits album in 2008 but he definitely has enough hits since then for a vol 2
Kenny Chesney last released one in 2009(or 10?) he definitely could put out a vol 3
Keith Urban is due for vol 2, first gh album was in 08
Sugarland
Darius Rucker
Justin Moore has’t released a proper one. (Need on all formats sold everywhere to count in my eyes)
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Post by bigd79 on Oct 23, 2022 21:34:39 GMT -5
Both Billy Currington and Josh Tuner don’t have official ones, but both do have “icon” hits cds out there. They are both about 10 years old though so would not hate getting official ones from them since both are likely done getting major hits
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Post by gardyfan on Oct 23, 2022 21:38:22 GMT -5
Dierks released a greatest hits album in 2008 but he definitely has enough hits since then for a vol 2 Kenny Chesney last released one in 2009(or 10?) he definitely could put out a vol 3 Keith Urban is due for vol 2, first gh album was in 08 Sugarland Darius Rucker Justin Moore has’t released a proper one. (Need on all formats sold everywhere to count in my eyes) Darius put out a #1's CD earlier this year. |
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Post by dawhite76 on Oct 24, 2022 10:34:41 GMT -5
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Post by zdm1998 on Oct 24, 2022 11:27:19 GMT -5
Definitely think that Miranda is one of the ones that's most overdue one.
Was very happy Carrie was able to release one and it become hugely successful, before streaming completely took over, because now I don't see them being able to have the impact they used to.
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Post by dawhite76 on Oct 24, 2022 14:31:48 GMT -5
Excluding Taylor Swift who will move over one million copies of "Midnights" in its first week, albums in general do not have the same impact as before. An album can chart well just based off the streaming of one or two key tracks and sell barely any units. This is what makes it a mystery whether or not hits albums are still successful. If you look at the Country Albums chart, there are many compilations consistently charting including by artists such as George Strait, Shania Twain or Rascal Flatts whose hit-making days are long over. Are people streaming these actual compilation albums or the albums on which the hits originated? For example, if I stream "Jesus, Take The Wheel" from "Some Hearts," Billboard will count that stream toward Carrie's "Greatest Hits" album if "Hits" outsells "Some Hearts" during that chart week. If that stream was counted for the correct album, we could better tell whether hits albums stream as well as they still sell. I would think the average music listener would find it easier to just stream an already curated compilation album than creating one him/herself.
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Post by zdm1998 on Oct 24, 2022 14:37:35 GMT -5
Excluding Taylor Swift who will move over one million copies of "Midnights" in its first week, albums in general do not have the same impact as before. An album can chart well just based off the streaming of one or two key tracks and sell barely any units. This is what makes it a mystery whether or not hits albums are still successful. If you look at the Country Albums chart, there are many compilations consistently charting including by artists such as George Strait, Shania Twain or Rascal Flatts whose hit-making days are long over. Are people streaming these actual compilation albums or the albums on which the hits originated? For example, if I stream "Jesus, Take The Wheel" from "Some Hearts," Billboard will count that stream toward Carrie's "Greatest Hits" album if "Hits" outsells "Some Hearts" during that chart week. If that stream was counted for the correct album, we could better tell whether hits albums stream as well as they still sell. I would think the average music listener would find it easier to just stream an already curated compilation album than creating one him/herself. Is that how they determine which album it goes to? Based on whichever sold better in the given week? |
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Post by dawhite76 on Oct 24, 2022 14:57:34 GMT -5
Strange, isn't it? The best example of this is the hits collection, "The Highlights," by The Weeknd. It is constantly making dramatic moves up/down and on/off the Billboard 200 because of this. If "The Highlights" suddenly falls, one of The Weeknd's studio albums will surge the same week since the studio album sold more that week and is therefore credited with all the streams for the songs it shares with "The Highlights." The current album chart methodology is quite flawed when a successful track appears on more than one album. I have always wondered whether and how they can correct this when a streaming service is using the same source for all the albums a track may appear on. Check out the Play Counts on Spotify, for example, for a song that is on more than album. You can access that song from all the albums it appears on, but the Play Count for that track is the same regardless of which album it appears on.
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Post by Troublemaker on Oct 24, 2022 15:23:52 GMT -5
I have a bittersweet relationship with greatest hits albums.
On one hand I like it because it represents an artist’s best work but then again some of them are not really representative of the artist because their albums are miles better (the first person that comes to mind is Mary Chapin Carpenter).
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Post by bigd79 on Oct 24, 2022 18:23:26 GMT -5
I ordered so many greatest hits albums from BMG and Columbia House back in the day lol
I tend to go to record stores that sell used cds and have landed a bunch more that way over the years
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 24, 2022 20:30:56 GMT -5
I am currently adding music to my phone and I came across Darryl Worley in my Top 40 Hits book. I don't think he put out a greatest hits album. I lifted everything of his off individual albums.
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 26, 2022 13:58:45 GMT -5
I know he’s only 3 albums in but Luke Combs has enough for a greatest hits already. I have to agree with the original post that Jason Aldean is the most overdue for one though out of anybody.
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 26, 2022 14:03:08 GMT -5
I am currently adding music to my phone and I came across Darryl Worley in my Top 40 Hits book. I don't think he put out a greatest hits album. I lifted everything of his off individual albums. If you’re talking about the latest Joel Whitburn book that book is awesome. Lots of great information in it. Darryl Worley is one of the most underrated 2000’s artists. Always loved his voice. “I Miss My Friend” is my favorite song of his among his many hits. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 26, 2022 14:14:47 GMT -5
I know he’s only 3 albums in but Luke Combs has enough for a greatest hits already. I have to agree with the original post that Jason Aldean is the most overdue for one though out of anybody. I think Broken Bow has only one greatest hits album in its entire catalog and that belongs to Craig Morgan. Someone correct me on that. |
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 26, 2022 14:45:24 GMT -5
I know he’s only 3 albums in but Luke Combs has enough for a greatest hits already. I have to agree with the original post that Jason Aldean is the most overdue for one though out of anybody. I think Broken Bow has only one greatest hits album in its entire catalog and that belongs to Craig Morgan. Someone correct me on that. I’m glad you mentioned Broken Bow because it made me think of Dustin Lynch. He is overdue a greatest hits. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 26, 2022 14:59:25 GMT -5
I think Broken Bow has only one greatest hits album in its entire catalog and that belongs to Craig Morgan. Someone correct me on that. I’m glad you mentioned Broken Bow because it made me think of Dustin Lynch. He is overdue a greatest hits. Yeppers. Dustin Lynch is overdue for a greatest hits album after five studio albums and fourteen top 40 singles. |
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 26, 2022 15:24:15 GMT -5
Randy Houser is another one that comes to mind.
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Post by .indulgecountry on Oct 26, 2022 21:27:53 GMT -5
I used to not really care for Greatest Hits projects back when they were "in," so I'm definitely not feeling the sting of their absence now that they've fallen out of favor. Miranda Lambert could easily do one, but I'd rather her just continue to churn out superb studio records every couple years, especially since a hits collection could eat up a year or two of her career trajectory only for 1-2 new songs. I don't miss those days at all!
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 27, 2022 15:41:06 GMT -5
As I was looking at my Country Airplay top 10 hits list I realized The Chicks have never released a greatest hits. The only compilation I know of theirs is The Essential compilation which I own on vinyl.
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Post by jenglisbe on Oct 27, 2022 15:51:05 GMT -5
Excluding Taylor Swift who will move over one million copies of "Midnights" in its first week, albums in general do not have the same impact as before. An album can chart well just based off the streaming of one or two key tracks and sell barely any units. This is what makes it a mystery whether or not hits albums are still successful. If you look at the Country Albums chart, there are many compilations consistently charting including by artists such as George Strait, Shania Twain or Rascal Flatts whose hit-making days are long over. Are people streaming these actual compilation albums or the albums on which the hits originated? For example, if I stream "Jesus, Take The Wheel" from "Some Hearts," Billboard will count that stream toward Carrie's "Greatest Hits" album if "Hits" outsells "Some Hearts" during that chart week. If that stream was counted for the correct album, we could better tell whether hits albums stream as well as they still sell. I would think the average music listener would find it easier to just stream an already curated compilation album than creating one him/herself. Is that how they determine which album it goes to? Based on whichever sold better in the given week? Yes, and dawhite76 gave a great example with The Weeknd. The RIAA is different; for certs labels choose which album a songs streams will go toward, though there are specific rules about remixes and such. |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Oct 28, 2022 7:31:06 GMT -5
On the opposite end of the spectrum Curb is releasing another Jo Dee Messina compilation next year.
It’s silly as the two they already have out basically cover everything already and the last one came out in 2017. At least if they were to put some extra songs on from the vault or finally include something like “I’m Done” or “Shine” on an album then it would be worth something.
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Post by zdm1998 on Oct 28, 2022 7:51:57 GMT -5
Curb is just money hungry. Hints the unnecessary amount of Greatest Hits albums they released for Tim McGraw.
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 28, 2022 8:21:05 GMT -5
On the opposite end of the spectrum Curb is releasing another Jo Dee Messina compilation next year. It’s silly as the two they already have out basically cover everything already and the last one came out in 2017. At least if they were to put some extra songs on from the vault or finally include something like “I’m Done” or “Shine” on an album then it would be worth something. Really? I already have Greatest Hits and All-Time Greatest Hits by Jo Dee Messina. |
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Post by CoJoFan on Oct 28, 2022 13:26:47 GMT -5
On the opposite end of the spectrum Curb is releasing another Jo Dee Messina compilation next year. It’s silly as the two they already have out basically cover everything already and the last one came out in 2017. At least if they were to put some extra songs on from the vault or finally include something like “I’m Done” or “Shine” on an album then it would be worth something. Really? I already have Greatest Hits and All-Time Greatest Hits by Jo Dee Messina. I have 3 All-Time Greatest Hits albums from Curb artists. Sawyer Brown, The Judds and Wynonna. I need to get Jo Dee’s. |
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Post by onebuffalo on Oct 28, 2022 14:09:30 GMT -5
Really? I already have Greatest Hits and All-Time Greatest Hits by Jo Dee Messina. I have 3 All-Time Greatest Hits albums from Curb artists. Sawyer Brown, The Judds and Wynonna. I need to get Jo Dee’s. If you want to complete the sweep, get the ones by LeAnn Rimes and the Bellamy Brothers. |
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