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Greatest Hits

by Mötley Crüe

Released: October 27, 1998

Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock, alternative metal

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Why This Album Matters

This album matters because its strongest editorial story is: Chart Success.

The Album

"Greatest Hits" (stylized as GREATE$T HIT$) is the second compilation album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on October 27, 1998, by Mötley Records and Beyond Music. This album serves as an updated version of the 1991 compilation Decade of Decadence 81–91, which is currently out of print. The album was reissued by Eleven Seven Music on November 17, 2009, with a different track listing.

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The cover features a caricature of the band…

The cover features a caricature of the band by artist Erik Casillas.

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Reception

The compilation includes two newly recorded songs: "Bitter Pill," which reached number 22 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and "Enslaved," which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Heritage charts. In terms of commercial performance, Greatest Hits debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in 1998. The 2009 reissue charted at No. 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart in Billboard magazine.

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"Greatest Hits" (stylized as GREATE$T HIT$) is the second compilation album by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, released on October 27, 1998, by Mötley Records and Beyond Music. This album serves as an updated version of the 1991 compilation Decade of Decadence 81–91, which is currently out of print. The cover features a caricature of the band by artist Erik Casillas. The album was reissued by Eleven Seven Music on November 17, 2009, with a different track listing.

In terms of commercial performance, Greatest Hits debuted at number 20 on the Billboard 200 in 1998. The compilation includes two newly recorded songs: "Bitter Pill," which reached number 22 on the Mainstream Rock charts, and "Enslaved," which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Heritage charts.

The 2009 reissue charted at No. 10 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart and No. 9 on the Top Independent Albums chart in Billboard magazine. Additionally, Greatest Hits won the 1998 Metal Edge Readers' Choice Award for "Best Compilation."