I was trying to include the biggest UK/USA hits. I reckon she would have to leave some minor hits off-but I totally forgot about Don't Stop The Music-that HAS to be on her GH album!

I hate it when other artists contribute significantly to big hits from other artists and are unable to use that song on their own GH. Imagaine Rihanna not being able to have Love The Way You Lie on her GH album (unless it's the 'part 2' version on Loud)

There will never be a double album... Pop stars never release one, at least as a regular edition.

 

Kylie and Madonna did :P

I assue the Christina double album reference was for Back To Basics and not the best of?

 

Rihanna is indeed the obvious choice for having enough material for a best of, it's quite amazing just how many hits she's accumulated when you see them all in a row - especially when you consider she started with Pon De Replay which I considered to be a bit novelty at the time.

A Rihanna one disc "Best Of" would need to include...

 

Pon De Replay

SOS

Unfaithful

Umbrella (feat. Jay-Z)

Don't Stop The Music

Take A Bow

Disturbia

Russian Roulette

Rude Boy

Only Girl (In The World)

What's My Name (feat. Drake)

S&M

We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

*Second single off sixth album*

Love The Way You Lie (Part II feat. Eminem) - I'd prefer to have this version instead of the normal.

*3 new songs*

 

That would be perfection.

I believe a Rihanna greatest hits would include EVERY song she released as a single, whether it was a hit or not. I dunno. I think her label are VERY clever like that. I hope we get some sort of special thing where a DVD of her vids are included!

Yeah she should definately do a two disc with all her singles aswell as the one disc. That way she'll target casual buyers and major fans. I think she should take a break after this next album then release a GH six months before her seventh studio album.

 

I also think Mariah Carey should release an updated GH. She has loads of hits since her last proper one.

3 new songs? Surely that's pushing it a bit for including on a GH. I can understand having one on there because it's reasonably fair to assume it could be a hit if it gets released as a single to promote a GH. Some artists can just about get away with putting 2 new songs on a GH (such as P!nk who took both new songs to decent-sized hit status (and they were even two of her biggest hits ever Stateside)). But 3 is just too much unless you're planning to release all 3 as singles and since it's pretty rare for even the first single off a GH to do well, I can't see even someone like Rihanna charting 3 GH singles.

 

Then again, there are Greatest Hits albums by artists who have had one or no hits, so :lol:

3 new songs? Surely that's pushing it a bit for including on a GH. I can understand having one on there because it's reasonably fair to assume it could be a hit if it gets released as a single to promote a GH. Some artists can just about get away with putting 2 new songs on a GH (such as P!nk who took both new songs to decent-sized hit status (and they were even two of her biggest hits ever Stateside)). But 3 is just too much unless you're planning to release all 3 as singles and since it's pretty rare for even the first single off a GH to do well, I can't see even someone like Rihanna charting 3 GH singles.

 

Then again, there are Greatest Hits albums by artists who have had one or no hits, so :lol:

I'm going to say you haven't heard P!nk's 'Greatest Hits' then, as you'd know she had 3 new tracks :kink: I like the idea of having 3 new tracks tbh. 2 to push as singles (much like P!nk did) and then "one for the fans" or whatever. Any more though and I'd agree.

 

Speaking of P!nk's 3 new tracks, it's a shame we never saw a video for 'Heartbreak Down'. It's one of my favourite P!nk tracks I think :(

I'm going to say you haven't heard P!nk's 'Greatest Hits' then, as you'd know she had 3 new tracks :kink: I like the idea of having 3 new tracks tbh. 2 to push as singles (much like P!nk did) and then "one for the fans" or whatever. Any more though and I'd agree.

 

Speaking of P!nk's 3 new tracks, it's a shame we never saw a video for 'Heartbreak Down'. It's one of my favourite P!nk tracks I think :(

 

Heartbreak Down was just an iTunes bonus track according to Wikipedia so I didn't include it.

I assue the Christina double album reference was for Back To Basics and not the best of?

Yeah, that's what I meant, but probably a bit wrong of me to suggest in the 'who should release a Greatest Hits?' thread. :lol: I just thought, popstars do occasionally release double albums. I wouldn't be surprised tbf if Rihanna did eventually release a double GH, purely because she'd have plently of hits behind her in a year or so!

Heartbreak Down was just an iTunes bonus track according to Wikipedia so I didn't include it.

It's on my CD, though I'm not sure if it's on the standard CD or not?

Double studio album is a different story but for a new pop star a GH on 2cd's is not a great idea, trust me. It will be more expensive and include loads of filler and by filler I mean minor hits that nobody really needs to remember.

 

Rather a cd of hits and a second cd of remixes.

 

It worked with Whitney Houston but she had a hitspan of 15 years and the second cd was completed by remixes. You need to be Michael Jackson scale of superstar, and preferably dead, to sell a double-cd collection. Even Madonna didn't sell her double album (Celebration) but that might have been due to horrible new songs on it which scared people away.

 

So for Madonna even double-cd is useless, the fans need a box of rarities, remixes and unreleased songs.

 

Just my thoughts.

 

EDIT: Kylie did very well with 'Ultimate Kylie' but it covered over 15 years as well.

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by SKOB

BUT on the other hand, if the artist's hot enough anything will sell.

Not many would be interested in GH by Dido but everyone would be in line to buy the deluxe edition of Adele's 21.

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by SKOB

I have no original input for this thread. I would definitely snatch up a Rihanna or Beyonce greatest hits. In my opinion, they are the biggest current acts with a discography that warrants one.

Heartbreak Down was just an iTunes bonus track according to Wikipedia so I didn't include it.

 

Heartbreak Down is mot versions, the US and Canada have it as an itunes track. Whatya Want From Me was on a few versions of it too.

Coldplay by FAR. maybe after the MX era.

Coldplay Greatest Hits:

 

1 Shiver

2 Yellow

3 Trouble

4 In My Place

5 The Scientist

6 Clocks

7 God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

8 Speed Of Sound

9 Fix You

10 Talk

11 Violet Hill

12 Viva La Vida

13 Christmas Lights

14 Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

15 Paradise

16 3rd single from new album

17 New song

18 New song

Coldplay Greatest Hits:

 

1 Shiver

2 Yellow

3 Trouble

4 In My Place

5 The Scientist

6 Clocks

7 God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

8 Speed Of Sound

9 Fix You

10 Talk

11 Violet Hill

12 Viva La Vida

13 Christmas Lights

14 Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

15 Paradise

16 3rd single from new album

17 New song

18 New song

 

Amazing. :wub: (I'd put 'Life In Technicolor II' on there and just have the one new song though)

The next one is a little more tricky: Mariah Carey Greatest Hits

 

DISC 1

 

1 Vision Of Love

2 Love Takes Time

3 Emotions

4 I'll Be There

5 Dreamlover

6 Hero

7 Without You

8 Anytime You Need A Friend

9 All I Want For Christmas Is You

10 Endless Love

11 Fantasy

12 One Sweet Day

13 Open Arms

14 Always Be My Baby

15 Honey

16 My All

17 When You Believe

 

 

DISC 2

 

1 I Still Believe

2 Heartbreaker

3 Thank God I Found You

4 Against All Odds

5 Loverboy

6 Through The Rain

7 Boy (I Need You)

8 I Know What You Want (with Busta Rhymes)

9 It's Like That

10 We Belong Together

11 Shake It Off

12 Get Your Number

13 Don't Forget About Us

14 Touch My Body

15 I Want To Know What Love Is

16 New song

17 New song

Edited September 28, 201113 yr by madollar

I assumed "Obsessed" would be in there ahead of the horrible cover she actually made a UK hit, given the former was a US #7. If you went off both her US and UK hits, it would be more like:

 

1 Vision Of Love

2 Love Takes Time

3 Someday

4 I Don't Wanna Cry

5 Emotions

6 Can't Let Go

7 Make It Happen

8 I'll Be There

9 Dreamlover

10 Hero

11 Without You

12 Anytime You Need A Friend

13 All I Want For Christmas Is You

14 Fantasy

15 One Sweet Day

16 Open Arms

17 Always Be My Baby

18 Honey

19 My All

20 When You Believe

 

1 I Still Believe

2 Heartbreaker

3 Thank God I Found You

4 Loverboy

6 Through The Rain

7 Boy (I Need You)

8 I Know What You Want (with Busta Rhymes)

9 It's Like That

10 We Belong Together

11 Shake It Off

12 Get Your Number

13 Don't Forget About Us

14 Touch My Body

15 Obsessed

16 I Want To Know What Love Is

17 New song

18 New song

19 Bonus track / remix

20 Bonus track / remix